Brigham Young U., Provo

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 144 69.1 459 161 73.6 602 162 82.5 914
2022 142 69.4 457 223 75.6 900
2021 153 66.3 447 163 72.4 583 219 76.2 908
2020 144 68.5 450 224 75.9 916
2019 157 65.4 447 163 72.7 589 221 76.1 914
2018 154 64.5 428 212 77 911
2017 158 63.3 425 175 70 575 206 77.4 898
2016 146 66.5 430 206 77.3 896
2015 154 64.4 426 177 69.4 570 212 76.7 898
2014 164 61.7 422 214 76.2 889
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

Number of earned doctorates, by trend major field of study of recipients: 2023–14
Fields 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
All fields 107 110 88 110 92 93 92 107 97 84
  Science and engineering 93 95 65 94 80 80 66 88 79 76
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 1 3 1 2 . . . 1 1 2
      Agricultural sciences . . . . . . . . . 1
      Natural resources and conservation 1 3 1 2 . . . 1 1 1
    Biological and biomedical sciences 17 19 11 16 12 20 17 14 12 12
      Biochemistry and biophysics 11 5 5 2 2 5 5 1 4 5
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 1 2 . 2 . 1 . 1 1 .
      Bioinformatics, biostatistics, and computational biology . 1 1 . 1 . . 1 1 .
      Cellular and developmental biology, and anatomy 1 2 1 . . . . 1 1 1
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology 1 3 . 2 2 4 3 3 1 2
      Microbiology and immunology . 1 3 3 1 . 1 3 1 .
      Molecular biology 2 2 . 1 3 3 1 2 1 1
      Neurobiology and neurosciences . . 1 4 2 2 2 1 1 1
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology . 2 . 1 . 3 3 1 1 2
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other 1 1 . 1 1 2 2 . . .
    Computer and information sciences 3 2 3 5 6 . 5 3 5 6
      Computer science 3 2 3 5 6 . 5 3 5 6
    Engineering 20 29 15 27 21 17 17 20 21 14
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering . . . 1 . . . 2 1 .
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 5 8 6 2 9 6 7 3 7 5
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 3 4 1 4 1 . 1 1 1 2
      Electrical and computer engineering 4 10 4 5 5 6 4 6 6 2
      Materials and mining engineering 1 . . 2 . 1 . . 1 .
      Mechanical engineering 5 7 4 11 5 3 5 8 5 5
      Engineering, other 2 . . 2 1 1 . . . .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 2 . . . 2 . . 4 1 .
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 2 . . . 2 . . 4 1 .
    Health sciences 1 . 1 . 4 4 . 1 1 2
      Health sciences, other 1 . 1 . 4 4 . 1 1 2
    Mathematics and statistics 4 2 3 6 2 1 2 2 1 3
      Applied mathematics . . . 3 . 1 2 . . 2
      Mathematics . . 1 1 1 . . . 1 1
      Mathematics and statistics, other 4 2 2 2 1 . . 2 . .
    Physical sciences 23 23 7 19 13 13 7 11 15 14
      Astronomy and astrophysics . 2 1 1 . 1 1 . 1 .
      Chemistry 16 18 4 14 10 8 6 10 12 13
      Physics 7 3 2 4 3 4 . 1 2 1
    Psychology 22 16 24 19 19 25 18 31 22 23
      Clinical psychology 9 5 6 7 8 9 4 11 8 9
      Counseling and applied psychology 6 8 10 4 6 8 4 9 7 8
      Research and experimental psychology 5 2 6 4 2 7 7 6 4 1
      Psychology, other 2 1 2 4 3 1 3 5 3 5
    Social sciences . 1 . . 1 . . 1 . .
      Sociology, demography, and population studies . . . . . . . 1 . .
      Social sciences, other . 1 . . 1 . . . . .
  Non-science and engineering 14 15 23 16 12 13 26 19 18 8
    Business . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Business . . . . . . . . 1 .
    Education 14 15 23 16 12 13 26 19 17 8
      Education leadership and administration 3 5 1 4 5 2 11 5 3 2
      Education research 9 9 19 8 7 11 13 8 13 5
      Teacher education and teaching fields 1 1 2 3 . . 1 2 1 1
      Education, other 1 . 1 1 . . 1 4 . .
    Humanities and arts . . . . . . . . . .
      Foreign languages and literature . . . . . . . . . .
      History . . . . . . . . . .

