HBCUs That Currently Are Designated R2 Research Universities

Last week JBHE reported that Howard University in Washington, D.C., became the first historically Black college or university to receive the Research One (R1) Carnegie Classification from the American Council of Education. To be conferred with the R1 Classification, an institution must average at least $50 million in annual research and development expenditures and produce at least 70 research doctoral graduates annually. There are now 187 R1 universities in the United States. There are now 139 universities – including 13 HBCUs – that currently are designated with the R2 Carnegie Classification. These institutions spend at least $5 million on research and development and award at least 20 research doctorates annually. The HBCUs with current R2 status are: Clark Atlanta University Delaware State University Florida A&M University Hampton University Jackson State University Morgan State University North Carolina A&T State University Prairie View A&M University South Carolina State University Southern University Tennessee State University Texas Southern University Virginia State University Delaware State University was granted R2 status for the first time. Tony Allen, president of Delaware State University, stated that “this achievement is a credit to the talented leadership of our academic deans, their teams, and all research-active faculty across our campuses,...