Brigham Young University - Provo: Statistics
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #196 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #100 of 2,597 | In North America |
| #89 of 2,496 | In the United States |
| #2 of 20 | In Utah |
| #1 of 3 | In Provo |
| #38 of 1,378 | For Education Majors |
| Top100 | For 28 other topics |
Quick Review
- Religion
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Acceptance rate
- 59%
- Undergraduates
- 31,642
- Graduates
- 3,169
- Male:Female Ratio
- 49:51
- Control
- Private
not-for-profit - Highest Degree
- Doctor's degree
- Website
- www.byu.edu
Brigham Young University - Provo Acceptance rate and admissions statistics
Brigham Young University - Provo has an acceptance rate of 59% and is among the top 20% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acceptance Rate | 59% | 54% | 64% |
| Applicants | 11,608 | 5,171 | 6,437 |
| Admissions | 6,870 | 2,780 | 4,090 |
| Freshmen enrolled full time | 5,269 | 2,221 | 3,048 |
| Freshmen enrolled part time | 144 | 54 | 90 |
12,325 students enrolled in some distance education courses.
725 enrolled exclusively in distance education.
SAT scores
Among admitted applicants
1,101 or 20%
submitted SAT
25% of them
had 1220
or below
75% of them
had 1440
or below
Typical SAT scores of first-years in Brigham Young University - Provo are 1220-1440 (middle 50% range).
ACT scores
Among admitted applicants
4,111 or 76%
submitted ACT
25% of them
had 26
or below
75% of them
had 32
or below
Typical ACT scores of first-years in Brigham Young University - Provo are 26-32 (middle 50% range).
Admissions requirements
| Recommendations | Required |
|---|---|
| Secondary school GPA | Required |
| Secondary school record | Required |
| TOEFL | Required |
| College-preparatory program | Considered but not required |
| SAT/ACT | Considered but not required |
| Formal demonstration of competencies | Neither required nor recommended |
| Other Tests | Neither required nor recommended |
| Secondary school rank | Neither required nor recommended |
Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity
| White | 28065 (81%) |
|---|---|
| Hispanic | 2547 (7%) |
| Two or more races | 1479 (4%) |
| Nonresident Alien | 1271 (4%) |
| Asian | 634 (2%) |
| Race or Ethnicity unknown | 350 (1%) |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 249 (0.7%) |
| Black or African American | 140 (0.4%) |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 34 (0.1%) |
Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees
The average net cost to attend Brigham Young University - Provo is $13,432 per year, calculated as the sum of the average cost of tuition, room and board, books, and supplies, reduced by the amount of average financial aid received.
The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.
Average costs by household income
| <$30K | $9,319 |
|---|---|
| $30-48K | $10,087 |
| $48-75K | $12,253 |
| $75-110K | $15,569 |
| $110K+ | $18,357 |
Tuition and fees
| Undergraduates | Graduates | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition in-district | $6,120 | $7,700 |
| Tuition in-state | $6,120 | $7,700 |
| Tuition out-of-state | $6,120 | $7,700 |
Room and board costs
| Dormitory capacity | 7,073 |
|---|---|
| Combined charge for room and board | $8,048 |
Brigham Young University - Provo majors
Brigham Young University - Provo has granted 6,685 bachelor's degrees across 163 programs, 961 master's across 65 programs, and 192 doctorate degrees across 24 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Brigham Young University - Provo.