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 Earned Doctorates

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 137,748 45,610 43,916 38,569 39,582 40,755 43,406 42,304 39,126 38,051
    Science 64,453 21,135 19,591 17,867 19,274 19,449 21,887 21,540 18,415 16,936
      Computer and information sciences 7,241 1,533 929 1,350 1,578 1,716 2,151 1,495 1,022 866
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1,351 787 853 461 567 302 627 586 464 370
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 1,351 787 853 461 567 302 627 586 464 370
        Ocean sciences and marine sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Life sciences 27,160 10,040 9,660 9,218 9,121 10,262 10,858 10,704 7,742 8,233
        Agricultural sciences 4,942 2,955 3,186 2,559 2,583 2,766 4,254 5,459 3,570 3,704
        Biological and biomedical sciences 15,754 5,141 5,012 5,643 5,135 6,548 5,910 4,701 4,051 4,443
        Health sciences 5,894 1,639 1,349 946 1,354 837 515 315 37 46
        Natural resources and conservation 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 557 305 113 70 49 111 179 229 84 40
      Mathematics and statistics 5,651 769 483 348 614 799 1,335 1,417 1,593 1,491
      Physical sciences 10,717 6,726 6,357 5,268 5,854 4,905 4,894 5,172 4,869 3,477
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 5,015 3,638 4,020 3,234 3,158 2,942 3,025 3,432 3,125 1,802
        Materials science 0 502 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 5,702 2,586 2,337 2,034 2,696 1,963 1,869 1,740 1,744 1,675
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 2,863 400 382 298 488 809 1,084 1,081 1,205 974
      Social sciences 9,403 880 927 924 1,052 656 938 1,085 1,520 1,525
        Anthropology 612 31 41 80 200 242 254 143 0 0
        Economics 2,405 136 237 325 279 217 215 270 148 143
        Political science and government 1,417 632 600 479 469 135 395 320 471 525
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 1,389 30 49 40 84 62 72 67 669 377
        Social sciences nec 3,580 51 0 0 20 0 2 285 232 480
      Sciences nec 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 26,923 19,599 20,162 15,943 14,001 14,827 14,904 13,972 13,434 13,861
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 4,755 4,083 4,500 2,647 2,479 2,791 2,730 2,160 2,012 2,054
      Civil engineering 4,345 1,863 1,868 1,510 1,477 1,681 1,231 1,550 2,212 3,041
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 8,018 6,042 6,346 4,637 4,340 3,850 4,199 3,828 3,305 2,832
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 1,352 907 987 777 100 0 0 0 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 8,425 6,605 6,461 6,372 5,148 6,359 6,456 5,747 4,978 5,025
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 28 99 0 0 457 146 288 687 927 909
    Non-S&E 46,372 4,876 4,163 4,759 6,307 6,479 6,615 6,792 7,277 7,254
      Business management and business administration 12,233 1,175 1,111 963 2,011 2,218 2,305 2,326 2,163 1,247
      Communication and communications technologies 189 51 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Education 4,831 983 730 1,634 2,186 1,858 1,783 1,258 1,231 1,165
      Humanities 15,055 1,462 1,617 1,788 1,706 2,005 1,743 2,688 2,857 3,768
      Law 2,507 193 100 146 257 292 669 435 898 955
      Social work 342 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 3,646 308 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 7,569 704 596 228 147 106 111 85 128 119

