List of research universities in the United States
Universities classified as "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity"
There are 131 institutions that are classified as "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity" in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education as of the 2018 update.

List of research universities in the United States

Section Title: Universities classified as "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity"
Table Section Text: There are 131 institutions that are classified as "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity" in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education as of the 2018 update.

Institution	Control	City	State

Air Force Institute of Technology Graduate School of Engineering & Management	Public	Wright-Patterson AFB	OH

American University	Private (non-profit)	Washington	DC

Arizona State University Downtown Phoenix campus	Public	Phoenix	AZ

Arizona State University SkySong campus	Public	Scottsdale	AZ

Arkansas State University	Public	Jonesboro	AR

Azusa Pacific University	Private (non-profit)	Azusa	CA

Ball State University	Public	Muncie	IN

Baylor University	Private (non-profit)	Waco	TX

Boise State University	Public	Boise	ID

Bowling Green State University	Public	Bowling Green	OH

Brigham Young University	Private (non-profit)	Provo	UT

California State University, Long Beach	Public	Long Beach	CA

Catholic University of America	Private (non-profit)	Washington	DC

Central Michigan University	Public	Mount Pleasant	MI

Chapman University	Private (non-profit)	Orange	CA

Claremont Graduate University	Private (non-profit)	Claremont	CA

Clark Atlanta University	Private (non-profit)	Atlanta	GA

Clark University	Private (non-profit)	Worcester	MA

Clarkson University	Private (non-profit)	Potsdam	NY

Cleveland State University	Public	Cleveland	OH

College of William and Mary	Public	Williamsburg	VA

Colorado School of Mines	Public	Golden	CO

CUNY City College	Public	New York	NY

Delaware State University	Public	Dover	DE

DePaul University	Private (non-profit)	Chicago	IL

Duquesne University	Private (non-profit)	Pittsburgh	PA

East Carolina University	Public	Greenville	NC

East Tennessee State University	Public	Johnson City	TN

Eastern Michigan University	Public	Ypsilanti	MI

Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University	Public	Tallahassee	FL

Florida Atlantic University	Public	Boca Raton	FL

Florida Institute of Technology	Private (non-profit)	Melbourne	FL

Fordham University	Private (non-profit)	Bronx	NY

Gallaudet University	Private (non-profit)	Washington	DC

Georgia Southern University	Public	Statesboro	GA

Hampton University	Private (non-profit)	Hampton	VA

Howard University	Private (non-profit)	Washington	DC

Idaho State University	Public	Pocatello	ID

Illinois Institute of Technology	Private (non-profit)	Chicago	IL

Illinois State University	Public	Normal	IL

Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis	Public	Indianapolis	IN

Jackson State University	Public	Jackson	MS

Jefferson (Philadelphia University + Thomas Jefferson University)	Private (non-profit)	Philadelphia	PA

