MSU nat'l leader in research

STARKVILLE, Miss. - A recent review of U.S. higher education affirms Mississippi State University’s status as one of the nation’s leading research institutions. The Carnegie Foundation released an update Dec. 17 of the influential Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education and Mississippi State is designated as a “Very High Research Activity” doctoral university. This classification represents the highest level of research activity for doctorate-granting universities in the country. MSU is one of only 120 schools to achieve the distinction. MSU also holds the Carnegie community engagement classification. MSU joins universities such as Stanford, MIT, Duke and Johns Hopkins in the very high research activity tier. In addition to its Carnegie classification, MSU is the highest ranked university in the state in the recently released National Science Foundation Higher Education Research and Development Survey for FY 2017; and ranked 64th nationally. Three Bagley College of Engineering disciplines were rated in the top 50: Industrial (33rd), Mechanical (25th) and Aerospace (33rd). The Raspet Flight Research Laboratory has led discovery and innovation in manned flight since 1948. (Source: MSU 12/17/18)