FY2024 Research Snapshot
Source: NSF HERD Survey · IPEDS Doctoral Completions Survey · Carnegie Research Activity Designations (2025)
Distance to R1 Thresholds (FY2024)
Carnegie R1 designation requires $50M or more in annual research expenditures AND 70 or more research/scholarship doctorates awarded annually, each year independently. Research expenditure figures are from the NSF HERD Survey, the same source Carnegie uses for its classifications. FY2024 data is outside the 2025 evaluation window (FY2021–23) and is shown as the most recent available year.
Research Expenditures — FY2021 to FY2024
Doctoral Degrees Awarded — FY2021 to FY2024
R1 & R2 HBCU Rankings — FY2024
All 14 HBCUs with Carnegie R1 or R2 research activity designations (2025) · Source: NSF HERD Survey FY2024
Research Expenditures vs. Research Doctorates — FY2024 Carnegie R1 Threshold: $50M spending & 70 research doctorates
Dashed lines mark Carnegie R1 thresholds. Four quadrants show each school's path to R1 status. The highlighted star (★) is this school.
Doctorate counts reflect Doctor's degree – Research/Scholarship only (excludes MD, PharmD, JD, DPT, and other professional doctorates). Carnegie 2025 designations used FY2021–23 HERD spending and IPEDS doctorate data. Source: NSF HERD Survey (spending) & IPEDS Completions Survey (doctorates), FY2024 / AY2023-24.
| Rank |
School |
Tier |
Conf. |
Research FY24 |
YoY |
Doctorates FY24 |
Doc. YoY |