List of Schools not deemed to be "underrepresented in the nation's research enterprise" are NOT eligible to particpate in VFP.

RU/VH (research universities — very high research activity)

Institution	Location	Control
Arizona State University	Tempe, Arizona	Public
Boston University	Boston, Massachusetts	Private not-for-profit
Brandeis University	Waltham, Massachusetts	Private not-for-profit
Brown University	Providence, Rhode Island	Private not-for-profit
California Institute of Technology	Pasadena, California	Private not-for-profit
Carnegie Mellon University	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Private not-for-profit
Case Western Reserve University	Cleveland, Ohio	Private not-for-profit
Colorado State University	Fort Collins, Colorado	Public
Columbia University in the City of New York	New York, New York	Private not-for-profit
Cornell University	Ithaca, New York	Private not-for-profit
CUNY Graduate School and University Center	New York, New York	Public
Dartmouth College	Hanover, New Hampshire	Private not-for-profit
Duke University	Durham, North Carolina	Private not-for-profit
Emory University	Atlanta, Georgia	Private not-for-profit
Florida State University	Tallahassee, Florida	Public
George Washington University	Washington, District of Columbia	Private not-for-profit
Georgetown University	Washington, District of Columbia	Private not-for-profit
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus	Atlanta, Georgia	Public
Georgia State University	Atlanta, Georgia	Public
Harvard University	Cambridge, Massachusetts	Private not-for-profit
Indiana University-Bloomington	Bloomington, Indiana	Public
Iowa State University	Ames, Iowa	Public
Johns Hopkins University	Baltimore, Maryland	Private not-for-profit
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Public
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Cambridge, Massachusetts	Private not-for-profit
Michigan State University	East Lansing, Michigan	Public
Mississippi State University	Mississippi State, Mississippi	Public
Montana State University	Bozeman, Montana	Public
New York University	New York, New York	Private not-for-profit
North Carolina State University at Raleigh	Raleigh, North Carolina	Public
North Dakota State University-Main Campus	Fargo, North Dakota	Public
Northwestern University	Evanston, Illinois	Private not-for-profit
Ohio State University-Main Campus	Columbus, Ohio	Public
Oregon State University	Corvallis, Oregon	Public
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus	University Park, Pennsylvania	Public
Princeton University	Princeton, New Jersey	Private not-for-profit
Purdue University-Main Campus	West Lafayette, Indiana	Public
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	Troy, New York	Private not-for-profit
Rice University	Houston, Texas	Private not-for-profit
Rockefeller University	New York, New York	Private not-for-profit
Rutgers University-New Brunswick	New Brunswick, New Jersey	Public
Stanford University	Stanford, California	Private not-for-profit
Stony Brook University	Stony Brook, New York	Public
SUNY at Albany	Albany, New York	Public
Texas A & M University	College Station, Texas	Public
The University of Tennessee	Knoxville, Tennessee	Public
The University of Texas at Austin	Austin, Texas	Public
Tufts University	Medford, Massachusetts	Private not-for-profit
Tulane University of Louisiana	New Orleans, Louisiana	Private not-for-profit
University at Buffalo	Buffalo, New York	Public

RU/H (research universities — high research activity)

Institution	Location	Control
Auburn University Main Campus	Auburn University, Alabama	Public
Ball State University	Muncie, Indiana	Public
Baylor University	Waco, Texas	Private not-for-profit
Boston College	Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts	Private not-for-profit
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus	Bowling Green, Ohio	Public
Brigham Young University	Provo, Utah	Private not-for-profit
Catholic University of America	Washington, District of Columbia	Private not-for-profit
Claremont Graduate University	Claremont, California	Private not-for-profit
Clark University	Worcester, Massachusetts	Private not-for-profit
Clarkson University	Potsdam, New York	Private not-for-profit
Clemson University	Clemson, South Carolina	Public
Cleveland State University	Cleveland, Ohio	Public
College of William and Mary	Williamsburg, Virginia	Public
Colorado School of Mines	Golden, Colorado	Public
Drexel University	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Private not-for-profit
Duquesne University	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Private not-for-profit
Florida Atlantic University	Boca Raton, Florida	Public
Florida International University	Miami, Florida	Public
Fordham University	Bronx, New York	Private not-for-profit
George Mason University	Fairfax, Virginia	Public
Howard University	Washington, District of Columbia	Private not-for-profit
Idaho State University	Pocatello, Idaho	Public
Illinois Institute of Technology	Chicago, Illinois	Private not-for-profit
Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis	Indianapolis, Indiana	Public
Jackson State University	Jackson, Mississippi	Public
Kansas State University	Manhattan, Kansas	Public
Kent State University Kent Campus	Kent, Ohio	Public
Lehigh University	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	Private not-for-profit
Louisiana Tech University	Ruston, Louisiana	Public
Loyola University Chicago	Chicago, Illinois	Private not-for-profit
Miami University-Oxford	Oxford, Ohio	Public
Michigan Technological University	Houghton, Michigan	Public
Missouri University of Science and Technology	Rolla, Missouri	Public
New Jersey Institute of Technology	Newark, New Jersey	Public
New Mexico State University-Main Campus	Las Cruces, New Mexico	Public
Northeastern University	Boston, Massachusetts	Private not-for-profit
Northern Arizona University	Flagstaff, Arizona	Public
Northern Illinois University	Dekalb, Illinois	Public
Nova Southeastern University	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	Private not-for-profit
Ohio University-Main Campus	Athens, Ohio	Public
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus	Stillwater, Oklahoma	Public
Old Dominion University	Norfolk, Virginia	Public
Polytechnic Institute of New York University	Brooklyn, New York	Private not-for-profit
Portland State University	Portland, Oregon	Public
Rutgers University-Newark	Newark, New Jersey	Public
Saint Louis University-Main Campus	Saint Louis, Missouri	Private not-for-profit
San Diego State University	San Diego, California	Public
South Dakota State University	Brookings, South Dakota	Public
Southern Illinois University Carbondale	Carbondale, Illinois	Public
Southern Methodist University	Dallas, Texas	Private not-for-profit

http://classifications.carnegiefoundation.org/descriptions/basic.php

Classification Description

The Basic Classification is an update of the traditional classification framework developed by the Carnegie Commission on Higher Education in 1970 to support its research program. The Basic Classification was published for use in 1973, and subsequently updated in 1976, 1987, 1994, 2000, and 2005. The 2005 edition involved some significant changes from the previous releases by dividing Associate's colleges into subcategories and using a multi-measure research index to classify doctorate-granting institutions. The 2010 update retains the same classification structure as the 2005 edition. Please see the Basic Classification Methodology for details regarding how this classification is calculated.

Carnegie Classification

The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching classifies doctorate-granting institutions as follows:
- RU/VH (research universities — very high research activity);
- RU/H (research universities — high research activity);
- DRU (doctoral research universities).
Placement into one of the three classifications is based on the level of an institution's research activity as determined by nine measures identified and analyzed by the Carnegie Foundation. Universities with the highest level of research activity are given the highest designation of RU/VH.
An RU/VH designation is a Tier-One designation.
The Carnegie methodology considers aggregate and per-capita research activity.

Doctorate-granting Universities. Includes institutions that awarded at least 20 research doctoral degrees during the update year (excluding doctoral-level degrees that qualify recipients for entry into professional practice, such as the JD, MD, PharmD, DPT, etc.). Excludes Special Focus Institutions and Tribal Colleges.

Research Universities (RU/VH)—very high research activity (108)
Research Universities (RU/H)—high research activity (99)
Doctoral/Research Universities (DRU) (90)