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HBCU Research Activity
Carnegie R1 & R2 Institutions · Array
1 R1 · 13 R2 FY2024 HERD Data Carnegie 2025
R1 & R2 HBCUs
14
1 R1 · 13 R2 institutions
Total Research (FY2024)
$526.3M
Combined research expenditures · NSF HERD FY2024
Carnegie Designation
2025
Classification year · Based on FY2021–23 HERD data
Data Coverage
FY21–24
4-year trend · Research spending & doctorates
Research Expenditures vs. Research Doctorates — FY2024  Carnegie R1 Threshold: $50M spending & 70 research doctorates

Dashed lines mark Carnegie R1 thresholds. Doctorate counts reflect Doctor's degree – Research/Scholarship only (excludes MD, PharmD, JD, DPT, and other professional doctorates). Source: NSF HERD Survey (research spending) & IPEDS Completions Survey (doctorates), FY2024 / AY2023-24.

All R1 & R2 HBCUs — FY2024 Rankings
Ranked by research expenditures · Source: NSF HERD Survey FY2024 · Carnegie Research Activity Designations 2025
Rank School Tier Conf. Research FY24 YoY Doctorates FY24 Doc. YoY
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Source: NSF Higher Education R&D Survey (HERD) · IPEDS Doctoral Completions Survey · Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, 2025