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Brigham Young University

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Carnegie Foundation Classification

Research Universities (high research activity)
UndergraduateBalanced arts & sciences/professions, high graduate coexistence
GraduateSTEM dominant
Undergraduate PopulationFull-time four-year, more selective, higher transfer-in
EnrollmentVery high undergraduate
Size & SettingLarge four-year, primarily nonresidential

General Characteristics

Title IV EligibilityParticipates in Title IV federal financial aid programs
Highest offeringDoctoral degree
Calendar SystemSemester
Years of college work requiredN/A
Variable Tuition
Religious AffiliationLatter Day Saints (Mormon Church)
Congressional District4903

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance Learning
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force  —   /   / 
Study Abroad
Weekend College
Teacher Certification

Student Tuition Costs and Fees

What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending Brigham Young University?
2226th for total cost of attendance
  In District In State Out of State
Effective as of 2010-08-04
FT Undergraduate Tuition $4,290 $4,290 $4,290
FT Undergraduate Required Fees N/A N/A N/A
PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour $220 $220 $220
FT Graduate Tuition $5,420 $5,420 $5,420
FT Graduate Required Fees N/A N/A N/A
PT Graduate per Credit Hour $301 $301 $301
Total Cost of Attendance — On-Campus $15,830 $15,830 $15,830
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family $15,830 $15,830 $15,830
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus with Family $8,990 $8,990 $8,990

Student Tuition Cost History and Trends

Prior year comparison and trends on the cost of attending / attendance cost.
  In District In State Out of State
Published Tuition & Fees $3,840 $4,080 $3,840 $4,080 $3,840 $4,080
  Cost (regardless of residency)
Effective as of 2010-08-04
Books & Supplies $1,170 $1,000
On-Campus – Room & Board $6,460 $6,550
On-Campus – Other Expenses $3,888 $3,700
Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board $6,460 $6,550
Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses $3,888 $3,700
Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board $3,888 $3,700

Admission Details

Effective as of 2010-08-05
Application Fee RequiredN/A
Undergraduate Application Fee$30
Graduate Application Fee$50
First Professional Application FeeN/A
Applicants 10,212 (4,484 male / 5,728 female)
Admitted 7,049 (3,228 male / 3,821 female)
Admission rate 69%
First-time Enrollment 5,421 (2,515 male / 2,906 female)
FT Enrollment 5,367 (2,485 male / 2,882 female)
PT Enrollment 54 (30 male / 24 female)
Total Enrollment34,130

Admission Criteria

What criteria does Brigham Young University use for admissions?  = Required,   = Recommended,   = Neither required nor recommended
Open Admissions
Secondary School GPA / Rank / Record  /   / 
College Prep. Completion
Recommendations
Formal competency demoN/A
Admission test scores
TOEFL
Other testsN/A

Admission Credits Accepted

What types of credits does Brigham Young University accept?
Dual Credit
Life Experience
Advanced Placement (AP)

Athletics - Association Memberships

Sports / Athletic Conference Memberships NCAA
NCAA Basketball Conference Mountain West Conference
NCAA Baseball Conference Mountain West Conference
NCAA Track & Field Conference Mountain West Conference

ACT Test Admission

97th for 75pctl scores
Applicants submitting ACT results 94%
Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) 25 / 32
Math scores (25/75 %ile) 25 / 30
Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) 25 / 30

SAT Test Admission

140th for 75pctl scores
Applicants submitting SAT results 33%
Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) 560 / 670
Math scores (25/75 %ile) 570 / 680
Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) 1130 / 1350

Student Services

Remedial Services
Academic / Career Counseling
PT Cost-defraying Employment
Career Placement
On-Campus Day Care
Library Facility

Student Living

First-time Room / Board Required
Dorm Capacity4,979
Meals per WeekN/A
Room FeeN/A
Board FeeN/A

Student Completion / Graduation Demographics

How many students are successful graduates?
 
