Bryant University research and development spending, FY2024
- Smithfield, RI
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Bryant University in FY2024
$459 thousand
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #820 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 17.7%
- Rank change
- down 52
Bryant University reported $459 thousand of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #820 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 17.7% on FY2023's $558 thousand; its national rank was down 52 places. Federal government is its largest funding source at 78.0% ($358 thousand), followed by institution funds at 22.0%. Its largest field of research is life sciences, $179 thousand or 39.0% of the total.
Over time
Research spending, FY2010 to FY2024
Standard-form totals FY2010 onwards as revised by NCSES in the newest release; rank is within that series. The line breaks at FY2012, FY2013, FY2014, FY2015, FY2016, FY2017, FY2018, FY2019, FY2020, FY2021, FY2022, which Bryant University did not report.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure | Rank in series |
|---|---|---|
| FY2010 | — | — |
| FY2011 | $316 thousand | 621 |
| FY2012 | — | — |
| FY2013 | — | — |
| FY2014 | — | — |
| FY2015 | — | — |
| FY2016 | — | — |
| FY2017 | — | — |
| FY2018 | — | — |
| FY2019 | — | — |
| FY2020 | — | — |
| FY2021 | — | — |
| FY2022 | — | — |
| FY2023 | $558 thousand | 647 |
| FY2024 | $459 thousand | 680 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 2 NSF funding sources Bryant University reported in FY2024, largest first. Shares are of its own FY2024 total, and the rank is national within that source.
| Source | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal government | $358 thousand | 78.0% | −17.9% | 735 |
| Institution funds | $101 thousand | 22.0% | −17.2% | 725 |
| All sources | $459 thousand | 100.0% | −17.7% | 820 |
Fields of research
The 6 NSF research fields Bryant University reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life sciences | $179 thousand | 39.0% | −49.3% | 716 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $142 thousand | 30.9% | +73.2% | 311 |
| Non-S&E | $71 thousand | 15.5% | −29.7% | 640 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $51 thousand | 11.1% | +628.6% | 448 |
| Social sciences | $13 thousand | 2.8% | +8.3% | 607 |
| Computer and information sciences | $3 thousand | 0.7% | 0.0% | 590 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Bryant University
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Bryant University and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking, and the one institution tied with it — a shared rank is a real tie in NSF's data, not a rounding artefact.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 815 | Arkansas Tech University | $474K |
| 816 | MCPHS University | $468K |
| 817 | Lewis-Clark State College | $463K |
| 817 | University of Wisconsin-Whitewater | $463K |
| 819 | Benedictine University | $461K |
| 820 | Bryant University | $459K |
| 820 | State University of New York at New Paltz | $459K |
| 822 | Shaw University | $452K |
| 823 | Northwest Nazarene University | $451K |
| 824 | Kutztown University of Pennsylvania | $446K |
| 825 | Wheaton College, Norton | $445K |
| 826 | Pitzer College | $443K |
Keep looking
Where this institution sits
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Data: NSF HERD FY2024, built from NSF's published tables on September 8, 2026. Page updated September 13, 2026.
Data: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, National Science Foundation, Higher Education Research and Development Survey, FY2024.
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