North Carolina Agricultural and Technical is a member of the Southeastern Universities Research Association and classified by the Carnegie Foundation as a doctoral-granting high research activity university.[1] In the 2018 fiscal year, the university conducted over $64 Million [64] in academic and scientific research. as of 2018, the university ranks third in sponsored funding among University of North Carolina institutions,[3] with a total of $64 million of awarded funds.[65] Of that total, over 90 percent were funds awarded from federal agencies.[66]