Editing Brigham Young University (section)

== Academics ==

=== Admissions and demographics ===
BYU accepted 53.4 percent of the 13,731 people who applied for admission in the spring and summer terms, and fall semester of 2017.<ref name="Entrance">{{cite web|url=https://admissions.byu.edu/entrance-averages|title=Admission:Entrance Averages|publisher=Brigham Young University|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171129224821/https://admissions.byu.edu/entrance-averages|archive-date=November 29, 2017|url-status=dead|access-date=November 29, 2017}}</ref> The average GPA for these admitted students was 3.86 with an average [[ACT (test)|ACT]] of 29.5 and [[SAT]] of 1300.<ref name="Entrance" /> In 2004, a [[National Bureau of Economic Research]] study on revealed preference of U.S. colleges showed BYU was the 6th most-preferred choice in the [[Intermountain West]], between Princeton and Brown.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/papers/1287.pdf|title=A Revealed Preference Ranking of U.S. Colleges and Universities|last1=Avery|first1=Christopher |last2=Glickman |first2=Mark |last3=Hoxby |first3=Caroline |last4= Metrick |first4=Andrew|date=December 2005|access-date=May 14, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070203181901/http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/papers/1287.pdf|archive-date=February 3, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>

[[File:Harold B. Lee Library.jpg|thumb|left|The [[Harold B. Lee Library]] is consistently ranked among the top ten in the nation, with a No. 1 ranking in 2004 by ''[[The Princeton Review]]''.]]
Students from every state in the U.S. and from many foreign countries attend BYU. (In the 2005–06 academic year, there were 2,396 foreign students, or eight percent of enrollment.)<ref name="chronicle">The Chronicle of Higher Education, August 31, 2007.</ref> Slightly more than 98 percent of these students are active Latter-day Saints. In 2006, 12.6 percent of the student body reported themselves as ethnic minorities, mostly Asians, Pacific Islanders and Hispanics.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://yfacts.byu.edu/viewarticle.aspx?id=135 |title=About BYU – Demographics |access-date=August 1, 2008 |publisher=BYU.edu |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080608222029/http://yfacts.byu.edu/viewarticle.aspx?id=135 |archive-date=June 8, 2008  }}</ref> Also in 2020, The racial breakdown of students was 81.0% white, 7.3% Hispanic, 4.4% multi-ethnic, 3.3% international, 1.9% Asian, 1.0% unknown, 0.7% native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and 0.4% Black or African American.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.collegefactual.com/colleges/brigham-young-university-provo/student-life/diversity/|title=BYU Demographics & Diversity Report|website=collegefactual.com|access-date=Sep 8, 2021|archive-date=September 8, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908193848/https://www.collegefactual.com/colleges/brigham-young-university-provo/student-life/diversity/|url-status=live}}</ref> The racial composition of students at BYU are overwhelmingly [[Non-Hispanic or Latino whites|non-Hispanic white]], and BYU is one of the whitest universities in the United States.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://priceonomics.com/ranking-the-most-and-least-diverse-colleges-in/|title=Ranking the Most (and Least) Diverse Colleges in America|website=priceonomics.com|date=Jul 12, 2016|access-date=November 22, 2021|archive-date=November 8, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108140030/https://priceonomics.com/ranking-the-most-and-least-diverse-colleges-in/|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Rankings ===
{{Infobox US university ranking
<!-- U.S. rankings -->| Forbes = 35
| THE_WSJ = 20
| USNWR_NU = 109 <small>(tie)</small>
| Wamo_NU = 25
<!-- Global rankings -->| QS_W = 1001–1200
| THES_W = <small>Unranked</small>
| USNWR_W = 779 <small>(tie)</small>
}}

'' [[U.S. News & World Report]]'' ranked BYU No. 109 (tie) in National Universities in 2025.<ref name="Rankings_USNWR_NU" />

