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R2 Research institutions in the United States
R2 universities are doctoral institutions with high research activity, the second Carnegie research tier. This dataset includes 133 U.S. institutions classified as R2 Research under the Carnegie Classification, enrolling about 1,993,648 students in total.
Of these, 93 are public and 40 private. The largest by enrollment include ASUDI, Kennesaw State, and CSU. Among institutions that report the figure, the median graduation rate is 61% and the median average net price is $17,150.
Institutions
133
indexed
Combined enrollment
1,993,648
students
Median grad rate
61%
reporting
Median net price
$17,150
reporting
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133 institutions
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Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Grad rate
73%
Admit rate
81.4%
Enrollment
17,384
Net price
$35,196
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R2 ResearchPrivate
Marquette University
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Grad rate
83%
Admit rate
87.4%
Enrollment
11,746
Net price
$29,237
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R2 ResearchPublic
Marshall University
Huntington, West Virginia
Grad rate
51%
Admit rate
96.5%
Enrollment
11,958
Net price
$8,327
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R2 ResearchPrivate
Mercer University
Macon, Georgia
Grad rate
70%
Admit rate
66.5%
Enrollment
9,196
Net price
$22,350
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R2 ResearchPublic
Miami University-Oxford
Oxford, Ohio
Grad rate
80%
Admit rate
82.1%
Enrollment
18,838
Net price
$27,662
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R2 ResearchPublic
Michigan Technological University
Houghton, Michigan
Grad rate
68%
Admit rate
87.9%
Enrollment
7,403
Net price
$15,729
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R2 ResearchPublic
Middle Tennessee State University
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Grad rate
54%
Admit rate
68.0%
Enrollment
20,488
Net price
$12,599
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R2 ResearchPublic
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Rolla, Missouri
Grad rate
64%
Admit rate
73.1%
Enrollment
7,154
Net price
$13,773
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R2 ResearchPublicHSI
Montclair State University
Montclair, New Jersey
Grad rate
65%
Admit rate
87.4%
Enrollment
23,375
Net price
$14,159
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R2 ResearchPublicHBCU
Morgan State University
Baltimore, Maryland
Grad rate
41%
Admit rate
83.0%
Enrollment
10,739
Net price
$15,015
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R2 ResearchPublicHSILand-grant
New Mexico State University-Main Campus
Las Cruces, New Mexico
Grad rate
55%
Admit rate
75.7%
Enrollment
15,408
Net price
$6,747
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R2 ResearchPublicHBCULand-grant
North Carolina A & T State University
Greensboro, North Carolina
Grad rate
57%
Admit rate
46.2%
Enrollment
14,311
Net price
$10,980
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R2 ResearchPublicHSI
Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, Arizona
Grad rate
61%
Admit rate
91.0%
Enrollment
28,467
Net price
$14,922
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R2 ResearchPublicHSI
Northern Illinois University
Dekalb, Illinois
Grad rate
49%
Admit rate
70.5%
Enrollment
15,414
Net price
$12,909
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R2 ResearchPrivateHSI
Nova Southeastern University
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Grad rate
63%
Admit rate
72.7%
Enrollment
20,910
Net price
$31,303
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R2 ResearchPublic
Oakland University
Rochester Hills, Michigan
Grad rate
58%
Admit rate
70.2%
Enrollment
15,768
Net price
$13,584
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R2 ResearchPublicHSI
Portland State University
Portland, Oregon
Grad rate
53%
Admit rate
90.9%
Enrollment
19,951
Net price
$12,932
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R2 ResearchPublicHBCULand-grant
Prairie View A & M University
Prairie View, Texas
Grad rate
43%
Admit rate
75.3%
Enrollment
9,922
Net price
$14,041
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R2 ResearchPrivate
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, New York
Grad rate
70%
Admit rate
71.4%
Enrollment
17,098
Net price
$29,694
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R2 ResearchPublic
Rowan University
Glassboro, New Jersey
Grad rate
67%
Admit rate
77.8%
Enrollment
21,026
Net price
$22,185
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R2 ResearchPublic
Rutgers University-Camden
Camden, New Jersey
Grad rate
67%
Admit rate
77.8%
Enrollment
5,675
Net price
$18,803
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R2 ResearchPublicHSI
Rutgers University-Newark
Newark, New Jersey
Grad rate
64%
Admit rate
78.7%
Enrollment
11,315
Net price
$19,407
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R2 ResearchPrivate
Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, Missouri
Grad rate
80%
Admit rate
81.5%
Enrollment
17,059
Net price
$27,075
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R2 ResearchPublicHSI
Sam Houston State University
Huntsville, Texas
Grad rate
55%
Admit rate
85.4%
Enrollment
21,039
Net price
$16,025
