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Michigan Tech Awarded R1 Classification Reserved for Nation’s Leading Research Institutions

February 13, 2025

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Michigan Tech News
Feb. 13, 2025
Rick White

Michigan Technological University has been designated as an R1 research institution by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, formally placing Tech among the top research universities in the United States.

The distinction makes Tech the fourth R1 university in Michigan, joining the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, Michigan State University in East Lansing and Wayne State University in Detroit.