North Dakota State University

Shape students’ futures. Generate new discoveries. Build economic opportunities for the region. Research and creative activity at North Dakota State University serve as catalysts of opportunity.

There is exceptional research infrastructure in place; new partnerships underway; and world class opportunities available for undergraduate, graduate, faculty and staff researchers and those engaged in creative pursuits at this student-focused, land-grant, research institution.

With well over $100 million in research expenditures annually, NDSU’s research intensity frequently places it in lists of top 100 public universities.

NDSU’s commitment to serving the State and its citizens is founded in the university’s land-grant mission. 

NDSU's Research and Discovery Vision is focused on achieving national and international recognition as a premier public Research University, committed to solving complex and evolving Grand Challenges. The Vision centers on three Grand Challenges which leverage current and emerging strengths of NDSU researchers, are inclusive of creative activity and innovation, and align the university with the needs of the state, the nation, and the world. 

• Food Systems and Security,
• Healthy Populations and Vital Communities, and
• Sustainable Energy, Environment, and Societal Infrastructure