There are 3,597 colleges and universities in the United States. But only 88 are classified as Research I institutions by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Think of the designation as an academic stamp of approval, an institutional coming of age, or as a coveted invitation to move in the same circles as the nation’s elite institutions of higher learning.

Arizona State University earned that status in April 1994. The university also is one of only eight Research I institutions without a medical school or a college of agriculture.

Among the specific criteria the Carnegie Foundation uses to make its designations, Research I institutions must receive at least $40 million in federal support, and must award at least 50 doctoral degrees each year.

With Research I status firmly in hand, ASU’s new challenge is to maintain institutional momentum. Numbers from fiscal year 1993-1994 which ended on June 30, 1994 are encouraging.

During the past year, ASU received $61.5 million in grants and contracts for instruction, research, and public service projects. That total is up from the $55.1 million received in 1992-1993. The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences accounted for $29.5 million of this year’s total, followed by the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences with $15.2 million.

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