{"id":132,"date":"2025-09-11T20:26:32","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T20:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/university-strategy\/?page_id=132"},"modified":"2025-10-10T14:43:24","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T14:43:24","slug":"carnegie-research-r2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/university-strategy\/carnegie-research-r2\/","title":{"rendered":"Carnegie R2 Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Carnegie R2 Research<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/university-strategy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/411\/2025\/09\/COST_Environmental-Engineering-S.Lawless_1327-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Girl in purple shirt performing experiment with vial.\" class=\"wp-image-133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/university-strategy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/411\/2025\/09\/COST_Environmental-Engineering-S.Lawless_1327-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/university-strategy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/411\/2025\/09\/COST_Environmental-Engineering-S.Lawless_1327-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/university-strategy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/411\/2025\/09\/COST_Environmental-Engineering-S.Lawless_1327-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/university-strategy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/411\/2025\/09\/COST_Environmental-Engineering-S.Lawless_1327-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/university-strategy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/411\/2025\/09\/COST_Environmental-Engineering-S.Lawless_1327-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/university-strategy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/411\/2025\/09\/COST_Environmental-Engineering-S.Lawless_1327-1568x882.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/university-strategy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/411\/2025\/09\/COST_Environmental-Engineering-S.Lawless_1327.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Carnegie Classification serves as the premier framework for recognizing and understanding the varied landscape of higher education in the United States. Originally developed by the Carnegie on Higher Education in 1970, the classification was designed to support research and inform policy decisions. First published in 1973, this system is updated every three years to reflect the evolving nature of colleges and universities-including institutions like Tarleton State-highlighting our growth, mission, and impact in higher education.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur new status as a Carnegie R2 institution endorses what we already know \u2014 that we are a dynamic research university with distinguished professors and exceptional student researchers dedicated to advancing life-changing breakthroughs.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-columns advgb-columns-wrapper\" id=\"advgb-cols-5f8e438d-218d-4a7b-8751-e59efb0f83fd\"><div class=\"advgb-columns-container\"><div class=\"advgb-columns advgb-columns-row advgb-is-mobile advgb-columns-1 layout-100 mbl-layout-stacked vgutter-10\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-column advgb-column\" id=\"advgb-col-7a0580f9-7dab-44a2-8c88-bac023bba1e1\"><div class=\"advgb-column-inner\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:1px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-button alignfull\"><a class=\"wp-block-advgb-button_link advgbbtn-148a1917-1720-4099-8d07-8b0c1eba62a8\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/news\/tarleton-state-university-earns-carnegie-high-research-activity-status\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span>Read More About the Carnegie Classification<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<style class=\"advgb-styles-renderer\">.advgbbtn-148a1917-1720-4099-8d07-8b0c1eba62a8{font-size:18px;color:#ffffff !important;background-color:#4f2d7f !important;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px !important;padding:10px 30px 10px 30px;border-width:1px !important;border-style:none;border-radius:50px !important;}.advgbbtn-148a1917-1720-4099-8d07-8b0c1eba62a8:hover{color:#4f2d7f !important;background-color:#ffffff !important;box-shadow:1px 1px 12px 0px #ccc;opacity:1;transition:all 0.2s ease;}.advgbbtn-148a1917-1720-4099-8d07-8b0c1eba62a8 > i {font-size:30px;color:inherit;float:left;margin-right:7px;}#advgb-col-7a0580f9-7dab-44a2-8c88-bac023bba1e1>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-7a0580f9-7dab-44a2-8c88-bac023bba1e1>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-7a0580f9-7dab-44a2-8c88-bac023bba1e1>.advgb-column-inner{}}.advgbbtn-148a1917-1720-4099-8d07-8b0c1eba62a8{font-size:18px;color:#ffffff !important;background-color:#4f2d7f !important;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px !important;padding:10px 30px 10px 30px;border-width:1px !important;border-style:none;border-radius:50px !important;}.advgbbtn-148a1917-1720-4099-8d07-8b0c1eba62a8:hover{color:#4f2d7f !important;background-color:#ffffff !important;box-shadow:1px 1px 12px 0px #ccc;opacity:1;transition:all 0.2s ease;}.advgbbtn-148a1917-1720-4099-8d07-8b0c1eba62a8 > i {font-size:30px;color:inherit;float:left;margin-right:7px;}#advgb-cols-5f8e438d-218d-4a7b-8751-e59efb0f83fd{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-cols-5f8e438d-218d-4a7b-8751-e59efb0f83fd{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-cols-5f8e438d-218d-4a7b-8751-e59efb0f83fd{}}#advgb-col-7a0580f9-7dab-44a2-8c88-bac023bba1e1>.advgb-column-inner{}@media screen and (max-width: 1023px) {#advgb-col-7a0580f9-7dab-44a2-8c88-bac023bba1e1>.advgb-column-inner{}}@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {#advgb-col-7a0580f9-7dab-44a2-8c88-bac023bba1e1>.advgb-column-inner{}}.advgbbtn-148a1917-1720-4099-8d07-8b0c1eba62a8{font-size:18px;color:#ffffff !important;background-color:#4f2d7f !important;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px !important;padding:10px 30px 10px 30px;border-width:1px !important;border-style:none;border-radius:50px !important;}.advgbbtn-148a1917-1720-4099-8d07-8b0c1eba62a8:hover{color:#4f2d7f !important;background-color:#ffffff !important;box-shadow:1px 1px 12px 0px #ccc;opacity:1;transition:all 0.2s ease;}.advgbbtn-148a1917-1720-4099-8d07-8b0c1eba62a8 > i {font-size:30px;color:inherit;float:left;margin-right:7px;}<\/style>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Carnegie R2 Research The Carnegie Classification serves as the premier framework for recognizing and understanding the varied landscape of higher education in the United States. 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