List of Research Universities in the United States

Universities classified as "very high research activity"

There are 108 institutions that are classified as "RU/VH: Research Universities (very high research activity)" in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

Institution	Location	Type
Arizona State University	Tempe, Arizona	Public
Boston University	Boston, Massachusetts	Private
Brandeis University	Waltham, Massachusetts	Private
Brown University	Providence, Rhode Island	Private
California Institute of Technology	Pasadena, California	Private
Carnegie Mellon University	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Private
Case Western Reserve University	Cleveland, Ohio	Private
Colorado State University	Fort Collins, Colorado	Public
Columbia University	New York, New York	Private
Cornell University	Ithaca, New York	Private / Public
CUNY Graduate Center	New York, New York	Public
Dartmouth College	Hanover, New Hampshire	Private
Duke University	Durham, North Carolina	Private
Emory University	Atlanta, Georgia	Private
Florida State University	Tallahassee, Florida	Public
George Washington University	Washington, DC	Private
Georgetown University	Washington, DC	Private
Georgia Institute of Technology	Atlanta, Georgia	Public
Georgia State University	Atlanta, Georgia	Public
Harvard University	Cambridge, Massachusetts	Private
Indiana University Bloomington	Bloomington, Indiana	Public
Iowa State University	Ames, Iowa	Public
Johns Hopkins University	Baltimore, Maryland	Private
Louisiana State University	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Public
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Cambridge, Massachusetts	Private
Michigan State University	East Lansing, Michigan	Public
Mississippi State University	Starkville, Mississippi	Public
Montana State University	Bozeman, Montana	Public
New York University	New York, New York	Private
North Carolina State University	Raleigh, North Carolina	Public
North Dakota State University-Main Campus	Fargo, North Dakota	Public
Northwestern University	Evanston, Illinois	Private
Ohio State University-Main Campus	Columbus, Ohio	Public
Oregon State University	Corvallis, Oregon	Public
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	University Park, Pennsylvania	Public
Princeton University	Princeton, New Jersey	Private
Purdue University-Main Campus	West Lafayette, Indiana	Public
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	Troy, New York	Private
Rice University	Houston, Texas	Private
Rockefeller University	New York, New York	Private
Rutgers–New Brunswick	New Brunswick, New Jersey	Public
Stanford University	Stanford, California	Private
Stony Brook University	Stony Brook, New York	Public
University at Albany, SUNY	Albany, New York	Public
Texas A&M University	College Station, Texas	Public
Tufts University	Medford, Massachusetts	Private
Tulane University of Louisiana	New Orleans, Louisiana	Private
University at Buffalo	Buffalo, New York	Public
University of Alabama at Birmingham	Birmingham, Alabama	Public
University of Alabama in Huntsville	Huntsville, Alabama	Public
University of Arizona	Tucson, Arizona	Public
University of Arkansas	Fayetteville, Arkansas	Public
University of California, Berkeley	Berkeley, California	Public
University of California, Davis	Davis, California	Public
University of California, Irvine	Irvine, California	Public
University of California, Los Angeles	Los Angeles, California	Public
University of California, Riverside	Riverside, California	Public
University of California, San Diego	La Jolla, California	Public
University of California, Santa Barbara	Santa Barbara, California	Public
University of California, Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz, California	Public
University of Central Florida	Orlando, Florida	Public
University of Chicago	Chicago, Illinois	Private
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus	Cincinnati, Ohio	Public
University of Colorado Boulder	Boulder, Colorado	Public
University of Connecticut	Storrs, Connecticut	Public
University of Delaware	Newark, Delaware	Private / Public
University of Florida	Gainesville, Florida	Public
University of Georgia	Athens, Georgia	Public
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa	Honolulu, Hawaii	Public
University of Houston	Houston, Texas	Public
University of Illinois at Chicago	Chicago, Illinois	Public
University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign	Champaign, Illinois	Public
University of Iowa	Iowa City, Iowa	Public
University of Kansas	Lawrence, Kansas	Public
University of Kentucky	Lexington, Kentucky	Public
University of Louisville	Louisville, Kentucky	Public
University of Maryland, College Park	College Park, Maryland	Public
University of Massachusetts Amherst	Amherst, Massachusetts	Public
University of Miami	Coral Gables, Florida	Private
University of Michigan–Ann Arbor	Ann Arbor, Michigan	Public
University of Minnesota–Twin Cities	Minneapolis, Minnesota	Public
University of Missouri	Columbia, Missouri	Public
University of Nebraska–Lincoln	Lincoln, Nebraska	Public
University of New Mexico-Main Campus	Albuquerque, New Mexico	Public
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Chapel Hill, North Carolina	Public
University of Notre Dame	Notre Dame, Indiana	Private
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	Norman, Oklahoma	Public
University of Oregon	Eugene, Oregon	Public
University of Pennsylvania	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Private
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Public
University of Rochester	Rochester, New York	Private
University of South Carolina	Columbia, South Carolina	Public
University of South Florida-Tampa Campus	Tampa, Florida	Public
University of Southern California	Los Angeles, California	Private
University of Tennessee	Knoxville, Tennessee	Public
University of Texas at Austin	Austin, Texas	Public
University of Utah	Salt Lake City, Utah	Public
University of Virginia-Main Campus	Charlottesville, Virginia	Public
University of Washington-Seattle Campus	Seattle, Washington	Public
University of Wisconsin–Madison	Madison, Wisconsin	Public
Vanderbilt University	Nashville, Tennessee	Private
Virginia Commonwealth University	Richmond, Virginia	Public
Virginia Tech	Blacksburg, Virginia	Public
Washington State University	Pullman, Washington	Public
Washington University in St. Louis	Saint Louis, Missouri	Private
Wayne State University	Detroit, Michigan	Public
Yale University	New Haven, Connecticut	Private
Yeshiva University	New York, New York	Private

