Brigham Young U.

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 245 61.7 631
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
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: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   381   386   400   410   326   356   431   373   622   850
    Hispanic or Latino   39   34   25   19   18   22   21   3   39   50
    Not Hispanic or Latino   341   348   370   389   306   330   397   365   578   793
      American Indian or Alaska Native   1   0   1   0   1   3   1   2   2   1
      Asian   3   8   6   4   2   6   9   8   11   26
      Black or African American   0   0   2   3   4   0   3   2   6   6
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   2   2   2   0   3   3   0   3   5
      White   312   315   340   344   281   307   364   320   525   723
      More than one race   25   23   19   36   18   11   17   33   31   32
    Unknown ethnicity and race   1   4   5   2   2   4   13   5   5   7
  Temporary visa holders   111   108   107   53   50   51   75   61   89   156
  Science and engineering   411   430   441   397   312   343   449   381   654   946
    Science   293   313   325   258   203   221   322   255   523   714
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   4   3   3   5   2   2   6   1   15   13
      Biological and biomedical sciences   72   91   88   45   53   40   53   33   48   98
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   23   20
      Computer and information sciences   46   26   23   35   21   24   51   40   50   91
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   19   23
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   9   11   9   12   8   11   20   17   22   19
      Mathematics and statistics   36   50   49   39   33   36   34   35   34   40
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   1   1   2   1   0   0   0   12   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   8   13   12   9   13   17   10   8   0   0
      Physical sciences   29   40   41   20   10   18   31   10   25   96
      Psychology   55   54   56   49   17   25   87   79   134   155
      Social sciences   33   24   42   43   46   48   30   20   143   145
    Engineering   118   117   116   139   109   122   127   126   131   232
      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   22   7   17   18   15   17   20   20   19   48
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   38   45   37   40   40   30   39   29   36   53
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   34   35   27   35   24   31   30   32   43   98
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   4   4   4   4   0   3   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   20   26   31   42   30   41   38   45   33   33
      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   81   64   66   66   64   64   57   53   57   60
      Clinical medicine   49   39   41   36   39   31   24   24   22   23
      Other health   32   25   25   30   25   33   33   29   35   37

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: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  U.S. citizens and permanent residents   576   548   591   617   596   545   536   610   746   469
    Hispanic or Latino   31   30   31   30   34   33   22   8   36   28
    Not Hispanic or Latino   536   510   554   580   559   507   502   593   703   436
      American Indian or Alaska Native   0   1   0   1   1   0   2   3   3   1
      Asian   11   6   9   12   12   14   10   11   15   8
      Black or African American   1   1   0   2   1   2   1   1   3   4
      Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander   0   2   2   3   4   3   0   1   4   4
      White   503   478   514   501   528   472   474   541   657   408
      More than one race   21   22   29   61   13   16   15   36   21   11
    Unknown ethnicity and race   9   8   6   7   3   5   12   9   7   5
  Temporary visa holders   84   78   75   90   105   90   100   106   97   19
  Science and engineering   629   599   635   672   669   606   607   678   801   442
    Science   383   361   402   449   417   386   377   442   588   348
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   4   2   6   6   6   9   6   10   28   23
      Biological and biomedical sciences   96   85   95   113   112   107   81   86   102   45
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   15   17
      Computer and information sciences   58   60   64   71   58   50   96   94   84   29
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   7   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   15   12   18   15   14   15   12   17   18   23
      Mathematics and statistics   30   22   25   25   25   17   18   16   17   15
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   2   0   0   1   2   0   23   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   29   24   26   37   41   33   36   37   0   0
      Physical sciences   90   87   89   119   118   105   85   94   66   0
      Psychology   36   39   34   24   0   14   24   36   92   59
      Social sciences   25   28   45   39   42   34   19   29   153   137
    Engineering   246   238   233   223   252   220   230   236   213   94
      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   23   41   36   36   47   42   41   36   34   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   33   32   33   24   22   22   20   30   21   17
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   78   55   64   54   76   63   63   71   59   0
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   16   17   13   13   12   10   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   96   93   87   96   95   83   106   99   99   77
      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   31   27   31   35   32   29   29   38   42   46
      Clinical medicine   1   3   1   3   1   1   2   2   6   1
      Other health   30   24   30   32   31   28   27   36   36   45

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: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields   74   81   80   73   42   72   61   51   47   92
  Science and engineering   72   81   79   72   42   67   61   51   47   92
    Science   20   38   37   13   8   24   34   25   20   34
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   4
      Biological and biomedical sciences   10   17   6   2   2   4   7   5   4   10
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1
      Computer and information sciences   1   3   3   5   1   9   5   5   5   4
      Family and consumer sciences and human sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0
      Mathematics and statistics   2   7   4   2   0   0   1   1   1   1
      Multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   1   0   3   0   0   6   6   4   0   0
      Physical sciences   6   10   10   4   3   5   9   2   3   12
      Psychology   0   0   11   0   0   0   6   7   1   1
      Social sciences   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   52   43   42   59   34   43   27   26   27   58
      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   8   1   3   4   5   8   3   2   5   13
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   15   8   4   5   6   2   4   3   1   1
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   16   20   12   26   13   18   7   6   17   40
      Industrial, manufacturing, systems engineering and operations research   1   1   0   3   0   1   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   12   13   23   21   10   14   13   15   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   2   0   1   1   0   5   0   0   0   0
      Clinical medicine   2   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Other health   0   0   1   1   0   5   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

Full-time graduate students in science, engineering, and health, by type and primary source of support: 2024–15
Type and primary source of support 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All types and sources of support   492   494   507   463   376   407   506   434   711   1,006
  Fellowships   23   22   40   12   6   22   43   28   38   65
    Federal   1   1   2   2   5   15   8   2   0   0
    Institutional   22   21   37   8   1   5   29   21   32   55
    Nonfederal   0   0   1   2   0   2   6   5   6   10
  Research assistantships   232   244   185   210   146   156   158   148   238   368
    Federal   71   76   76   66   35   37   51   47   38   78
    Institutional   117   155   94   134   95   99   93   89   183   257
    Nonfederal   44   13   15   10   16   20   14   12   17   33
  Teaching assistantships   107   111   138   122   73   76   124   101   121   186
    Federal   0   1   2   1   1   4   1   1   1   1
    Institutional   104   110   136   113   69   53   115   93   111   177
    Nonfederal   3   0   0   8   3   19   8   7   9   8
  Other types of support   130   117   144   119   151   153   181   157   314   387
    Federal   2   3   0   4   1   16   1   1   8   13
    Institutional   86   61   104   66   72   64   18   13   133   131
    Nonfederal   11   5   4   5   9   2   4   4   13   11
    Personal resources   31   48   36   44   69   71   158   139   160   232

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: 2024–15
All races 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  Science and engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   11   18   24   28
    Science   0   0   0   0   0   0   8   16   22   25
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2
      Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   2   4   4   9
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   2   2
      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   1   0   0
      Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0
      Physical sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   4   9   14   10
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   1   2
      Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   3   2   2   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   0
      Civil, environmental, transportation and related engineering fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0   1
      Electrical, electronics, communications and computer engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   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   0   2   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: 2024–15
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All surveyed fields   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   20
  Science and engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   20
    Science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   18
      Agricultural and veterinary sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   1
      Biological and biomedical sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   7
      Communication   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Computer and information sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   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   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   0   7
      Psychology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
      Social sciences   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   2
      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   0
      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   0   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   0   0   0   0   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

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