Kennesaw State University	Public	Kennesaw	GA

Kent State University at Kent	Public	Kent	OH

Lehigh University	Private (non-profit)	Bethlehem	PA

Louisiana Tech University	Public	Ruston	LA

Loyola Marymount University	Private (non-profit)	Los Angeles	CA

Loyola University Chicago	Private (non-profit)	Chicago	IL

Marquette University	Private (non-profit)	Milwaukee	WI

Marshall University	Public	Huntington	WV

Mercer University	Private (non-profit)	Macon	GA

Michigan Technological University	Public	Houghton	MI

Missouri University of Science and Technology	Public	Rolla	MO

Montclair State University	Public	Montclair	NJ

Morgan State University	Public	Baltimore	MD

New Mexico State University	Public	Las Cruces	NM

North Carolina A & T State University	Public	Greensboro	NC

North Dakota State University	Public	Fargo	ND

Northern Arizona University	Public	Flagstaff	AZ

Northern Illinois University	Public	Dekalb	IL

Nova Southeastern University	Private (non-profit)	Fort Lauderdale	FL

Oakland University	Public	Rochester Hills	MI

Ohio University-Main Campus	Public	Athens	OH

Old Dominion University	Public	Norfolk	VA

Ponce Health Sciences University	Private (for-profit)	Ponce	PR

Portland State University	Public	Portland	OR

Rochester Institute of Technology	Private (non-profit)	Rochester	NY

Rockefeller University	Private (non-profit)	New York	NY

Rowan University	Public	Glassboro	NJ

Rutgers University–Camden	Public	Camden	NJ

Rutgers University–Newark	Public	Newark	NJ

Saint Louis University	Private (non-profit)	Saint Louis	MO

San Diego State University	Public	San Diego	CA

Seton Hall University	Private (non-profit)	South Orange	NJ

South Dakota State University	Public	Brookings	SD

Southern Methodist University	Private (non-profit)	Dallas	TX

Stevens Institute of Technology	Private (non-profit)	Hoboken	NJ

SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry	Public	Syracuse	NY

Teachers College at Columbia University	Private (non-profit)	New York	NY

Tennessee State University	Public	Nashville	TN

Tennessee Technological University	Public	Cookeville	TN

Texas A&M University–Corpus Christi	Public	Corpus Christi	TX

Texas A&M University–Kingsville	Public	Kingsville	TX

Texas Christian University	Private (non-profit)	Fort Worth	TX

Texas Southern University	Public	Houston	TX

Texas State University	Public	San Marcos	TX

The New School	Private (non-profit)	New York	NY

The University of Montana	Public	Missoula	MT

The University of Texas at San Antonio	Public	San Antonio	TX

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley	Public	Edinburg	TX

University of Akron Main Campus	Public	Akron	OH

University of Alabama in Huntsville	Public	Huntsville	AL

University of Alaska Fairbanks	Public	Fairbanks	AK

University of Arkansas at Little Rock	Public	Little Rock	AR

University of California, Merced	Public	Merced	CA

University of Colorado Colorado Springs	Public	Colorado Springs	CO

University of Dayton	Private (non-profit)	Dayton	OH

University of Denver	Private (non-profit)	Denver	CO

University of Idaho	Public	Moscow	ID

University of Louisiana at Lafayette	Public	Lafayette	LA

University of Maine	Public	Orono	ME

University of Maryland, Eastern Shore	Public	Princess Anne	MD

University of Maryland, Baltimore County	Public	Baltimore	MD

University of Massachusetts Boston	Public	Boston	MA

University of Massachusetts Dartmouth	Public	North Dartmouth	MA

University of Massachusetts Lowell	Public	Lowell	MA

University of Memphis	Public	Memphis	TN

University of Missouri–Kansas City	Public	Kansas City	MO

University of Missouri–St. Louis	Public	Saint Louis	MO

University of Nebraska at Omaha	Public	Omaha	NE

University of New England	Private (non-profit)	Biddeford	ME

University of New Orleans	Public	New Orleans	LA

University of North Carolina at Charlotte	Public	Charlotte	NC

University of North Carolina at Greensboro	Public	Greensboro	NC

University of North Carolina Wilmington	Public	Wilmington	NC

University of North Dakota	Public	Grand Forks	ND

University of Puerto Rico	Public	San Juan	PR

University of Rhode Island	Public	Kingston	RI

University of South Alabama	Public	Mobile	AL

University of South Dakota	Public	Vermillion	SD

University of Toledo	Public	Toledo	OH

University of Tulsa	Private (non-profit)	Tulsa	OK

University of Vermont	Public	Burlington	VT

University of Wyoming	Public	Laramie	WY

Utah State University	Public	Logan	UT

Villanova University	Private (non-profit)	Villanova	PA

Wake Forest University	Private (non-profit)	Winston-Salem	NC

Western Michigan University	Public	Kalamazoo	MI

Wichita State University	Public	Wichita	KS

Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Private (non-profit)	Worcester	MA

Wright State University	Public	Dayton	OH

Yeshiva University	Private (non-profit)	New York	NY

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KSU was classified as a doctoral research institution with R2 status, denoting high research activity, by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Learning.

final_sentence: KSU was classified as a doctoral research institution with R2 status, denoting high research activity, by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Learning.