University of Minnesota, Duluth research and development spending, FY2024
- Duluth, MN
- Public
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University of Minnesota, Duluth in FY2024
$29.9 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #274 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 17.1%
- Rank change
- up 5
University of Minnesota, Duluth reported $29.9 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #274 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 17.1% on FY2023's $25.5 million; its national rank was up 5 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 44.8% ($13.4 million), followed by federal government at 30.1%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $24.3 million or 81.2% 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 | $21.1 million | 256 |
| FY2011 | $23.4 million | 251 |
| FY2012 | $21.5 million | 252 |
| FY2013 | $21.4 million | 249 |
| FY2014 | $21.9 million | 248 |
| FY2015 | $27.6 million | 228 |
| FY2016 | $27.5 million | 232 |
| FY2017 | $25.0 million | 241 |
| FY2018 | $25.2 million | 241 |
| FY2019 | $27.5 million | 239 |
| FY2020 | $26.1 million | 246 |
| FY2021 | $23.8 million | 259 |
| FY2022 | $23.4 million | 271 |
| FY2023 | $25.5 million | 279 |
| FY2024 | $29.9 million | 274 |
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 University of Minnesota, Duluth 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 | $13.4 million | 44.8% | +20.7% | 240 |
| Federal government | $9.0 million | 30.1% | +19.5% | 315 |
| State and local government | $7.2 million | 24.2% | +12.9% | 140 |
| Business | $174 thousand | 0.6% | −54.3% | 367 |
| All other sources | $72 thousand | 0.2% | +30.9% | 364 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $36 thousand | 0.1% | −42.9% | 647 |
| All sources | $29.9 million | 100.0% | +17.1% | 274 |
Fields of research
The 9 NSF research fields University of Minnesota, Duluth reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $24.3 million | 81.2% | +18.2% | 189 |
| Engineering | $2.2 million | 7.2% | +15.2% | 253 |
| Physical sciences | $762 thousand | 2.5% | +23.1% | 343 |
| Non-S&E | $721 thousand | 2.4% | +23.9% | 412 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $596 thousand | 2.0% | −4.0% | 274 |
| Psychology | $438 thousand | 1.5% | −7.4% | 262 |
| Computer and information sciences | $342 thousand | 1.1% | +33.1% | 316 |
| Social sciences | $324 thousand | 1.1% | −0.6% | 349 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $289 thousand | 1.0% | +16.5% | 245 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of Minnesota, Duluth
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of Minnesota, Duluth and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 269 | Louisiana State University, Health Sciences Center, Shreveport | $31.9M |
| 270 | City University of New York, The, Queens College | $31.8M |
| 271 | Texas A&M University-Kingsville | $31.8M |
| 272 | Prairie View A&M University | $31.6M |
| 273 | Louisiana Tech University | $31.2M |
| 274 | University of Minnesota, Duluth | $29.9M |
| 275 | Tuskegee University | $29.7M |
| 276 | Creighton University | $29.3M |
| 277 | City University of New York, Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy | $28.6M |
| 278 | Miami University | $28.6M |
| 279 | Fordham University | $28.2M |
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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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