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San Antonio, February 19, 2025 – The University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) earned a study 1 (R1) Instruction of the American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching in their 2025 Carnegie Classifications of Institations of Institations of Institations of Institations of Institations of Institations of Higher Education. Of the 3,941 institutions of the United States, only 187 (4.7%) earned an R1 indication.
“This prestigious classification will place UT Health San Antonio under the Elite research universities in the nation, which confirms leadership to groundbreaking biomedical discovery and medical education. As an R1 institution-the highest layer in the Carnegie classifications state UT Health San Antonio at the height of Research Excellence, tackling the most urgent health challenges, feeding economic growth and shaping a future-ready workforce. This distinction will be our ability to attract faculties and world-class students, further strengthen, protect critical research financing and have a profound impact on southern Texas and beyond, ”said Francisco G. Sigarroa, MD, Senior Executive Vice President of Health Affairs and Health system .
The R1 indication of UT Health San Antonio is based on the exceptional research spending and the number of people with a research-oriented doctorate, usually a doctorate. In the tax year 2023, the university had more than $ 281 million in research spending and he graduated 136 research -oriented doctoral degrees.
“Achieving a top indication for research expenditure and doctoral prizes is proof of the excellence of our research company and the relentless dedication of our faculty, students and staff,” said Jennifer Sharpe Potter, PHP, MPH, UT Health San Antonio Senior Vice President for Research, founder of Be Well Institute on Drug Use and related disorders and professor Psychiatry and behavioral sciences. “This recognition improves our ability to attract top talent, to stimulate groundbreaking discoveries and promote health innovation on a global scale.”
The merger of the University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) and the University of Texas in San Antonio unites two R1-designated institutions, recognized for their very high research activity in the Carnegie classifications of 2025. This classification underlines The combined strength of the universities in research spending and doctoral education and Places the newly combined institution among the most elite research universities in the nation. With both institutions that exceed the R1 thresholds – spend a minimum of $ 50 million on research and at least 70 research doctorates annually – the new university will not only strengthen the position of San Antonio as a hub for innovation, but also the economic and scientific influence of the region on a national scale. This merger means a transformation in higher education and excellence of research, in favor of Texas and beyond.
About the American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Designation
Designation was determined by data from the research expenditure of 2021-2023 as reported on National Science Foundation Research and Development Higher Education (HRD) and the number of research speakers reported by institutions on Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDs) reviews.
Link to 2025 Classifications: https://carnegieclassifications.acenet.edu/news/carnegie-classifications-reelt-2025-Research-Activity-designations- debut updated-Methodology/
Full list of classified settings: https://carnegieClassifs.acenet.edu/institutions/?inst=&Research2025%5b%5D=1&research2025%5D=2&research2025%5B%5D=3
The University of Texas Health Science Center in San Antonio (UT Health San Antonio) is one of the leading universities of the country and is designated by the US Department of Education as a Spanish institution. With missions of education, research, patient care and community involvement, the schools for medicine, nurses, dentistry, health professions, graduated biomedical sciences and public health, more than 43,771 alumni who lead to change, their field and renewal of the hope for patients and their families have graduated In South Texas and the world. Go to Uthealthsa.org to find out more about the many ways “We make lives better®”.
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