Brigham Young University-Idaho
Rexburg, ID · Private · Town (distant) · BYU-I · BYUI
Private institution in Rexburg, ID · 42,090 undergraduates · 97% acceptance rate · $53,406 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 1%Out-of-state tuition & fees
- Top 1%Undergraduates
- Top 5%Cost of attendance
- Top 6%In-state tuition & fees
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $7,131169th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $4,656131st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $4,65625th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $13,35795th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $13,969265th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $53,406887th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $40,4471,193rd highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 55.1%954th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 69.6%1,250th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 97.0%1,458th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1123591st highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 23493rd highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 42,09013th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 20.0:11,861st smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 24.9%1,465th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 210 mi (SLC)
On 3 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 66 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Engineering Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $78,343 | $80,336 |
| Computer Science | bachelors | $77,536 | $77,966 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $67,740 | $73,635 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $67,473 | $66,653 |
| Computer EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $66,014 | $61,516 |
| Mechanical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $64,295 | $64,493 |
| Construction ManagementBusiness | bachelors | $64,087 | $61,218 |
| MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | $63,005 | $45,696 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansEngineering Technology | bachelors | $61,020 | $63,005 |
| Civil EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $58,221 | $57,318 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $58,221 | $57,318 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $54,557 | $53,671 |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Latter Day Saints (Mormon Church)source
- Founded in 1888source
- School colors: Blue and Black and Whitesource
- Motto: "Rethinking Education"source
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]] institutionsource
- Notable alum: Benson Boonesource
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Brigham Young University-Idaho’s 42,090 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In ID
- Boise State UniversityBoise, ID · 17,081 undergrads
- University of IdahoMoscow, ID · 7,363 undergrads
- Idaho State UniversityPocatello, ID · 7,260 undergrads
- College of Southern IdahoTwin Falls, ID · 3,476 undergrads
- Lewis-Clark State CollegeLewiston, ID · 2,277 undergrads
- Northwest Nazarene UniversityNampa, ID · 1,138 undergrads
Elsewhere
- The University of Texas at AustinAustin, TX · 42,100 undergrads
- Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, PA · 41,862 undergrads
- Dallas CollegeDallas, TX · 41,815 undergrads
- University of ArizonaTucson, AZ · 40,769 undergrads
- Michigan State UniversityEast Lansing, MI · 40,243 undergrads
- Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette, IN · 39,637 undergrads
Key links
- Official websitebyui.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 142522)
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- Compare with Boise State UniversitySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
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