Research expenditures by university in South Dakota, FY2024
8 institutions in South Dakota reported to the NSF HERD survey in FY2024, and together they spent $144.0 million, 0.1% of the US total. South Dakota State University leads at $82.2 million — #191 nationally, more than 2 times University of South Dakota, The's $27.9 million. 6 spent more than in FY2023 and 2 spent less. The list runs down to Northern State University at $187 thousand; every name on it links to that institution's own page.
- Institutions
- 8
- FY2024 R&D
- $144.0 million
- Share of the US total
- 0.1%
Universities in South Dakota ranked, FY2024
| In South Dakota | Institution | US rank | FY2024 R&D | Change on FY2023 | Rank change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Dakota State University | #191 | $82.2M | +15.3% | up 6 |
| 2 | University of South Dakota, The | #280 | $27.9M | −6.5% | down 16 |
| 3 | South Dakota School of Mines and Technology | #296 | $23.9M | +17.7% | up 13 |
| 4 | Dakota State University | #452 | $5.7M | +7.6% | down 8 |
| 5 | Black Hills State University | #564 | $2.6M | +17.1% | up 3 |
| 6 | Augustana University | #729 | $831K | +9.8% | down 7 |
| 7 | Oglala Lakota College | #783 | $594K | +1.0% | down 23 |
| 8 | Northern State University | #912 | $187K | −33.7% | down 50 |
| All 8 | $144.0M | ||||
Rank is a competition rank: two institutions that spent the same share a rank and the next one is skipped. Figures are NSF's own, as revised in the FY2024 release, and are shown to one decimal. How these numbers are built.
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Data: 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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