In 2019, ''[[The Wall Street Journal]]'' and ''[[Times Higher Education]]'' ranked BYU tied for No. 1 "Worth the Cost" college.<ref>{{Cite news|url = https://www.wsj.com/articles/is-your-college-worth-the-cost-heres-what-students-say-about-their-colleges-11567640341|title = Is Your College Worth the Cost? Here's What Students Say About Their Colleges|newspaper = Wall Street Journal|date = September 4, 2019|last1 = McGee|first1 = Charlie|access-date = September 6, 2019|archive-date = November 25, 2020|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201125025250/https://www.wsj.com/articles/is-your-college-worth-the-cost-heres-what-students-say-about-their-colleges-11567640341|url-status = live}}</ref> Likewise, ''[[Forbes]]'' rated BYU No. 1 on its list of "America's Best Value Colleges 2019".<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.forbes.com/best-value-colleges/#12103171245b|title = America's Best Value Colleges 2019|website = [[Forbes]]|access-date = September 6, 2019|archive-date = December 7, 2020|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20201207111504/https://www.forbes.com/best-value-colleges/#12103171245b|url-status = live}}</ref>

''[[Forbes]]'' magazine ranked it as the No. 1 "Top University to Work For in 2014"<ref>{{cite magazine | title=The Top 25 Universities To Work For in 2014 | magazine=Forbes Magazine | author=Dill, Kathryn | year=2014 | access-date=July 6, 2015 | url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/kathryndill/2014/09/19/the-top-25-universities-to-work-for-in-2014/ | archive-date=August 12, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200812081643/https://www.forbes.com/sites/kathryndill/2014/09/19/the-top-25-universities-to-work-for-in-2014/ | url-status=live }}</ref> and as the best college in Utah in 2016.<ref>{{cite web |last=Howard |first=Caroline |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinehoward/2016/02/22/the-best-college-in-every-state/5/#3201b11619ef |title=The Best College In Every State |date=February 22, 2016 |work=Forbes |access-date=February 22, 2016 |archive-date=November 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181105221703/https://www.forbes.com/sites/carolinehoward/2016/02/22/the-best-college-in-every-state/5/#3201b11619ef |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2016, the university's [[Marriott School of Management]] received a No. 18 ranking by ''[[Bloomberg Businessweek]]'' for its undergraduate programs,<ref>{{cite news |last=Rodkin |first=Jonathan |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2016-best-undergrad-business-schools/ |title=Best Undergraduate Business Schools 2014 |newspaper=Bloomberg.com |access-date=September 9, 2019 |archive-date=April 26, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160426203140/http://www.bloomberg.com/features/2016-best-undergrad-business-schools/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and its MBA program was ranked by several sources: No. 25 ranking by ''Bloomberg Businessweek'' in 2018,<ref>{{cite web |last=Byrne |first=John |url=https://poetsandquants.com/2018/11/08/2018-bloomberg-businessweek-mba-ranking/3/ |title=Stanford Tops 2018 Businessweek MBA Ranking |date=November 8, 2018 |access-date=September 9, 2019 |archive-date=September 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923194254/https://poetsandquants.com/2018/11/08/2018-bloomberg-businessweek-mba-ranking/3/ |url-status=live }}</ref> No. 19 by ''Forbes'' in 2017,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/business-schools/list/#tab:rank|title=The Best Business Schools 2017|publisher=Forbes LLC|access-date=September 9, 2019|archive-date=October 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201030005305/https://www.forbes.com/business-schools/list/#tab:rank|url-status=live}}</ref> and tied for No. 30 by ''U.S. News & World Report'' for 2021.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-business-schools/mba-rankings |title=2021 Best Business Schools |magazine=U.S. News & World Report |access-date=September 29, 2020 |archive-date=March 14, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314003952/https://www.usnews.com/best%2Dgraduate%2Dschools/top%2Dbusiness%2Dschools/mba%2Drankings |url-status=live }}</ref> For 2020, the university's [[BYU School of Accountancy|School of Accountancy]], which is housed within the Marriott School, received a No. 4 ranking out of 44 graduate programs rated by ''U.S. News & World Report''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-business-schools/accounting-rankings|title=Best Accounting Programs|magazine=U.S. News & World Report|access-date=September 29, 2020|archive-date=November 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201113090615/https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-business-schools/accounting-rankings|url-status=live}}</ref>

The BYU [[J. Reuben Clark Law School]] has a No. 28 (tie) national ranking for 2024–25, according to ''U.S. News & World Report''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-law-schools/brigham-young-university-03156|title=Brigham Young University (Clark)|magazine=U.S. News & World Report|access-date=September 7, 2023}}</ref>

