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Brigham Young University - Provo Data & Information Overview

445 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
59% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is Brigham Young University - Provo Ranked?

#100 Best Colleges in Nation
#1 Best Colleges in UT
Teacher Education Subject Specific Highest Ranked Major
Quality Badge

2024 Rankings

College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.

Brigham Young University - Provo was awarded 445 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is teacher education subject specific.

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Overall Quality

According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, BYU is ranked #100 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 5% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when BYU held the #122 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

BYU also holds the #1 spot on the Best Colleges in Utah ranking.

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Is It Hard to Get Into BYU?

59% Acceptance Rate
60% Of Accepted Are Women
20% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

If you're applying to Brigham Young University - Provo you'll face some tough competition, since the school's acceptance rate is only 59%. Definitely don't wait until the last minute to submit your application, since applying early may be in your favor.

Average Test Scores

About 20% of students accepted to BYU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 620 and 720. Math scores were between 600 and 720.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Brigham Young University - Provo  ( 620 to 720 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Brigham Young University - Provo  ( 600 to 720 )
200
800
BYU received ACT scores from 76% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 26 and 32.

ACT Composite Scores for Brigham Young University - Provo  ( 26 to 32 )
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36

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Brigham Young University - Provo Faculty

21 to 1 Student to Faculty
72% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

At Brigham Young University - Provo, the student to faculty ratio is 21 to 1. Compared to the national average of 15 to 1, this is somewhat high. This could mean that class sizes may be larger than they are at other colleges or universities or that professors may be required to teach more classes.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Brigham Young University - Provo is 72%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  72 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Brigham Young University - Provo

89% Freshmen Retention
22% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

Brigham Young University - Provo has a freshmen retention rate of 89%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.

Freshmen Retention Rate  89 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at BYU is 22%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%

On-Time Graduation Rate  22 out of 100
0
100

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Brigham Young University - Provo Undergraduate Student Diversity

30,039 Full-Time Undergraduates
14.8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
51.0% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 33,376 undergraduates at BYU with 30,039 being full-time and 3,337 being part-time.

How Much Does Brigham Young University - Provo Cost?

$13,474 Net Price
10% Take Out Loans
$22,748 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of BYU is $13,474. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for BYU

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$9,445 $10,333 $12,676 $15,777 $17,864

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of BYU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At BYU, approximately 10% of students took out student loans averaging $5,687 a year. That adds up to $22,748 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at BYU is 1.3%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do BYU Graduates Make?

$70,785 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from BYU make around $70,785 per year during the early years of their employment. That's great news for BYU students since it is 67% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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Location of Brigham Young University - Provo

Utah State
30,039 Full-Time Undergraduates
Midsize City Campus Setting
Located in Provo, Utah, Brigham Young University - Provo is a private not-for-profit institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

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Contact details for BYU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: Main Campus, Provo, UT 84602
Phone: 801-422-4636
Website: www.byu.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BYU
Twitter: https://twitter.com/byu

Brigham Young University - Provo Majors

115 Majors With Completions
6,564 Undergraduate Degrees
1,140 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 115 majors graduated from Brigham Young University - Provo. Of these students, 6,564 received undergraduate degrees and 1,140 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
General Psychology 282 $24,482
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 273 $20,739
Accounting 238 $60,568
Public Relations & Advertising 187 $41,037
Teacher Education Subject Specific 181 $39,856
Teacher Education Grade Specific 178 $36,102
Mechanical Engineering 176 $63,211
Economics 174 $57,448
Public Health 172 $28,871
Statistics 171 $57,692

Learn more about the majors offered at Brigham Young University - Provo along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at BYU

37% Take At Least One Class Online
2% Take All Classes Online

Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.

In 2020-2021, 13,050 students took at least one online class at Brigham Young University - Provo. This is a decrease from the 33,708 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 13,050 725
2019-2020 33,708 5,448
2018-2019 4,207 287
2017-2018 6,740 218
2016-2017 4,676 143

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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