South Dakota School of Mines and Technology research and development spending, FY2024
- Rapid City, SD
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South Dakota School of Mines and Technology in FY2024
$23.9 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #296 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 17.7%
- Rank change
- up 13
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology reported $23.9 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #296 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 17.7% on FY2023's $20.3 million; its national rank was up 13 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 75.2% ($18.0 million), followed by institution funds at 10.8%. Its largest field of research is engineering, $16.6 million or 69.3% 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 | $28.6 million | 230 |
| FY2011 | $32.1 million | 225 |
| FY2012 | $19.1 million | 264 |
| FY2013 | $12.2 million | 297 |
| FY2014 | $10.5 million | 302 |
| FY2015 | $15.0 million | 283 |
| FY2016 | $15.4 million | 292 |
| FY2017 | $15.5 million | 291 |
| FY2018 | $15.1 million | 292 |
| FY2019 | $13.0 million | 307 |
| FY2020 | $14.5 million | 300 |
| FY2021 | $15.7 million | 301 |
| FY2022 | $20.1 million | 286 |
| FY2023 | $20.3 million | 309 |
| FY2024 | $23.9 million | 296 |
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 South Dakota School of Mines and Technology 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 | $18.0 million | 75.2% | +23.0% | 254 |
| Institution funds | $2.6 million | 10.8% | +8.7% | 377 |
| State and local government | $2.3 million | 9.7% | −12.9% | 232 |
| All other sources | $644 thousand | 2.7% | +100.0% | 215 |
| Business | $358 thousand | 1.5% | +25.2% | 315 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $17 thousand | 0.1% | −51.4% | 699 |
| All sources | $23.9 million | 100.0% | +17.7% | 296 |
Fields of research
The 5 NSF research fields South Dakota School of Mines and Technology reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | $16.6 million | 69.3% | +6.7% | 163 |
| Physical sciences | $6.5 million | 27.0% | +48.0% | 169 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $614 thousand | 2.6% | — | 270 |
| Computer and information sciences | $229 thousand | 1.0% | −29.5% | 354 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $45 thousand | 0.2% | −52.6% | 426 |
Neighbours
Ranked around South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above South Dakota School of Mines and Technology and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 291 | Tarleton State University | $24.9M |
| 292 | Jackson State University | $24.7M |
| 293 | University of Alaska Anchorage | $24.6M |
| 294 | University of Akron, The | $24.6M |
| 295 | University of Colorado Denver | $24.3M |
| 296 | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology | $23.9M |
| 297 | New School, The | $23.9M |
| 298 | Loma Linda University | $23.9M |
| 299 | Florida Gulf Coast University | $23.8M |
| 300 | Meharry Medical College | $23.7M |
| 301 | Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science | $23.7M |
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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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