Brigham Young U., Provo

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 141 69.7 459 156 83.4 925
2023 144 69.1 459 162 82.5 911 161 73.6 602
2022 142 69.4 457 223 75.6 900
2021 153 66.3 447 219 76.2 908 163 72.4 583
2020 145 68.2 450 224 75.9 916
2019 157 65.4 447 221 76.1 914 163 72.7 589
2018 154 64.5 428 212 77 911
2017 158 63.3 425 206 77.4 898 175 70 575
2016 146 66.5 430 206 77.3 896
2015 154 64.4 426 212 76.7 898 177 69.4 570
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: 2024–15
Fields 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
All fields 113 107 110 88 109 92 93 92 107 97
  Science and engineering 98 93 95 65 93 80 80 66 88 79
    Agricultural sciences and natural resources 4 1 3 1 2 . . . 1 1
      Agricultural sciences . . . . . . . . . .
      Natural resources and conservation 4 1 3 1 2 . . . 1 1
    Biological and biomedical sciences 16 17 19 11 16 12 20 17 14 12
      Biochemistry and biophysics 5 11 5 5 2 2 5 5 1 4
      Biology and biomedical sciences, general 2 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
      Ecology, evolutionary biology, and epidemiology . 1 3 . 2 2 4 3 3 1
      Genetics and genomics 2 . . . . . . . . .
      Microbiology and immunology 1 . 1 3 3 1 . 1 3 1
      Molecular biology 3 2 2 . 1 3 3 1 2 1
      Neurobiology and neurosciences 2 . . 1 4 2 2 2 1 1
      Physiology, pathology, and cancer biology 1 . 2 . 1 . 3 3 1 1
      Biology and biomedical sciences, other . 1 1 . 1 1 2 2 . .
    Computer and information sciences 5 3 2 3 5 6 . 5 3 5
      Computer science 5 3 2 3 5 6 . 5 3 5
    Engineering 24 20 29 15 27 21 17 17 20 21
      Bioengineering and biomedical engineering 1 . . . 1 . . . 2 1
      Chemical and petroleum engineering 10 5 8 6 2 9 6 7 3 7
      Civil, environmental, and transportation engineering 3 3 4 1 4 1 . 1 1 1
      Electrical and computer engineering 5 4 10 4 5 5 6 4 6 6
      Materials and mining engineering . 1 . . 2 . 1 . . 1
      Mechanical engineering 4 5 7 4 11 5 3 5 8 5
      Engineering, other 1 2 . . 2 1 1 . . .
    Geosciences, atmospheric, and ocean sciences 2 2 . . . 2 . . 4 1
      Ocean, marine, and atmospheric sciences 2 2 . . . 2 . . 4 1
    Health sciences 4 1 . 1 . 4 4 . 1 1
      Health sciences, other 4 1 . 1 . 4 4 . 1 1
    Mathematics and statistics . 4 2 3 6 2 1 2 2 1
      Applied mathematics . . . . 3 . 1 2 . .
      Mathematics . . . 1 1 1 . . . 1
      Mathematics and statistics, other . 4 2 2 2 1 . . 2 .
    Physical sciences 20 23 23 7 19 13 13 7 11 15
      Astronomy and astrophysics 1 . 2 1 1 . 1 1 . 1
      Chemistry 17 16 18 4 14 10 8 6 10 12
      Physics 2 7 3 2 4 3 4 . 1 2
    Psychology 23 22 16 24 18 19 25 18 31 22
      Clinical psychology 6 9 5 6 6 8 9 4 11 8
      Counseling and applied psychology 9 6 8 10 4 6 8 4 9 7
      Research and experimental psychology 5 5 2 6 4 2 7 7 6 4
      Psychology, other 3 2 1 2 4 3 1 3 5 3
    Social sciences . . 1 . . 1 . . 1 .
      Sociology, demography, and population studies . . . . . . . . 1 .
      Social sciences, other . . 1 . . 1 . . . .
  Non-science and engineering 15 14 15 23 16 12 13 26 19 18
    Business . . . . . . . . . 1
      Business . . . . . . . . . 1
    Education 15 14 15 23 16 12 13 26 19 17
      Education leadership and administration 6 3 5 1 4 5 2 11 5 3
      Education research 9 9 9 19 8 7 11 13 8 13
      Teacher education and teaching fields . 1 1 2 3 . . 1 2 1
      Education, other . 1 . 1 1 . . 1 4 .

