Texas Woman’s has reached a research milestone.

The American Council on Education on Thursday announced the university has been designated a “Research 2: High Spending and Doctorate Production” institution for the 2025 Carnegie Classifications.

Universities must have research expenditures of at least $5 million annually and confer research doctorate degrees to no fewer than 20 PhD candidates per year to be eligible for the “R2” designation.

In fiscal year 2023, the National Science Foundation reported through its HERD survey that Texas Woman’s achieved $6.9 million in total research expenditures and conferred 233 research doctorates.