Minnesota State University, Moorhead research and development spending, FY2024
- Moorhead, MN
- Public
- Short form filer
Minnesota State University, Moorhead in FY2024
$409 thousand
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #835 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 8.2%
- Rank change
- down 13
Minnesota State University, Moorhead reported $409 thousand of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #835 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 8.2% on FY2023's $378 thousand; its national rank was down 13 places. State and local government is its largest funding source at 54.0% ($221 thousand), followed by institution funds at 22.7%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $186 thousand or 45.5% of the total.
Over time
Research spending, FY2011 to FY2024
This institution files the short form, which the revised history does not cover; each year's total is the sum of its six funding-source rows as reported that year.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure |
|---|---|
| FY2011 | $982 thousand |
| FY2012 | $984 thousand |
| FY2013 | $580 thousand |
| FY2014 | $486 thousand |
| FY2015 | $481 thousand |
| FY2016 | $439 thousand |
| FY2017 | $604 thousand |
| FY2018 | $327 thousand |
| FY2019 | $209 thousand |
| FY2020 | $169 thousand |
| FY2021 | $462 thousand |
| FY2022 | $420 thousand |
| FY2023 | $378 thousand |
| FY2024 | $409 thousand |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 6 NSF funding sources Minnesota State University, Moorhead 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State and local government | $221 thousand | 54.0% | +8.3% | 454 |
| Institution funds | $93 thousand | 22.7% | +8.1% | 732 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $51 thousand | 12.5% | +8.5% | 619 |
| Federal government | $28 thousand | 6.8% | +7.7% | 887 |
| All other sources | $13 thousand | 3.2% | +8.3% | 446 |
| Business | $3 thousand | 0.7% | 0.0% | 540 |
| All sources | $409 thousand | 100.0% | +8.2% | 835 |
Fields of research
The 7 NSF research fields Minnesota State University, Moorhead reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $186 thousand | 45.5% | +8.1% | 712 |
| Non-S&E | $135 thousand | 33.0% | +8.0% | 587 |
| Physical sciences | $53 thousand | 13.0% | +8.2% | 617 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $12 thousand | 2.9% | +9.1% | 502 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $11 thousand | 2.7% | +10.0% | 509 |
| Computer and information sciences | $10 thousand | 2.4% | +11.1% | 559 |
| Psychology | $2 thousand | 0.5% | 0.0% | 563 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Minnesota State University, Moorhead
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Minnesota State University, Moorhead and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 830 | Westmont College | $426K |
| 831 | University of Puerto Rico at Arecibo | $418K |
| 832 | Central Wyoming College | $415K |
| 832 | St. Mary's College of Maryland | $415K |
| 834 | Muhlenberg College | $414K |
| 835 | Minnesota State University, Moorhead | $409K |
| 836 | Universidad Ana G. Mendez, Carolina | $407K |
| 837 | Southern California University of Health Sciences | $406K |
| 838 | Augustana College | $405K |
| 839 | Albizu University | $403K |
| 840 | A.T. Still University of Health Sciences | $401K |
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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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