OUR RESEARCH ENTERPISE We R1

The Carnegie Classification Of Institutions of Higher Education In 1970, the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education developed a classification system to support its research and policy analysis. The first Carnegie Classification, based on empirical data regarding colleges and universities, was published in 1973. It was developed to facilitate “apples-to-apples” comparisons in the study of higher education institutions. http://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/

Carnegie research UNIVERSITIES 2018 R1 – Very High Research Activity (130) West Virginia University, University of Pittsburgh, CMU R2 – High Research Activity (132) Duquesne University, Ohio University, College of William and Mary, Marshall University

Aggregate Research Correlates Being R1 - What Counts? Data Detail Aggregate Research Correlates Carnegie Classification Humanities Research Doctorates Granted in 2016-2017 Soc. Sci Research Doctorates Granted in 2016-2017 STEM Other Research Doctorates Granted S&E R&D Expenditures2 ($ Thousands) 2017 Non-S&E R&D Expenditures ($ Thousands) Non-Faculty Research Staff & Postdocs 2016 WVU (Actual 2016 & 2017 Data) 26 79/130 32 73/130 122 88/130 59 70/130 $175,403 93/130 $10,203 97/130 134 105/130 R1 (Very High Research Activity) 90/130 R1 (Minimum Threshold) Dartmouth+4 Mt.S.U+1 25 UNLV Cal.Tech. $9,020 CUNY $1,079 U.Rochester U.S.Miss. PCA WEIGHTING 0.839 0.864 0.909 0.621 0.899 0.817 0.894

PerCapita Research Correlates Being R1- What Counts? Data Detail Faculty Total 2017 PerCapita Research Correlates Carnegie Classification S&E R&D Expenditures2 ($ Thousands) Non-S&E R&D Expenditures ($ Thousands) Non-Faculty Research Staff & Postdocs 2016 WVU (Actual 2016 & 2017 Data) 1,293 65/130 $135.7 112/130 $7.9 101/130 0.104 114/130 R1 Status (Very High Research Activity) 90/130 R1 (Minimum Threshold) 238 CUNY $37.9 $0.6 U.Rochester 0.036 GMU PCA WEIGHTING 0.935 0.619 0.930

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2018 WVU (90) 0.57,-0.19

Why Does Our Classification Matter? According to EAB, Institutions Surveyed Report: Enhanced Institutional Profile Attraction and Retention of Higher Quality Students and Faculty Access to Additional Private Foundation Opportunities Attraction and Retention of Donors and Partners Increased Investment

STATES Without R1 Universities GDP (2017) SBIR (2017) R&D (2015) Alaska 48 52 49 Idaho 44 34 Micron/INEL Maine 45 46 North Dakota 47 50 South Dakota Vermont 36 Wyoming 51 West Virginia 42 39 NSF S&E State Profiles

TRENDS Ph.D.’s Awarded Federal Expenditures $M Year ChemE Statler WVU 2014 2 30 155 2015 7 47 183 2016 5 44 210 2017 36 201 2018 10 39 190 Year ChemE Statler WVU 2014 2.6 20.2 69.2 2015 2.2 17.6 68.7 2016 1.4 15.1 72.8 2017 2018 2.4 19.7 76.5

FEDERAL Research Expenditures 2017 $73M(126)

FEDERAL Expenditures WVU ENGINEERING 2017 $20.2M (85)

FEDERAL Expenditures WVU Chemical ENGINEERING 2017

Doe Expenditure Peers $’s and Rankings West Virginia University $11.8M 42 Virginia Tech $11.9M 41 CMU $11M 47 Pitt $8.6M 59

Federal Expenditure Peers $’s and Rankings West Virginia University $2.2M 72 Auburn University $2.1M 75 Virginia Tech $2.4M 65 CMU $4.4M 42 Pitt $5.2M 32

Moving to the next level The Statler College is not only the key to West Virginia University’s R1Status, but is central to the economic future of the State of West Virginia Our “Moonshot” should be for the Statler College to become a top 20 Engineering School in Research Innovation and Commercialization by 2030 Success will require that we diversify and build new niche areas of significant strength rivaling fossil energy

CHALLENGES Increased concern about technological competitiveness Increasing competition for faculty talent Constrained resources Alignment with trends

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Acknowledgements WVU’s Research Community of Students, Faculty, and Staff Chaun Stores Sheena Murphy Melanie Page

DATA Sources For 2021 Classifications IPEDS 2019-2020 Completions IPEDS Fall 2020 Enrollment (preliminary) IPEDS Fall 2020 Human Resources (preliminary) https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/ NSF Higher Education Research and Development Survey (HERD) FY 2020 NSF Survey for Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering (GSS) FY 2019. https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvyherd/ https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/

FEDERAL Research Expenditures 2017 $73M(126)