Carnegie Classification

The Carnegie Classification has been the leading framework for recognizing and describing institutional diversity in U.S. higher education for the past four and a half decades. This framework has been widely used in the study of higher education, both as a way to represent and control for institutional differences, and also in the design of research studies to ensure adequate representation of sampled institutions, students, or faculty.

Kansas State University received the "highest research activity" classification from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. The university moved up from the "very high research activity" classification in 2010 to the "highest research activity" in 2015. The university also received the high undergraduate enrollment profile classification. Research activity is a key piece of the university's plan to be a Top 50 public research university by 2025.

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