Research and Innovation

Engaging with an impressive array of highly qualified and skilled faculty, staff and student researchers, fuels collaborate research initiatives that drive both academic and industry advancements.

Top 100

Public Research University in the U.S.

$199.8m

FY24 research expenditures; 6th record-breaking year

$93.5m

FY25 external awards

8,000 sq ft

Innovation Studio

626

jobs currently in NDeavor Barry D. Batcheller Tech Park

29

NDSU researchers among top 2% of most cited scientists in the world

The NDSU technology incubator took us in when we were just a “mom and pop VR shop” trying to find our path forward. Having a physical presence in the incubator building these past years has connected us with a variety of state programs, expertise and support that we would never have discovered on our own. We’ve grown from the small, shared-office, husband and wife team we once were to become a team of over a dozen full time staff and affiliated partners from around the world. The NDSU Research Park has played a critical role in that success.

Matt Chausse Co-owner, Co-founder & CEO for Be More Colorful

Latest Happenings

January 13, 2026

NDSU sets sixth consecutive record for annual research expenditures

An NDSU student researcher looks through a microscope in a lab.

October 15, 2025

NDSU researchers among world’s top two percent most-cited scientists

This year, NDSU is represented by 29 researchers on the single-year list and 36 on the career-long list, including six faculty who are new to the career list this summer.

Research Spotlight

NDSU students contribute to groundbreaking research

Marisol Morocho Lema working on her research

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