Brigham Young University
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GPA
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High School GPA
4.0 (28.2%)
3.75–3.99 (59.0%)
3.50–3.74 (10.1%)
3.25–3.49 (2.1%)
3.00–3.24 (0.4%)
2.50–2.99 (0.1%)
2.00–2.49 (0.0%)
Admission Factor Importance
Academic
| Rigor of secondary school record | Very Important |
| Academic GPA | Very Important |
| Standardized test scores | Very Important |
| Application Essay | Very Important |
| Recommendation(s) | Very Important |
| Class rank | Not Considered |
Non-academic
| Extracurricular activities | Very Important |
| Talent/ability | Very Important |
| Character/personal qualities | Very Important |
| First generation | Very Important |
| Religious affiliation/commitment | Very Important |
| Volunteer work | Very Important |
| Work experience | Very Important |
| Level of applicant's interest | Considered |
| Interview | Not Considered |
| Alumni/ae relation | Not Considered |
| Geographical residence | Not Considered |
| State residency | Not Considered |
Cost & Tuition
Scholarships & Grants
Students with need-based aid: 1,306
Average need-based scholarship/grant: $9,138
Students with non-need merit aid: 1,740
Average non-need merit scholarship/grant: $3,756
Student Debt
Median total debt: $8,310
Students with federal loans: 11.6%
Students with Pell grants: 32.3%
Career Outcomes
All graduates median earnings:
After 1 year: $50,157
After 5 years: $74,621
Majors(107 programs)
- Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences.(314 graduates)
- Psychology, General.(305 graduates)
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services.(300 graduates)
- Accounting and Related Services.(278 graduates)
- Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.(243 graduates)
- Economics.(216 graduates)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.(191 graduates)
- Computer Science.(181 graduates)
- Finance and Financial Management Services.(180 graduates)
- Health and Physical Education/Fitness.(179 graduates)
- Public Health.(167 graduates)
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(162 graduates)
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.(161 graduates)
- Mechanical Engineering.(157 graduates)
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management.(145 graduates)
- Statistics.(144 graduates)
- Political Science and Government.(133 graduates)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.(130 graduates)
- English Language and Literature, General.(129 graduates)
- Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology.(128 graduates)
- Microbiological Sciences and Immunology.(118 graduates)
- Neurobiology and Neurosciences.(108 graduates)
- Design and Applied Arts.(107 graduates)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations.(98 graduates)
- Marketing.(98 graduates)
- Chemical Engineering.(97 graduates)
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.(96 graduates)
- Sociology.(90 graduates)
- History.(89 graduates)
- Civil Engineering.(85 graduates)
- Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.(84 graduates)
- Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services.(83 graduates)
- Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies.(78 graduates)
- Communication and Media Studies.(71 graduates)
- Area Studies.(69 graduates)
- Geography and Cartography.(68 graduates)
- Music.(68 graduates)
- Computer Engineering.(65 graduates)
- Construction Management.(63 graduates)
- Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.(61 graduates)
- Journalism.(58 graduates)
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts.(53 graduates)
- Fine and Studio Arts.(51 graduates)
- Computer and Information Sciences, General.(48 graduates)
- Manufacturing Engineering.(48 graduates)
- Applied Mathematics.(45 graduates)
- Business/Managerial Economics.(45 graduates)
- Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(42 graduates)
- Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.(42 graduates)
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations.(41 graduates)
- Human Resources Management and Services.(40 graduates)
- Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services.(39 graduates)
- Business/Commerce, General.(38 graduates)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.(37 graduates)
- Special Education and Teaching.(35 graduates)
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.(35 graduates)
- Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(34 graduates)
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions.(33 graduates)
- East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(30 graduates)
- Mathematics.(30 graduates)
- Biotechnology.(29 graduates)
- Zoology/Animal Biology.(28 graduates)
- Chemistry.(28 graduates)
- Physics.(27 graduates)
- International Relations and National Security Studies.(27 graduates)
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions.(27 graduates)
- Nutrition Sciences.(25 graduates)
- Food Science and Technology.(24 graduates)
- Dance.(23 graduates)
- Soil Sciences.(21 graduates)
- Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology.(21 graduates)
- Publishing.(19 graduates)
- Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods.(19 graduates)
- Philosophy.(17 graduates)
- Anthropology.(17 graduates)
- Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services.(16 graduates)
- Graphic Communications.(15 graduates)
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences.(14 graduates)
- Housing and Human Environments.(13 graduates)
- Research and Experimental Psychology.(13 graduates)
- Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(12 graduates)
- Archeology.(10 graduates)
- Visual and Performing Arts, Other.(9 graduates)
- Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(8 graduates)
- Astronomy and Astrophysics.(6 graduates)
- Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations.(5 graduates)
- Computer Software and Media Applications.(4 graduates)
- Electrical and Computer Engineering.(3 graduates)
- Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General.(3 graduates)
- City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning.(1 graduates)
- Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies, Other.(1 graduates)
- Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations.(1 graduates)
- Natural Resources Conservation and Research.
- Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management.
- Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other.
- Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians.
- Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research.
- Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language.
- Biology, General.
- Biological and Physical Sciences.
- Geography and Environmental Studies.
- Public Administration.
- Public Policy Analysis.
- Social Work.
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.
- Health/Medical Preparatory Programs.
- Management Information Systems and Services.
Institution Details
Undergraduate Enrollment: 32,221 students
Admission Rate: 69.2%
Retention Rate: 89.0%
Graduation Rate: 82.2%
Student Demographics
White (80.7%)
Hispanic (8.0%)
Black (0.4%)
Asian (1.7%)
Two or More (4.3%)
International (2.8%)
Gender Distribution
Men (48.0%)
Women (52.0%)