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Brigham Young University

General Information

Name: Brigham Young University
Address: Main Campus, Provo, UT 84602
Phone:

  • General information: (801) 422-4636
  • Financial aid office: (801) 422-4104
  • Admissions office: (801) 422-2507

Website: www.byu.edu
Type of Institution: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Religious affiliation: Latter Day Saints (Mormon Church)

Estimated Student Expenses

Undergraduate academic year prices
Detailed expenses2006-072005-062004-05
Tuition and fees$3,620$3,410$3,280
Books and supplies$1,380$1,300$1,240
Living arrangement
On-campus
        Room and board$5,640$5,790$5,570
        Other expenses$3,340$3,280$3,150
Off-campus
        Room and board$5,640$5,790$5,570
        Other expenses$3,340$3,280$3,150
Off-campus with family
        Other expenses$3,340$3,280$3,150

Total expenses   
On-campus$13,980$13,780$13,240
Off-campus$13,980$13,780$13,240
Off-campus with family$8,340$7,990$7,670

Tuition is based on membership in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Yearly tuition costs for students who are not members of the church is considerably higher ($7,240 for undergraduates, $9,160 for graduate students and $16,400 for graduate students in the School of Management or Law students).

Financial Aid Recipients

    Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
  • Any form of aid: 72%
  • Federal grants: 17%
  • Institutional grants: 54%
  • Student loans: 15%
    Average Amount of Aid Received:
  • Federal grants:$2807
  • Institutional grants:$2430
  • Student loans:$2120

Admissions

Undergraduate application fee (2006-07):$30
Undergraduate Admissions
Fall 2006
TotalMenWomen
Number of applicants9,7374,2375,500
Percent admitted70.1%73.3%67.7%
Percent admitted who enrolled
Full-time77.4%76.3%78.4%
Part-time1.2%1.3%1.1%

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 34067
Undergraduate enrollment: 30798
First-time student retention: 95%
Overall graduation rate: 70%

Characteristics of undergraduate students

    • Attendance:
    • Full Time: 89%
    • Part Time: 11%
    • Gender:
    • Men: 50%
    • Women: 50%

White non-hispanic: 86%
Black non-hispanic: 0%
Hispanic: 4%
Asian/pacific islander: 3%
American indian/alaska native: 1%
Other: 5%