Universities classified as "high research activity"

There are 99 institutions that are classified as "RU/H: Research Universities (high research activity)" in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

Institution	Location	Type
Auburn University-Main Campus	Auburn, Alabama	Public
Ball State University	Muncie, Indiana	Public
Baylor University	Waco, Texas	Private
Binghamton University	Binghamton, New York	Public
Boston College	Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts	Private
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus	Bowling Green, Ohio	Public
Brigham Young University	Provo, Utah	Private
Catholic University of America	Washington, DC	Private
Claremont Graduate University	Claremont, California	Private
Clark University	Worcester, Massachusetts	Private
Clarkson University	Potsdam, New York	Private
Clemson University	Clemson, South Carolina	Public
Cleveland State University	Cleveland, Ohio	Public
College of William & Mary	Williamsburg, Virginia	Public
Colorado School of Mines	Golden, Colorado	Public
Drexel University	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Private
Duquesne University	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Private
Florida Atlantic University	Boca Raton, Florida	Public
Florida International University	Miami, Florida	Public
Fordham University	Bronx, New York	Private
George Mason University	Fairfax, Virginia	Public
Howard University	Washington, DC	Private
Idaho State University	Pocatello, Idaho	Public
Illinois Institute of Technology	Chicago, Illinois	Private
Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis	Indianapolis, Indiana	Public
Jackson State University	Jackson, Mississippi	Public
Kansas State University	Manhattan, Kansas	Public
Kent State University-Kent Campus	Kent, Ohio	Public
Lehigh University	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	Private
Louisiana Tech University	Ruston, Louisiana	Public
Loyola University Chicago	Chicago, Illinois	Private
Miami University	Oxford, Ohio	Public
Michigan Technological University	Houghton, Michigan	Public
Missouri University of Science and Technology	Rolla, Missouri	Public
New Jersey Institute of Technology	Newark, New Jersey	Public
New Mexico State University-Main Campus	Las Cruces, New Mexico	Public
Northeastern University	Boston, Massachusetts	Private
Northern Arizona University	Flagstaff, Arizona	Public
Northern Illinois University	DeKalb, Illinois	Public
Nova Southeastern University	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	Private
Ohio University-Main Campus	Athens, Ohio	Public
Oklahoma State University–Stillwater	Stillwater, Oklahoma	Public
Old Dominion University	Norfolk, Virginia	Public
Polytechnic Institute of New York University	Brooklyn, New York	Private
Portland State University	Portland, Oregon	Public
Rutgers–Newark	Newark, New Jersey	Public
Saint Louis University-Main Campus	St. Louis, Missouri	Private
San Diego State University	San Diego, California	Public
South Dakota State University	Brookings, South Dakota	Public
Southern Illinois University Carbondale	Carbondale, Illinois	Public
Southern Methodist University	Dallas, Texas	Private
Stevens Institute of Technology	Hoboken, New Jersey	Private
Syracuse University	Syracuse, New York	Private
Teachers College, Columbia University	New York, New York	Private
Temple University	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Public
Texas Tech University	Lubbock, Texas	Public
University of Akron-Main Campus	Akron, Ohio	Public
University of Alabama	Tuscaloosa, Alabama	Public
University of Alaska Fairbanks	Fairbanks, Alaska	Public
University of Colorado Denver	Denver, Colorado	Public
University of Dayton	Dayton, Ohio	Private
University of Denver	Denver, Colorado	Private
University of Idaho	Moscow, Idaho	Public
University of Louisiana at Lafayette	Lafayette, Louisiana	Public
University of Maine	Orono, Maine	Public
University of Maryland, Baltimore County	Baltimore, Maryland	Public
University of Massachusetts Boston	Boston, Massachusetts	Public
University of Massachusetts Lowell	Lowell, Massachusetts	Public
University of Memphis	Memphis, Tennessee	Public
University of Mississippi-Main Campus	Oxford, Mississippi	Public
University of Missouri–Kansas City	Kansas City, Missouri	Public
University of Missouri–St. Louis	St. Louis, Missouri	Public
University of Montana	Missoula, Montana	Public
University of Nevada, Las Vegas	Las Vegas, Nevada	Public
University of Nevada, Reno	Reno, Nevada	Public
University of New Hampshire-Main Campus	Durham, New Hampshire	Public
University of New Orleans	New Orleans, Louisiana	Public
University of North Carolina at Greensboro	Greensboro, North Carolina	Public
University of North Dakota	Grand Forks, North Dakota	Public
University of North Texas	Denton, Texas	Public
University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus	Río Piedras, Puerto Rico	Public
University of Rhode Island	Kingston, Rhode Island	Public
University of South Alabama	Mobile, Alabama	Public
University of South Dakota	Vermillion, South Dakota	Public
University of Southern Mississippi	Hattiesburg, Mississippi	Public
University of Texas at Arlington	Arlington, Texas	Public
University of Texas at Dallas	Richardson, Texas	Public
University of Texas at El Paso	El Paso, Texas	Public
University of Texas at San Antonio	San Antonio, Texas	Public
University of Toledo	Toledo, Ohio	Public
University of Vermont	Burlington, Vermont	Public
University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee	Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Public
University of Wyoming	Laramie, Wyoming	Public
Utah State University	Logan, Utah	Public
Wake Forest University	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	Private
West Virginia University	Morgantown, West Virginia	Public
Western Michigan University	Kalamazoo, Michigan	Public
Wichita State University	Wichita, Kansas	Public
Wright State University-Main Campus	Dayton, Ohio	Public