Rhode Island School of Design

Rankings

Data year Earned doctorates Full-time graduate students Total R&D expenditures Research space
Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked
2024 461 50.7 925
2023 436 52.7 911
2022 433 52.4 900
2021 431 53.1 908
2020 439 52.6 916
2019 465 49.7 914
2018 488 47 911
2017 507 44.2 898
2016 563 37.8 896
2015 641 29.4 898
NOTES:
  • 1. See TableBuilder for the prior year data.
  • 2. Blank white cells indicate data not available, not applicable, or institution not eligible for survey.
  • 3. Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

Data

Total R&D expenditures, by field: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  All R&D fields   5,130   5,661   5,080 i   4,499   3,918   3,337   2,756   2,175   1,594   1,013
    Science   3,317   481   439 i   396 i   356 i   314 i   272 i   231 i   189 i   325
      Computer and information sciences   8   3   3 i   2 i   2 i   2 i   1 i   1 i   1 i   16
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   35   25   23 i   22 i   21 i   19 i   18 i   17 i   15 i   298
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0 i   0 i   1 i   1 i   0 i   3 i   0 i   0
        Geological and earth sciences   35   0   0 i   9 i   8 i   11 i   8 i   9 i   9 i   0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0 i   11 i   10 i   7 i   7 i   4 i   3 i   264
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   0   0   0 i   2 i   2 i   0 i   3 i   1 i   3 i   34
      Life sciences   285   144   137 i   129 i   123 i   116 i   109 i   103 i   96 i   9
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0 i   4 i   2 i   3 i   2 i   2 i   2 i   9
        Biological and biomedical sciences   31   0   0 i   59 i   62 i   65 i   50 i   47 i   49 i   0
        Health sciences   42   0   0 i   54 i   50 i   38 i   48 i   47 i   39 i   0
        Natural resources and conservation   212   0   0 i   3 i   2 i   2 i   0 i   2 i   0 i   0
        Life sciences nec   0   0   0 i   9 i   7 i   8 i   9 i   5 i   6 i   0
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0
      Physical sciences   0   0   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0
        Chemistry   0   0   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0
        Materials science   0   0   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0
        Physics   0   0   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0
      Psychology   0   0   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0
      Social sciences   2,989   309   276 i   243 i   210 i   177 i   144 i   110 i   77 i   2
        Anthropology   0   0   0 i   15 i   18 i   13 i   7 i   6 i   3 i   0
        Economics   0   0   0 i   57 i   46 i   38 i   44 i   19 i   11 i   0
        Political science and government   0   0   0 i   60 i   48 i   43 i   29 i   17 i   9 i   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   2,080   0   0 i   19 i   23 i   29 i   25 i   18 i   10 i   0
        Social sciences nec   909   0   0 i   92 i   75 i   54 i   39 i   50 i   44 i   2
      Sciences nec   0   0   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0
    Engineering   1,013   213   199 i   187 i   174 i   160 i   148 i   135 i   122 i   3
    Engineering   0   213   199 i   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   30   0   0 i   15 i   21 i   0 i   6 i   1 i   2 i   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   7   0   0 i   7 i   7 i   13 i   6 i   13 i   10 i   0
      Chemical engineering   0   0   0 i   19 i   7 i   8 i   9 i   11 i   5 i   0
      Civil engineering   0   0   0 i   34 i   44 i   36 i   20 i   16 i   14 i   0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   0   0   0 i   24 i   17 i   16 i   22 i   21 i   16 i   0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   0 i   2 i   1 i   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0 i   46 i   37 i   40 i   39 i   47 i   35 i   0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   216   0   0 i   1 i   5 i   3 i   2 i   0 i   0 i   0
      Engineering nec   760   0   0 i   41 i   36 i   44 i   44 i   24 i   39 i   3
    Non-S&E   800   4,967   4,442 i   3,916 i   3,388 i   2,863 i   2,336 i   1,809 i   1,283 i   685
      Business management and business administration   0   0   0 i   247 i   159 i   146 i   290 i   269 i   165 i   0
      Communication and communications technologies   0   0   0 i   39 i   184 i   72 i   54 i   30 i   12 i   3
      Education   0   0   0 i   1,355 i   938 i   510 i   475 i   352 i   331 i   0
      Humanities   256   0   0 i   880 i   1,069 i   889 i   712 i   576 i   364 i   38
      Law   0   0   0 i   59 i   22 i   41 i   21 i   24 i   10 i   0
      Social work   0   0   0 i   4 i   38 i   20 i   10 i   4 i   2 i   0
      Visual and performing arts   313   0   0 i   340 i   501 i   370 i   224 i   176 i   122 i   256
      Non-S&E nec   231   0   0 i   992 i   477 i   815 i   550 i   378 i   277 i   388