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R2 ResearchPublicHSI
San Diego State University
San Diego, California
Grad rate
76%
Admit rate
34.4%
Enrollment
41,137
Net price
$16,174
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R2 ResearchPublicHSI
San Francisco State University
San Francisco, California
Grad rate
50%
Admit rate
96.2%
Enrollment
22,563
Net price
$12,882
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R2 ResearchPrivateHSI
Seton Hall University
South Orange, New Jersey
Grad rate
69%
Admit rate
78.9%
Enrollment
9,571
Net price
$28,921
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R2 ResearchPublicLand-grant
South Dakota State University
Brookings, South Dakota
Grad rate
62%
Admit rate
98.7%
Enrollment
12,056
Net price
$18,219
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R2 ResearchPublic
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Carbondale, Illinois
Grad rate
62%
Admit rate
90.4%
Enrollment
11,790
Net price
$16,177
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R2 ResearchPrivate
Southern Methodist University
Dallas, Texas
Grad rate
84%
Admit rate
61.2%
Enrollment
12,116
Net price
$41,778
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R2 ResearchPublicHBCULand-grant
Southern University and A & M College
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Grad rate
27%
Admit rate
49.9%
Enrollment
8,279
Net price
$19,740
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R2 ResearchPrivate
Stevens Institute of Technology
Hoboken, New Jersey
Grad rate
87%
Admit rate
43.4%
Enrollment
8,469
Net price
$40,468
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R2 ResearchPublic
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
Syracuse, New York
Grad rate
66%
Admit rate
82.9%
Enrollment
2,757
Net price
$18,730
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R2 ResearchPublic
Tarleton State University
Stephenville, Texas
Grad rate
48%
Admit rate
94.2%
Enrollment
17,433
Net price
$20,261
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R2 ResearchPrivate
Teachers College at Columbia University
New York, New York
Grad rate
—
Admit rate
—
Enrollment
4,401
Net price
—
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R2 ResearchPublicHBCULand-grant
Tennessee State University
Nashville, Tennessee
Grad rate
34%
Admit rate
92.6%
Enrollment
6,310
Net price
$10,026
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R2 ResearchPublic
Tennessee Technological University
Cookeville, Tennessee
Grad rate
58%
Admit rate
83.2%
Enrollment
10,511
Net price
$14,207
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R2 ResearchPublicHSI
Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, Texas
Grad rate
40%
Admit rate
89.5%
Enrollment
11,266
Net price
$15,137
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R2 ResearchPublicHSI
Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Kingsville, Texas
Grad rate
42%
Admit rate
92.3%
Enrollment
6,864
Net price
$10,204
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R2 ResearchPrivate
Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, Texas
Grad rate
86%
Admit rate
42.6%
Enrollment
12,938
Net price
$33,531
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R2 ResearchPublicHBCU
Texas Southern University
Houston, Texas
Grad rate
22%
Admit rate
93.3%
Enrollment
8,704
Net price
$19,734
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R2 ResearchPublicHSI
Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas
Grad rate
55%
Admit rate
89.5%
Enrollment
40,674
Net price
$16,438
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R2 ResearchPrivate
The Catholic University of America
Washington, District of Columbia
Grad rate
79%
Admit rate
83.8%
Enrollment
5,243
Net price
$32,798
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R2 ResearchPrivate
The New School
New York, New York
Grad rate
69%
Admit rate
62.5%
Enrollment
9,068
Net price
$55,359
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R2 ResearchPublic
The University of Texas at Tyler
Tyler, Texas
Grad rate
54%
Admit rate
91.5%
Enrollment
10,362
Net price
$13,931
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R2 ResearchPublicHSI
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Edinburg, Texas
Grad rate
51%
Admit rate
84.8%
Enrollment
33,881
Net price
$6,500
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R2 ResearchPrivate
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Grad rate
69%
Admit rate
86.1%
Enrollment
8,238
Net price
$28,163
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R2 ResearchPublic
University of Akron Main Campus
Akron, Ohio
Grad rate
52%
Admit rate
70.9%
Enrollment
13,332
Net price
$14,981
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Frequently asked questions
- What is a R2 Research institution under the Carnegie Classification?
- R2 universities are doctoral institutions with high research activity, the second Carnegie research tier. This dataset tracks 133 of them in the United States.
- What are the largest R2 Research in the U.S.?
- By total enrollment, the largest are ASUDI, Kennesaw State, CSU, CSUB, and San Diego State.
- What is the typical graduation rate and net price for these institutions?
- The median graduation rate among institutions that report one is 61%, and the median average net price is $17,150. Figures come from IPEDS and College Scorecard.
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