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Religious Education by the Numbers
Terry B. Ball, Dean of Religious Education
Our Religious Education faculty is a remarkable group of gifted gospel teachers and dedicated disciple-scholars who are devoted to the Restoration and deeply committed to the mission of Brigham Young University. I would like to share some statistical information about our faculty that might help our friends and readers become better acquainted with this exceptional group of women and men who have devoted their careers to gospel teaching and scholarship. Below is a brief description of Religious Education by the numbers.
| Number of full-time faculty: 68 (2010) |
| Rank |
| Full professors: 38 (56%) |
| Associate professors: 23 (34%) |
| Assistant professors: 7 (10%) |
| Age (2010) |
| Oldest: 77 |
| Youngest: 31 |
| Average: 55 |
| Average age at hire: 40.5 |
| Average age at retire: 67.3 |
| Average years employed at BYU at retirement: 17.9 years |
| Current longest tenure: 50 years |
| Number of grandchildren: 475-plus (6.6-plus grandchildren per faculty member) |
| Tabernacle Choir members (last 5 years): 6.6% |
| Former or current mission presidents: 14.8% |
| Teaching (2010) |
| Students taught: 24,838 |
| Courses offered: 39 |
| Classes taught: 470 |
| Average class size: 67 |
| Scholarship (2010) |
| Books: 20 |
| Journal articles: 42 |
| Chapters in books: 39 |
| Electronic (CDs, DVDs, Web): 54 |
| Professional presentations: 111 |
| Number of students mentored in research: 208 |
| Symposia sponsored (last 5 years): 35 |
What these numbers cannot reflect is the remarkable contributions that each of these wonderful educators makes towards accomplishing the mission of Religious Education: “The mission of Religious Education at Brigham Young University is to assist individuals in their efforts to come unto Christ by teaching the scriptures, doctrine, and history of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ through classroom instruction, gospel scholarship, and outreach to the larger community.” I consider it a blessing and a privilege to work with such faithful and gifted individuals.
Terry B. Ball
Dean of Religious Education
