Inventing the Future 2005 Revisions to the Carnegie

Inventing the Future: 2005 Revisions to the Carnegie Classification President’s 2005 Planning Retreat August 16, 2005

Carnegie Classification of Postsecondary Institutions £ History n Devised by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education in the 1970’s to provide a classification scheme informing its research program n Published in 1973 for use by others conducting research on higher education n Tool for simplifying the complexity of U. S. higher education

Carnegie Classification of Postsecondary Institutions £ Purpose n To identify categories of roughly comparable institutions within which meaningful comparisons can be made n Not intended to represent the full identify or fundamental character of an institution n Not intended to represent quality differences

Traditional Classification £ £ £ Doctorate-Granting Institutions n Research I & II n Doctoral I &II Comprehensive Universities & Colleges Liberal Arts Colleges Associate’s Institutions Specialized Institutions

Classification Criteria £ Level of Program £ Number of Programs £ Number of Degrees Awarded

Traditional Classification £ Doctorate n n Granting Institutions Research I - $40 million + Research II - $15. 5 to 40 million Doctoral I - 40 doctorates in 5+ disciplines Doctoral II - 10 doctorates in 3+ disciplines 20 doctorates in 1+ disciplines

2000 Revision £ Retained the basic structure that was established in 1971 n n Reduced the number of doctorate granting institutions Eliminated use of federal funding l n Rough proxy for research activity Focused on doctoral production l Volume and fields represented

2000 Revision £ £ Research II £ Doctoral/Research Extensive Doctoral II £ Doctoral/Research Intensive

2005 Revision to Classification £ Single classification scheme hampered ability of researchers and policy makers to make use of other areas of similarity £ Widely interpreted as a ranking scheme

Summary of 2005 Revisions £ Two n n Schemes Comprehensive Scheme—includes all degree -granting Title IV eligible institutions of higher education included in the federal data collection by NCES Elective Scheme—voluntary participation by institutions with strong commitments in selected areas

2005: Two Classification Schemes Comprehensive Schemes £ £ £ Traditional, Revised Undergraduate Programs Graduate Programs Overall Student Profile Undergraduate Student Profile Size and Setting of Institution Elective Schemes £ Assessment and Support of Undergraduate Education £ Service and Community Engagement

Comprehensive Scheme: Traditional Revised £ Will be based on the traditional framework but with revisions that include: n n n Multiple measures to assess research activity in doctoral institutions Improve treatment of primarily undergraduate colleges Create subcategories of 2 -year colleges

Comprehensive Scheme: Undergraduate Programs £ All institutions with undergraduate programs £ Criteria n n n Level of program (Associate’s or Bachelor’s) Program emphasis (A&S or Professional) Co-existence of graduate programs

Comprehensive Scheme: Graduate Programs £ All institutions with graduate programs £ Criteria n n Level of program (doctoral/non-doctoral) Number of doctorates awarded Comprehensiveness/Focus of programs Existence of medical degrees

Comprehensive Scheme: Student Profiles £ Enrollment Profile Student mix n n Undergraduate Graduate Professional Non-degree Undergraduate Profile £ Proportion full-time £ Achievement of firstyear students £ First-year progression vs. transfer

Comprehensive Scheme: Size and Setting £ Locale (urban, suburban, rural) £ Total enrollment £ Residential nature of institution and surrounding area

Elective Schemes Assessment & Support of Undergraduate Education £ Efforts to assess undergraduate education £ Support for assessing and improving teaching and learning Service & Community Engagement £ Commitment to service, outreach and engagement activities £ Pilot project with 14 campuses

Comparison of 2000 and 2005 £ 1971 -2000 Traditional Taxonomy £ £ £ £ 2005 Traditional Taxonomy Undergrad Programs Graduate Programs Enrollment Profile Undergraduate Profile Size and Setting Elective Schemes

Timeline £ Draft versions of new schemes and criteria beginning in June £ Phased rollout of assignments beginning mid-November