- The Inkwell
- Utah
- Brigham Young University
Provo, UTCity: midsizeZIP 84602Founded 1875
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1875
- Motto
- Entrez pour apprendre, repartez pour servir.
- Carnegie class
- Doctoral: high research activity (R2)
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- byu.edu
UtahReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University is a private nonprofit university in Provo, Utah, with 32,952 undergraduates. It admits 68% of applicants, graduates 81% within six years and costs $13,397 a year after aid.
81%graduate
Admission rate68%
Retention91%
4-year graduation27%
Pell Grant share35%
Federal loans10%
$13,397net price / year
68%admission rate
1376average SAT
81%graduate in 6 years
$80,228median earnings, 10 yrs
$12,250median debt
#205 of 1,704 for earnings#383 of 1,739 for lowest net price#177 of 1,738 for graduation rate#512 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $21,235tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $6,888
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $6,888
- Average net price
- $13,397national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$9,893
$30,001–48,000$8,507
$48,001–75,000$9,268
$75,001–110,000$12,916
$110,001+$19,162
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 68%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1376
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 640–730
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 630–730
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 28–32
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college68%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college91%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college81%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college35%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 81%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 27%
- First-year retention
- 91%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 87%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $63,970
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $80,228middle 50%: $44,268–$127,001
- Median debt at graduation
- $12,250
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$127,001
Median, Brigham Young University$80,228
Lower quarter$44,268
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 32,952
- Part-time
- 8.5%
- Women / men
- 52% / 48%
- Average age at entry
- 21.4
- First-generation students
- 14%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 35%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 21 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 70%
- Average faculty salary
- $14,370 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $18,168
- Endowment, end of year
- $3,079,786,298
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White81%
Hispanic8.0%
Black0.3%
Asian1.6%
Two or more races4.5%
U.S. nonresident2.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.5%
Unknown1.6%
25 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management17%
Biological & biomedical sciences12%
Engineering8.3%
Computer & information sciences8.0%
Health professions6.8%
Social sciences6.3%
Education5.6%
Psychology5.3%
keep comparing
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|---|---|---|---|
| Westminster University Salt Lake City, UT | $22,516 | 64% | $70,627 |
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| Western Governors University Salt Lake City, UT | $12,748 | 50% | $76,999 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego State University San Diego, CA | $13,243 | 78% | $73,494 |
| Michigan Technological University Houghton, MI | $13,446 | 70% | $84,681 |
| University of Tulsa Tulsa, OK | $13,511 | 69% | $65,590 |
| University of North Florida Jacksonville, FL | $11,689 | 68% | $59,626 |
| University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC | $15,142 | 68% | $63,486 |
| University of California-Merced Merced, CA | $11,583 | 68% | $69,352 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 230038. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q332498.