Total 245 36 259 267 59 6,912 206 7,984
Accounting 15 6 1 2 271 3 298
Accounting and Related Services, Other 3 2 123 6 134
Acting 1 9 10
Actuarial Science 1 1 1 2 16 21
Advertising 3 1 4 9 73 4 94
American/United States Studies/Civilization 1 32 2 35
Ancient Near Eastern and Biblical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 7 7
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects 1 20 1 22
Anthropology 1 2 23 26
Anthropology, Other
Arabic Language and Literature 1 1 1 18 21
Archeology 2 18 20
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 3 1 53 6 63
Art/Art Studies, General 1 13 14
Asian Studies/Civilization 10 10
Astronomy 8 8
Athletic Training/Trainer 1 2 24 27
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 1 2 2 85 90
Ballet 1 1
Biochemistry 1 1 1 16 2 21
Bioinformatics 13 1 14
Biological and Physical Sciences 2 2
Biology Teacher Education 8 8
Biology/Biological Sciences, General 3 1 3 9 2 151 4 173
Biophysics 1 5 1 7
Biostatistics 1 2 3
Biotechnology 1 1 20 1 23
Botany/Plant Biology 2 2
Business Administration and Management, General 22 1 11 11 1 246 9 301
Business Statistics 1 7 1 9
Business/Commerce, General 1 1 29 31
Business/Managerial Economics 2 18 20
Cartography 15 15
Central/Middle and Eastern European Studies 7 1 8
Chemical Engineering 3 1 3 50 1 58
Chemistry Teacher Education 5 5
Chemistry, General 2 23 25
Chinese Language and Literature 3 17 1 21
Civil Engineering, General 6 2 4 104 3 119
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 1 7 8
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist 1 1 1 22 1 26
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other 1 3 1 34 39
Comparative Literature 7 7
Computer Engineering, General 1 1 1 25 28
Computer Science 5 2 3 1 69 3 83
Conducting 5 5
Construction Management 4 3 5 1 96 1 110
Crop Production 4 4
Curriculum and Instruction 1 1
Dance, General 1 1 16 2 20
Dance, Other 2 2
Design and Visual Communications, General 4 3 29 36
Dietetics/Dietitian (RD) 1 2 39 1 43
Drama and Dance Teacher Education 17 17
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 1 28 29
Early Childhood Education and Teaching 2 3 37 2 44
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other 1 1 1 1 26 3 33
Economics, General 5 3 8 1 127 5 149
Educational Leadership and Administration, General 2 31 1 34
Educational/Instructional Media Design 1 3 4
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering 9 3 2 1 81 2 98
Elementary Education and Teaching 2 5 3 1 174 9 194
English Language and Literature, General 3 1 6 3 1 287 12 313
English/Language Arts Teacher Education 1 2 36 39
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies 3 2 43 48
Exercise Physiology 4 3 11 8 1 256 4 287
Facilities Planning and Management 14 14
Family Practice Nurse/Nurse Practitioner 1 10 11
Family Systems 1 1
Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education 1 14 2 17
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General 2 1 12 8 5 369 9 406
Film/Cinema Studies 5 3 31 4 43
Finance, General 13 9 5 2 155 1 185
Financial Planning and Services 1 1 2 20 24
Fine/Studio Arts, General 1 19 1 21
Food Science 1 22 1 24
Food Technology and Processing 3 3
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General 3 3
French Language Teacher Education 2 2
French Language and Literature 1 2 2 25 30
General Merchandising, Sales, and Related Marketing Operations, Other 5 1 3 1 85 1 96
Geography 1 1 1 22 1 26
Geography, Other 2 1 52 2 57
Geology/Earth Science, General 24 24
German Language Teacher Education 2 2
German Language and Literature 1 9 10
German Studies 1 1
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 2 2
Graphic Design 2 12 1 15
Health Teacher Education 19 19
Health and Physical Education, General 1 4 8 1 79 3 96
Health and Physical Education/Fitness, Other 1 2 7 2 1 63 2 78
History Teacher Education 1 38 1 40
History, General 8 4 4 141 5 162
History, Other 28 28
Human Development and Family Studies, General 1 4 1 1 63 5 75
Humanities/Humanistic Studies 12 1 13
Hydrology and Water Resources Science 1 1
Illustration 2 1 8 1 12
Industrial Design 2 3 16 21
Information Resources Management/CIO Training 2 2 3 54 2 63
Information Technology 7 1 1 9 80 3 101
International Relations and Affairs 1 3 4 62 1 71
Italian Language and Literature 7 1 8
Japanese Language and Literature 2 12 14
Jazz/Jazz Studies 1 1
Journalism 3 1 2 2 78 86
Kinesiology and Exercise Science 1 1
Korean Language and Literature 1 3 4
Landscaping and Groundskeeping 3 3 1 30 1 38
