research universities
Inquiry-focused academic institutions
Research universities are institutions of higher education where faculty conduct significant original scholarship alongside teaching.
They typically offer doctoral programs, maintain extensive libraries and laboratories, and receive substantial grant funding.
The designation distinguishes them from teaching-focused colleges: She chose a research university for the chance to work in a lab as an undergraduate.
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- doctoral programTraining for research degree
- facultyInherent power or ability
- academic freedomProtected scholarly inquiry rights
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research universitiesliberal arts colleges
Schools prioritizing broad intellectual cultivation
vocational schools · trade schools · community colleges · technical colleges · polytechnics
research universitiescommunity colleges
Two-year post-secondary institutions
junior colleges · vocational schools · trade schools · certificate programs · technical institutes
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