North Dakota State University is a student-focused, land-grant, research university listed at 84 among 402 public universities based on NDSU's research expenditures reported to the National Science Foundation. In addition, NDSU is listed in the National Science Foundation top 100 in several areas, including: agricultural sciences, social sciences, physical sciences, chemistry, psychology and computer science. NDSU is fully accredited as an institution by the Higher Learning Commission.