Northern State University research and development spending, FY2024
- Aberdeen, SD
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Northern State University in FY2024
$187 thousand
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #912 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 33.7%
- Rank change
- down 50
Northern State University reported $187 thousand of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #912 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 33.7% on FY2023's $282 thousand; its national rank was down 50 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 61.5% ($115 thousand), followed by institution funds at 31.6%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $174 thousand or 93.0% of the total.
Over time
Research spending, FY2018 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 |
|---|---|
| FY2018 | $248 thousand |
| FY2019 | $225 thousand |
| FY2020 | $240 thousand |
| FY2021 | $190 thousand |
| FY2022 | $305 thousand |
| FY2023 | $282 thousand |
| FY2024 | $187 thousand |
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 Northern 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 | $115 thousand | 61.5% | +4.5% | 834 |
| Institution funds | $59 thousand | 31.6% | +25.5% | 762 |
| State and local government | $10 thousand | 5.3% | −89.7% | 615 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $3 thousand | 1.6% | −78.6% | 745 |
| All sources | $187 thousand | 100.0% | −33.7% | 912 |
Fields of research
The 2 NSF research fields Northern State University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $174 thousand | 93.0% | −38.1% | 719 |
| Other sciences | $13 thousand | 7.0% | +1200.0% | 279 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Northern State University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Northern State University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking, and the one institution tied with it — a shared rank is a real tie in NSF's data, not a rounding artefact.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 907 | California State University, System Office | $197K |
| 908 | Maryland Institute College of Art | $196K |
| 908 | University of Lynchburg | $196K |
| 910 | College of Southern Nevada | $190K |
| 911 | Carthage College | $188K |
| 912 | Northern State University | $187K |
| 912 | Eastern Mennonite University | $187K |
| 914 | Agnes Scott College | $179K |
| 915 | Concordia University, Wisconsin | $169K |
| 916 | Goucher College | $166K |
| 917 | Antioch University | $164K |
| 918 | Manchester University | $163K |
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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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