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: 2024–15
(Dollars in thousands)
Field 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015
  All R&D fields   158,319   137,748   45,610   43,916   38,569   39,582   40,755   43,406   42,304   39,126
    Science   69,027   64,453   21,135   19,591   17,867   19,274   19,449   21,887   21,540   18,415
      Computer and information sciences   6,020   7,241   1,533   929   1,350   1,578   1,716   2,151   1,495   1,022
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   1,645   1,351   787   853   461   567   302   627   586   464
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   1,645   1,351   787   853   461   567   302   627   586   464
        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   27,070   27,160   10,040   9,660   9,218   9,121   10,262   10,858   10,704   7,742
        Agricultural sciences   5,654   4,942   2,955   3,186   2,559   2,583   2,766   4,254   5,459   3,570
        Biological and biomedical sciences   15,558   15,754   5,141   5,012   5,643   5,135   6,548   5,910   4,701   4,051
        Health sciences   5,210   5,894   1,639   1,349   946   1,354   837   515   315   37
        Natural resources and conservation   0   13   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   648   557   305   113   70   49   111   179   229   84
      Mathematics and statistics   7,296   5,651   769   483   348   614   799   1,335   1,417   1,593
      Physical sciences   13,576   10,717   6,726   6,357   5,268   5,854   4,905   4,894   5,172   4,869
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   6,718   5,015   3,638   4,020   3,234   3,158   2,942   3,025   3,432   3,125
        Materials science   0   0   502   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   6,858   5,702   2,586   2,337   2,034   2,696   1,963   1,869   1,740   1,744
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   3,583   2,863   400   382   298   488   809   1,084   1,081   1,205
      Social sciences   9,796   9,403   880   927   924   1,052   656   938   1,085   1,520
        Anthropology   571   612   31   41   80   200   242   254   143   0
        Economics   3,130   2,405   136   237   325   279   217   215   270   148
        Political science and government   2,144   1,417   632   600   479   469   135   395   320   471
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   1,709   1,389   30   49   40   84   62   72   67   669
        Social sciences nec   2,242   3,580   51   0   0   20   0   2   285   232
      Sciences nec   41   67   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   31,754   26,923   19,599   20,162   15,943   14,001   14,827   14,904   13,972   13,434
      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   5,146   4,755   4,083   4,500   2,647   2,479   2,791   2,730   2,160   2,012
      Civil engineering   5,774   4,345   1,863   1,868   1,510   1,477   1,681   1,231   1,550   2,212
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   10,139   8,018   6,042   6,346   4,637   4,340   3,850   4,199   3,828   3,305
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   1,874   1,352   907   987   777   100   0   0   0   0
      Mechanical engineering   8,781   8,425   6,605   6,461   6,372   5,148   6,359   6,456   5,747   4,978
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   40   28   99   0   0   457   146   288   687   927
    Non-S&E   57,538   46,372   4,876   4,163   4,759   6,307   6,479   6,615   6,792   7,277
      Business management and business administration   16,111   12,233   1,175   1,111   963   2,011   2,218   2,305   2,326   2,163
      Communication and communications technologies   134   189   51   9   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Education   5,829   4,831   983   730   1,634   2,186   1,858   1,783   1,258   1,231
      Humanities   17,186   15,055   1,462   1,617   1,788   1,706   2,005   1,743   2,688   2,857
      Law   2,569   2,507   193   100   146   257   292   669   435   898
      Social work   357   342   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   3,553   3,646   308   0   0   0   0   4   0   0
      Non-S&E nec   11,799   7,569   704   596   228   147   106   111   85   128

