On the strength of significant growth in research activities in recent years, Fresno State has been elevated to “Doctoral University — High Research Activity,” or R2 status, according to the most recent Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.
Only 14 California universities share this designation, including seven universities in the California State University system.
“The R2 designation recognizes the hard work of our faculty, staff and administrators and their grant writing, submission and research award activity on our campus,” said Dr. Joy Goto, interim dean of the Division of Research and Graduate Studies. “Our research activities also represent many grants and contracts that advance our scholarly and creative work with our community, region and international collaborations.”
An institution is designated R2 status if it awarded at least 20 research/scholarship doctoral degrees and had at least $5 million in total research expenditures during the classification update year, as reported through the National Science Foundation Higher Education Research and Development Survey.
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