=== Graduation honors ===
Undergraduate students may qualify for graduation honors. ''University Honors'' is the highest distinction BYU awards its graduates.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ccc.byu.edu/honors |title=Honors |access-date=January 21, 2010 |publisher=Brigham Young University |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090808191415/http://ccc.byu.edu/honors |archive-date=August 8, 2009 }}</ref> Administered by the [[Brigham Young University Honors Program|Honors Program]], the distinction requires students to complete an honors curriculum requirement, a Great Questions requirement, an Experiential Learning requirement, an honors thesis requirement, and a graduation portfolio that summarizes the student's honors experiences.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://honors.fye.byu.edu/sites/default/files/student_files/program/NewProgramRequirementsforGraduationwithUniversityHonors6.pdf|title=New Program Requirements|publisher=BYU Honors Program|access-date=August 5, 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131007152610/http://honors.fye.byu.edu/sites/default/files/student_files/program/NewProgramRequirementsforGraduationwithUniversityHonors6.pdf|archive-date=October 7, 2013}}</ref>

The university also awards [[Latin honors|Latin scholastic distinctions]] separately from the Honors Program: summa cum laude (top 1 percent), magna cum laude (top 5 percent), and cum laude (top 10 percent).<ref name="honors">{{cite web|url=http://saas.byu.edu/catalog/2009-2010ucat/GeneralInfo/Graduation.php#LatinScholDistinctions |title=BYU Graduation Honors |access-date=January 21, 2010 |publisher=Brigham Young University |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100204090836/http://saas.byu.edu/catalog/2009-2010ucat/GeneralInfo/Graduation.php |archive-date=February 4, 2010  }}</ref> The university additionally recognizes [[Phi Kappa Phi]] graduation honors.<ref>{{cite web |title=Phi Kappa Phi BYU Chapter |url=https://phikappaphi.byu.edu |access-date=25 April 2024}}</ref>

=== Notable research and awards ===
[[File:TNRB Tanner Building.jpg|thumb|left|The [[N. Eldon Tanner Building]], home of the [[Marriott School of Management]]]]
BYU is [[Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education|classified]] among "Research 1: Very High Research Spending And Doctorate Production".<ref>{{cite web |url= https://carnegieclassifications.acenet.edu/institution/brigham-young-university/ |title=Carnegie Classifications Institution Lookup | publisher=[[American Council on Education]] |date=2025 |accessdate=February 13, 2025}}</ref> According to the [[National Science Foundation]], BYU spent $40.7 million on research and development in 2018.<ref>{{cite web |title=Table 20. Higher education R&D expenditures, ranked by FY 2018 R&D expenditures: FYs 2009–18 |url=https://ncsesdata.nsf.gov/herd/2018/html/herd18-dt-tab020.html |website=ncsesdata.nsf.gov |publisher=[[National Science Foundation]] |access-date=26 July 2020 |archive-date=June 11, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611114022/https://ncsesdata.nsf.gov/herd/2018/html/herd18-dt-tab020.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Scientists associated with BYU have created some notable inventions. [[Philo T. Farnsworth]], inventor and pioneer of the electronic television, began college at BYU, and later returned to do fusion research, receiving an honorary degree from the university in 1967.<ref name=Utah-bio>{{cite web | url = http://content.lib.utah.edu/u?/UU_EAD,2160 | archive-url = https://archive.today/20121211111558/http://content.lib.utah.edu/u?/UU_EAD,2160 | url-status = dead | archive-date = December 11, 2012 | title = Biography of Philo Taylor Farnsworth | publisher = University of Utah Marriott Library Special Collections | access-date = July 5, 2007 | df = mdy-all }}</ref> Alumnus [[Harvey Fletcher]], inventor of stereophonic sound, went on to carry out the now famous [[oil-drop experiment]] with [[Robert Millikan]], and was later Founding Dean of the [[Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and Technology|BYU College of Engineering]].<ref>{{cite journal | title = My Work with Millikan on the Oil-drop Experiment | author = Harvey Fletcher | journal = Physics Today |date=June 1982 | page = 43 | doi = 10.1063/1.2915126 | volume=35| issue = 6 | bibcode = 1982PhT....35f..43F }}</ref> [[H. Tracy Hall]], inventor of the [[man-made diamond]], left [[General Electric]] in 1955 and became a full professor of chemistry and Director of Research at BYU. While there, he invented a new type of diamond press, the tetrahedral press. In student achievements, BYU Ad Lab teams won both the 2007 and 2008 [[L'Oréal]] National Brandstorm Competition,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1,5143,695270519,00.html |title=Y students take first in ad competition |website=[[Deseret News]] |access-date=May 6, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080425052304/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/1%2C5143%2C695270519%2C00.html |archive-date=April 25, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.brandstorm.loreal.com/Cand/index.html |title=L'Oréal National Brandstorm Competition |access-date=May 6, 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080603152030/http://www.brandstorm.loreal.com/Cand/index.html |archive-date = June 3, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> and students developed the Magnetic Lasso algorithm found in [[Adobe Photoshop]].<ref>{{cite news |first = Lois M. |last = Collins |url = http://www.deseretnews.com/article/640198852/BYU-scientists-create-tool-for-virtual-surgery.html |title = BYU scientists create tool for 'virtual surgery' |work = Deseret Morning News |date = July 31, 2006 |access-date = February 24, 2013 |archive-date = March 31, 2019 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190331135712/https://www.deseretnews.com/article/640198852/BYU-scientists-create-tool-for-virtual-surgery.html |url-status = dead }}</ref> In prestigious scholarships, BYU has produced 10 [[Rhodes Scholarship|Rhodes Scholars]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://magazine.byu.edu/?act=view&a=232 |title=Catching up with Former Rhodes Scholars |access-date=June 13, 2008 |archive-date=January 27, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110127064000/http://magazine.byu.edu/?act=view |url-status=live }}</ref> four [[Gates Cambridge Scholarships|Gates Scholars]] in the last six years, and in the last decade has claimed 41 [[Fulbright program|Fulbright scholars]] and 3 [[Jack Kent Cooke]] scholars.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://opsf.byu.edu/Scholarships/BYU_Recipients/BYU_Winner_Summary.aspx |title=BYU Winner Summary |access-date=May 6, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080427071104/http://opsf.byu.edu/Scholarships/BYU_Recipients/BYU_Winner_Summary.aspx |archive-date=April 27, 2008  }}</ref>

