Campus Compact congratulates the 124 member institutions (below) that were named recipients of the 2026 Carnegie Community Engagement Classification by the American Council on Education (ACE) and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. This recognition reflects their ongoing commitment to community engagement and the public purposes of higher education.
In the 2026 cycle, 237 institutions earned the CE Classification, joining the 40 schools classified in 2024 for a total of 277 campuses that currently hold the designation. Of the 2026 recipients, 48 are receiving the classification for the first time, while 189 had previously earned it. The cohort includes a diverse mix of institutions, with 157 public schools, 80 private colleges and universities, and 81 Minority Serving Institutions represented.
- Adelphi University
- Ball State University
- Bates College
- Belmont University
- Berea College
- Bowling Green State University - Main Campus
- Brown University
- Bucknell University
- California State University - Channel Islands
- California State University - San Marcos
- California State University - San Bernardino
- California State University - Monterey Bay
- California State University - Northridge
- Central Connecticut State University
- City Colleges of Chicago - Wilbur Wright College
- Clark University
- Carleton College
- College of the Holy Cross
- Colorado State University - Fort Collins
- DePaul University
- Drexel University
- Duke University
- Duquesne University
- Elizabeth City State University
- Emory University
- Eastern Connecticut State University
- Georgetown University
- Georgia Southern University
- Illinois State University
- Indiana University - Bloomington
- John Carroll University
- Juniata College
- Fort Hays State University
- Lafayette College
- Loyola University Chicago
- Loyola University Maryland
- Medical College of Wisconsin
- Mercer University
- Millersville University of Pennsylvania
- Merrimack College
- Metropolitan State University of Denver
- Miami Dade College
- Michigan State University
- Middlebury College
- Middlesex Community College
- Morehouse College
- Northampton County Area Community College
- North Carolina State University at Raleigh
- Northeastern University
- Northern Illinois University
- Oberlin College
- University of Oregon
- University of Rhode Island
- Rollins College
- Rutgers University - Camden
- Rutgers University - Newark
- Saint Louis University
- Saint Mary's College
- Saint Michael's College
- Salem State University
- Spelman College
- University of Massachusetts - Dartmouth
- Swarthmore College
- George Washington University
- Ohio State University - Main Campus
- University of Kansas
- The University of Texas at Arlington
- Towson University
- Trinity College
- Tulane University of Louisiana
- University of California - Los Angeles
- University of California - Merced
- University of Central Arkansas
- University of Cincinnati - Main Campus
- University of Colorado Boulder
- University of Connecticut
- University of Dayton
- University of Delaware
- Colorado College
- University of Illinois Urbana - Champaign
- University of Iowa
- University of Maryland Baltimore
- University of Massachusetts - Amherst
- Massasoit Community College
- Merrimack College
- University of Miami
- University of Minnesota - Morris
- University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
- University of Mississippi
- University of Nebraska at Omaha
- University of Nevada - Las Vegas
- University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- University of North Carolina at Wilmington
- University of North Florida
- University of Pennsylvania
- University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
- University of Rochester
- University of South Carolina - Columbia
- University of Virginia - Main Campus
- University of Washington - Seattle Campus
- University of Washington - Bothell Campus
- University of Washington - Tacoma Campus
- University of Wisconsin - Madison
- Weber State University
- Utah Valley University
- Virginia Commonwealth University
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- Washington and Lee University
- West Virginia University
- Youngstown State University
- East Tennessee State University
- Grand Valley State University
- James Madison University
- Mesa Community College
- National Louis University
- Pace University
- Pitzer College
- Raritan Valley Community College
- San Jose State University
- University of Notre Dame
- University of Richmond
- University of San Diego
- Auburn University
- University of Louisville