Providence College research and development spending, FY2024
- Providence, RI
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Providence College in FY2024
$5.9 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #439 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 7.1%
- Rank change
- up 1
Providence College reported $5.9 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #439 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 7.1% on FY2023's $5.5 million; its national rank was up 1 place. Federal government is its largest funding source at 84.8% ($5.0 million), followed by institution funds at 11.9%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $3.7 million or 61.9% 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, FY2014, FY2022, which Providence College did not report.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure | Rank in series |
|---|---|---|
| FY2010 | $917 thousand | 530 |
| FY2011 | $758 thousand | 584 |
| FY2012 | — | — |
| FY2013 | $983 thousand | 553 |
| FY2014 | — | — |
| FY2015 | $1.3 million | 538 |
| FY2016 | $1.2 million | 565 |
| FY2017 | $1.0 million | 579 |
| FY2018 | $1.2 million | 573 |
| FY2019 | $1.0 million | 595 |
| FY2020 | $1.1 million | 592 |
| FY2021 | $766 thousand | 613 |
| FY2022 | — | — |
| FY2023 | $5.5 million | 438 |
| FY2024 | $5.9 million | 438 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 3 NSF funding sources Providence College 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 | $5.0 million | 84.8% | +8.0% | 367 |
| Institution funds | $705 thousand | 11.9% | +21.1% | 510 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $198 thousand | 3.3% | −34.7% | 465 |
| All sources | $5.9 million | 100.0% | +7.1% | 439 |
Fields of research
The 8 NSF research fields Providence College reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-S&E | $3.7 million | 61.9% | +4.2% | 249 |
| Life sciences | $1.5 million | 25.4% | +14.1% | 433 |
| Physical sciences | $355 thousand | 6.0% | +40.3% | 423 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $144 thousand | 2.4% | −41.9% | 372 |
| Psychology | $113 thousand | 1.9% | +7.6% | 376 |
| Social sciences | $55 thousand | 0.9% | −37.5% | 531 |
| Engineering | $53 thousand | 0.9% | — | 439 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $31 thousand | 0.5% | — | 451 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Providence College
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Providence College and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 434 | Bucknell University | $6.2M |
| 435 | Swarthmore College | $6.1M |
| 436 | West Virginia State University | $6.1M |
| 437 | University of St. Thomas (MN) | $6.0M |
| 438 | City University of New York, The, Baruch College | $6.0M |
| 439 | Providence College | $5.9M |
| 440 | Alfred University | $5.9M |
| 441 | Morehouse College | $5.9M |
| 442 | Naval War College | $5.9M |
| 443 | Fairfield University | $5.8M |
| 444 | Trinity University | $5.8M |
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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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