WHAT WE DO
Enable research, creative activity, and innovation that address complex challenges and foster prosperity for the people of North Dakota and beyond.
WHOM WE SERVE
Our primary audiences are the researchers, scholars, and Deans of NDSU. We also partner closely with University leadership, federal and state funding agencies, industry, policymakers and economic stakeholders, and other NDSU administrative units.
R1
Ranking from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education
$199.8M
6th record-breaking year for research expenditures
(FY24)
Top 100
Public research universities in the country
(NSF HERD Survey)
$93.5M
External awards
(FY25)
RCA Tools and Information
Institutional Information
Get frequently used numbers (DUNS, Unique Entity Identifier, Congressional District, Cage Code), contact information, authorized organizational representative and more.
Novelution
A centralized system with integrated software modules that support many research administration aspects.
NDSU Research Equipment Database
Discover shared equipment resources across the campus to support research and development.
Atom Grants
Atom Grants provides an innovative, AI-powered platform that allows faculty and researchers to create customized grant opportunity searches that match current or future faculty interests.
RCA Update Archive
Download past issues of RCA's monthly newsletter, the RCA Update. The newsletter is created for NDSU researchers, scholars, students, and staff, and provides up-to-date information on grant program changes, deadlines, notices, training, and other announcements.
RCA Events
NDSU Emerging Research Areas
NDSU researchers are working on a set of emerging research initiatives based on demonstrated momentum within the research community, projected benefit to the state of North Dakota, and capacity to foster interdisciplinary collaboration across colleges.
MATERIALS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
NDSU leads in materials research and development to drive innovation, workforce development, and economic growth by focusing on sustainable materials, functional coatings, and advanced manufacturing techniques.
PRECISION AGRICULTURE AND AGTECH INNOVATION
NDSU develops scalable, data-driven, and biologically informed solutions to feed a growing world while stewarding natural resources.
RURAL AND COMMUNITY HEALTH & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES
NDSU advances the health and quality of life of North Dakotans by leading biomedical research, expanding access to rural healthcare, and strengthening the biomedical workforce.
STEWARDING THE STORIES, PLACES, AND PEOPLE OF NORTH DAKOTA
NDSU elevates North Dakota’s cultural, historical, and environmental legacies through interdisciplinary scholarship, public engagement, and stewardship rooted in place-based storytelling and land-grant values.
NDSU researchers among the world’s top two percent most-cited scientists for 2025
Congratulations to NDSU researchers who are among the top 2% of the most cited scientists globally, according to the Science-wide Author Databases of Standardized Citation Indicators.
Soil reclamation research helps restore damaged soil to healthy condition
NDSU distinguished professor of soil science Tom DeSutter and his team are working to restore soil to its previous state after energy-resource extraction and transportation disturb it.
NDSU biology professor helps build graduate student support system through NSF EPSCoR award
NDSU professor of biology Ned Dochtermann has received a National Science Foundation EPSCoR Graduate Fellowship Award to build a support system that helps graduate students become successful researchers.
NDSU School of Pharmacy helps rural pharmacy workforce shortage
NDSU professor and chair of pharmacy practice Amy Werremeyer is working to build North Dakota's rural pharmacy workforce through a program that addresses staffing shortages at pharmacies across the state, some of which have closed or left pharmacist positions unfilled for as long as two years.
Dochtermann named RCA Undergraduate Research Director
Ned Dochtermann, NDSU professor of biological sciences and Engberg Presidential Professor, has been named NDSU Office of Research and Creative Activity Undergraduate Research Director.
