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Brigham Young University

Basic Information

Type Private

Geographical Reach National

Religious Affiliation Latter-day Saints

Location Provo, UT

Population 700,000

Website http://www.byu.edu/

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 32,221

Men / Women 48% / 52%

White 80%

Hispanic 9%

Mixed 4%

International 3%

Asian 2%

Native American 1%

Black 0%

From State 35%

From Region 17%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees

Humanities & Social Sciences 25%

Business & Economics 20%

Life & Natural Sciences 11%

Health Sciences 9%

Computer Science 8%

Education 8%

Engineering 7%

Arts 6%

Physical Sciences & Math 4%

Professional 1%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $6,688

Est. Cost of Attendance $22,690

10-Year ROI $262,000

ROI Percentile 94th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 91%

4-Year Graduation Rate 27%

6-Year Graduation Rate 81%

Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%) very dry

Sunshine Hours 3,029 (89%)

Days Without Precipitation 275 (86%)

Admissions

Uses Common App No

Acceptance Rate 35%

Yield (Unbound) 76%

Early Action Nov 1

Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1

Expenditure

Humanities & Social Sciences	$13M	#109
Engineering, Computing & Math	$45M	#121
Life & Natural Sciences	$42M	#157

Graduate Degrees

Humanities & Social Sciences	179	#130
Engineering, Computing & Math	32	#133
Life & Natural Sciences	46	#303

