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Lehigh Named Top-Tier Research School by Carnegie Classification

Feb. 13, 2025

Lehigh has long been recognized as a university that conducts significant research. Now it is among the top cohort of research institutions — a prestigious honor held by a select few of the nation’s colleges and universities.

Attaining R1 status, the highest level of research activity in the Carnegie Classification system, is a milestone that means a university conducts a “very high volume of research” and awards a large number of research doctorates, according to the Carnegie Classification. Lehigh is the only university in the Lehigh Valley to have the designation and one of seven in the state.

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