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PATH FORWARD TO HIGHER RANK
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PATH TO DOCTORAL R2 RANKING
Under the leadership of President Ruth Simmons, PVAMU has been making great strides on many fronts, elevating the research profile is one of the key aspects. Vice President Rajan is committed to raising PVAMU's research and innovation enterprise to become an emerging research institution. The Carnegie Commission on Higher Education and its Carnegie Classification® is the leading framework for recognizing and describing institutional standing concerning research activities and doctoral/Ph.D. graduates. Currently, PVAMU is ranked as an "M1: Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs”. Prairie View A&M University’s path to becoming an emerging research institution aligns with the high standards of Carnegie. Institutional rankings are important in higher education to demonstrate the quality of the teaching, learning, and research activities and opportunities provided. This, in turn, attracts more students and faculty, and more support for the university. PVAMU aspires to be elevated from the M1: Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs ranking to an R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity institution ranking. It requires a minimum research expenditure of $5M and awarding of at least 20 research/scholarship doctoral degrees during the update year. PVAMU's research expenditures have significantly surpassed one of the two criteria of $5M minimum requirement to become a Higher Research Activity (R2) institution. The R&I has surpassed the annual research expenditures of $20M. The Division of Research & Innovation works closely with the Office of Academic Affairs, Office of Graduate Studies, and the Office of Institutional Research in increasing the number of research/scholarship doctoral degrees. +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++
