Research
See also: Red River Valley Research CorridorNDSU is a major component of the Red River Valley Research Corridor and does research in many areas. According to the National Science Foundation, NDSU is the largest research institution in the state of North Dakota. NDSU’s position is the highest National Science Foundation ranking in the states of North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, Wyoming and Idaho, and is also among the top 100 research universities in the United States in six research categories including both federal and non-federal research expenditures. NDSU's annual research expenditures exceed 134 million dollars.
Major fields of research at NDSU include nanotechnology, RFID technology, agriculture, chemistry, and polymers/coatings. NDSU also has a 55 acre (223,000 m²) Technology Park located on the north side of the main campus.
The Carnegie Commission on Higher Education has named NDSU to the elite “Research University/Very High Research Activity” category, which represents the 108 top ranked private and public universities in the United States. NDSU is the first and only institution in North Dakota to receive the prestigious categorization.
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