According to the [[National Science Foundation]], the university received approximately $46 million in research and development funding in 2022, ranking it 222nd in the nation for research revenue and expenditures.<ref>{{Cite web |title=National Science Foundation R&D Funding and Expenditures |url=https://ncsesdata.nsf.gov/profiles/site?method=rankingBySource&ds=herd}}</ref>

=== Devotionals and forums ===
To provide students with opportunities for both spiritual and intellectual insight, BYU has hosted weekly devotional and forum assemblies since the school's early days.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://speeches.byu.edu/posts/the-history-of-byu-speeches/|title=The History of BYU Speeches – BYU Speeches|work=BYU Speeches|access-date=February 21, 2018|language=en-US|archive-date=July 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727070655/https://speeches.byu.edu/posts/the-history-of-byu-speeches/|url-status=live}}</ref> Devotionals are most common and address religious topics, often with academic perspective or insight. Devotional speakers are typically drawn from the BYU faculty and administration or LDS Church leadership, including church presidents George Albert Smith, Spencer W. Kimball, Thomas S. Monson, and Russell M. Nelson.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://speeches.byu.edu/speakers/ |title=Speakers Archive }}</ref>

Several times each year the devotional is replaced by a forum, which typically addresses a more secular topic and may include a speaker from outside the BYU or Latter-day Saint community. In recent years, forum speakers have included notable politicians (e.g. Joseph Lieberman, Mitt Romney), scientists (Neil deGrasse Tyson, DJ Patil), historians (David McCullough,  Richard Beeman), religious leaders (Archbishop Charles Chaput, Albert Mohler) and judicial figures (John Roberts, Thomas Griffith).{{Citation needed|date=April 2024}}

