Minnesota State University, Mankato research and development spending, FY2024
- Mankato, MN
- Public
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Minnesota State University, Mankato in FY2024
$3.2 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #532 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 5.9%
- Rank change
- down 18
Minnesota State University, Mankato reported $3.2 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #532 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 5.9% on FY2023's $3.1 million; its national rank was down 18 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 49.3% ($1.6 million), followed by federal government at 30.2%. Its largest field of research is engineering, $1.4 million or 42.7% 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 | $3.8 million | 393 |
| FY2011 | $2.7 million | 454 |
| FY2012 | $2.1 million | 491 |
| FY2013 | $2.6 million | 448 |
| FY2014 | $3.3 million | 418 |
| FY2015 | $2.3 million | 474 |
| FY2016 | $4.0 million | 403 |
| FY2017 | $2.5 million | 466 |
| FY2018 | $2.9 million | 458 |
| FY2019 | $3.4 million | 447 |
| FY2020 | $2.8 million | 472 |
| FY2021 | $2.2 million | 520 |
| FY2022 | $2.2 million | 538 |
| FY2023 | $3.1 million | 512 |
| FY2024 | $3.2 million | 531 |
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 Minnesota State University, Mankato 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institution funds | $1.6 million | 49.3% | +3.8% | 420 |
| Federal government | $977 thousand | 30.2% | +8.0% | 579 |
| All other sources | $370 thousand | 11.4% | −0.5% | 257 |
| State and local government | $248 thousand | 7.7% | +26.5% | 443 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $44 thousand | 1.4% | −2.2% | 631 |
| All sources | $3.2 million | 100.0% | +5.9% | 532 |
Fields of research
The 9 NSF research fields Minnesota State University, Mankato reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | $1.4 million | 42.7% | +18.4% | 278 |
| Life sciences | $736 thousand | 22.8% | +4.8% | 529 |
| Social sciences | $444 thousand | 13.7% | +258.1% | 314 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $265 thousand | 8.2% | +57.7% | 325 |
| Non-S&E | $239 thousand | 7.4% | −30.5% | 530 |
| Psychology | $97 thousand | 3.0% | −68.1% | 389 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $34 thousand | 1.1% | −41.4% | 441 |
| Physical sciences | $22 thousand | 0.7% | −52.2% | 653 |
| Computer and information sciences | $18 thousand | 0.6% | −87.4% | 536 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Minnesota State University, Mankato
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Minnesota State University, Mankato and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 527 | Pace University | $3.3M |
| 528 | Troy University | $3.3M |
| 529 | Dillard University | $3.3M |
| 530 | Northern Kentucky University | $3.3M |
| 531 | State University of New York College, Oswego | $3.2M |
| 532 | Minnesota State University, Mankato | $3.2M |
| 533 | Furman University | $3.2M |
| 534 | University of Central Arkansas | $3.1M |
| 535 | Milwaukee School of Engineering | $3.1M |
| 536 | University of Houston-Clear Lake | $3.1M |
| 537 | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse | $3.1M |
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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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