Carnegie Classifications to Make Major Changes in How Colleges and Universities are Grouped and Recognized; Set Clear Threshold for Highest Level of Research

The American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching have announced a series of changes to modernize the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education (Carnegie Classifications), the framework used for five decades to classify American colleges and universities. The iteration of the Carnegie Classifications that will be released in early 2025 will revise the Basic ...