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Institutional Types

Explore the diverse landscape of higher education institutions, from research universities to community colleges. Learn about the different categories and roles of schools like regional comprehensive universities and liberal arts colleges. Discover how these institutions balance teaching and research, and consider the evolving nature of education in the modern world.

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Institutional Types

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  1. Institutional Types • Research university • Regional comprehensive university • Independent or private liberal arts college/university • Associate’s college (community college) • Various kinds of for-profit colleges and universities (such as Strayer University, Sullivan University, University of Phoenix, etc.)

  2. The Research University(Includes public, private non-profit, and some private for-profit institutions) • Divided into three categories • R1: Doctoral Universities -- Very High Research Activity e.g. University of Kentucky • R2: Doctoral Universities-- High Research Activity e.g., Florida Atlantic University • D/PU – Doctoral/Professional Universities e.g., Hoffstra University See Carnegie Foundation website for full list

  3. The University of Kentucky is a “Public Land-Grant Research University,” which means that it has a significant obligation to serve the Commonwealth of Kentucky through its research, teaching, and service/extension. • See Association of Public Land-Grant Universities (APLU)

  4. Regional Comprehensive Universities • Generally includes institutions that awarded at least 50 master's degrees and fewer than 20 doctoral degrees during the update year (with occasional exceptions • Also called Master’s Colleges and Universities in the Carnegie classification system (e.g., Eastern KY Univ., Northern KY Univ., Morehead State Univ.) • Many evolved from “Normal Schools” opened at the turn of the 20th century, designed to train public school teachers • Provide a comprehensive set of bachelor’s and master’s programs; some are beginning to provide doctoral degrees, mostly jointly with a research institution • See Council on Postsecondary Education

  5. The Independent or Private Liberal Arts College • Emphasis is solidly on undergraduate teaching (e.g., Transylvania University, Centre College, Georgetown College, Asbury University, etc.) • Most encourage and reward research, especially if the research involves undergraduates • Many have a small number of master’s programs • Twenty private colleges in Kentucky. See Association of Independent Kentucky Colleges and Universities(AIKCU) website

  6. Community Colleges • Also called Junior, Associate’s, or two-year colleges, but now usually called Community Colleges • Proliferated in the 1950s/60s to expand public access to higher education and to enrich cultural, civic, and entrepreneurial opportunities, especially in isolated areas • For public Associate’s Colleges in Kentucky, see KCTCS website

  7. Course loads for faculty at different types of institutions(traditional two-semester system) • Research universities: average of 4 courses per year • Regional universities: average of 6 to 7 courses per year • Small liberal arts college: average of 6 to 8 courses per year • Community college: average of 9 to 10 courses per year

  8. KNOW THYSELF . . . Are you a researcher who can teach? Are you a teacher who can research? Are you both at a high level? Are you a researcher who doesn’t want to teach? Are you a teacher who doesn’t want to research? Might this be a false dichotomy?

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