Brigham Young University, Provo research and development spending, FY2024
- Provo, UT
- R2
- Private nonprofit
- Standard form filer
Brigham Young University, Provo in FY2024
$158.3 million
spent on research and development in FY2024, as reported to the NSF HERD Survey
- National rank
- #156 of 925
- Change on FY2023
- up 14.9%
- Rank change
- up 6
Brigham Young University, Provo reported $158.3 million of research and development spending in FY2024, ranking #156 of the 925 institutions in the survey. That is up 14.9% on FY2023's $137.7 million; its national rank was up 6 places. Institution funds is its largest funding source at 74.7% ($118.3 million), followed by federal government at 19.8%. Its largest field of research is non-s&e, $57.5 million or 36.3% of the total.
Over time
Research spending, FY2010 to FY2024
Standard-form totals FY2010 onwards as revised by NCSES in the newest release; rank is within that series.
Year-by-year figures
| Fiscal year | R&D expenditure | Rank in series |
|---|---|---|
| FY2010 | $33.0 million | 214 |
| FY2011 | $37.1 million | 211 |
| FY2012 | $33.8 million | 214 |
| FY2013 | $36.6 million | 211 |
| FY2014 | $38.1 million | 208 |
| FY2015 | $39.1 million | 206 |
| FY2016 | $42.3 million | 200 |
| FY2017 | $43.4 million | 200 |
| FY2018 | $40.8 million | 206 |
| FY2019 | $39.6 million | 217 |
| FY2020 | $38.6 million | 221 |
| FY2021 | $43.9 million | 217 |
| FY2022 | $45.6 million | 221 |
| FY2023 | $137.7 million | 162 |
| FY2024 | $158.3 million | 156 |
FY2024 breakdown
Where the money came from, and what it paid for
FY2024 funding sources and research fields
Funding sources
The 6 NSF funding sources Brigham Young University, Provo reported in FY2024, largest first. Shares are of its own FY2024 total, and the rank is national within that source.
| Source | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Institution funds | $118.3 million | 74.7% | +18.7% | 85 |
| Federal government | $31.3 million | 19.8% | +0.3% | 219 |
| Business | $3.6 million | 2.3% | +20.6% | 167 |
| Nonprofit organizations | $3.4 million | 2.2% | +29.3% | 181 |
| State and local government | $1.4 million | 0.9% | +18.3% | 288 |
| All other sources | $291 thousand | 0.2% | +200.0% | 277 |
| All sources | $158.3 million | 100.0% | +14.9% | 156 |
Fields of research
The 10 NSF research fields Brigham Young University, Provo reported in FY2024, largest first.
| Field | FY2024 | Share | Change on FY2023 | US rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-S&E | $57.5 million | 36.3% | +24.1% | 36 |
| Engineering | $31.8 million | 20.1% | +17.9% | 132 |
| Life sciences | $27.1 million | 17.1% | −0.3% | 184 |
| Physical sciences | $13.6 million | 8.6% | +26.7% | 118 |
| Social sciences | $9.8 million | 6.2% | +4.2% | 98 |
| Mathematics and statistics | $7.3 million | 4.6% | +29.1% | 36 |
| Computer and information sciences | $6.0 million | 3.8% | −16.9% | 121 |
| Psychology | $3.6 million | 2.3% | +25.1% | 130 |
| Geosciences, atmospheric sciences, and ocean sciences | $1.6 million | 1.0% | +21.8% | 209 |
| Other sciences | $41 thousand | 0.0% | −38.8% | 253 |
Neighbours
Ranked around Brigham Young University, Provo
Institutions ranked immediately above and below
The five institutions ranked above Brigham Young University, Provo and the five below it in the FY2024 national ranking.
| Rank | Institution | FY2024 R&D |
|---|---|---|
| 151 | Drexel University | $170.2M |
| 152 | University of Wyoming | $167.3M |
| 153 | Augusta University | $166.2M |
| 154 | Texas State University | $165.0M |
| 155 | State University of New York, Binghamton University | $160.6M |
| 156 | Brigham Young University, Provo | $158.3M |
| 157 | University of Texas at El Paso, The | $157.6M |
| 158 | University of Alabama in Huntsville, The | $154.5M |
| 159 | University of Texas at Arlington, The | $153.8M |
| 160 | University of Maryland, Baltimore County | $150.9M |
| 161 | University of Montana, The, Missoula | $143.8M |
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Request a demoData: NSF HERD FY2024, built from NSF's published tables on September 8, 2026. Page updated September 13, 2026.
Data: National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, National Science Foundation, Higher Education Research and Development Survey, FY2024.
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