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#13 Best value colleges in AmericaBrigham Young University
Provo, UT · Private nonprofit · 4-year
Your real cost
Average price after aid About $16,000 a year
Median debt at graduation: $11,069 (all students)
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In America
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In Utah
- Best colleges in Utah#1 of 16
- Colleges with the highest graduation rates in Utah#1 of 16
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Academic Excellence
Each measure counts for the share shown.
- Graduation rate 35% of scoreThis measure counts for 35% of the Academic Excellence score.81%
- First-year retention 20% of scoreThis measure counts for 20% of the Academic Excellence score.91%
- Entering students' test scores 15% of scoreThis measure counts for 15% of the Academic Excellence score.SAT 1,376 · ACT 30
- Student-to-faculty ratio 15% of scoreThis measure counts for 15% of the Academic Excellence score.21 to 1
- Instructional spending per student 15% of scoreThis measure counts for 15% of the Academic Excellence score.$18,168
Bars show points on each measure’s scale. How Academic Excellence is computed.
Source: College Scorecard (College Scorecard, most recent cohorts (data release 06/10/2026))
What families pay, by income
Average paid by families who received aid, by income. Families who get no aid pay the full cost of attendance: $22,690 a year.
| Family income | Price after aid |
|---|---|
| Up to $30,000 | |
| $30,001–$48,000 | |
| $48,001–$75,000 | |
| $75,001–$110,000 | |
| Over $110,000 |
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Cost and value
Federal data: what families pay after aid, what graduates earn, and what they owe.
| Undergraduate students Fall enrollment (IPEDS) | 32,221 |
|---|---|
| Men and women College Scorecard, fall 2023 | Men 48% · Women 52% |
| First-generation students College Scorecard | 14% |
| First-year students from another state IPEDS, fall 2023 | 63% |
| Total students | 35,074 |
| Average net price (per year) After grants and scholarships, for students receiving federal aid | About $16,000 |
| Cost of attendance (per year) | $22,690 |
| Median federal debt at graduation | $11,069 |
| Graduation rate First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time | 81% |
| Graduation rate for Pell grant recipients College Scorecard, within 6 years | 67% |
| Graduation rate for first-generation students College Scorecard, within 6 years | 61% |
| Borrowers paying down their loans within 3 years College Scorecard, within 3 years | 80% |
| First-year retention | 91% |
| Median earnings 10 years after entry | $75,790 |
| Admission rate | 68% |
| Application fee IPEDS, 2023–24 | $35 |
| Typical rent HUD fair market rent, FY2026 | About $1,265 a month for a one-bedroom |
| Students receiving Pell grants | 32% |
| Average SAT | 1376 |
|---|---|
| SAT reading & writing | 640–730 |
| SAT math | 630–730 |
| ACT composite | 28–32 |
| Test policy | Considered but not required |
Value: Exceptional · Top 1% (how it’s computed)
Sources: College Scorecard · IPEDS College Navigator · Net price calculator
College Scorecard, most recent cohorts (data release 06/10/2026); IPEDS 2024-25 directory and institutional characteristics; fall 2023 enrollment.
Earnings by major
Median earnings of bachelor’s graduates a few years after finishing, by major (College Scorecard).
| Major | Median earnings |
|---|---|
| Computer science | |
| Computer engineering | |
| Finance | |
| Information technology | |
| Managerial economics | |
| Computing and information science | |
| Marketing | |
| Business administration | |
| Chemical Engineering | |
| Electrical engineering | |
| Construction Management | |
| Entrepreneurship | |
| Accounting | |
| Human resources | |
| Statistics | |
| Economics | |
| Manufacturing Engineering | |
| Mechanical engineering | |
| Political science | |
| Civil engineering | |
| Public relations | |
| Graphic communications | |
| Physics | |
| International relations | |
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services | |
| Communication studies | |
| Physiology and pathology | |
| Area studies | |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | |
| Geography | |
| Biochemistry | |
| Romance languages | |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | |
| Psychology | |
| Ecology and evolutionary biology | |
| Linguistics | |
| Sociology | |
| Clinical laboratory science | |
| Neuroscience | |
| Nursing | |
| Zoology/Animal Biology | |
| History | |
| English | |
| Film and video | |
| Design | |
| Public health | |
| Journalism | |
| Teacher education | |
| Secondary education | |
| Liberal arts | |
| Allied health | |
| Special education | |
| Kinesiology and exercise science | |
| Music | |
| Family and human development | |
| Theatre | |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services |
Also offered (no earnings published yet): Anthropology, Apparel and Textiles, Applied mathematics, Archeology, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Biology, Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Biotechnology, Botany/Plant Biology, Business (general), Chemistry, City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning, Classics, Dance, East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Experimental psychology, Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Fine arts, Food Science and Technology, Geography and Environmental Studies, Geology and earth science, German, Health sciences, Housing and Human Environments, Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations, Management science, Mathematics, Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Nutrition Sciences, Other family and consumer sciences/human sciences, Other social sciences, Other visual and performing arts, Philosophy, Publishing, Rehabilitation and therapy, Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Software and media applications, Soil Sciences, Speech-language pathology.
What students study most
Share of bachelor’s degrees by field, first majors in 2023–24 (IPEDS).
| Field | Share of degrees |
|---|---|
| Business | |
| Biology | |
| Engineering | |
| Computer and information sciences | |
| Social sciences |
Campus life
| School colors | |
|---|---|
| Setting | City |
| Part-time undergraduates | 9% |
| Undergraduates aged 25 and older | 7% |
| On-campus room and board (per year) | $10,396 |
| Sports | NCAA Division I · Big Twelve Conference |
| ROTC | Army · Air Force |
| Study abroad | Offered |
| Students per faculty member | 21 to 1 |
| Undergraduates registered with the disability office | About 11%IPEDS, 2023–24 |
| Disability services | Visit the office’s pageThe college’s own page |
| Faculty who are full-time | 70%College Scorecard, fall 2023 |
| Endowment per student | $85,077IPEDS, 2023, per student |
| Dorm space | For about 24% of studentsBeds per undergraduate; not who lives on campus |
| Nearest airport with airline service | Provo Municipal Airport (PVU)About 4 miles away · about 15 minutes by car |
| Nearest major airport | Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC)About 41 miles away |
| Town population | 114,766Census, 2020–2024 |
| Nearest city of 250,000 people or more | North Las VegasAbout 331 miles away · about 6 hours 20 minutes by car |
| Typical weather | 33°F in January · 79°F in JulyNOAA, 1991–2020, from Provo Byu, UT |
Federal data (IPEDS and College Scorecard), except school colors.
Questions families ask
- What is Brigham Young University’s Compass Score?
- Exceptional (grade A). It ranks in the top 9% of rated colleges. The grade comes from outcomes (40%: graduation, retention and earnings), entering students (40%: test scores and selectivity), cost (15%: debt and price after aid) and teaching (5%: class size), all from federal data.
- How much does Brigham Young University cost after financial aid?
- The average net price is about $16,000 a year for students who receive federal aid, after grants and scholarships. What your family pays depends on income; the college’s net price calculator gives your own estimate.
- How hard is it to get into Brigham Young University?
- Brigham Young University admitted 68% of applicants in the most recent federal data.
- How do Brigham Young University’s graduates do?
- 81% of first-time, full-time students graduate within six years; the median earnings of former students ten years after entry are $75,790; the median federal debt at graduation is $11,069.
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- IPEDS unit ID 230038
- Carnegie classification: Doctoral university (high research)
- Accreditation: Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (U.S. Department of Education DAPIP)
- Religious affiliation (IPEDS): The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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