R2:Doctoral Universities are research institutions with high research activities. R2 universities offer many doctoral programs, but the number of awarded doctoral degrees and students is smaller than R1 universities. The amount of research funding received is also small.

As of 2024, 132 R2 Doctoral Universities are active, 92 are public and 40 are private institutions. For 132 R2 Doctoral Universities,

  • The average tuition & fees of R2 Doctoral Universities is $10,715 for state residents and $30,757 for out-of-state students.
  • The average tuition & fees of R2 Doctoral Universities is $16,256 for state residents and $24,372 for out-of-state students.
  • The average acceptance rate is 74.20% and the average SAT score is 1,178.
  • The average number of students is 14,610 at R2 Doctoral Universities.
  • The average graduation rate is 60.99%.

Comparison between R2:Doctoral Universities

The following table compares 132 R2:Doctoral Universities with tuition and important admission statistics. You can sort the table to find top-ranked schools in the indicator (column) by clicking/touching a column that you want to sort.

For examples, the following colleges are ranked top in important indicators.

Tuition Comparison Table between R2:Doctoral Universities
School NameStateDegree OfferedTuition & FeesAverage Financial AidAcceptance RatePopulationGraduation RateStudent to Faculty Ratio
Air Force Institute of Technology-Graduate School of Engineering & Management four-year, public OHDoctorate
Master's		- - - 1,048 - -
American University four-year, private DCDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's
Associate		$56,543 $30,338 247% 13,885 79% 11 to 1
Arizona State University Digital Immersion four-year, public AZDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's
Associate		$13,625 ($11,421) $8,249 264% 62,551 52% 25 to 1
Arkansas State University four-year, public ARDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's
Associate		$13,826 ($7,754) $8,371 270% 13,190 52% 15 to 1
Augusta University four-year, public GADoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's
Associate		$23,500 ($8,122) $7,589 289% 9,140 50% 17 to 1
Azusa Pacific University four-year, private CADoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$43,600 $21,726 279% 7,169 61% 10 to 1
Ball State University four-year, public INDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's
Associate		$28,766 ($10,758) $10,706 272% 19,777 63% 15 to 1
Boise State University four-year, public IDDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's
Associate		$26,976 ($8,782) $8,380 284% 26,115 59% 20 to 1
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus four-year, public OHDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$21,378 ($13,390) $8,761 281% 16,920 61% 17 to 1
Brigham Young University four-year, private UTDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$6,496 $7,132 269% 34,464 78% 21 to 1
California State University-East Bay four-year, public CADoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$18,935 ($7,055) $8,260 297% 13,673 45% 22 to 1
California State University-Fresno four-year, public CADoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$18,860 ($6,980) $9,430 296% 23,999 56% 21 to 1
California State University-Fullerton four-year, public CADoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$18,953 ($7,073) $8,389 287% 40,386 69% 24 to 1
California State University-Long Beach four-year, public CADoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$18,888 ($7,008) $8,847 247% 38,973 72% 22 to 1
California State University-San Bernardino four-year, public CADoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$19,555 ($7,675) $9,683 298% 19,803 54% 23 to 1
Central Michigan University four-year, public MIDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$14,312 ($14,312) $9,868 291% 14,557 61% 17 to 1
Chapman University four-year, private CADoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$62,784 $28,416 256% 10,014 83% 12 to 1
Claremont Graduate University four-year, private CADoctorate
Master's		- - - 1,903 - -
Clark Atlanta University four-year, private GADoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$26,446 $11,498 265% 4,000 46% 16 to 1
Clark University four-year, private MADoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$55,160 $28,344 242% 3,770 76% 9 to 1
Clarkson University four-year, private NYDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$57,950 $39,197 277% 3,719 72% 14 to 1
Cleveland State University four-year, public OHDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$17,973 ($12,613) $9,093 295% 14,385 48% 16 to 1
Creighton University four-year, private NEDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's
Associate		$47,000 $25,560 272% 8,397 78% 11 to 1
CUNY City College four-year, public NYDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$15,290 ($7,340) $7,698 258% 14,489 58% 14 to 1
DePaul University four-year, private ILDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$44,174 $23,507 274% 20,917 69% 17 to 1
Duquesne University four-year, private PADoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$47,146 $22,716 279% 8,107 77% 12 to 1
East Carolina University four-year, public NCDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$23,638 ($7,361) $8,597 290% 27,151 65% 18 to 1
