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Brigham Young University Ranking Badges

BYU earned 134 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 6 in the top 1%, 41 in the top 5%, 50 in the top 10% and 37 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 71 in Most Popular for Manufacturing Engineering, a top 1% award.

Key facts

• Badges earned: 134 (2027 edition)
• In the top 1% / top 5%: 6 / 41
• Highest placement: #1 of 71, a top 1% award
• Fields of study with a badge: 23
• Placements this edition: 556
• Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking

Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.

How Many Ranking Badges Has Brigham Young University Earned?

Brigham Young University holds 134 ranking badges across 23 fields of study, 47 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. It has no placements this edition in College Factual’s online-program rankings. We update our rankings throughout the year as new data becomes available. These badges come from the 2027 edition. For every ranking, the check mark shows the top tier achieved. Explore our data sources and methodologies. To use these badges in your college’s communications, administrators can contact us.

Count by Award Level

Award Level	Badges
Top 1%	6
Top 5%	41
Top 10%	50
Top 15%	37
Total	134

What Is Brigham Young University Known For?

Brigham Young University is best known for Business, Management & Marketing: 25 of its 131 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Manufacturing Engineering, Housing and Liberal Arts General Studies.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Overall Best		✓
Overall Best (Rocky Mountains)			✓
Overall Best (Utah)			✓
Male / Female Diversity			✓
Male / Female Diversity (Rocky Mountains)			✓
Male / Female Diversity (Utah)			✓
Location Diversity		✓
Location Diversity (Rocky Mountains)		✓
Location Diversity (Utah)			✓
Most Popular (Rocky Mountains)			✓
Most Popular (Utah)		✓

Agriculture

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Food Science Technology
Highest Paid Graduates			✓
Horticulture
Top Ranked	✓

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Most Popular			✓
Biochemistry & Biophysics
Most Popular			✓
Ecology & Systematics Biology
Most Popular			✓
Microbiology Science & Immunology
Most Popular			✓
Most Focused	✓
Neurobiology & Neurosciences
Most Popular		✓
Physiology & Pathology Sciences
Most Popular				✓
Most Focused	✓

Business, Management & Marketing

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked			✓
Accounting
Top Ranked		✓
Highest Paid Graduates			✓
Business & Commerce
Top Ranked			✓
Business Administration & Management
Top Ranked			✓
Highest Paid Graduates			✓
Construction Management
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular		✓
Entrepreneurial Studies
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular	✓
Highest Paid Graduates	✓
Finance & Financial Management
Top Ranked			✓
Best Value	✓
Most Popular		✓
Highest Paid Graduates			✓
Human Resource Management
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular	✓
Highest Paid Graduates		✓
Management Sciences & Methods
Top Ranked	✓
Most Popular		✓
Managerial Economics
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular		✓
Highest Paid Graduates			✓
Marketing
Top Ranked		✓
Highest Paid Graduates			✓

Communication & Journalism

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked	✓
Most Popular			✓
Communication & Media Studies
Top Ranked	✓
Journalism
Most Popular		✓
Highest Paid Graduates	✓
Public Relations & Advertising
Top Ranked	✓
Most Popular		✓
Highest Paid Graduates		✓
Publishing
Most Popular		✓

Communications Technology/Support

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked		✓
Graphic Communications
Top Ranked		✓
Highest Paid Graduates		✓

Computer & Information Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked			✓
Computer Information Systems
Top Ranked			✓
Highest Paid Graduates		✓
Computer Science
Top Ranked		✓
Highest Paid Graduates	✓
Computer Software Applications
Top Ranked			✓
Information Technology
Top Ranked			✓
Most Popular			✓
Highest Paid Graduates		✓

Education

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Educational Administration
Top Ranked		✓
Highest Paid Graduates		✓
Instructional Media Design
Highest Paid Graduates	✓
Teacher Education Subject Specific
Most Popular			✓

Engineering

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Most Popular		✓
Chemical Engineering
Highest Paid Graduates	✓
Computer Engineering
Top Ranked	✓
Highest Paid Graduates	✓
Electrical and Computer Engineering.
Most Popular		✓
Manufacturing Engineering
Most Popular				✓
Most Focused	✓
Mechanical Engineering
Most Popular	✓

English Language & Literature

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Most Popular			✓
General English Literature
Most Popular			✓

Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Most Popular	✓
Area Studies
Most Popular		✓

Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Most Popular			✓
Child Development & Family Studies
Most Popular			✓
General Family & Consumer Sciences
Top Ranked	✓
Housing
Highest Paid Graduates				✓

Foreign Languages & Linguistics

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Most Popular				✓
East Asian Languages
Top Ranked	✓
Highest Paid Graduates		✓
Germanic Languages
Most Popular	✓
Linguistics & Literature
Most Popular			✓
Most Focused	✓
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages
Most Popular		✓
Romance Languages
Most Popular			✓
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages
Most Popular			✓

Health Professions

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Communication Sciences
Most Popular	✓
Dietetics & Nutrition Services
Most Popular	✓
Public Health
Most Popular		✓

History

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Most Popular		✓
History
Most Popular		✓

Liberal Arts & Humanities

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Liberal Arts General Studies
Highest Paid Graduates				✓

Mathematics & Statistics

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Most Popular			✓
Mathematics
Highest Paid Graduates		✓
Statistics
Most Popular	✓

Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Nutrition Science
Highest Paid Graduates		✓

Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Most Popular			✓
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies
Most Popular				✓
Highest Paid Graduates			✓

Physical Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Geological & Earth Sciences
Highest Paid Graduates		✓
Physics
Most Popular		✓
Highest Paid Graduates	✓

Psychology

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked	✓
Child Development & Psychology
Most Popular		✓

Public & Social Service

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Public Administration
Most Popular	✓

Social Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked		✓
Archeology
Most Popular		✓
Economics
Top Ranked	✓
Most Popular		✓
Geography & Cartography
Most Popular		✓
International Relations & Security
Best Value	✓
Highest Paid Graduates		✓
Political Science & Government
Top Ranked	✓
Most Popular		✓
Highest Paid Graduates	✓
Sociology
Most Popular		✓

Visual & Performing Arts

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Most Popular			✓
Dance
Most Popular		✓
Film, Video & Photographic Arts
Most Popular	✓
Fine & Studio Arts
Most Popular		✓
Music
Most Popular		✓

How Does Brigham Young University Rank in Athletics?

In College Factual’s 2027 athletics rankings, Brigham Young University earned 2 badges across 2 sports, 1 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #34 of 930 in Basketball.

Men’s Sports

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Basketball			✓
Basketball (D1)	✓

How Does Brigham Young University Rank for Veterans?

In College Factual’s 2027 veterans rankings, Brigham Young University earned 1 badge; its highest placement is #585 of 4,939 in Best for Veterans.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Best for Veterans	✓

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Notes and References

Each ranking here is grounded in U.S. Department of Education data, 2027 edition. Brigham Young University appears in 556 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.