Rhode Island School of Design research and development spending, FY2024
- Providence, RI
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Rhode Island School of Design in FY2024
$5.1 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #461 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- down 9.4%
- Rank change
- down 26
Rhode Island School of Design reported $5.1 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #461 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is down 9.4% on FY2023's $5.7 million; its national rank was down 26 places. Business is its largest funding source at 72.6% ($3.7 million), followed by nonprofit organizations at 11.9%. Its largest field of research is social sciences, $3.0 million or 58.3% 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, FY2022, FY2023, which Rhode Island School of Design did not report.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure | Rank in series |
|---|---|---|
| FY2010 | — | — |
| FY2011 | $551 thousand | 601 |
| FY2012 | — | — |
| FY2013 | — | — |
| FY2014 | — | — |
| FY2015 | $1.0 million | 563 |
| FY2016 | $1.6 million | 528 |
| FY2017 | $2.2 million | 487 |
| FY2018 | $2.8 million | 468 |
| FY2019 | $3.3 million | 451 |
| FY2020 | $3.9 million | 428 |
| FY2021 | $4.5 million | 424 |
| FY2022 | — | — |
| FY2023 | — | — |
| FY2024 | $5.1 million | 460 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 6 NSF funding sources Rhode Island School of Design 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business | $3.7 million | 72.6% | −0.1% | 161 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $613 thousand | 11.9% | −16.1% | 329 |
| Federal government | $342 thousand | 6.7% | +10.0% | 739 |
| Institution funds | $323 thousand | 6.3% | −56.3% | 603 |
| All other sources | $72 thousand | 1.4% | −28.0% | 364 |
| State and local government | $55 thousand | 1.1% | +5.8% | 542 |
| All sources | $5.1 million | 100.0% | −9.4% | 461 |
Fields of research
The 6 NSF research fields Rhode Island School of Design reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social sciences | $3.0 million | 58.3% | +867.3% | 180 |
| Engineering | $1.0 million | 19.7% | +375.6% | 290 |
| Non-S&E | $800 thousand | 15.6% | −83.9% | 404 |
| Life sciences | $285 thousand | 5.6% | +97.9% | 667 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $35 thousand | 0.7% | +40.0% | 461 |
| Computer and information sciences | $8 thousand | 0.2% | +166.7% | 572 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Rhode Island School of Design
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Rhode Island School of Design and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 456 | Southeastern Louisiana University | $5.6M |
| 457 | Pomona College | $5.5M |
| 458 | Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge | $5.5M |
| 459 | University of Washington, Bothell | $5.3M |
| 460 | Reed College | $5.2M |
| 461 | Rhode Island School of Design | $5.1M |
| 462 | Coastal Carolina University | $5.1M |
| 463 | Trinity College, Hartford | $5.1M |
| 464 | Austin Peay State University | $5.1M |
| 465 | National University | $5.0M |
| 466 | Carleton College | $5.0M |
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Request a demoData: 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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