Degrees offered

    Agriculture, Agriculture Operations and Related Sciences
  • Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations - Bachelor
  • Agricultural Business and Management, General - Bachelor
  • Animal Sciences, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations, General - Bachelor
  • Crop Production - Bachelor, Master
  • Food Science - Bachelor, Master
  • Food Technology and Processing - Bachelor
  • Landscaping and Groundskeeping - Bachelor
  • Soil Sciences, Other - Bachelor
    Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
  • American/United States Studies/Civilization - Bachelor
  • Asian Studies/Civilization - Bachelor
  • Central/Middle and Eastern European Studies - Bachelor
  • Latin American Studies - Bachelor
  • Near and Middle Eastern Studies - Bachelor
    Biological and Biomedical Sciences
  • Biochemistry - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Bioinformatics - Bachelor
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General - Bachelor
  • Biomedical Sciences, General - Bachelor
  • Biophysics - Bachelor
  • Biostatistics - Bachelor
  • Biotechnology - Bachelor, Master
  • Botany/Plant Biology - Bachelor
  • Ecology, Evolution, Systematics and Population Biology, Other - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Microbiology, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Molecular Biology - Bachelor, Master
  • Physiology, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Zoology/Animal Biology - Bachelor, Master
    Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services
  • Accounting - Bachelor, Master
  • Accounting and Related Services, Other - Bachelor, Master
  • Actuarial Science - Bachelor
  • Business Administration and Management, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Business Statistics - Bachelor
  • Business/Commerce, General - Bachelor
  • Construction Management - Bachelor, Master
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies - Bachelor
  • Finance, General - Bachelor
  • Financial Planning and Services - Bachelor
  • General Merchandising/Sales/Related Marketing Operations, Other - Bachelor
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General - Bachelor
  • Information Resources Management/CIO Training - Bachelor, Master
  • Logistics and Materials Management - Bachelor
  • Management Information Systems, General - Bachelor
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General - Bachelor
  • Organizational Behavior Studies - Master
    Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
  • Advertising - Bachelor
  • Broadcast Journalism - Bachelor
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other - Bachelor
  • Journalism - Bachelor
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies - Master
  • Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Other - Bachelor
    Communications Technologies/Technicians & Support Services
  • Animation, Interactive Tech, Video Graphics and Special Effects - Bachelor
    Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
  • Computer Science - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Information Technology - Bachelor, Master
    Education
  • Bilingual and Multilingual Education - Doctor
  • Chemistry Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • College Student Counseling and Personnel Services - Doctor
  • Curriculum and Instruction - Master, Doctor
  • Drama and Dance Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Early Childhood Education and Teaching - Bachelor
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General - Master, Doctor
  • Educational/Instructional Media Design - Master, Doctor
  • Elementary Education and Teaching - Bachelor
  • English/Language Arts Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • French Language Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • German Language Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Health Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • History Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Latin Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Mathematics Teacher Education - Bachelor, Master
  • Music Teacher Education - Bachelor, Master
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching - Bachelor, Master
  • Physics Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Social Science Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Special Education and Teaching, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Speech Teacher Education - Bachelor, Master
  • Teacher Education, Multiple Levels - Master
  • Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods, Other - Bachelor, Master
  • Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas, Other - Bachelor
  • Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor - Master
  • Teaching French as a Second or Foreign Language - Master
  • Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education - Bachelor, Master
    Engineering
  • Chemical Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Civil Engineering, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Computer Engineering, General - Bachelor
  • Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Manufacturing Engineering - Bachelor, Master
  • Mechanical Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Engineering Technologies/Technicians
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, Other - Master
  • Engineering Technology, General - Master
    English Language and Literature/Letters
  • English Language and Literature, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Speech and Rhetorical Studies - Bachelor
    Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Human Development and Family Studies, General - Bachelor
    Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Ancient/Classical Greek Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • Chinese Language and Literature - Bachelor, Master
  • Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General - Bachelor
  • Comparative Literature - Bachelor, Master
  • Foreign Languages and Literatures, General - Bachelor
  • French Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • German Language and Literature - Bachelor, Master
  • Italian Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • Japanese Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • Korean Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • Language Interpretation and Translation - Bachelor
  • Latin Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • Linguistic/Comparative/Related Language Studies & Services, Other - Bachelor, Master
  • Linguistics - Bachelor, Master
  • Portuguese Language and Literature - Bachelor, Master
  • Russian Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • Spanish Language and Literature - Bachelor, Master
    Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
  • Athletic Training/Trainer - Bachelor, Master
  • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist - Bachelor
  • Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist - Bachelor
  • Dietetics/Dietitian (RD) - Bachelor
  • Family Practice Nurse/Nurse Practitioner - Master
  • Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling - Master, Doctor
  • Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) - Bachelor
  • Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist - Master
  • Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy - Bachelor
  • Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician/Veterinary Assistant - Bachelor
    History
  • History, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • History, Other - Bachelor
    Legal Professions and Studies
  • Law (LL.B.,J.D.) - First Professional
  • Programs for Foreign Lawyers (LLM, MCL) - Master
    Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies & Humanities
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies - Bachelor, Master
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other - Bachelor
    Mathematics and Statistics
  • Mathematics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Statistics, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Statistics, Other - Bachelor
    Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Biological and Physical Sciences - Bachelor, Master
  • Museology/Museum Studies - Master
  • Neuroscience - Bachelor, Master
  • Nutrition Sciences - Bachelor, Master
    Natural Resources and Conservation
  • Environmental Science - Bachelor
  • Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management - Bachelor, Master
    Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies
  • Health and Physical Education, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Health and Physical Education/Fitness, Other - Bachelor
  • Kinesiology and Exercise Science - Bachelor, Doctor
  • Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies - Bachelor
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies, Other - Bachelor, Master
    Philosophy and Religious Studies
  • Philosophy - Bachelor
    Physical Sciences
  • Astronomy - Bachelor
  • Chemistry, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Geology/Earth Science, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Hydrology and Water Resources Science - Bachelor
  • Physics, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Physics, Other - Bachelor
    Psychology
  • Clinical Psychology - Doctor
  • Personality Psychology - Bachelor
  • Psychology, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • School Psychology - Master
    Public Administration and Social Service Professions
  • Public Administration - Master
  • Public Policy Analysis - Master
  • Social Work - Bachelor, Master
    Social Sciences
  • Anthropology - Bachelor, Master
  • Anthropology, Other - Bachelor
  • Archeology - Bachelor
  • Cartography - Bachelor
  • Economics, General - Bachelor
  • Geography - Bachelor, Master
  • Geography, Other - Bachelor
  • International Relations and Affairs - Bachelor
  • Political Science and Government, General - Bachelor
  • Sociology - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Theology and Ministerial Studies, Other
  • Religious Education - Master
    Visual and Performing Arts
  • Acting - Bachelor
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation - Bachelor, Master
  • Art/Art Studies, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Ballet - Bachelor
  • Ceramic Arts and Ceramics - Bachelor, Master
  • Cinematography and Film/Video Production - Bachelor
  • Conducting - Master
  • Dance, General - Bachelor
  • Dance, Other - Bachelor
  • Design and Visual Communications, General - Bachelor
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General - Bachelor
  • Film/Cinema Studies - Bachelor, Master
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Graphic Design - Bachelor
  • Illustration - Bachelor
  • Industrial Design - Bachelor, Master
  • Jazz/Jazz Studies - Bachelor
  • Music History, Literature, and Theory - Bachelor
  • Music Performance, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Music Theory and Composition - Bachelor
  • Music, General - Bachelor
  • Music, Other - Bachelor
  • Musicology and Ethnomusicology - Master
  • Painting - Bachelor
  • Photography - Bachelor
  • Piano and Organ - Bachelor
  • Sculpture - Bachelor, Master
  • Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology - Master
  • Violin, Viola, Guitar and Other Stringed Instruments - Bachelor
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other - Bachelor
  • Voice and Opera - Bachelor


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