Language Interpretation and Translation 2 6 16 1 25
Latin American Studies 5 5 4 26 1 41
Latin Language and Literature 2 2
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other 8 8
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services, Other 3 2 31 3 39
Linguistics 4 59 6 69
Logistics and Materials Management 3 1 21 25
Manufacturing Engineering 2 1 1 45 1 50
Marketing/Marketing Management, General 1 1 1 49 52
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling 1 1 1 5 8
Mass Communication/Media Studies 2 7 1 10
Mathematics Teacher Education 2 3 2 30 37
Mathematics, General 6 2 1 38 1 48
Mechanical Engineering 3 2 4 1 126 4 140
Microbiology, General 2 1 2 24 29
Molecular Biology 1 1 20 1 23
Museology/Museum Studies 1 1
Music History, Literature, and Theory 3 1 4
Music Performance, General 2 1 11 14
Music Teacher Education 1 24 1 26
Music Theory and Composition 1 5 6
Music, General 1 1 22 1 25
Music, Other 13 13
Musicology and Ethnomusicology 1 1
Neuroscience 1 2 57 2 62
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) 5 2 3 1 109 6 126
Nutrition Sciences 1 1 1 1 28 32
Organizational Behavior Studies 1 1 1 23 26
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies 1 2 3 1 65 1 73
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies, Other 1 7 8
Personality Psychology 1 17 18
Philosophy 1 1 1 4 31 1 39
Photography 13 13
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 1 1 22 1 25
Physics Teacher Education 5 5
Physics, General 1 24 25
Physics, Other 14 1 15
Physiology, General 2 1 4 3 64 3 77
Piano and Organ 2 1 7 10
Political Science and Government, General 4 3 5 5 4 142 3 166
Portuguese Language and Literature 1 9 10
Programs for Foreign Lawyers (LL 2 1 2 2 1 8
Psychology, General 10 1 24 11 4 264 8 322
Public Administration 4 1 3 1 1 79 1 90
Public Policy Analysis 4 4
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Other (NEW) Any instructional program in organizational communication, public relations, and advertising not listed above 1 1
Religious Education 3 3
Russian Language and Literature 1 1 1 20 1 24
School Psychology 1 1 1 8 11
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education 5 5
Sculpture 1 1
Social Science Teacher Education 1 1 26 28
Social Work 3 2 4 5 2 91 2 109
Sociology 5 4 5 114 1 129
Soil Sciences, Other 1 7 8
Spanish Language Teacher Education 1 2 10 13
Spanish Language and Literature 3 1 4 2 1 55 3 69
Special Education and Teaching, General 2 1 2 62 1 68
Speech and Rhetorical Studies 6 6
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist 1 19 20
Statistics, General 13 13
Statistics, Other 2 2
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other 1 12 1 14
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other 3 3
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels 1 3 1 5
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor 18 2 7 6 41 74
Teaching French as a Second or Foreign Language 2 2
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education 1 1
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy 2 1 44 2 49
Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant 1 1
Violin, Viola, Guitar and Other Stringed Instruments 1 6 1 8
Visual and Performing Arts, Other 12 1 13
Voice and Opera 1 10 11
Wildlife Biology 1 2 13 16
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management 1 8 9
Zoology/Animal Biology 2 2

Faculty Compensation / Salaries

Brigham Young University 155th for the average full-time faculty salary.
Effective as of 2010-08-31
Tenure system
Average FT Salary $93,868 ($97,502 male / $79,650 female)
Number of FT Faculty 1,243 (990 male / 253 female)
Number of PT Faculty 476
FT Faculty Ratio 3 : 1
Total Benefits $37,945,567

Local News for Brigham Young University

BYU graduate killed in Afghanistan

Friends and family will be holding funeral services this week in Mesa, Ariz., for Army Capt. Cory J. Jenkins, a Brigham Young University graduate who was killed in Southern Afghanistan last Tuesday.

BYU's Hall looks better than ever at quarterback

Simply put, a team goes where its quarterback takes it, and Max Hall has big things in mind for this season. Just don’t put them in a catchy slogan like the “Quest for Perfection."

BYU, TCU, Boise State lead potential BCS busters

Every year the haves (Florida, Texas, USC and conference friends) are guaranteed the majority of spots in the end-of-year BCS bowl games, while the nation is left to wonder which have-not might crash its big-money party.

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