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UMBC Moves Into Top Carnegie Foundation Rankings

UMBC has vaulted into the top tier of research universities, according to the Carnegie Foundation's latest classification of American universities. The new ranking, which moves UMBC into the rarefied company of such research powerhouses as Harvard, Stanford, and MIT, recognizes UMBC's research mission and the growth of its doctoral programs.

"Of the nearly 4,000 colleges and universities nationwide, UMBC is one of only 152--the top 3.8 percent--to be included in this elite category," explains Scott Bass, dean of UMBC's Graduate School. "We are among the youngest institutions to enter this group," Bass says.

To achieve entry into this highest echelon, which the Carnegie Foundation designates Doctoral/Research Universities-Extensive, an institution must award an average of 50 or more doctoral degrees a year in at least 15 different academic disciplines.

"UMBC is positioning itself among a different cluster of institutions than it would have five years ago," says Bass. "And we're still moving."

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