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Celebration to mark UL Lafayette's prestigious Carnegie R1 designation
Fri, 02/11/2022 - 11:21am
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette has taken its place in the top level on the nation's research institutions and is planning a celebration to mark this historic achievement.
The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education has designated UL Lafayette as R1, or a university with "very high research activity."
Just 3% of public and private universities in the United States have achieved this status, Dr. Joseph Savoie, UL Lafayette president, noted in a congratulatory message to the campus community on Monday.
"Like us, each are leaders in teaching and learning, innovation and research, scholarship and service. I'm very proud, and you should be, too," Savoie said.
The Center for Postdoctoral Research at Indiana University produces the Carnegie Classification. It has been the leading framework for describing U.S. colleges and universities for nearly a half century.
The latest update includes 3,900 institutions. Only 137 are in Carnegie's highest level.
UL Lafayette is among them.