Although attendance is not required, several thousand students attend the weekly assemblies, which are also broadcast on BYUtv<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.byutv.org/|title=BYU Devotional Address|first=B. Y. U.|last=Broadcasting|website=BYUtv|access-date=February 21, 2018|archive-date=February 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180224025830/https://www.byutv.org/|url-status=live}}</ref> and archived in text, audio, and video formats on the BYU Speeches website.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://speeches.byu.edu/|title=Devotionals, Forums, Commencement Addresses|access-date=February 21, 2018|archive-date=February 24, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180224062323/https://speeches.byu.edu/|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== International focus ===
[[File:ESC Eyring Science Center.jpg|thumb|left|The [[Eyring Science Center]] houses a [[planetarium]], an [[anechoic chamber]] and a [[Foucault pendulum]].]]
Over three quarters of the student body has some proficiency in a second language (numbering 107 languages in total).<ref name = langfact>{{cite web| title =Why Use the Brigham Young University English Certification Test?| url =http://cito-lt.com/files/ECTComparisontoTOEFLTOEIC.pdf| access-date =August 30, 2007| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20070927051804/http://cito-lt.com/files/ECTComparisontoTOEFLTOEIC.pdf| archive-date =September 27, 2007| url-status =dead}}</ref>  This is partially because 45 percent of the student body at BYU have been Latter-day Saint [[Missionary (LDS Church)|missionaries]], and many of them learned a foreign language as part of their mission assignment.<ref>{{cite web
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 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070922073639/http://unicomm.byu.edu/about/default.aspx?content=languages 
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}}</ref> During any given semester, about one-third of the student body is enrolled in foreign language classes, a rate nearly four times the national average.<ref name = langfact/> BYU offers courses in over 60 different languages,<ref name = langfact/> many with advanced courses that are seldom offered elsewhere. Several of its language programs are the largest of their type in the nation, such as the Russian program.<ref name = langvalue>{{citation |last= Owens |first= Eric |title= America's Best Value Colleges |location= New York |publisher= The Princeton Review |year= 2004 |page= [https://archive.org/details/americasbestvalu00prin_0/page/583 583] |isbn= 0-375-76373-2 |url-access= registration |url= https://archive.org/details/americasbestvalu00prin_0/page/583 }}</ref> The university was selected by the [[United States Department of Education]] as the location of the national Middle East Language Resource Center, making the school a hub for experts on that region.<ref name = langvalue/> It was also selected as a Center for International Business Education Research, a function of which is to train business employees in international languages and relations.<ref name = langfact/>

Beyond this, BYU also runs a very large study abroad program, with satellite centers in London, [[BYU Jerusalem Center|Jerusalem]], and Paris, as well as more than 20 other sites.<ref>{{cite web| title =International Study Programs| work =David M. Kennedy Center| publisher =Brigham Young University| url =http://kennedy.byu.edu/isp/index.php| access-date =August 30, 2007| archive-date =September 11, 2007| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20070911183250/http://kennedy.byu.edu/isp/index.php| url-status =live}}</ref> Nearly 2,000 students take advantage of these programs yearly. In 2001, the [[Institute of International Education]] ranked BYU as the number one university in the U.S. to offer students study abroad opportunities.<ref>{{cite web|title=BYU Number One in Sending Students Abroad |date=November 16, 2000 |url=http://kennedy.byu.edu/events/newsrel/16Nov2000.html |access-date=August 30, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071118203221/http://kennedy.byu.edu/events/newsrel/16Nov2000.html |archive-date=November 18, 2007  }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| last =Terlep| first =Sharon| title =MSU is leader in U.S. students studying abroad| publisher =Lansing State Journal| date =November 18, 2002| url =http://opendoors.iienetwork.org/?p=25105| access-date =August 30, 2007| archive-date =August 18, 2007| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20070818130102/http://opendoors.iienetwork.org/?p=25105| url-status =usurped}}</ref> The [[BYU Jerusalem Center]], which was closed in 2000 due to student security concerns related to the [[Second Intifada]] and later the [[2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict]], was reopened to students in the Winter 2007 semester.<ref>{{cite web|title=BYU students will not return to Jerusalem Center this fall |publisher=Brigham Young University |url=http://byunews.byu.edu/archive06-Jul-nojerusalem.aspx |access-date=August 30, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071118203132/http://byunews.byu.edu/archive06-Jul-nojerusalem.aspx |archive-date=November 18, 2007  }}</ref>
[[File:MaeserBuilding.JPG|thumb|right|The [[Maeser Building]], built in 1911, houses [[Brigham Young University Honors Program|BYU's Honors Program]].]]
A few special additions enhance the language-learning experience. For example, BYU's International Cinema, featuring films in several languages, is the largest and longest-running university-run foreign film program in the country.<ref>{{cite web|title=About Us |work=BYU International Cinema |publisher=Brigham Young University |url=http://ic.byu.edu/about_us.php |access-date=August 30, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070818213910/http://ic.byu.edu/about_us.php |archive-date=August 18, 2007  }}</ref> BYU also offers an intensive foreign language living experience, the Foreign Language Student Residence.  This is an on-campus apartment complex where students commit to speak only their chosen foreign language while in their apartments. Each apartment has at least one native speaker to ensure correct language usage.<ref>{{cite web | title =Room Options| publisher =Brigham Young University| url =http://www.byu.edu/oncampushousing/rooms.html| access-date = August 30, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070822224947/http://www.byu.edu/oncampushousing/rooms.html |archive-date = August 22, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>