| Major | Bachelor | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General | 282 | 5 | 6 |
| Accounting | 183 | 99 | |
| Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology | 203 | ||
| Computer & Information Technology Services Administration and Management, Other | 125 | 74 | |
| Mechanical Engineering | 176 | 19 | 4 |
| Computer Science | 143 | 28 | 3 |
| Human Development and Family Studies, General | 169 | ||
| Finance, General | 166 | ||
| Economics, General | 161 | ||
| English Language and Literature, General | 143 | 16 | |
| Family Systems | 151 | ||
| Business Administration and Management, General | 16 | 134 | |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education & Fitness, General | 147 | 3 | |
| Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse | 130 | ||
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 129 | ||
| Neuroscience | 125 | 3 | 1 |
| Chemical Engineering | 107 | 4 | 6 |
| Political Science and Government, General | 117 | ||
| Microbiology, General | 110 | 2 | 3 |
| Sociology, General | 104 | 9 | |
| Statistics, Other | 112 | ||
| Marketing & Marketing Management, General | 111 | ||
| Accounting and Related Services, Other | 55 | 55 | |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | 110 | ||
| Audiology & Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist | 105 | ||
| Law | 104 | ||
| Advertising | 98 | ||
| Mass Communication & Media Studies | 84 | 11 | |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other | 85 | 6 | 2 |
| Public Health Education and Promotion | 89 | ||
| Public Health, General | 68 | 21 | |
| Public Relations & Image Management | 88 | ||
| Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management | 86 | ||
| Civil Engineering, General | 61 | 20 | 1 |
| History, General | 79 | ||
| Public Administration | 79 | ||
| Physiology, General | 69 | 1 | 2 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 70 | ||
| Statistics, General | 49 | 16 | |
| Construction Management, General | 62 | 1 | |
| Journalism, Other | 63 | ||
| Computational and Applied Mathematics | 61 | ||
| Electrical and Computer Engineering | 36 | 21 | 4 |
| Business & Managerial Economics | 52 | ||
| Spanish Language and Literature | 46 | 5 | |
| Linguistics | 42 | 7 | |
| Biochemistry | 36 | 5 | 5 |
| Business & Commerce, General | 46 | ||
| Film & Cinema & Media Studies | 44 | 2 | |
| Manufacturing Engineering | 40 | 4 | |
| Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurial Studies | 43 | ||
| Computer Engineering, General | 42 | ||
| Special Education and Teaching, General | 36 | 6 | |
| Geography, Other | 41 | ||
| Mathematics, General | 29 | 9 | 3 |
| Publishing | 41 | ||
| Design and Visual Communications, General | 39 | ||
| Organizational Behavior Studies | 38 | ||
| Social Work | 38 | ||
| Bioinformatics | 37 | ||
| Humanities & Humanistic Studies | 36 | ||
| Information Technology | 31 | 5 | |
| Biotechnology | 35 | ||
| Dietetics & Dietitian | 34 | ||
| Chemistry, General | 26 | 3 | 4 |
| Nutrition Sciences | 21 | 11 | |
| Russian Language and Literature | 32 | ||
| Anthropology, General | 25 | 5 | |
| Clinical Laboratory Science & Medical Technology & Technologist | 30 | ||
| Fine & Studio Arts, General | 26 | 4 | |
| Physics, Other | 30 | ||
| Research and Experimental Psychology, Other | 30 | ||
| Mathematics Teacher Education | 23 | 6 | |
| Computer Software Engineering | 28 | ||
| Music Teacher Education | 26 | 2 | |
| Wildlife Biology | 28 | ||
| Physics, General | 20 | 5 | 2 |
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 26 | ||
| Geology & Earth Science, General | 15 | 11 | |
| International Relations and Affairs | 26 | ||
| Social Science Teacher Education | 26 | ||
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other | 25 | 1 | |
| Latin American Studies | 25 | ||
| Therapeutic Recreation & Recreational Therapy | 25 | ||
| Computer and Information Sciences, Other | 24 | ||
| Computer and Information Systems Security & Auditing & Information Assurance | 24 | ||
| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | 24 | ||
| Dance, General | 23 | ||
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General | 19 | 4 | |
| Soil Sciences, Other | 23 | ||
| Graphic Design | 22 | ||
| Educational & Instructional Technology | 13 | 8 | |
| Family Practice Nurse & Nursing | 21 | ||
| Food Science | 16 | 5 | |
| History, Other | 21 | ||
| Music, Other | 21 | ||
| Athletic Training & Trainer | 20 | ||
| English & Language Arts Teacher Education | 20 | ||
