University of North Dakota research and development spending, FY2024
- Grand Forks, ND
- R2
- Public
- Standard form filer
University of North Dakota in FY2024
$197.4 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #143 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 8.4%
- Rank change
- up 1
University of North Dakota reported $197.4 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #143 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 8.4% on FY2023's $182.2 million; its national rank was up 1 place. Federal government is its largest funding source at 42.2% ($83.4 million), followed by institution funds at 29.8%. Its largest field of research is engineering, $122.0 million or 61.8% 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 | $76.6 million | 153 |
| FY2011 | $74.9 million | 157 |
| FY2012 | $80.1 million | 155 |
| FY2013 | $68.9 million | 164 |
| FY2014 | $67.6 million | 161 |
| FY2015 | $64.4 million | 164 |
| FY2016 | $70.3 million | 162 |
| FY2017 | $102.8 million | 145 |
| FY2018 | $109.9 million | 148 |
| FY2019 | $110.8 million | 150 |
| FY2020 | $111.7 million | 154 |
| FY2021 | $143.5 million | 146 |
| FY2022 | $147.7 million | 148 |
| FY2023 | $182.2 million | 144 |
| FY2024 | $197.4 million | 143 |
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 North Dakota 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 | $83.4 million | 42.2% | +26.5% | 150 |
| Institution funds | $58.8 million | 29.8% | +16.0% | 143 |
| State and local government | $37.7 million | 19.1% | −19.7% | 44 |
| Business | $15.9 million | 8.1% | −8.5% | 85 |
| All other sources | $1.1 million | 0.5% | +214.0% | 179 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $558 thousand | 0.3% | −41.6% | 340 |
| All sources | $197.4 million | 100.0% | +8.4% | 143 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields University of North Dakota reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Engineering | $122.0 million | 61.8% | +16.0% | 43 |
| Life sciences | $35.4 million | 17.9% | −4.2% | 172 |
| Non-S&E | $16.0 million | 8.1% | +16.8% | 128 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $8.1 million | 4.1% | +9.1% | 101 |
| Physical sciences | $6.0 million | 3.0% | −20.5% | 175 |
| Computer and information sciences | $5.6 million | 2.8% | +34.5% | 127 |
| Psychology | $1.9 million | 0.9% | −62.5% | 166 |
| Social sciences | $1.8 million | 0.9% | +4.8% | 209 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $468 thousand | 0.2% | +5.4% | 216 |
| Other sciences | $238 thousand | 0.1% | +52.6% | 191 |
Neighbours
Ranked around University of North Dakota
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above University of North Dakota and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 138 | University of Alabama, The, Tuscaloosa | $221.2M |
| 139 | University of California, Santa Cruz | $218.4M |
| 140 | North Dakota State University | $199.9M |
| 141 | University of Maine | $198.9M |
| 142 | Syracuse University | $198.8M |
| 143 | University of North Dakota | $197.4M |
| 144 | University of Nevada, Reno | $194.1M |
| 145 | University of Mississippi | $189.9M |
| 146 | University of Texas at Dallas, The | $181.8M |
| 147 | San Diego State University | $181.6M |
| 148 | University of Oregon | $174.8M |
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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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