Brigham Young University
Provo, UTMain Campus, Provo, UT 84602
801-422-4636
Brigham Young University (BYU) is a private research university in Provo, Utah, United States. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Founded in 1875 as Brigham Young Academy, BYU is the largest religious university and third-largest private university in the United States. The university is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity." BYU's athletic teams compete in Division I of the NCAA and are collectively known as the BYU Cougars. Their college football team is an NCAA Division I Independent, while their other sports teams compete in either the West Coast Conference or Mountain Pacific Sports Federation.
BYU offers a variety of academic programs, including liberal arts, engineering, agriculture, management, physical and mathematical sciences, nursing, and law. The university is broadly organized into 11 colleges or schools at its main Provo campus, with certain colleges and divisions defining their own admission standards. The university also operates two satellite campuses, one in Jerusalem and one in Salt Lake City.
Approximately 99 percent of the undergraduates are members of the LDS Church, and one-third of its US students are from Utah. The university's primary focus is on education and research, but it also has highly ranked athletic programs, particularly in basketball and football. BYU's sports teams have won a total of nine NCAA national championships.
Quick Facts
Enrollment: 36461
Acceptance Rate: 69.25%
Type: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Main Website: https://www.byu.edu/
Financial Aid: https://financialaid.byu.edu/
Annual Costs
Total Cost In-State On-Campus: $19594
Total Cost Out-State On-Campus: $19594
Return on Investment Rating
The estimated cost for four years as an undergraduate at Brigham Young University is $78773.52. This includes the average cost of attendance for four years plus the interest on the average loan over a ten year repayment minus the average of grants and scholarships per student.
We then contrast this figure with average early-career and mid-career average incomes of graduates of four year programs at Brigham Young University. For graduates of Brigham Young University, we saw an average early-career income of $63400.00 and mid-career income of $120100.00. We then ranked the school's value based on how many years of mid-career income it takes to repay the educational costs.