=== Academic freedom issues ===
{{Main|Academic freedom at Brigham Young University}}
In 1992, the university drafted a new Statement on Academic Freedom,<ref name=acadfree>{{cite web|title=Statement on Academic Freedom at BYU |publisher=BYU |date=September 14, 1992 |url=http://fc.byu.edu/opages/reference/academicfreedom.htm |access-date=January 11, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070204112544/http://fc.byu.edu/opages/reference/academicfreedom.htm |archive-date=February 4, 2007 }}</ref> specifying that limitations may be placed upon "expression with students or in public that: (1) contradicts or opposes, rather than analyzes or discusses, fundamental Latter-day Saint doctrine or policy; (2) deliberately attacks or derides the church or its general leaders; or (3) violates the [[Brigham Young University Honor Code|Honor Code]] because the expression is dishonest, illegal, unchaste, profane, or unduly disrespectful of others." These restrictions caused some controversy as several professors had been disciplined according to the then-new rule. The [[American Association of University Professors]] had claimed that "infringements on academic freedom are distressingly common and that the climate for academic freedom is distressingly poor."<ref name=aaupreport>{{cite web | title = Academic Freedom and Tenure | date = September 1, 1997 | publisher = [[American Association of University Professors]] | url = http://www.aaup.org/NR/rdonlyres/27EB0A08-8D25-4415-9E55-8081CC874AC5/0/Brigham.pdf | access-date = May 25, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120921091553/http://www.aaup.org/NR/rdonlyres/27EB0A08-8D25-4415-9E55-8081CC874AC5/0/Brigham.pdf | archive-date = September 21, 2012 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
The newer rules have not affected BYU's accreditation, as the university's chosen accrediting body allows "religious colleges and universities to place limitations on academic freedom so long as they publish those limitations candidly", according to associate academic vice president Jim Gordon.<ref name=NascuOnAcademicFreedom>{{cite web | title = The Issue of Academic Freedom: An Interview with Jim Gordon | publisher = BYU Magazine | year = 1997 | url = http://magazine.byu.edu/?act=view&a=664 | access-date = January 11, 2008 | archive-date = November 18, 2007 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071118194521/http://magazine.byu.edu/?act=view&a=664 | url-status = live }}</ref> The [[American Association of University Professors|AAUP]]'s concern was not with restrictions on the faculty member's religious expression but with a failure, as alleged by the faculty member and AAUP, that the restrictions had not been adequately specified in advance by BYU: "The AAUP requires that any doctrinal limitations on academic freedom be laid out clearly in writing. We [AAUP] concluded that BYU had failed to do so adequately."<ref>[[Cary Nelson]] (AAUP President), "Praying to the Wrong God" (Subject of massmail message), ''AAUP Online'', 2008 September 23.</ref>

In 2021, ''[[The Salt Lake Tribune]]'' noted the tension between faith and scholarship that has existed at the university as early as 1910, and how the recent LDS Church calls for a retrenchment has some BYU professors worried about a new wave of [[fideism]] at the university.<ref name="The Salt Lake Tribune 2021">{{cite web | first=Peggy | last=Fletcher Stack | title=Can BYU serve two masters: faith and scholarship? | website=The Salt Lake Tribune | date=7 September 2021 | url=https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2021/09/07/can-unique-byu-really-be/ | access-date=16 September 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927021435/https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2021/09/07/can-unique-byu-really-be/ | archive-date=September 27, 2021 | url-status=dead }}</ref> According to a third-party survey that allowed faculty to answer anonymously, more than 90 percent of BYU faculty said they were  satisfied or very satisfied with their jobs.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A Spiritual Crackdown at Brigham Young University? |url=https://radiowest.kuer.org/show/radiowest/2025-01-14/a-spiritual-crackdown-at-brigham-young-university |access-date=2025-02-17 |website=RadioWest {{!}} KUER |language=en}}</ref>