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A Kent State University researcher from the Department of Biological Sciences and a student work in a lab. (Photo credit: Bob Christy)

Kent State to retain R1 research status through 2028

Aryn Kauble, Reporter February 13, 2025

For the first time, Kent State’s R1 research status was renewed. Kent State, recognized as a doctoral university, was first awarded the designation in Feb. 2022, which lasts three years until the classification...

University generates high research activity with R1 status

Lauryn Tadda, Reporter March 16, 2023

In Feb. 2022 Kent State University claimed status as an R1 Institution. The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education named Kent State a R1 — or very high research — institution,...