Brigham Young University
Provo, UT · Private · Midsize city · Carnegie R1/R2 · BYU
Private institution in Provo, UT · 32,221 undergraduates · 69% acceptance rate · $75,790 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 2%Undergraduates
- Top 5%Out-of-state tuition & fees
- Top 8%Median graduate debt
- Top 9%Graduation rate (4-year)
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
- $14,487632nd cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $6,496244th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $6,49697th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $20,879418th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $11,069147th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $75,790192nd highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $58,450277th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 82.2%179th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 89.0%273rd highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 69.2%589th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1376115th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 29132nd highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 32,22143rd largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 21.0:11,947th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 32.3%1,087th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 41 mi (SLC)
On 5 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 100 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | bachelors | $84,442 | $83,848 |
| Computer EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $80,695 | $87,604 |
| Chemical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $78,454 | $76,460 |
| MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | $76,460 | $52,107 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $74,173 | $76,460 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $70,316 | $67,593 |
| Construction ManagementBusiness | bachelors | $66,461 | $64,990 |
| Manufacturing EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $65,936 | $65,486 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $65,387 | $71,351 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $65,238 | $58,286 |
| Mechanical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $63,997 | $67,772 |
| StatisticsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | $63,275 | $64,791 |
Campus facts
- Religious affiliation: Latter Day Saints (Mormon Church)source
- Founded in 1875source
- Motto: "Entrez pour apprendre, repartez pour servir."source
- Athletic nickname: "Cougars"source
- Mascot: Cosmo the Cougarsource
- LaVell Edwards Stadium seats about 63,470source
- Competes in NCAA Division Isource
- School colors: Navy and Whitesource
- Formerly known as "Brigham Young Academy" (1875–1903)source
- Athletic conference: FBSsource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]] institutionsource
- Fight song: ""[[The Cougar Song]]""source
- Notable alum: Mitt Romneysource
- Notable alum: Stephenie Meyersource
- Notable alum: Aaron Eckhartsource
- Notable alum: Orson Scott Cardsource
- Notable alum: Stephen Coveysource
Athletics — 11 sports
NCAA Division I-FBS · NCAA Division I
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $9,391,965 (M $5,463,417 · W $3,928,548)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Football
- Golf
- Gymnastics
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming and Diving (combined)
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitebyu.edu
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