研究型大學是以學術研究為主要辦學目的的大學[1][2][3][4]，相對的是教學型大學和專業型大學。研究型大學可以是公立的或私立的，並且通常具有知名的品牌名稱。[5]許多研究型大學的本科課程通常是學術性的，而不是職業性的，可能無法為特定的職業提供人才，但是許多僱主重視研究型大學的學位，因為他們教授諸如批判性思維等基本技能。[6]在全球範圍內，研究型大學主要是公立大學，但美國和日本除外。[1]
非屬研究型大學的高等教育機構（或不希望獲得該稱號的大學，例如文理學院）反而更加注重學生的教學或第三期教育的其他方面，其教職員工「發表或滅亡」的壓力較小。[7]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The role of research universities in developing countries. University World News. 2013-08-11 [2020-10-26].
- ↑ Philip G. Altbach, Jamil Salmi (編). The Road to Academic Excellence: The Making of World-Class Research Universities. World Bank. 2011: 135 [2020-10-26].
- ↑ Steven Sample. The Research University of the 21st Century: What Will it Look Like?. University of Southern California. 2002-12-02 [2018-08-08].
- ↑ John Taylor. Managing the Unmanageable: The Management of Research in Research-Intensive Universities. Higher Education Management and Policy (OECD). 2006-06-21, 18 (2): 3–4 [2020-10-26].
- ↑ O'Shaughnessy, Lynn. The College Solution: A Guide for Everyone Looking for the Right School at the Right Price. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education. 2012: 125. ISBN 9780132944694.
- ↑ Andreatta, Britt. Navigating the Research University: A Guide for First-Year Students 3rd. Boston: Wadsworth. 2011: 136. ISBN 9780495913788.
- ↑ Irons, Jessica G.; Buskist, William. Chapter 9: Preparing for a Career at a Teaching Institution. Davis, Stephen F.; Giordano, Peter J.; Licht, Carolyn A. (編). Your Career in Psychology: Putting Your Graduate Degree to Work. Malden, MA: Wiley-Blackwell. 2009: 117–132. ISBN 9781405179423.