BYU Cougars among top universities in United States
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Bragging Rights

Bragging Rights

It’s a great day to be a Cougar, especially when you know what to brag about. Check out where BYU ranks among the nation’s top universities.


By Amanda K. Fronk (BA ’09) in the Spring 2012 Issue

Number of grads from a high-research doctoral institution (a category that includes BYU) who EARNED PHDs in the last five years studied; 5th for all 264 doctoral institutions

Most STONE-COLD SOBER students

Most RELIGIOUS STUDENTS

Most NEW PATENT APPLICATIONS per million dollars of research expenditures

Most STARTUP COMPANIES spun out of faculty inventions per million dollars of research expenditures

Most FAMILY-FRIENDLY business school

Top UNDERGRADUATE ACCOUNTING program, ranked by recruiters

Most popular NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

BEST-VALUE law school

Most COMPETITIVE law students

Best COLLEGE LIBRARY

Best MASTER’S IN ACCOUNTING program

Top INDUSTRIAL DESIGN programs in the world

Most COMPETITIVE business students

Exemplary FILM SCHOOLS

LEAST DEBT among departing graduates

TOP GRADUATES, rated by recruiters

Best UNDERGRADUATE BUSINESS program

GREAT SCHOOLS, GREAT PRICES

Number of STUDY-ABROAD students among doctoral institutions

Most INTRAMURAL SPORTS participation

Best MBA PROGRAM

Best business graduate programs for ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Top producer of FUTURE POLITICIANS

Best PUBLIC RELATIONS programs

Best LAW LIBRARY

Best LAW SCHOOL, ranked by recruiters

Best BUSINESS SCHOOL for master’s students

Best LAW SCHOOL

Best NATIONAL UNIVERSITY


NOTES

  1. Association of University Technology Managers
  2. Businessweek
  3. Forbes
  4. International Cinematographers Guild Magazine
  5. National Jurist
  6. National Opinion Research Center Core 77
  7. US News & World Report
  8. Newsweek
  9. Princeton Review
  10. Public Accounting Report
  11. PRWeek
  12. U.S. Department of State
  13. Wall Street Journal