Colleges / Brigham Young University
College · Private nonprofit · Provo, UT · City
BYU

Brigham Young University

Provo, UT

Religious affiliation
AddressMain Campus, Provo, UT 84602
Websitebyu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate68%
6-yr median pay$58k
Net price / yr$16k
Undergrad size32,952
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $16k/yr for a shot at a $58k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 68% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1376 · ACT 29.

If you get in

32,952 undergrads. Big. You will have to make it feel small yourself.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $23k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $16k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$91k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$62k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$29k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.1x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$6.7k
Room & board
$10.4k
Books & supplies
$392

How students pay for it.

Pell grants32%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans11%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$11k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $6k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention90%
Very high — students stay.
Graduation · 6 yr81%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$58k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$76k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
32,952
Location
Provo, UT
Region
Rocky Mountains (CO, ID, MT, UT, WY)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity (R2)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily nonresidential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
Also known as
BYU
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White81%
  • Hispanic8%
  • Two or more races4%
  • International3%
  • Asian2%
  • Unknown2%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1%
First-gen students14%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time9%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$47k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 97

What you can study.

Colleges / Brigham Young University
College · Private nonprofit · Provo, UT · City
BYU

Brigham Young University

Provo, UT

Religious affiliation
AddressMain Campus, Provo, UT 84602
Websitebyu.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate68%
6-yr median pay$58k
Net price / yr$16k
Undergrad size32,952
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $16k/yr for a shot at a $58k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 68% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1376 · ACT 29.

If you get in

32,952 undergrads. Big. You will have to make it feel small yourself.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $23k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $16k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$91k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$62k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$29k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.1x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$6.7k
Room & board
$10.4k
Books & supplies
$392

How students pay for it.

Pell grants32%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans11%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$11k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $6k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention90%
Very high — students stay.
Graduation · 6 yr81%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$58k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$76k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out0%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Private nonprofit
Undergrad size
32,952
Location
Provo, UT
Region
Rocky Mountains (CO, ID, MT, UT, WY)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity (R2)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily nonresidential
Undergrad program
Four-year · full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
Accreditor
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
Also known as
BYU
Identity
Religious affiliation
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White81%
  • Hispanic8%
  • Two or more races4%
  • International3%
  • Asian2%
  • Unknown2%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1%
First-gen students14%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time9%
Mostly a full-time student body.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$47k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 97

What you can study.