East Tennessee State University four-year, public TNDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$13,034 ($9,706) $7,272 287% 13,483 55% 16 to 1
Eastern Michigan University four-year, public MIDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$16,260 ($16,260) $8,397 281% 14,018 45% 14 to 1
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University four-year, public FLDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's
Associate		$17,725 ($5,785) $11,487 221% 9,215 60% 14 to 1
Florida Atlantic University four-year, public FLDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's
Associate		$17,324 ($4,879) $9,005 273% 29,592 62% 22 to 1
Florida Institute of Technology four-year, private FLDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's
Associate		$44,360 $24,751 263% 8,315 67% 14 to 1
Fordham University four-year, private NYDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$61,567 $32,676 256% 16,556 83% 14 to 1
Georgia Southern University four-year, public GADoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's
Associate		$16,959 ($5,905) $7,576 290% 25,481 52% 22 to 1
Howard University four-year, private DCDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$33,344 $20,762 235% 12,886 70% 14 to 1
Idaho State University four-year, public IDDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's
Associate		$27,466 ($8,356) $7,108 - 12,301 37% 13 to 1
Illinois Institute of Technology four-year, private ILDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$50,917 $36,536 255% 6,943 75% 13 to 1
Illinois State University four-year, public ILDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$23,479 ($14,121) $10,441 289% 20,683 66% 19 to 1
Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus four-year, public PADoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's
Associate		$16,297 ($11,380) $6,739 291% 8,816 52% 21 to 1
Indiana University-Indianapolis four-year, public INDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's
Associate		$33,717 ($10,449) $11,422 281% 25,979 56% 13 to 1
Jackson State University four-year, public MSDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$9,795 ($8,795) $7,977 291% 6,906 34% 15 to 1
James Madison University four-year, public VADoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$30,790 ($13,576) $9,388 276% 22,224 81% 17 to 1
Kennesaw State University four-year, public GADoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$17,040 ($5,786) $6,569 269% 43,190 46% 22 to 1
Lehigh University four-year, private PADoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$62,180 $44,678 229% 7,394 91% 10 to 1
Loma Linda University four-year, private CADoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's
Associate		$27,900 $10,064 - 4,280 - 3 to 1
Long Island University four-year, private NYDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's
Associate		$41,642 $23,152 290% 15,737 47% 13 to 1
Louisiana Tech University four-year, public LADoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's
Associate		$16,866 ($10,125) $9,857 273% 10,839 59% 23 to 1
Loyola Marymount University four-year, private CADoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$58,489 $23,011 240% 10,165 81% 11 to 1
Loyola University Chicago four-year, private ILDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's
Associate		$51,716 $24,072 281% 16,899 70% 13 to 1
Marquette University four-year, private WIDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$48,700 $26,095 287% 11,167 82% 13 to 1
Marshall University four-year, public WVDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's
Associate		$20,294 ($8,942) $10,023 296% 10,691 49% 16 to 1
Mercer University four-year, private GADoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$33,380 $24,594 266% 8,889 73% 13 to 1
Miami University-Oxford four-year, public OHDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's
Associate		$38,124 ($17,060) $14,097 282% 19,107 80% 15 to 1
Michigan Technological University four-year, public MIDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's
Associate		$43,089 ($19,747) $13,579 288% 7,063 67% 13 to 1
Middle Tennessee State University four-year, public TNDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$29,042 ($9,506) $7,941 268% 20,086 54% 16 to 1
Montclair State University four-year, public NJDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$24,126 ($14,766) $10,945 287% 21,784 65% 17 to 1
Morgan State University four-year, public MDDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$21,331 ($8,118) $11,374 283% 9,101 45% 17 to 1
New Mexico State University-Main Campus four-year, public NMDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's
Associate		$25,271 ($8,147) $13,392 276% 14,268 50% 16 to 1
North Carolina A & T State University four-year, public NCDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$20,408 ($6,748) $9,567 246% 13,487 56% 19 to 1
Northern Arizona University four-year, public AZDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$19,015 ($12,238) $9,955 291% 28,086 59% 20 to 1
Northern Illinois University four-year, public ILDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$12,506 ($12,506) $9,294 270% 15,649 53% 14 to 1
Nova Southeastern University four-year, private FLDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's
Associate		$37,080 $21,349 273% 20,948 61% 17 to 1
