Rhode Island School of Design

Rankings

Data year Earned doctorates Full-time graduate students Total R&D expenditures
Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked Rank Percentile Institutions ranked
2024
2023 438 52.6 914
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 562 38 896
2015 640 29.5 898
2014 629 30 889
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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  All R&D fields 5,661 5,080 i 4,499 3,918 3,337 2,756 2,175 1,594 1,013 1,064
    Science 481 439 i 396 i 356 i 314 i 272 i 231 i 189 i 325 326
      Computer and information sciences 3 3 i 2 i 2 i 2 i 1 i 1 i 1 i 16 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 25 23 i 22 i 21 i 19 i 18 i 17 i 15 i 298 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 i 0 i 1 i 1 i 0 i 3 i 0 i 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 0 0 i 9 i 8 i 11 i 8 i 9 i 9 i 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 i 11 i 10 i 7 i 7 i 4 i 3 i 264 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 i 2 i 2 i 0 i 3 i 1 i 3 i 34 0
      Life sciences 144 137 i 129 i 123 i 116 i 109 i 103 i 96 i 9 274
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 i 4 i 2 i 3 i 2 i 2 i 2 i 9 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 i 59 i 62 i 65 i 50 i 47 i 49 i 0 0
        Health sciences 0 0 i 54 i 50 i 38 i 48 i 47 i 39 i 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 i 3 i 2 i 2 i 0 i 2 i 0 i 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 i 9 i 7 i 8 i 9 i 5 i 6 i 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 0
        Chemistry 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 0
        Materials science 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 0
        Physics 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 0
      Social sciences 309 276 i 243 i 210 i 177 i 144 i 110 i 77 i 2 12
        Anthropology 0 0 i 15 i 18 i 13 i 7 i 6 i 3 i 0 0
        Economics 0 0 i 57 i 46 i 38 i 44 i 19 i 11 i 0 0
        Political science and government 0 0 i 60 i 48 i 43 i 29 i 17 i 9 i 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 i 19 i 23 i 29 i 25 i 18 i 10 i 0 0
        Social sciences nec 0 0 i 92 i 75 i 54 i 39 i 50 i 44 i 2 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 40
    Engineering 213 199 i 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 171
    Engineering 213 199 i 187 i 174 i 160 i 148 i 135 i 122 i 3 171
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 i 15 i 21 i 0 i 6 i 1 i 2 i 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 i 7 i 7 i 13 i 6 i 13 i 10 i 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 i 19 i 7 i 8 i 9 i 11 i 5 i 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 i 34 i 44 i 36 i 20 i 16 i 14 i 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 i 24 i 17 i 16 i 22 i 21 i 16 i 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 0 i 2 i 1 i 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 i 46 i 37 i 40 i 39 i 47 i 35 i 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 i 1 i 5 i 3 i 2 i 0 i 0 i 0 0
      Engineering nec 0 0 i 41 i 36 i 44 i 44 i 24 i 39 i 3 0
    Non-S&E 4,967 4,442 i 3,916 i 3,388 i 2,863 i 2,336 i 1,809 i 1,283 i 685 567
      Business management and business administration 0 0 i 247 i 159 i 146 i 290 i 269 i 165 i 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 i 39 i 184 i 72 i 54 i 30 i 12 i 3 0
      Education 0 0 i 1,355 i 938 i 510 i 475 i 352 i 331 i 0 0
      Humanities 0 0 i 880 i 1,069 i 889 i 712 i 576 i 364 i 38 0
      Law 0 0 i 59 i 22 i 41 i 21 i 24 i 10 i 0 0
      Social work 0 0 i 4 i 38 i 20 i 10 i 4 i 2 i 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 i 340 i 501 i 370 i 224 i 176 i 122 i 256 0
      Non-S&E nec 0 0 i 992 i 477 i 815 i 550 i 378 i 277 i 388 0

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: 2023
(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 5,661 311 . . . 0 0
    Science 481 118 . . . 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 3 0 . . . 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 25 15 . . . 0 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Life sciences 144 103 . . . 0 0
        Agricultural sciences 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Health sciences 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Natural resources and conservation 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Life sciences nec 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Chemistry 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Materials science 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Physics 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Psychology 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Social sciences 309 0 . . . 0 0
        Anthropology 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Economics 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Political science and government 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 0 0 . . . 0 0
        Social sciences nec 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Sciences nec 0 0 . . . 0 0
    Engineering 213 118 . . . 0 0
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Chemical engineering 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Civil engineering 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Engineering nec 0 0 . . . 0 0
    Non-S&E 4,967 75 . . . 0 0
      Business management and business administration 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Education 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Humanities 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Law 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Social work 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 0 0 . . . 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 0 0 . . . 0 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: 2023–14
(Dollars in thousands)
Source of funds 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Federal Agencies . . 294 287 280 273 266 259 252 .
  DOD . . 8 i 6 i 11 i 8 i 14 i 11 i 0 .
  DOE . . 2 i 2 i 7 i 8 i 10 i 21 i 0 .
  HHS . . 87 i 83 i 84 i 77 i 69 i 59 i 0 .
  NASA . . 21 i 26 i 3 i 7 i 8 i 7 i 0 .
  NSF . . 112 i 92 i 117 i 116 i 106 i 93 i 252 .
  USDA . . 5 i 7 i 3 i 4 i 5 i 6 i 0 .
  Other . . 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: 2023–17 [temporarily discontinued]
Year
2023 . . . .
2022 . . . .
2021 . . . .
2020 . . . .
2019 135 i 43 i 92 i .
2018 119 i 27 i 92 i .
2017 121 i 29 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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