i=imputed

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Prior to FY 2016, expenditures for natural resources and conservation, materials science, anthropology, and industrial and manufacturing engineering were not collected separately. R&D expenditures in agricultural sciences decreased in FY 2016 because a number of disciplines previously reported in that field are now reported separately under natural resources and conservation.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education R&D Survey

Total R&D expenditures, by source of funds and R&D field: 2024
(Dollars in thousands)
Field All R&D expenditures Federal government State and local government Institution funds Business Nonprofit organizations All other sources
  All R&D fields   5,130   342   55   323   3,725   613   72
    Science   3,317   202   35   0   2,847   161   72
      Computer and information sciences   8   8   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   35   23   12   0   0   0   0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   35   23   12   0   0   0   0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Life sciences   285   171   0   0   0   42   72
        Agricultural sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Biological and biomedical sciences   31   31   0   0   0   0   0
        Health sciences   42   0   0   0   0   42   0
        Natural resources and conservation   212   140   0   0   0   0   72
        Life sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social sciences   2,989   0   23   0   2,847   119   0
        Anthropology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Economics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Political science and government   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   2,080   0   0   0   2,080   0   0
        Social sciences nec   909   0   23   0   767   119   0
      Sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   1,013   140   0   83   760   30   0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering   30   0   0   0   0   30   0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering   7   7   0   0   0   0   0
      Chemical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Civil engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   216   133   0   83   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   760   0   0   0   760   0   0
    Non-S&E   800   0   20   240   118   422   0
      Business management and business administration   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Communication and communications technologies   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Education   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Humanities   256   0   20   100   0   136   0
      Law   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Social work   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   313   0   0   140   0   173   0
      Non-S&E nec   231   0   0   0   118   113   0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Prior to FY 2016, expenditures for natural resources and conservation, materials science, anthropology, and industrial and manufacturing engineering were not collected separately. R&D expenditures in agricultural sciences decreased in FY 2016 because a number of disciplines previously reported in that field are now reported separately under natural resources and conservation.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education R&D Survey

Federally funded R&D expenditures, by federal agency: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
Federal Agencies   342   .   .   294   287   280   273   266   259   252
  DOD   16   .   .   8 i   6 i   11 i   8 i   14 i   11 i   0
  DOE   0   .   .   2 i   2 i   7 i   8 i   10 i   21 i   0
  HHS   31   .   .   87 i   83 i   84 i   77 i   69 i   59 i   0
  NASA   117   .   .   21 i   26 i   3 i   7 i   8 i   7 i   0
  NSF   166   .   .   112 i   92 i   117 i   116 i   106 i   93 i   252
  USDA   0   .   .   5 i   7 i   3 i   4 i   5 i   6 i   0
  Other   12   .   .   59 i   71 i   55 i   53 i   54 i   62 i   0

i=imputed

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education R&D Survey

Headcount of R&D personnel: 2024–18 [temporarily discontinued]
Year
2024   .   .   .   .
2023   .   .   .   .
2022   .   .   .   .
2021   .   .   .   .
2020   .   .   .   .
2019   135 i   43 i   92 i   .
2018   119 i   27 i   92 i   .

i=imputed

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Higher Education R&D Survey

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