I’ve seen a number of colleges/universities celebrating their newly attained R1 status in press releases recently. In the college admissions trenches, Carnegie classification isn’t something high school students or their families are explicitly looking for. If anything, they’re more interested in undergraduate research opportunities, which can often be more plentiful at non-R1s. And I can’t help but wonder how long any R1 will retain their categorization, given the current battle over federal agencies’ research funding.
I’ve seen a number of colleges/universities celebrating their newly attained R1 status in press releases recently. In the college admissions trenches, Carnegie classification isn’t something high school students or their families are explicitly looking for. If anything, they’re more interested in undergraduate research opportunities, which can often be more plentiful at non-R1s. And I can’t help but wonder how long any R1 will retain their categorization, given the current battle over federal agencies’ research funding.
Yes, I always thought there was some mismatch in undergrad interests and R1 chase. Definitely seems like the aura of R1 is about to go away.