North Dakota State University research and development spending, FY2024
- Fargo, ND
- R1
- Public
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North Dakota State University in FY2024
$199.9 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #140 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 5.0%
- Rank change
- down 1
North Dakota State University reported $199.9 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #140 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 5.0% on FY2023's $190.3 million; its national rank was down 1 place. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 38.5% ($77.0 million), followed by federal government at 28.9%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $130.2 million or 65.2% 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 | $126.4 million | 122 |
| FY2011 | $134.1 million | 122 |
| FY2012 | $135.5 million | 122 |
| FY2013 | $150.2 million | 116 |
| FY2014 | $154.4 million | 118 |
| FY2015 | $153.5 million | 116 |
| FY2016 | $156.3 million | 120 |
| FY2017 | $153.1 million | 125 |
| FY2018 | $145.7 million | 133 |
| FY2019 | $152.4 million | 135 |
| FY2020 | $155.6 million | 136 |
| FY2021 | $164.1 million | 139 |
| FY2022 | $174.9 million | 139 |
| FY2023 | $190.3 million | 139 |
| FY2024 | $199.9 million | 140 |
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 North 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institution funds | $77.0 million | 38.5% | +0.7% | 120 |
| Federal government | $57.7 million | 28.9% | +8.2% | 170 |
| State and local government | $55.1 million | 27.5% | +6.3% | 28 |
| All other sources | $7.4 million | 3.7% | +18.6% | 85 |
| Business | $1.6 million | 0.8% | +25.9% | 205 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $1.1 million | 0.6% | −9.1% | 275 |
| All sources | $199.9 million | 100.0% | +5.0% | 140 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields North Dakota State University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $130.2 million | 65.2% | +6.8% | 108 |
| Engineering | $26.2 million | 13.1% | +4.8% | 140 |
| Non-S&E | $11.6 million | 5.8% | +5.5% | 156 |
| Physical sciences | $10.4 million | 5.2% | −5.3% | 135 |
| Social sciences | $8.9 million | 4.4% | +3.2% | 105 |
| Other sciences | $4.0 million | 2.0% | −22.4% | 71 |
| Computer and information sciences | $3.6 million | 1.8% | +5.1% | 160 |
| Psychology | $2.7 million | 1.3% | −2.2% | 144 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $1.7 million | 0.9% | +76.6% | 127 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $571 thousand | 0.3% | +21.0% | 279 |
Neighbours
Ranked around North Dakota State University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above North Dakota State University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 135 | University of New Hampshire | $230.2M |
| 136 | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences | $226.8M |
| 137 | University of Louisville | $225.0M |
| 138 | University of Alabama, The, Tuscaloosa | $221.2M |
| 139 | University of California, Santa Cruz | $218.4M |
| 140 | North Dakota State University | $199.9M |
| 141 | University of Maine | $198.9M |
| 142 | Syracuse University | $198.8M |
| 143 | University of North Dakota | $197.4M |
| 144 | University of Nevada, Reno | $194.1M |
| 145 | University of Mississippi | $189.9M |
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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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