Brigham Young U.

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
2023 244 64.5 679
2022 239 65.3 680
2021 236 66.3 691
2020 254 64.1 698
2019 240 66 697
2018 217 69.4 700
2017 235 66.1 684
2016 183 74.1 697
2015 149 78.8 693
2014 148 78.8 688
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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 268 268 271 211 243 307 269 405 631 644
    Female 226 239 192 165 164 199 165 306 375 388
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 386 400 410 326 356 431 373 622 850 863
    Hispanic or Latino 34 25 19 18 22 21 3 39 50 32
    Not Hispanic or Latino 348 370 389 306 330 397 365 578 793 829
      American Indian or Alaska Native 0 1 0 1 3 1 2 2 1 4
      Asian 8 6 4 2 6 9 8 11 26 22
      Black or African American 0 2 3 4 0 3 2 6 6 7
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 2 2 0 3 3 0 3 5 8
      White 315 340 344 281 307 364 320 525 723 762
      More than one race 23 19 36 18 11 17 33 31 32 26
    Unknown ethnicity and race 4 5 2 2 4 13 5 5 7 2
  Temporary visa holders 108 107 53 50 51 75 61 89 156 169
  Science and engineering 430 441 397 312 343 449 381 654 946 956
    Science 313 325 258 203 221 322 255 523 714 758
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 3 3 5 2 2 6 1 15 13 11
      Biological and biomedical sciences 91 88 45 53 40 53 33 48 98 100
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 20 23
      Computer and information sciences 26 23 35 21 24 51 40 50 91 106
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 23 21
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 11 9 12 8 11 20 17 22 19 20
      Mathematics and statistics 50 49 39 33 36 34 35 34 40 49
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 1 2 1 0 0 0 12 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 13 12 9 13 17 10 8 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 40 41 20 10 18 31 10 25 96 91
      Psychology 54 56 49 17 25 87 79 134 155 177
      Social sciences 24 42 43 46 48 30 20 143 145 148
    Engineering 117 116 139 109 122 127 126 131 232 198
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 7 17 18 15 17 20 20 19 48 48
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 45 37 40 40 30 39 29 36 53 52
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 35 27 35 24 31 30 32 43 98 71
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 4 4 4 0 3 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 26 31 42 30 41 38 45 33 33 27
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 64 66 66 64 64 57 53 57 60 76
    Clinical medicine 39 41 36 39 31 24 24 22 23 27
    Other health 25 25 30 25 33 33 29 35 37 49

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Part-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
    Male 416 457 486 497 440 476 501 576 309 333
    Female 210 209 221 204 195 160 215 267 179 153
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents 548 591 617 596 545 536 610 746 469 464
    Hispanic or Latino 30 31 30 34 33 22 8 36 28 20
    Not Hispanic or Latino 510 554 580 559 507 502 593 703 436 442
      American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0 1 1 0 2 3 3 1 2
      Asian 6 9 12 12 14 10 11 15 8 9
      Black or African American 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 3 4 2
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 2 2 3 4 3 0 1 4 4 6
      White 478 514 501 528 472 474 541 657 408 416
      More than one race 22 29 61 13 16 15 36 21 11 7
    Unknown ethnicity and race 8 6 7 3 5 12 9 7 5 2
  Temporary visa holders 78 75 90 105 90 100 106 97 19 22
  Science and engineering 599 635 672 669 606 607 678 801 442 456
    Science 361 402 449 417 386 377 442 588 348 335
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 2 6 6 6 9 6 10 28 23 30
      Biological and biomedical sciences 85 95 113 112 107 81 86 102 45 46
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 17 16
      Computer and information sciences 60 64 71 58 50 96 94 84 29 29
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 12 18 15 14 15 12 17 18 23 13
      Mathematics and statistics 22 25 25 25 17 18 16 17 15 16
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 2 0 0 1 2 0 23 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 24 26 37 41 33 36 37 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 87 89 119 118 105 85 94 66 0 0
      Psychology 39 34 24 0 14 24 36 92 59 40
      Social sciences 28 45 39 42 34 19 29 153 137 145
    Engineering 238 233 223 252 220 230 236 213 94 121
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 41 36 36 47 42 41 36 34 0 0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 32 33 24 22 22 20 30 21 17 23
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 55 64 54 76 63 63 71 59 0 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 17 13 13 12 10 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 93 87 96 95 83 106 99 99 77 98
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 27 31 35 32 29 29 38 42 46 30
    Clinical medicine 3 1 3 1 1 2 2 6 1 0
    Other health 24 30 32 31 28 27 36 36 45 30

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health receiving primary support from federal sources, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 81 80 73 42 72 61 51 47 92 127
  Science and engineering 81 79 72 42 67 61 51 47 92 126
    Science 38 37 13 8 24 34 25 20 34 65
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 9
      Biological and biomedical sciences 17 6 2 2 4 7 5 4 10 19
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
      Computer and information sciences 3 3 5 1 9 5 5 5 4 3
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2
      Mathematics and statistics 7 4 2 0 0 1 1 1 1 4
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 3 0 0 6 6 4 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 10 10 4 3 5 9 2 3 12 20
      Psychology 0 11 0 0 0 6 7 1 1 3
      Social sciences 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
    Engineering 43 42 59 34 43 27 26 27 58 61
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 1 3 4 5 8 3 2 5 13 16
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 8 4 5 6 2 4 3 1 1 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 20 12 26 13 18 7 6 17 40 41
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 13 23 21 10 14 13 15 4 4 4
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 0 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 1
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 1

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2023–14
Type and primary source of support 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All types and sources of support 494 507 463 376 407 506 434 711 1,006 1,032
  Fellowships 22 40 12 6 22 43 28 38 65 56
    Federal 1 2 2 5 15 8 2 0 0 4
    Institutional 21 37 8 1 5 29 21 32 55 40
    Nonfederal 0 1 2 0 2 6 5 6 10 12
  Research assistantships 244 185 210 146 156 158 148 238 368 388
    Federal 76 76 66 35 37 51 47 38 78 106
    Institutional 155 94 134 95 99 93 89 183 257 253
    Nonfederal 13 15 10 16 20 14 12 17 33 29
  Teaching assistantships 111 138 122 73 76 124 101 121 186 159
    Federal 1 2 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 1
    Institutional 110 136 113 69 53 115 93 111 177 143
    Nonfederal 0 0 8 3 19 8 7 9 8 15
  Other types of support 117 144 119 151 153 181 157 314 387 429
    Federal 3 0 4 1 16 1 1 8 13 16
    Institutional 61 104 66 72 64 18 13 133 131 122
    Nonfederal 5 4 5 9 2 4 4 13 11 2
    Personal resources 48 36 44 69 71 158 139 160 232 289

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, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Postdoctorates in science, engineering, and health, by selected characteristics: 2023–14
All races 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
  Science and engineering 0 0 0 0 0 11 18 24 28 20
    Science 0 0 0 0 0 8 16 22 25 17
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 4 9 6
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 2 1
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 14 10 6
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 2
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 2 3 3
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 1 1 1
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

Federally supported science, engineering, and health postdoctorates, by field: 2023–14
Field 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All surveyed fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10
  Science and engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10
    Science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 9
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
      Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2
      Communication 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Natural resources and conservation 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 4
      Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2
      Social sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Biological, biomedical, and biosystems engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical, petroleum, and chemical-related engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
      Metallurgical, mining, materials and related engineering fields 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
  Health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Clinical medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Other health 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Fields of study are grouped as they appear in survey data table (https://www.nsf.gov/statistics/srvygradpostdoc/#tabs-2).

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering

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