Fifty-three member institutions of the Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities (CUMU) have received the 2026 Carnegie Community Engagement Classification, a national recognition of institutional commitment to community-engaged teaching, research, and partnerships.
CUMU members receiving the 2026 classification reflect the central role that urban and metropolitan campuses play in advancing community well-being, economic opportunity, and student success in cities and regions across the country.
“We congratulate our member campuses on earning the Carnegie Community Engagement Classification — a recognition that affirms their sustained commitment to building meaningful partnerships and addressing the most pressing needs of their cities and regions. This designation reflects the centrality of community impact and reciprocal engagement to CUMU’s mission,” said Valerie Holton, CEO, Coalition of Urban and Metropolitan Universities.
The Carnegie Community Engagement Classification is awarded through an elective process that requires institutions to provide extensive evidence of how engagement is embedded in their mission, culture, leadership, and practices. The designation highlights institutions that prioritize mutually beneficial partnerships and recognize community engagement as a core institutional value.
CUMU congratulates the following member institutions on receiving the 2026 Carnegie Community Engagement Classification:
- Arizona State University
- Brown University
- California State University San Marcos
- California State University, Northridge
- California State University-Sacramento
- Central Connecticut State University
- Community College of Philadelphia
- DePaul University
- Drexel University
- Florida International University
- Indiana University Southeast
- Indiana University Indianapolis
- Loyola University Maryland
- Massachusetts College of Art and Design
- Medical College of Wisconsin
- Michigan State University
- Montclair State University
- New York University
- Northeastern University
- Pace University
- Rollins College
- Rutgers University–Newark
- Saginaw Valley State University
- San Diego State University
- Swarthmore College
- The George Washington University
- The Ohio State University
- The University of Akron
- The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
- The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
- Towson University
- Tulane University
- University of Baltimore
- University of Dayton
- University of Houston
- University of Houston-Downtown
- University of Louisville
- University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB)
- University of Maryland Baltimore County
- University of Massachusetts Lowell
- University of Michigan-Dearborn
- University of Minnesota
- University of Missouri-Saint Louis
- University of Nebraska at Omaha
- University of Nevada-Las Vegas
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- University of Pennsylvania
- University of San Diego
- Vanderbilt University
- Virginia Commonwealth University
- Weber State University
- West Chester University of Pennsylvania
- Widener University