"U.T. Arlington's Carnegie ranking reflects the excellence of the University's academic programs and faculty. Our designation as one of only six public universities top-ranked in Texas underscores UTA's readiness to move to flagship status."

-President Robert E. Witt

University receives highest Carnegie classification

The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching has placed UTA in the Doctoral/ Research Extensive category in its latest classification of American higher education. The category represents the highest level of the organization's classification system.

Only 3.8 percent of the 3,856 colleges and universities categorized received the Doctoral/ Research Extensive designation. UTA is one of eight Texas universities ranked in the top tier. The others are The University of Texas at Austin, Texas A&M University, Rice University, Texas Tech University ,the University of Houston, the University of North Texas and Southern Methodist University.

"UT Arlington's Carnegie ranking reflects the excellence of the University's academic programs and faculty," said President Robert E. Witt. "Our designation as one of only six public universities top-ranked in Texas underscores UTA's readiness to move to flagship status."

Institutions in the Doctoral/ Research Extensive category offer a wide range of baccalaureate programs and are committed to graduate education through the doctorate. They confer 50 or more doctoral degrees per year in at least 15 disciplines.

According to the Office of Institutional Research and Planning, UTA has awarded an average of 88 doctoral degrees per year in 22 disciplines during the past five years.

Founded in 1905, the Carnegie Foundation is a national and international center for research and policy studies about teaching. The Organization established its classification system in 1970 to aid research on higher education and to group institutions with similar programs.

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