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional

Submitted Test Scores 58%

SAT Range 1300 – 1420

SAT Math Range 630 – 730

SAT RW Range 640 – 730

ACT Range 28 – 32

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Computational, Mathematical, and Physical Sciences	606	78% / 22%	5%	$114,169		97%
Computer Science	197 —	86% / 14%	7%	$124,873	100	95%
Computer Science – Animation and Games	16 —	69% / 31%	0%	$98,204	98	—
Cybersecurity	42 —	90% / 10%	5%	$116,234	99	100%
Information Systems	198 —	73% / 27%	4%	$116,234	99	100%
Information Technology	10 —	70% / 30%	10%	$123,638	100	96%
Machine Learning	36 +2	83% / 17%	19%	$123,638	100	96%
Acoustics	1 —	100% / 0%	0%	$97,503	98	93%
Applied Physics	17 —	71% / 29%	6%	$97,503	98	93%
Astronomy	17 —	76% / 24%	0%	$96,727	98	—
Chemistry	20 —	55% / 45%	5%	$72,300	89	—
Geosciences	9 —	44% / 56%	0%	$65,491	84	95%
Mathematics	24 +9	50% / 50%	0%	$89,349	97	86%
Physics	19 —	89% / 11%	0%	$97,503	98	93%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Family, Home, and Social Sciences	1,172	33% / 67%	3%	$62,056		80%
Geographic Information Systems	8 —	75% / 25%	0%	$64,927	83	88%
Geography and Cartography	— —	—	—	$64,258	83	—
Economics	10 —	90% / 10%	70%	$98,908	98	93%
Economics	143 +2	77% / 23%	2%	$98,908	98	93%
Anthropology	21 —	5% / 95%	5%	$58,531	76	—
Archaeology	12 —	33% / 67%	0%	$59,581	77	—
Family Studies	134 —	7% / 93%	1%	$30,899	11	66%
Family and Consumer Sciences	4 —	0% / 100%	0%	$42,327	40	—
Geography	22 —	32% / 68%	9%	$64,927	83	88%
Geography	2 —	0% / 100%	0%	$61,010	79	—
Government	50 +2	42% / 58%	6%	$79,248	93	88%
Human Development and Family Studies	151 —	6% / 94%	3%	$30,899	11	66%
International Affairs	41 —	49% / 51%	2%	$94,047	98	93%
Personality Psychology	7 —	0% / 100%	0%	$57,810	75	—
Political Science	89 +2	52% / 48%	2%	$79,248	93	88%
Psychological Science	315 —	33% / 67%	3%	$59,029	77	—
Psychology	48 —	31% / 69%	0%	$55,579	71	81%
Sociology	93 —	16% / 84%	1%	$64,510	83	80%
Housing and Interior Design	13 —	92% / 8%	0%	$107,056	99	91%
Urban Planning	4 —	25% / 75%	0%	$71,357	88	—
Geospatial Intelligence	5 —	60% / 40%	0%	$78,627	93	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Fine Arts and Communications	708	28% / 72%	2%	$57,176		84%
Advertising	103 —	33% / 67%	1%	$71,225	88	89%
Communications	68 —	38% / 62%	3%	$67,466	85	100%
Journalism	53 —	30% / 70%	4%	$54,592	70	78%
Journalism	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$54,592	70	78%
Public Relations	86 —	17% / 83%	0%	$71,225	88	89%
Publishing	44 +1	9% / 91%	0%	$63,708	82	—
Acting	7 —	14% / 86%	0%	$37,754	27	83%
Animation	27 +1	30% / 70%	15%	$87,288	96	83%
Art History	20 +1	10% / 90%	5%	$35,310	20	64%
Dance	30 —	3% / 97%	3%	$39,265	31	—
Dance	12 —	17% / 83%	0%	$41,150	36	—
Design and Visual Communications	12 —	8% / 92%	0%	$59,245	77	77%
Film Studies	52 —	62% / 38%	6%	$44,912	48	91%
Film and Video Arts	1 —	100% / 0%	0%	$44,912	48	91%
Fine Arts	13 —	8% / 92%	0%	$35,310	20	64%
Graphic Design	11 —	18% / 82%	9%	$59,245	77	77%
Illustration	16 —	12% / 88%	6%	$59,245	77	77%
Industrial Design	14 —	57% / 43%	0%	$59,245	77	77%
Keyboard Instruments	4 —	50% / 50%	0%	$44,848	47	78%
Music	12 —	67% / 33%	0%	$44,848	47	78%
Music	19 —	26% / 74%	0%	$44,848	47	78%
Music Performance	8 —	38% / 62%	0%	$44,848	47	78%
Music Theory and Composition	1 —	100% / 0%	0%	$44,848	47	78%
Photography	10 —	20% / 80%	0%	$44,912	48	91%
Stringed Instruments	9 —	33% / 67%	0%	$44,848	47	78%
Studio Art	31 —	13% / 87%	0%	$35,310	20	64%
Theatre	22 —	23% / 77%	5%	$37,754	27	83%
Visual and Performing Arts	16 —	44% / 56%	0%	$42,626	41	—
Voice and Opera	6 —	0% / 100%	0%	$44,848	47	78%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Humanities	462	42% / 58%	2%	$63,649		84%
American Studies	13 +1	69% / 31%	0%	$77,218	92	90%
Arabic	20 +11	35% / 65%	5%	$57,253	74	90%
Asian Studies/Civilization	7 —	14% / 86%	0%	$77,218	92	90%
