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<p>It is <a href="page.php?w=Carnegie_Classification_of_Institutions_of_Higher_Education">classified</a> among "R1: Doctoral Universities - very high research activity" and has been labeled a "<a href="page.php?w=Public_Ivy">Public Ivy</a>". According to the <a href="page.php?w=National_Science_Foundation">National Science Foundation</a>, the university spent a combined $1.14 billion on research and development in 2021, ranking it 17th among American universities.</p>

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<p><big>Early history</big></p>
<p>On March 6, 1856, the forerunner of</p><p>
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