Michigan Technological University has officially joined the ranks of R1 research institutions—a milestone that reflects decades of impactful work and affirms the University’s standing as a leader in addressing critical challenges.
Michigan Tech is just the fourth R1 university in Michigan to be designated by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education—joining the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, Michigan State University, and Wayne State University—and Tech is the only R1 institution in Michigan located in a rural area.
For decades, Michigan Tech researchers have leveraged the University's unique location in the Keweenaw Peninsula to Tech’s advantage, pioneering interdisciplinary, placed-based research and development from campus, as well as leading and supporting impactful work through renowned research centers and institutes in the Lower Peninsula.
- Great Lakes Research Center
- Keweenaw Research Center
- Michigan Tech Research Institute (Ann Arbor, Michigan)
- American Center for Mobility (Ypsilanti, Michigan)
- Translational Health Engineering Research Center (Grand Rapids, Michigan)
"Michigan Tech has world-class researchers and unique, place-based research opportunities. We have excellent undergraduate and graduate students who use hands-on skills learned at Michigan Tech to deliver high-impact research outcomes around the world."
The momentum of Michigan Tech’s research enterprise is building on more than a century of cutting-edge work. The hallmarks of Michigan Tech research since 1885—industry support, interdisciplinary collaboration, practical utility, and innovation—will only continue to strengthen in the University’s dawning R1 era as one of the top research universities in the United States.
