St. Cloud State University research and development spending, FY2024
- Saint Cloud, MN
- Public
- Standard form filer
St. Cloud State University in FY2024
$4.4 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #485 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 52.2%
- Rank change
- up 38
St. Cloud State University reported $4.4 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #485 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 52.2% on FY2023's $2.9 million; its national rank was up 38 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 59.1% ($2.6 million), followed by federal government at 18.3%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $2.6 million or 58.4% 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 | $4.2 million | 386 |
| FY2011 | $3.4 million | 421 |
| FY2012 | $2.9 million | 443 |
| FY2013 | $2.9 million | 432 |
| FY2014 | $3.4 million | 416 |
| FY2015 | $4.2 million | 396 |
| FY2016 | $3.5 million | 418 |
| FY2017 | $3.6 million | 423 |
| FY2018 | $3.7 million | 421 |
| FY2019 | $3.3 million | 452 |
| FY2020 | $3.1 million | 460 |
| FY2021 | $2.4 million | 508 |
| FY2022 | $2.2 million | 536 |
| FY2023 | $2.9 million | 521 |
| FY2024 | $4.4 million | 484 |
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 St. Cloud 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 | $2.6 million | 59.1% | +263.0% | 375 |
| Federal government | $810 thousand | 18.3% | +17.6% | 606 |
| All other sources | $322 thousand | 7.3% | +54.8% | 266 |
| State and local government | $315 thousand | 7.1% | +3.3% | 419 |
| Business | $294 thousand | 6.7% | −64.8% | 333 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $65 thousand | 1.5% | −55.2% | 596 |
| All sources | $4.4 million | 100.0% | +52.2% | 485 |
Fields of research
The 7 NSF research fields St. Cloud State University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-S&E | $2.6 million | 58.4% | +28.3% | 287 |
| Social sciences | $1.3 million | 29.7% | +226.7% | 230 |
| Life sciences | $404 thousand | 9.1% | +4.4% | 620 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $52 thousand | 1.2% | +550.0% | 445 |
| Engineering | $42 thousand | 1.0% | −22.2% | 451 |
| Physical sciences | $29 thousand | 0.7% | +141.7% | 640 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $1 thousand | 0.0% | — | 576 |
Neighbours
Ranked around St. Cloud State University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above St. Cloud State University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 480 | Spelman College | $4.5M |
| 481 | Davidson College | $4.5M |
| 482 | Colby College | $4.5M |
| 483 | Stephen F. Austin State University | $4.5M |
| 484 | University of Central Oklahoma | $4.5M |
| 485 | St. Cloud State University | $4.4M |
| 486 | University of Northern Iowa | $4.4M |
| 487 | Monmouth University | $4.3M |
| 488 | Saint John Fisher University | $4.2M |
| 489 | Albany State University | $4.2M |
| 490 | Western Illinois University | $4.1M |
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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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