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   158,319   31,324   1,355   118,332   3,593   3,424   291
    Science   69,027   14,798   140   50,285   1,772   1,809   223
      Computer and information sciences   6,020   776   54   5,177   13   0   0
      Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   1,645   249   8   1,314   74   0   0
        Atmospheric science and meteorology   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Geological and earth sciences   1,645   249   8   1,314   74   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   27,070   7,602   49   17,329   823   1,044   223
        Agricultural sciences   5,654   1,803   41   2,988   345   445   32
        Biological and biomedical sciences   15,558   5,548   0   9,039   472   308   191
        Health sciences   5,210   206   8   4,859   6   131   0
        Natural resources and conservation   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Life sciences nec   648   45   0   443   0   160   0
      Mathematics and statistics   7,296   444   0   6,819   0   33   0
      Physical sciences   13,576   5,443   0   6,748   853   532   0
        Astronomy and astrophysics   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Chemistry   6,718   2,288   0   3,701   371   358   0
        Materials science   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
        Physics   6,858   3,155   0   3,047   482   174   0
        Physical sciences nec   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Psychology   3,583   74   0   3,466   9   34   0
      Social sciences   9,796   210   29   9,391   0   166   0
        Anthropology   571   55   18   498   0   0   0
        Economics   3,130   135   0   2,886   0   109   0
        Political science and government   2,144   0   0   2,144   0   0   0
        Sociology, demography, and population studies   1,709   20   0   1,632   0   57   0
        Social sciences nec   2,242   0   11   2,231   0   0   0
      Sciences nec   41   0   0   41   0   0   0
    Engineering   31,754   15,355   844   12,649   1,821   1,033   52
      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   5,146   1,799   0   2,314   209   824   0
      Civil engineering   5,774   2,715   650   2,152   82   127   48
      Electrical, electronic, and communications engineering   10,139   6,145   0   3,611   379   4   0
      Industrial and manufacturing engineering   1,874   689   0   723   458   0   4
      Mechanical engineering   8,781   4,007   194   3,809   693   78   0
      Metallurgical and materials engineering   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
      Engineering nec   40   0   0   40   0   0   0
    Non-S&E   57,538   1,171   371   55,398   0   582   16
      Business management and business administration   16,111   62   0   16,049   0   0   0
      Communication and communications technologies   134   0   0   130   0   0   4
      Education   5,829   485   368   4,961   0   15   0
      Humanities   17,186   356   0   16,647   0   171   12
      Law   2,569   0   0   2,569   0   0   0
      Social work   357   0   0   357   0   0   0
      Visual and performing arts   3,553   67   0   3,476   0   10   0
      Non-S&E nec   11,799   201   3   11,209   0   386   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   31,324   31,216   31,636   30,439   24,632   23,901   23,892   26,441   28,453   24,250
  DOD   4,254   4,295   4,401   5,306   4,112   4,465   4,402   4,009   4,871   5,228
  DOE   4,198   4,032   4,777   4,949   2,334   2,242   1,975   1,680   1,517   948
  HHS   8,404   8,287   7,088   7,274   6,857   5,960   4,804   5,503   5,484   4,396
  NASA   2,316   1,908   2,096   1,765   1,553   1,804   2,611   2,300   1,998   1,303
  NSF   8,026   9,148   9,814   8,317   7,547   6,989   6,527   8,694   10,025   8,339
  USDA   750   601   761   807   483   406   627   1,043   1,380   1,429
  Other   3,376   2,945   2,699   2,021   1,746   2,035   2,946   3,212   3,178   2,607

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   1,726   212   1,514   .
2018   1,708   187   1,521   .

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   0   0   1,600   40,000
    Agricultural sciences   0 i   0   0   0   0
    Biological and biomedical sciences   0 i   0   0   0   0
    Computer and information sciences   0 i   0   0   0   0
    Engineering   0 i   0   0   0   40,000
    Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences   0 i   0   0   0   0
    Health sciences   0 i   0   0   0   0
    Mathematics and statistics   0 i   0   0   0   0
    Natural resources and conservation   0 i   0   0   0   0
    Physical sciences   0 i   0   0   0   0
    Psychology   0 i   0   0   0   0
    Social sciences   0 i   0   0   1,600   0
    Other   5,000 i   0   0   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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