Oakland University four-year, public MIDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$24,737 ($16,429) $6,755 270% 16,108 57% 17 to 1
Portland State University four-year, public ORDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$28,257 ($10,617) $8,819 291% 21,609 52% 17 to 1
Prairie View A & M University four-year, public TXDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$26,874 ($11,299) $10,843 275% 9,056 41% 16 to 1
Rochester Institute of Technology four-year, private NYDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's
Associate		$56,664 $26,782 271% 16,615 72% 13 to 1
Rowan University four-year, public NJDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$25,564 ($15,700) $9,362 278% 19,535 68% 16 to 1
Rutgers University-Camden four-year, public NJDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$35,841 ($17,079) $13,165 278% 5,966 64% 13 to 1
Rutgers University-Newark four-year, public NJDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$35,348 ($16,586) $12,525 279% 11,017 66% 13 to 1
Saint Louis University four-year, private MODoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's
Associate		$53,244 $32,937 281% 15,755 81% 9 to 1
Sam Houston State University four-year, public TXDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$19,020 ($9,228) $8,466 285% 21,480 56% 20 to 1
San Diego State University four-year, public CADoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$20,170 ($8,290) $8,114 234% 37,402 78% 25 to 1
San Francisco State University four-year, public CADoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$19,304 ($7,424) $8,914 296% 25,282 54% 19 to 1
Seton Hall University four-year, private NJDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$51,370 $27,843 279% 9,623 71% 14 to 1
South Dakota State University four-year, public SDDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's
Associate		$12,809 ($9,299) $4,636 299% 11,327 59% 18 to 1
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale four-year, public ILDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's
Associate		$13,244 ($13,244) $10,767 290% 11,107 49% 11 to 1
Southern Methodist University four-year, private TXDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$64,460 $35,270 261% 12,053 82% 11 to 1
Southern University and A & M College four-year, public LADoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$17,192 ($9,842) $7,949 250% 8,226 30% 18 to 1
Stevens Institute of Technology four-year, private NJDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$60,952 $29,819 243% 9,314 87% 11 to 1
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry four-year, public NYDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's
Associate		$21,036 ($9,206) $8,496 283% 1,976 71% 13 to 1
Tarleton State University four-year, public TXDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's
Associate		$17,958 ($7,878) $8,286 294% 14,092 45% 17 to 1
Teachers College at Columbia University four-year, private NYDoctorate
Master's		- - - 4,514 - -
Tennessee State University four-year, public TNDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's
Associate		$22,284 ($8,568) $14,392 293% 9,218 32% 14 to 1
Tennessee Technological University four-year, public TNDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$20,116 ($10,084) $9,243 283% 9,902 60% 18 to 1
Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi four-year, public TXDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$21,033 ($9,748) $6,880 289% 10,778 35% 18 to 1
Texas A & M University-Kingsville four-year, public TXDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$26,106 ($9,892) $8,714 292% 6,092 44% 16 to 1
Texas Christian University four-year, private TXDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$57,220 $28,896 243% 12,273 83% 14 to 1
Texas Southern University four-year, public TXDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$20,397 ($8,637) $9,093 293% 8,632 26% 18 to 1
Texas State University four-year, public TXDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$23,210 ($11,450) $8,408 289% 38,171 55% 21 to 1
The Catholic University of America four-year, private DCDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's
Associate		$55,834 $31,865 284% 4,968 76% 11 to 1
The New School four-year, private NYDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's
Associate		$56,311 $20,315 263% 10,108 69% 10 to 1
The University of Texas at Tyler four-year, public TXDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$24,752 ($9,452) $8,533 292% 9,322 44% 15 to 1
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley four-year, public TXDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$19,542 ($9,467) $7,475 285% 31,559 52% 19 to 1
Thomas Jefferson University four-year, private PADoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's
Associate		$45,533 $25,483 286% 8,286 67% 13 to 1
University of Akron Main Campus four-year, public OHDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's
Associate		$17,239 ($12,799) $7,893 271% 13,465 47% 16 to 1
University of Alaska Fairbanks four-year, public AKDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's
Associate		$26,404 ($10,016) $6,091 - 6,607 38% 11 to 1
University of Arkansas at Little Rock four-year, public ARDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's
Associate		$22,067 ($9,617) $7,915 258% 8,197 41% 11 to 1
