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
2014
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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