Private nonprofit · University

Brigham Young University

Provo, Utah · Midsize city

#1 graduation rate in Utah#2 most selective in Utah#2 for grad earnings in Utah
67.8%
Admit rate
$15,564
Avg net price
81%
Graduation rate
$75,790
Median earnings

Brigham Young University is a private nonprofit bachelor's-granting institution in Provo, Utah (midsize city setting), enrolling 32,952 undergraduates. It has a Latter Day Saints (Mormon) religious affiliation.

Private nonprofitLarge · 32,952 undergradsMidsize cityAccessible · 68% admitNCAA Division I-FBS · Big Twelve ConferenceCold wintersSnowy

Will you get in?

See where your numbers land against Brigham Young University's admitted students.

Admit rate
67.8%
SAT (mid 50%)
1270–1460
Avg GPA
3.90

Enter a test score to see where you land against Brigham Young University's admitted students.

A guide, not a prediction. It compares your numbers with the middle 50% of admitted students and Brigham Young University's overall admit rate — it can't see essays, recommendations, activities, or your intended major, which all move real decisions.

About Provo, Utah

Provo is a city in and the county seat of Utah County, Utah, United States. The Provo area was originally called Timpanogas, a Numic (Ute people) word perhaps meaning "rock river". The area was inhabited by the Timpanogos. It was the largest and most settled area in modern-day Utah. Every July, Provo hosts America's Freedom Festival at Provo which includes the Stadium of Fire at BYU. It is held in LaVell Edwards Stadium, home to BYU's NCAA football team. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Midsize city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To the ocean
547 miles
Nearest airport
4 miles to Provo (PVU)

How Brigham Young University compares

Selectivity67.8%

More selective than 67% · #2 most selective of 8 in Utah

SAT average1376

Higher than 88%

Graduation rate81%

Higher than 90% · #1 of 11 in Utah

First-year retention91%

Higher than 87%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$75,790

Higher than 88% · #2 of 12 in Utah

Average net price$15,564

Cheaper than 70% · #4 cheapest of 12 in Utah

Median debt at graduation$11,069

Lower than 96%

Student–faculty ratio21 : 1

Lower than 8%

Undergraduate enrollment32,952

Larger than 98%

Percentiles compare Brigham Young University with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Utah.

Brigham Young University campus

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

35,873students
  • Undergraduate32,95292%
  • Graduate2,9218%

Undergraduates by gender

32,952undergrads
  • Women15,80048%
  • Men17,15252%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White81%
  • Hispanic8.0%
  • Asian1.6%
  • Other or multiracial9.5%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
32,952
Graduate enrollment
2,921
Student–faculty ratio
21 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
32%
First-generation students
14%
Students over 25
7%
Median family income
$46,790
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$129,330
Endowment
$3,079,786,298

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 6,067 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Utah36%
  • Other U.S. states62%
  • International1.8%

A national draw — only 36% of first-years come from Utah; 62% arrive from other states.

2% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Admissions

Admission rate
67.8%
Test scores
Considered but not required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
1270–1460
SAT average
1376
SAT reading
640–730
SAT math
630–730
ACT composite
28–32
Average GPA
3.90

Cost

In-state tuition
$6,688
Room & board
$10,396
Books & supplies
$392
Total cost of attendance
$22,690
Average net price
$15,564

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
81%
Graduated on time (4 years)
27%
First-year retention
91%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$58,450
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$75,790
Median debt at graduation
$11,069
Students with federal loans
11%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
76%

About 54% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
27%
Low-income (Pell)
56%
First-generation
51%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
7,697
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
23%
Application fee
$35
Athletics
NCAA Division I-FBS
Football conference
Big Twelve Conference
Varsity athletes
712 (387 men · 325 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (11)

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)283
Football135
Swimming and Diving (combined)65
Baseball41
Volleyball37
Basketball33
Soccer31
Gymnastics25
Softball25
Tennis19
Golf18

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
1.1 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
60
Property offenses (2022–2024)
57

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 4 campuses (35,873 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

39reported offenses a year
20 violent a year19 property a year

By offense type, per year

Fondling
16
Motor vehicle theft
10
Burglary
7.0
Rape
3.7
Arson
2.0
Aggravated assault
0.7

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$10,444
$30–48k
$10,112
$48–75k
$13,062
$75–110k
$16,378
$110k+
$20,542

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$65,226

$13,062/year × about 5.0 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

44%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$4,854
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 44% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $4,854. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 5,360 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$75,790
Typical debt at graduation
$11,069
Debt vs. one year's pay
15%
Out-earn a HS grad
67%

Typical debt would take roughly 1.5 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Strong value

Graduates here tend to earn well relative to what they borrow — typical debt pays back fast, and most out-earn a high-school graduate.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$36,722
Men
$96,055

Men out-earn women by $59,333 (162%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
95°F
Winter low
24°F
Annual rain
17.2″
Annual snow
44.9″

Average temperature

HighLow
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Average precipitation (inches)

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NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Provo Byu, UT US station (0.4 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.