Dakota State University research and development spending, FY2024
- Madison, SD
- Public
- Standard form filer
Dakota State University in FY2024
$5.7 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #452 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 7.6%
- Rank change
- down 8
Dakota State University reported $5.7 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #452 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 7.6% on FY2023's $5.3 million; its national rank was down 8 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 37.3% ($2.1 million), followed by business at 24.6%. Its largest field of research is computer and information sciences, $5.7 million or 100.0% 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 | — | — |
| FY2011 | $1.0 million | 565 |
| FY2012 | $5.7 million | 366 |
| FY2013 | $1.6 million | 513 |
| FY2014 | $1.4 million | 532 |
| FY2015 | $1.2 million | 554 |
| FY2016 | $2.2 million | 483 |
| FY2017 | $2.3 million | 479 |
| FY2018 | $3.6 million | 425 |
| FY2019 | $3.7 million | 435 |
| FY2020 | $4.4 million | 414 |
| FY2021 | $3.4 million | 460 |
| FY2022 | $4.7 million | 433 |
| FY2023 | $5.3 million | 442 |
| FY2024 | $5.7 million | 451 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 5 NSF funding sources Dakota 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 | $2.1 million | 37.3% | −13.4% | 472 |
| Business | $1.4 million | 24.6% | +100.6% | 217 |
| All other sources | $1.0 million | 18.4% | −14.1% | 183 |
| Institution funds | $855 thousand | 15.1% | +29.5% | 490 |
| State and local government | $260 thousand | 4.6% | +12.6% | 439 |
| All sources | $5.7 million | 100.0% | +7.6% | 452 |
Fields of research
The one NSF research field Dakota State University reported in FY2024.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and information sciences | $5.7 million | 100.0% | +9.3% | 125 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Dakota State University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Dakota State University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 447 | Occidental College | $5.8M |
| 448 | City University of New York, The, College of Staten Island | $5.7M |
| 449 | Pennsylvania State University, The, Harrisburg | $5.7M |
| 450 | Sacred Heart University | $5.7M |
| 451 | University of North Carolina at Asheville, The | $5.7M |
| 452 | Dakota State University | $5.7M |
| 453 | University of New Haven | $5.6M |
| 454 | High Tech High Graduate School of Education | $5.6M |
| 455 | Hope College | $5.6M |
| 456 | Southeastern Louisiana University | $5.6M |
| 457 | Pomona College | $5.5M |
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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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