Montana State University rises to top tier of research universities

Montana State University is now in the top tier of research universities in the United States.

A new classification system by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching recognizes MSU as one of 94 research universities with "very high research activity." Other such institutions are Yale University, Harvard University, Johns Hopkins University and the University of Washington.

MSU’s expenditures from sponsored research programs reached almost $100 million in Fiscal Year 2005 and are expected to keep going.

"Given all indications and trend comparisons, MSU will definitely exceed the $100 million level this year and will likely be well over $105 million," said Tom McCoy, Vice-President of Research, Creativity and Technology Transfer http://www.montana.edu/wwwvr/index.html .

By Evelyn Boswell, MSU News Service

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