South Dakota State University research and development spending, FY2024
- Brookings, SD
- R2
- Public
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South Dakota State University in FY2024
$82.2 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #191 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 15.3%
- Rank change
- up 6
South Dakota State University reported $82.2 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #191 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 15.3% on FY2023's $71.3 million; its national rank was up 6 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 44.6% ($36.7 million), followed by state and local government at 22.5%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $64.0 million or 77.9% 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 | $67.6 million | 165 |
| FY2011 | $69.7 million | 166 |
| FY2012 | $68.7 million | 163 |
| FY2013 | $63.8 million | 169 |
| FY2014 | $58.3 million | 177 |
| FY2015 | $58.4 million | 172 |
| FY2016 | $60.7 million | 175 |
| FY2017 | $63.4 million | 172 |
| FY2018 | $63.5 million | 173 |
| FY2019 | $66.8 million | 178 |
| FY2020 | $60.9 million | 186 |
| FY2021 | $51.5 million | 199 |
| FY2022 | $59.6 million | 197 |
| FY2023 | $71.3 million | 197 |
| FY2024 | $82.2 million | 191 |
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 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 | $36.7 million | 44.6% | +27.0% | 205 |
| State and local government | $18.5 million | 22.5% | +4.1% | 78 |
| All other sources | $14.0 million | 17.0% | +1.2% | 58 |
| Institution funds | $7.1 million | 8.6% | +14.7% | 283 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $4.0 million | 4.9% | +23.3% | 166 |
| Business | $2.0 million | 2.4% | +38.0% | 197 |
| All sources | $82.2 million | 100.0% | +15.3% | 191 |
Fields of research
The 9 NSF research fields South Dakota State University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $64.0 million | 77.9% | +16.4% | 138 |
| Engineering | $8.5 million | 10.4% | −3.2% | 204 |
| Physical sciences | $3.4 million | 4.1% | +17.2% | 206 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $1.9 million | 2.3% | +57.9% | 202 |
| Social sciences | $1.6 million | 2.0% | +14.4% | 213 |
| Non-S&E | $1.2 million | 1.4% | +24.3% | 368 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $1.0 million | 1.2% | +47.2% | 164 |
| Psychology | $559 thousand | 0.7% | +72.5% | 245 |
| Computer and information sciences | $35 thousand | 0.0% | −28.6% | 508 |
Neighbours
Ranked around South Dakota State University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above South Dakota State University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 186 | Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis | $89.0M |
| 187 | San Jose State University | $88.1M |
| 188 | Florida Atlantic University | $87.9M |
| 189 | Cleveland State University | $85.8M |
| 190 | Van Andel Research Institute | $83.3M |
| 191 | South Dakota State University | $82.2M |
| 192 | North Carolina A&T State University | $81.8M |
| 193 | City University of New York, The, Graduate Center, The | $80.8M |
| 194 | New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology | $79.9M |
| 195 | Louisiana State University, Health Sciences Center, New Orleans | $79.7M |
| 196 | University of California, Office of the President | $79.3M |
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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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