| Actuarial Science | 19 | ||
| Landscaping and Groundskeeping | 19 | ||
| Molecular Biology | 19 | ||
| Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist | 19 | ||
| Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General | 18 | ||
| Family and Consumer Sciences & Home Economics Teacher Education | 18 | ||
| Illustration | 18 | ||
| Music Performance, General | 9 | 9 | |
| American & United States Studies & Civilization | 17 | ||
| Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects | 17 | ||
| Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | 17 | ||
| Epidemiology | 17 | ||
| Philosophy | 17 | ||
| Arabic Language and Literature | 16 | ||
| Industrial and Product Design | 16 | ||
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other | 16 | ||
| Environmental Health | 15 | ||
| Geography | 15 | ||
| Marriage and Family Therapy & Counseling | 11 | 4 | |
| Music, General | 15 | ||
| Archeology | 14 | ||
| Computer Graphics | 14 | ||
| Family and Consumer Sciences & Human Sciences, General | 6 | 7 | 1 |
| Ancient Near Eastern and Biblical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 13 | ||
| Biology Teacher Education | 13 | ||
| Facilities Planning and Management | 13 | ||
| French Language and Literature | 13 | ||
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services, Other | 6 | 7 | |
| Physical Education Teaching and Coaching | 13 | ||
| School Psychology | 13 | ||
| Creative Writing | 12 | ||
| Biophysics | 11 | ||
| Drama and Dance Teacher Education | 11 | ||
| Educational Evaluation and Research | 11 | ||
| Geographic Information Science and Cartography | 11 | ||
| Language Interpretation and Translation | 11 | ||
| Spanish Language Teacher Education | 8 | 3 | |
| Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language & ESL Language Instructor | 11 | ||
| Religious Education | 10 | ||
| Chinese Language and Literature | 9 | ||
| History Teacher Education | 9 | ||
| Signal & Geospatial Intelligence | 9 | ||
| Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management | 8 | 1 | |
| Japanese Language and Literature | 8 | ||
| Keyboard Instruments | 8 | ||
| Portuguese Language and Literature | 7 | 1 | |
| Art & Art Studies, General | 7 | ||
| Asian Studies & Civilization | 7 | ||
| Exercise Science and Kinesiology | 6 | 1 | |
| Personality Psychology | 7 | ||
| Photography | 7 | ||
| Voice and Opera | 7 | ||
| Acting | 6 | ||
| Clinical Psychology | 6 | ||
| College Student Counseling and Personnel Services | 6 | ||
| Education Policy Analysis | 6 | ||
| Korean Language and Literature | 6 | ||
| Astronomy | 5 | ||
| Chaplain & Chaplaincy Studies | 5 | ||
| Comparative Literature | 5 | ||
| Environmental Science | 5 | ||
| European Studies & Civilization | 5 | ||
| Music Theory and Composition | 4 | 1 | |
| Russian, Central European, East European and Eurasian Studies | 5 | ||
| Teacher Education, Multiple Levels | 5 | ||
| French Language Teacher Education | 4 | ||
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 4 | ||
| Programs for Foreign Lawyers | 4 | ||
| Stringed Instruments | 4 | ||
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 3 | ||
| Conducting | 3 | ||
| German Language and Literature | 3 | ||
| Mathematics and Statistics | 3 | ||
| Physics Teacher Education | 3 | ||
| Biostatistics | 2 | ||
| Dance, Other | 2 | ||
| Health and Wellness, General | 2 | ||
| Science Teacher Education & General Science Teacher Education | 2 | ||
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other | 1 | 1 | |
| Biology & Biological Sciences, General | 1 | ||
| Chemistry Teacher Education | 1 | ||
| Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other | 1 | ||
| German Language Teacher Education | 1 | ||
| Health Teacher Education | 1 | ||
| Journalism | 1 | ||
| Latin Teacher Education | 1 | ||
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Other | 1 | ||
| Recording Arts Technology & Technician | 1 | ||
| Grand Total | 6,685 | 961 | 192 |
Brigham Young University - Provo has a graduation rate of 77%, which is among the 14% highest for universities in the US.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduation rate | 77% | 73% | 80% |
| |||
Publications & Citations
Brigham Young University - Provo is a world-class research university with 36,150 scientific papers published and 1,246,210 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Engineering, Medicine, Psychology, Biology, Computer Science, Chemistry, Physics, Environmental Science, and Business.
