The Carnegie Commission on Higher Education developed the Carnegie Classification® in 1970 to support its program of research and policy analysis. The classification is considered the leading ...

ERIE — Penn State Behrend has received a new Carnegie Classification as a “Higher Earnings” institution — a reflection of the return on investment for Behrend graduates. Just 10 percent of ...

Being named Opportunity Colleges and Universities means the Carnegie Foundation believes Hartnell and CSUMB can serve as models for institutions to study how to foster student success.

Changes to the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education introduce new criteria for categorizing colleges and universities and link student access and return on investment to ...

The Carnegie Classification® is the leading framework for recognizing and describing institutional diversity in U.S. higher education. The Carnegie Commission on Higher Education developed the ...

Georgetown University secured the highest research classification from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, a framework that classifies research universities, for the 30th ...

The Carnegie Commission on Higher Education developed the classification in 1973 to support its program of research and policy analysis, and it was updated in 1976, 1987, 1994, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015, ...

As a highlight, Alcorn stands as one of only two institutions in Mississippi to receive a research designation in this category and is the only public University in the state to achieve this status.

The Carnegie Foundation and the American Council on Education designated Stephen F. Austin State University as a Higher Access, Medium Earnings institution due to its work to advance opportunity in a ...

In 2025, 479 institutions have been identified as Carnegie Opportunity Universities or Carnegie Opportunity Colleges, which is approximately 16% of all U.S. higher education institutions that are ...

The Carnegie Foundation’s Classification for Community Engagement is an elective classification that has been the leading framework for institutional assessment and recognition of community engagement ...