R1
Ranking from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education
$190.3M
5th record-breaking year for research expenditures
Top 100
NDSU in top 100 public research universities in the country (HERD)
$142.5M
In external awards for FY24; 76% increase over previous year
RCA Tools and Information
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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.
NDSU Strategic Research Areas
NDSU is recognized for its R1 level research, which underscores significant real-world impact in a range of disciplines.
Life Sciences
NDSU’s biomedical and health-related researchers are actively addressing public health challenges and developing solutions for pancreatic cancer, age-related difficulties, Alzheimer’s Disease, asthma, opioid addiction, obesity, and diabetes-related vascular complications and more.
Agriculture
NDSU Agricultural Experiment Station and NDSU Extension help producers increase the efficiency of their operations.
Materials Science
NDSU researchers develop, characterize, process, and apply advanced materials such as nanomaterials, polymers, ceramics, composites, and biocomposites utilizing machine learning and robotics and are creating sustainable materials for everyday uses.
Food, Energy, and Water Security
FEWS addresses key issues facing food, energy and water resources today with a strong emphasis on research related to technology, autonomous systems, sensors, high throughput data systems, agriculture data security, precision agriculture and predictive crop performance.
Cybersecurity
Research into developing new knowledge and methodologies in cybersecurity, with a student-centered approach to training future cyber security practitioners, researchers and educators.
RCA News
NDSU professor receives NSF CAREER award
North Dakota State University assistant professor of agricultural and biosystems engineering, Sulaymon Eshkabilov, has received a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development Program award. Eshkabilov is researching honey bee health and their communication systems.
NDSU researchers study how to help bees survive winter conditions
Native and human-managed bees are essential pollinators for various crops in North Dakota. A significant question for researchers is to learn how these bees can best survive the harsh winter months to emerge and reproduce successfully each spring.
