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R1 research universities

Core universities in the Carnegie R1 class, doctoral universities with very high research activity, largest first.

Source: Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, 2025 research activity designation

177 colleges · each name links to its page, with sources · data snapshot October 2, 2026 · Updated October 2, 2026

177 colleges

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CollegeStateStudentsDistance
Arizona State University Campus ImmersionAZ65,174
Texas A&M University-College StationTX59,933
University of Central FloridaFL59,470
Ohio State University-Main CampusOH45,728
Florida International UniversityFL44,363
The University of Texas at AustinTX42,444
Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusPA42,223
University of ArizonaAZ41,899
Michigan State UniversityMI40,483
Purdue University-Main CampusIN39,864
University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMN39,556
University of Washington-Seattle CampusWA39,515
University of HoustonTX37,946
University of South FloridaFL37,269
Indiana University-BloomingtonIN36,833
University of Wisconsin-MadisonWI36,797
Rutgers University-New BrunswickNJ36,588
University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignIL35,564
University of FloridaFL34,924
San Diego State UniversityCA34,050
University of North TexasTX33,858
University of California-San DiegoCA33,792
University of Michigan-Ann ArborMI33,730
The University of AlabamaAL33,435
University of California-BerkeleyCA33,078
University of California-Los AngelesCA33,040
Texas Tech UniversityTX32,635
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical CollegeLA32,574
Brigham Young UniversityUT32,221
Florida State UniversityFL32,217
University of Colorado BoulderCO32,105
University of California-DavisCA31,797
University of GeorgiaGA31,514
University of Cincinnati-Main CampusOH31,184
The University of Texas at ArlingtonTX31,112
University of Maryland-College ParkMD30,608
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityVA30,504
The University of Texas at San AntonioTX30,310
Oregon State UniversityOR30,021
New York UniversityNY29,760
University of California-IrvineCA29,503
The University of Tennessee-KnoxvilleTN28,883
University of South Carolina-ColumbiaSC28,470
George Mason UniversityVA27,666
Georgia State UniversityGA27,588
University of ArkansasAR27,472
North Carolina State University at RaleighNC27,323
Auburn UniversityAL26,874
University of UtahUT26,827
Colorado State University-Fort CollinsCO25,834
University of Nevada-Las VegasNV25,794
Iowa State UniversityIA25,332
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPA25,171
Utah State UniversityUT25,048
Florida Atlantic UniversityFL24,614
University of North Carolina at CharlotteNC23,981
University of Massachusetts-AmherstMA23,936
University of KentuckyKY23,930
University of Missouri-ColumbiaMO23,613
University of California-Santa BarbaraCA23,232
Northern Arizona UniversityAZ23,128
Clemson UniversitySC22,875
University of California-RiversideCA22,646
University of IowaIA22,130
University of Illinois ChicagoIL22,107
University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusOK22,025
Washington State UniversityWA21,923
Temple UniversityPA21,720
Oklahoma State University-Main CampusOK21,354
The University of Texas at DallasTX21,330
East Carolina UniversityNC21,328
Virginia Commonwealth UniversityVA21,205
University of Southern CaliforniaCA21,023
University of KansasKS20,696
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillNC20,681
The University of Texas at El PasoTX20,609
Kent State University at KentOH20,485
University at BuffaloNY20,463
University of OregonOR19,963
University of DelawareDE19,772
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusGA19,505
University of ConnecticutCT19,388
University of Nebraska-LincolnNE19,338
Ohio University-Main CampusOH19,100
University of MississippiMS19,094
Boston UniversityMA18,656
West Virginia UniversityWV18,615
Mississippi State UniversityMS18,230
University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeWI18,047
University of Nevada-RenoNV17,965
University of California-Santa CruzCA17,812
Old Dominion UniversityVA17,736
University of Virginia-Main CampusVA17,612
Stony Brook UniversityNY17,549
Indiana University-IndianapolisIN17,037
University of New Mexico-Main CampusNM16,905
University of MemphisTN16,771
University of LouisvilleKY16,194
Wayne State UniversityMI16,117
Cornell UniversityNY16,051
Northeastern UniversityMA15,891
Syracuse UniversityNY15,739
Baylor UniversityTX15,155
Kansas State UniversityKS15,113
Montana State UniversityMT14,872
University of Rhode IslandRI14,670
University of Hawaii at ManoaHI14,576
Binghamton UniversityNY14,409
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical CampusCO14,027
Drexel UniversityPA13,589
University of Louisiana at LafayetteLA13,179
University of MiamiFL12,883
Loyola University ChicagoIL12,487
University of Alabama at BirminghamAL12,382
University of Massachusetts-BostonMA12,373
University at AlbanyNY12,190
University of VermontVT12,168
University of Massachusetts-LowellMA12,128
New Mexico State University-Main CampusNM12,113
University of PennsylvaniaPA11,611
University of ToledoOH11,447
George Washington UniversityDC11,387
University of New Hampshire-Main CampusNH11,376
Saint Louis UniversityMO10,519
University of Maryland-Baltimore CountyMD10,490
University of North DakotaND10,216
Howard UniversityDC10,190
University of Missouri-Kansas CityMO10,149
Boston CollegeMA10,083
University of Southern MississippiMS10,012
North Dakota State University-Main CampusND9,791
New Jersey Institute of TechnologyNJ9,523
University of IdahoID9,269
University of MaineME9,267
Northwestern UniversityIL9,157
Columbia University in the City of New YorkNY9,111
Harvard UniversityMA9,095
University of Notre DameIN8,968
University of California-MercedCA8,372
Washington University in St LouisMO8,267
University of WyomingWY8,250
Southern Illinois University-CarbondaleIL8,195
University of DaytonOH8,176
Tulane University of LouisianaLA8,077
Stanford UniversityCA8,054
Georgetown UniversityDC7,968
American UniversityDC7,817
Brown UniversityRI7,741
University of ChicagoIL7,643
The University of MontanaMT7,570
Emory UniversityGA7,359
Carnegie Mellon UniversityPA7,289
Nova Southeastern UniversityFL7,219
Vanderbilt UniversityTN7,152
Southern Methodist UniversityTX7,115
William & MaryVA6,963
Tufts UniversityMA6,877
Yale UniversityCT6,818
University of RochesterNY6,764
Duke UniversityNC6,488
University of DenverCO6,415
Case Western Reserve UniversityOH6,186
Johns Hopkins UniversityMD6,089
Rensselaer Polytechnic InstituteNY5,954
Michigan Technological UniversityMI5,892
Colorado School of MinesCO5,839
Lehigh UniversityPA5,811
Princeton UniversityNJ5,671
Missouri University of Science and TechnologyMO5,510
Worcester Polytechnic InstituteMA5,453
Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMA4,576
Rice UniversityTX4,574
Dartmouth CollegeNH4,447
Brandeis UniversityMA3,675
CUNY Graduate School and University CenterNY3,237
The Catholic University of AmericaDC3,139
California Institute of TechnologyCA1,023

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