Center for Health Sciences at the University of Texas in San Antonio obtained a research designation 1 (R1) of the American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the advancement of teaching in their 2025 Carnegie classifications of higher education establishments. Of the 3,941 American institutions evaluated, only 187 (4.7%) obtained an R1 designation.
“This prestigious classification places the health of San Antonio among the country’s elite research universities, affirming its leadership in biomedical discovery and revolutionary medical education. As an R1 institution – The highest level of classifications in Carnegie – Ut Health San Antonio is at the top of research excellence, raising the most urgent health challenges, fueling economic growth and shaping a hand -Aly ready for future. This distinction will further strengthen our ability to attract world-class teachers and students, guarantee critical research funding and have a deep impact on southern Texas and beyond, ”said Francisco G. Cigarroa, MDSenior executive vice-president for health affairs and the health system.
Ut Health San Antonio The R1 designation is based on its exceptional research expenses and its number of people who have obtained a doctorate focused on research, generally a doctorate. During the year 2023, the university had more than $ 281 million in research spending and obtained a research diploma focused on research.
“The realization of a prominent designation for research expenses and doctoral prizes testifies to the excellence of our research company and the unwavering commitment of our faculty, students and staff,” said Jennifer Sharpe Potter, PHD, MPHUt Health San Antonio, Principal Vice-President of Research, founding director of Be Well Institute on substance and related disorders and professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences. “This recognition improves our ability to attract high -level talents, generate revolutionary discoveries and advance 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 of San Antonio Unit two institutions designated by R1, recognized for their very great research activity in the classifications of Carnegie 2025 . the most elite research universities in the country. With the two institutions exceeding R1 thresholds – spending at least $ 50 million a year on research and allocation of at least 70 research doctorates – the new university will not only strengthen the position of San Antonio as a hub For innovation, but will also increase the economic and scientific influence of the region on a national scale. This merger signals a transformation of higher education and the excellence of research, benefiting in Texas and beyond.
About the American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching of Designation
The designation was determined by the data of research expenditure 2021-2023, as indicated in the surveys of research and development of higher education (HERD) of the National Science Foundation (HERD) and the number of research doctorates, As indicated by institutions on the completion of the Integrated Post -Screen Education Data System (IPEDS).
Link to 2025 classifications: https://carnegieclassifications.acenet.edu/news/carnegie-classifications-release-2025-research-activity-dagnations-debut-updated-thodology/
Complete list of classified institutions: https://carnegieclassifications.acenet.edu/institutions/?inst=&research2025%5B%5D=1&research2025%5B%5D=2&research2025%5B%5D=3