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The NSF Higher Education Research and Development (HERD) Survey is the primary source of information on R&amp;D expenditures at U.S. colleges and universities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/annual-report\/files\/2025\/08\/FY25_ResearchExpenditures_1500x844-1024x576.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-464\" srcset=\"https:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/annual-report\/files\/2025\/08\/FY25_ResearchExpenditures_1500x844-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/annual-report\/files\/2025\/08\/FY25_ResearchExpenditures_1500x844-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/annual-report\/files\/2025\/08\/FY25_ResearchExpenditures_1500x844-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/annual-report\/files\/2025\/08\/FY25_ResearchExpenditures_1500x844-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/research.ncsu.edu\/annual-report\/files\/2025\/08\/FY25_ResearchExpenditures_1500x844-2048x1152.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">NC State research and development expenditures (NSF HERD Survey).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Volume of Activities Activity 2023 2024 2025 % Change from FY24 Total Sponsored Awards $476.1M $516.9M $506.3M -2% University F&amp;A Generated $71.2M $78.0M $82.9M +6.3% Total Sponsored Research Projects 1,954&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"ncst_custom_author":"","ncst_show_custom_author":false,"ncst_dynamicHeaderBlockName":"ncst\/default-header","ncst_dynamicHeaderData":"{\"pageIntro\":\"We've helped NC State continue to expand and diversify our research and commercialization portfolio. 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