University of California-Merced four-year, public CADoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$44,944 ($14,167) $24,089 239% 9,103 67% 19 to 1
University of Colorado Colorado Springs four-year, public CODoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$23,955 ($10,438) $6,741 297% 11,431 42% 15 to 1
University of Dayton four-year, private OHDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$47,600 $29,406 262% 11,674 81% 15 to 1
University of Idaho four-year, public IDDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's
Associate		$29,784 ($8,816) $10,161 279% 11,507 61% 16 to 1
University of Maryland Eastern Shore four-year, public MDDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$19,728 ($8,898) $9,712 290% 2,518 37% 11 to 1
University of Massachusetts-Boston four-year, public MADoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$37,171 ($15,495) $8,917 283% 15,586 51% 16 to 1
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth four-year, public MADoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$31,750 ($15,208) $10,092 292% 7,457 54% 15 to 1
University of Massachusetts-Lowell four-year, public MADoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's
Associate		$35,396 ($16,570) $10,220 285% 17,153 71% 17 to 1
University of Missouri-Kansas City four-year, public MODoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$30,734 ($12,734) $8,452 275% 15,703 55% 14 to 1
University of Missouri-St Louis four-year, public MODoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$35,820 ($14,400) $8,439 257% 15,181 51% 13 to 1
University of Nebraska at Omaha four-year, public NEDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$22,358 ($8,370) $10,482 287% 15,058 49% 15 to 1
University of New England four-year, private MEDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$42,550 $19,706 289% 6,434 59% 12 to 1
University of New Orleans four-year, public LADoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$14,008 ($9,172) $8,743 267% 7,111 38% 18 to 1
University of North Carolina at Charlotte four-year, public NCDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$21,876 ($7,214) $7,577 280% 29,551 69% 20 to 1
University of North Carolina at Greensboro four-year, public NCDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$23,339 ($7,593) $8,339 290% 17,978 57% 17 to 1
University of North Carolina Wilmington four-year, public NCDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$22,985 ($7,317) $6,644 274% 17,843 74% 17 to 1
University of North Dakota four-year, public NDDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$15,570 ($10,951) $6,573 277% 13,876 63% 17 to 1
University of North Florida four-year, public FLDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's
Associate		$19,407 ($5,964) $6,183 262% 16,406 67% 19 to 1
University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras four-year, public PRDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$5,324 ($5,324) $6,654 253% 12,037 47% 13 to 1
University of Rhode Island four-year, public RIDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$35,804 ($16,408) $12,715 277% 17,473 71% 17 to 1
University of San Diego four-year, private CADoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$56,444 $34,473 247% 8,815 82% 13 to 1
University of South Alabama four-year, public ALDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$18,652 ($9,676) $8,018 265% 13,438 47% 16 to 1
University of South Dakota four-year, public SDDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's
Associate		$12,942 ($9,432) $6,850 299% 9,856 57% 14 to 1
University of Toledo four-year, public OHDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's
Associate		$21,102 ($11,742) $9,446 295% 15,545 54% 17 to 1
University of Tulsa four-year, private OKDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$48,102 $36,387 258% 3,769 72% 10 to 1
University of Vermont four-year, public VTDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$43,890 ($18,890) $18,563 260% 14,088 75% 17 to 1
University of Wyoming four-year, public WYDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$22,718 ($6,938) $8,328 297% 11,100 60% 13 to 1
Villanova University four-year, private PADoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's
Associate		$64,701 $38,902 225% 10,383 90% 10 to 1
Wake Forest University four-year, private NCDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$64,758 $45,828 222% 8,963 89% 10 to 1
West Chester University of Pennsylvania four-year, public PADoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$22,511 ($10,686) $5,802 279% 17,275 71% 20 to 1
Western Michigan University four-year, public MIDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$19,098 ($15,298) $7,061 285% 17,000 55% 16 to 1
Wichita State University four-year, public KSDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's
Associate		$19,240 ($9,322) $7,373 295% 16,216 51% 20 to 1
William & Mary four-year, public VADoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$49,412 ($25,041) $18,578 233% 9,654 90% 12 to 1
Worcester Polytechnic Institute four-year, private MADoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$58,870 $27,715 258% 7,308 88% 13 to 1
Wright State University-Main Campus four-year, public OHDoctorate
Master's
Bachelor's		$20,032 ($10,614) $8,515 295% 9,678 43% 14 to 1