Carnegie Classification

Boston College is equivalent to universities ranked Research II in the 1994 edition of the Carnegie Classification. According to plans for the 2000 edition, Boston College will rank among Doctoral/Research Universities I.

In the 1994 edition of the Carnegie Classification, Boston College was classified in the category Doctoral Universities I. Our current data would qualify Boston College to rank with Research II Universities, according to the 1994 criteria. Plans for the millennial edition of the Carnegie Classification include changes which will place Boston College in the new rank of Doctoral/Research Universities I.

The table below summarizes the changes planned for the 2000 edition of the Carnegie Classification. Following that are tables of data which provide information about Boston College's current Federal research support and doctorates granted.

Carnegie Classification 2000: Summary of Planned Changes
 
[Excerpted from Plans for the 2000 Edition of the Carnegie Classification, table summarizing "difference between 1994 and 2000 editions of the Carnegie Classification"]
 

1994 Edition	2000 Edition
Research Universities I	Doctoral/Research Universities I
Full range of baccalaureate programs 50 or more doctorates per year, and $40 million or more per year in federal support	Full range of baccalaureate programs 50 or more doctorates per year across at least 15 disciplines
Research Universities II	Doctoral/Research Universities II
Full range of baccalaureate programs 50 or more doctorates per year, and $15.5 to 40 million per year in federal support	Full range of baccalaureate programs 10 or more doctorates per year across at least 3 disciplines, or 20 or more doctorates per year overall
Doctoral Universities I	Included in above categories
Full range of baccalaureate programs 40 or more doctorates per year across at least 5 disciplines

Boston College's Current Federal Research Support and Doctorates Granted:

Federal Research Support

Doctoral Degrees Conferred