Black Hills State University research and development spending, FY2024
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Black Hills State University in FY2024
$2.6 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #564 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 17.1%
- Rank change
- up 3
Black Hills State University reported $2.6 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #564 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 17.1% on FY2023's $2.3 million; its national rank was up 3 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 87.1% ($2.3 million), followed by institution funds at 7.3%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $1.6 million or 60.2% of the total.
Over time
Research spending, FY2010 to FY2024
Standard-form totals FY2010 onwards as revised by NCSES in the newest release; rank is within that series.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure | Rank in series |
|---|---|---|
| FY2010 | $2.9 million | 432 |
| FY2011 | $1.6 million | 515 |
| FY2012 | $2.5 million | 467 |
| FY2013 | $3.1 million | 424 |
| FY2014 | $2.4 million | 463 |
| FY2015 | $2.4 million | 462 |
| FY2016 | $2.8 million | 450 |
| FY2017 | $2.1 million | 492 |
| FY2018 | $1.6 million | 544 |
| FY2019 | $2.0 million | 519 |
| FY2020 | $1.5 million | 561 |
| FY2021 | $1.3 million | 580 |
| FY2022 | $2.0 million | 553 |
| FY2023 | $2.3 million | 562 |
| FY2024 | $2.6 million | 559 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 4 NSF funding sources Black Hills State University reported in FY2024, largest first. Shares are of its own FY2024 total, and the rank is national within that source.
| Source | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal government | $2.3 million | 87.1% | +20.1% | 461 |
| Institution funds | $193 thousand | 7.3% | −25.2% | 672 |
| State and local government | $148 thousand | 5.6% | +80.5% | 476 |
| All other sources | $1 thousand | 0.0% | — | 488 |
| All sources | $2.6 million | 100.0% | +17.1% | 564 |
Fields of research
The 5 NSF research fields Black Hills State University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $1.6 million | 60.2% | +13.9% | 418 |
| Non-S&E | $588 thousand | 22.2% | +85.5% | 435 |
| Computer and information sciences | $263 thousand | 9.9% | −37.5% | 338 |
| Physical sciences | $200 thousand | 7.6% | +66.7% | 495 |
| Psychology | $1 thousand | 0.0% | −50.0% | 581 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Black Hills State University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Black Hills State University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 559 | Youngstown State University | $2.7M |
| 560 | La Sierra University | $2.7M |
| 561 | Lafayette College | $2.7M |
| 562 | University of Texas of the Permian Basin, The | $2.7M |
| 563 | Quinnipiac University | $2.7M |
| 564 | Black Hills State University | $2.6M |
| 565 | University of Wisconsin-Green Bay | $2.6M |
| 566 | Pittsburg State University | $2.6M |
| 567 | University of Illinois at Springfield | $2.6M |
| 568 | Virginia Military Institute | $2.5M |
| 569 | Calvin University | $2.5M |
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Request a demoData: NSF HERD FY2024, built from NSF's published tables on September 8, 2026. Page updated September 13, 2026.
Data: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, National Science Foundation, Higher Education Research and Development Survey, FY2024.
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