Publication / Citation count by topic
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 444 | 3956 |
| 1992 | 446 | 4070 |
| 1993 | 497 | 4281 |
| 1994 | 449 | 4832 |
| 1995 | 497 | 5374 |
| 1996 | 553 | 6159 |
| 1997 | 604 | 7301 |
| 1998 | 638 | 8072 |
| 1999 | 733 | 9394 |
| 2000 | 744 | 11299 |
| 2001 | 814 | 12982 |
| 2002 | 903 | 16113 |
| 2003 | 952 | 18822 |
| 2004 | 1161 | 23408 |
| 2005 | 1266 | 28822 |
| 2006 | 1361 | 34710 |
| 2007 | 1557 | 40821 |
| 2008 | 1564 | 45890 |
| 2009 | 1693 | 52235 |
| 2010 | 1861 | 58515 |
| 2011 | 1902 | 65812 |
| 2012 | 1837 | 74023 |
| 2013 | 1901 | 84234 |
| 2014 | 2017 | 94475 |
| 2015 | 2096 | 97857 |
| 2016 | 1794 | 95063 |
| 2017 | 1663 | 96873 |
| 2018 | 1666 | 92921 |
| 2019 | 1744 | 103768 |
| 2020 | 1840 | 120093 |
| 2021 | 1834 | 131668 |
Brigham Young University - Provo alumni
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Mitt Romney
- Occupations
- non-fiction writerconsultantpoliticianMormon missionaryinternational forum participant
- Biography
-
Willard Mitt Romney is an American politician, businessman, and lawyer who has served as the junior United States senator from Utah since 2019. He served as the 70th governor of Massachusetts from 2003 to 2007 and was the Republican Party's nominee for president of the United States in the 2012 election, losing to incumbent Barack Obama.
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Aaron Eckhart
- Occupations
- film produceractorfilm actortelevision actor
- Biography
-
Aaron Edward Eckhart is an American actor. Born in Cupertino, California, Eckhart moved to the United Kingdom at an early age. He began his acting career by performing in school plays, before moving to Australia for his high school senior year. He left high school without graduating, but earned a diploma through a professional education course, and then graduated from Brigham Young University (BYU) in Utah, U.S., in 1994 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in film.
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Lindsey Stirling
- Occupations
- YouTuberperforming artistviolinistsingertelevision producer
- Biography
-
Lindsey Stirling is an American violinist, songwriter, and dancer. She presents choreographed violin performances, in live and music videos found on her official YouTube channel, which she created in 2007.
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Matthew Modine
- Occupations
- film actormodelfilm directortelevision actoractor
- Biography
-
Matthew Avery Modine is an American actor and filmmaker, who rose to prominence through his role as U.S. Marine Private/Sergeant J.T. "Joker" Davis in Full Metal Jacket. His other film roles include the title character in Birdy, the high school wrestler Louden Swain in Vision Quest, FBI agent Mike Downey in Married to the Mob, Joe Slovak in Gross Anatomy, William Shaw in Cutthroat Island, Drake Goodman in Pacific Heights, Peter Foley in The Dark Knight Rises, and Dr. Ralph Wyman in Short Cuts. On television, Modine portrays the villainous Dr. Martin Brenner in Netflix's Stranger Things, the oversexed Sullivan Groff on Weeds, Dr. Don Francis in And the Band Played On and Ivan Turing in Proof.
General info
| Alternative names | BYU |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1875 |
| Motto | Enter to learn, go forth to serve |
| Colors | dark blue, white, tan |
| Academic calendar | September to April (September - December; January-April). Also Spring Term (May-June); Summer Term (July-August) |
| Total FTE staff | 4,566 |
| Carnegie classification | Doctoral Universities: Higher Research Activity |
Location and contacts
| Address | Main Campus Provo, Utah, 84602 United States |
|---|---|
| City population | 115,000 |
| Phone | 8014224636 |