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 137,748 31,216 1,145 99,661 2,980 2,649 97
    Science 64,453 15,741 249 45,266 1,894 1,208 95
      Computer and information sciences 7,241 2,199 136 4,891 15 0 0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 1,351 420 34 833 44 20 0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Geological and earth sciences 1,351 420 34 833 44 20 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 27,160 7,708 36 17,858 829 634 95
        Agricultural sciences 4,942 1,839 0 2,672 292 136 3
        Biological and biomedical sciences 15,754 4,919 35 9,999 519 190 92
        Health sciences 5,894 898 1 4,801 18 176 0
        Natural resources and conservation 13 0 0 13 0 0 0
        Life sciences nec 557 52 0 373 0 132 0
      Mathematics and statistics 5,651 796 0 4,810 0 45 0
      Physical sciences 10,717 4,348 0 4,972 984 413 0
        Astronomy and astrophysics 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Chemistry 5,015 1,783 0 2,254 710 268 0
        Materials science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Physics 5,702 2,565 0 2,718 274 145 0
        Physical sciences nec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Psychology 2,863 49 12 2,759 22 21 0
      Social sciences 9,403 221 31 9,076 0 75 0
        Anthropology 612 19 30 563 0 0 0
        Economics 2,405 173 0 2,159 0 73 0
        Political science and government 1,417 0 0 1,417 0 0 0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies 1,389 9 0 1,380 0 0 0
        Social sciences nec 3,580 20 1 3,557 0 2 0
      Sciences nec 67 0 0 67 0 0 0
    Engineering 26,923 14,299 657 10,018 1,086 861 2
      Aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Chemical engineering 4,755 2,178 0 1,663 151 763 0
      Civil engineering 4,345 1,825 574 1,815 46 83 2
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering 8,018 4,930 0 2,703 385 0 0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering 1,352 486 0 551 315 0 0
      Mechanical engineering 8,425 4,880 83 3,258 189 15 0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Engineering nec 28 0 0 28 0 0 0
    Non-S&E 46,372 1,176 239 44,377 0 580 0
      Business management and business administration 12,233 60 0 12,173 0 0 0
      Communication and communications technologies 189 0 4 185 0 0 0
      Education 4,831 404 232 4,180 0 15 0
      Humanities 15,055 602 0 14,253 0 200 0
      Law 2,507 0 0 2,507 0 0 0
      Social work 342 0 0 342 0 0 0
      Visual and performing arts 3,646 0 0 3,646 0 0 0
      Non-S&E nec 7,569 110 3 7,091 0 365 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 31,216 31,636 30,439 24,632 23,901 23,892 26,441 28,453 24,250 24,490
  DOD 4,295 4,401 5,306 4,112 4,465 4,402 4,009 4,871 5,228 5,431
  DOE 4,032 4,777 4,949 2,334 2,242 1,975 1,680 1,517 948 1,222
  HHS 8,287 7,088 7,274 6,857 5,960 4,804 5,503 5,484 4,396 3,627
  NASA 1,908 2,096 1,765 1,553 1,804 2,611 2,300 1,998 1,303 1,292
  NSF 9,148 9,814 8,317 7,547 6,989 6,527 8,694 10,025 8,339 8,684
  USDA 601 761 807 483 406 627 1,043 1,380 1,429 1,394
  Other 2,945 2,699 2,021 1,746 2,035 2,946 3,212 3,178 2,607 2,840

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 1,726 212 1,514 .
2018 1,708 187 1,521 .
2017 1,935 216 1,719 .

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

Science and engineering research space in academic institutions, by field: 2023–14
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space 2023 2021 2019 2017 2015
  All research space 362 354 342 296 288
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 14 14 12
    Biological and biomedical sciences 61 63 49 48 49
    Computer and information sciences 12 5 5 6 5
    Engineering 86 85 84 49 55
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 15 13 12 12 12
    Health sciences 17 16 17 13 11
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 1 1 1
    Natural resources and conservation 55 57 49 45 46
    Physical sciences 78 80 79 78 71
    Psychology 10 11 9 11 7
    Social sciences 16 14 14 10 8
    Other 12 12 11 10 10

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities

New construction of science and engineering research space, by field and time of construction: 2025–16
(Net assignable square feet in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space Planned to start in FY 2024 or FY 2025 Started in FY 2022 or FY 2023 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021 Started in FY 2018 or FY 2019 Started in FY 2016 or FY 2017
  All research space 5,000 i . . 1,600 40,000
    Engineering 0 i . . 0 40,000
    Social sciences 0 i . . 1,600 0
    Other 5,000 i . . 0 0

i=imputed

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities

Costs for repair and renovation of science and engineering research space in academic institutions, by field and time of repair and renovation: 2025–16
(Dollars in thousands)
Field, medical school space, and research animal space Planned to start in FY 2024 or FY 2025 Started in FY 2022 or FY 2023 Started in FY 2020 or FY 2021 Started in FY 2018 or FY 2019 Started in FY 2016 or FY 2017
  All research space 0 500 0 1,681 i 0 i
    Agricultural sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Biological and biomedical sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Computer and information sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Health sciences 0 0 0 266 i 0 i
    Mathematics and statistics 0 0 0 0 0
    Natural resources and conservation 0 250 0 0 0
    Physical sciences 0 0 0 0 0
    Psychology 0 0 0 0 0
    Social sciences 0 250 0 1,415 i 0
    Other 0 0 0 0 0 i

i=imputed

NOTE:
  • . = data were not collected at this level or institution was not eligible to participate for this survey year.
  • Data from the Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities is collected every two years.

SOURCE: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Science and Engineering Research Facilities

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