Carnegie Foundation Ranking
Washington State University ranks among the top public research universities in the nation according to the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Our faculty led over $321 million, $103 million of which was funded by the federal government, in research and public service projects in 2006. The University's research strengths are exemplified by the diversity of projects and expertise of researchers.
WSU Plant Scientists Second in the Nation
WSU scientists who conduct research on plants are among
the most productive in the nation, according to Academic
Analytics’ 2006 Faculty Scholarly Productivity
Index™.
Our plant scientists were ranked the 2nd most
productive in the United States, out of 130 large
research universities, a subcategory ranking that led to
WSU being ranked 8th overall in the broad category of
agricultural sciences.
In other categories WSU scientists ranked
- fourth in animal science
- sixth in food science
- seventh in agronomy & crop sciences
- eighth in horticulture
- twentieth in the broad category of health professions science
- third in veterinary medical sciences
- seventh in zoology
- eighth in American studies
Research, Scholarship, and Graduate Education
The most complex and difficult issues of the modern world are addressed in the laboratories and classrooms of the research university. Our state, nation, and world rely on the strength, independence, and innovations of university research in order to propel progress — making life better for all of us.
Areas of Strength
The top research universities in the nation — those
having the most profound impact on the greater world and
those that lead the international research agenda —
invest in the strength and talents of innovative and
creative faculty, programs, and facilities that have
the potential to make the greatest
difference.
Washington State University is poised to have a profound
impact in six key areas of research preeminence, where
faculty across
disciplines provide international leadership, and
where significant institutional focus has the potential
to inspire even greater results.
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