Biblical Languages	10 —	70% / 30%	0%	$57,253	74	90%
Central/Eastern European Studies	— —	—	—	$75,190	91	—
Chinese	9 +4	56% / 44%	0%	$66,836	85	91%
Classical Languages	5 —	40% / 60%	0%	$63,923	82	—
Comparative Literature	3 —	67% / 33%	0%	$53,301	67	82%
English	97 —	21% / 79%	1%	$52,556	66	81%
European Studies	11 —	18% / 82%	0%	$77,218	92	90%
French	5 +6	20% / 80%	0%	$71,117	88	84%
German	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$64,030	83	—
German	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$63,665	82	—
History	19 —	11% / 89%	5%	$64,412	83	83%
History	72 +2	57% / 43%	6%	$64,412	83	83%
Humanities	25 +1	12% / 88%	0%	$86,939	96	82%
Italian	3 —	100% / 0%	0%	$71,117	88	85%
Japanese	10 +1	70% / 30%	0%	$66,836	85	91%
Korean	3 —	33% / 67%	0%	$66,836	85	91%
Language Interpretation and Translation	13 —	54% / 46%	0%	$53,301	67	82%
Latin	2 —	0% / 100%	0%	$63,533	82	—
Latin	— —	—	—	$63,666	82	—
Latin American Studies	7 —	29% / 71%	0%	$77,218	92	90%
Linguistics	2 —	0% / 100%	0%	$53,301	67	82%
Linguistics	44 +3	50% / 50%	2%	$53,301	67	82%
Philosophy	22 —	68% / 32%	5%	$59,938	78	—
Portuguese	9 +13	33% / 67%	0%	$71,117	88	84%
Russian	16 +2	75% / 25%	0%	$87,348	96	80%
Spanish	33 +50	64% / 36%	0%	$71,117	88	84%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Life Sciences	1,509	41% / 59%	2%	$61,797		84%
Biostatistics	5 —	100% / 0%	0%	$106,705	99	94%
Biochemistry	30 —	60% / 40%	0%	$66,498	85	85%
Bioinformatics	25 +1	68% / 32%	4%	$106,705	99	94%
Biomedical Sciences	— —	—	—	$65,619	84	—
Biophysics	11 —	82% / 18%	0%	$66,498	85	85%
Biotechnology	36 —	42% / 58%	11%	$68,715	87	100%
Botany/Plant Biology	— —	—	—	$59,507	77	—
Dietetics	39 —	5% / 95%	3%	$37,333	25	71%
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology	30 —	37% / 63%	0%	$60,660	79	90%
Food Science	18 —	50% / 50%	6%	$73,994	90	67%
Landscape Management	18 —	22% / 78%	6%	$69,645	87	84%
Microbiology	100 —	68% / 32%	3%	$64,156	83	95%
Molecular Biology	33 —	58% / 42%	0%	$66,498	85	85%
Neuroscience	145 —	63% / 37%	3%	$68,183	86	95%
Nutrition Sciences	19 —	42% / 58%	0%	$53,076	67	80%
Physiology	73 —	64% / 36%	0%	$70,249	88	90%
Plant and Wildlife Sciences	111 +1	48% / 52%	1%	$60,660	79	90%
Soil Science	21 —	19% / 81%	0%	$64,918	83	—
Wildlife Biology	22 —	32% / 68%	0%	$51,337	63	73%
Athletic Training	— —	—	—	$63,186	82	—
Clinical Laboratory Science	19 —	26% / 74%	5%	$46,135	51	84%
Communication Disorders	112 —	2% / 98%	3%	$54,923	70	69%
Environmental Health	4 —	50% / 50%	25%	$65,816	84	80%
Epidemiology	8 —	25% / 75%	0%	$60,660	79	90%
Exercise Science	259 —	55% / 45%	2%	$70,249	88	90%
Health and Wellness	6 —	17% / 83%	0%	$61,086	79	—
Public Health	53 —	38% / 62%	2%	$65,816	84	80%
Public Health Education and Promotion	50 —	20% / 80%	0%	$65,816	84	80%
Recreation Therapy	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$48,691	58	76%
Recreation Management	125 —	21% / 79%	2%	$65,672	84	78%
Physical Education	136 —	12% / 88%	2%	$27,616	7	65%

⇅	Trends	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Nursing		124	10% / 90%	3%	$46,396		80%
Nursing		124 —	10% / 90%	3%	$46,396	52	80%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
David O. McKay School of Education	416	12% / 88%	1%	$43,366		63%
Biology Education	8 —	25% / 75%	0%	$52,995	66	71%
Chemistry Education	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$52,995	66	71%
Early Childhood Education	23 —	0% / 100%	0%	$36,698	24	56%
Elementary Education	175 —	4% / 96%	1%	$36,698	24	56%
English Education	28 —	11% / 89%	0%	$52,995	66	71%
Family and Consumer Sciences Education	11 —	0% / 100%	0%	$52,995	66	71%
French Language Teacher Education	— —	—	—	$52,425	65	—
German Education	2 —	0% / 100%	0%	$52,995	66	71%
History Education	23 —	26% / 74%	0%	$52,995	66	71%
Mathematics Education	29 +2	21% / 79%	3%	$52,995	66	71%
Physical Education	10 —	30% / 70%	0%	$52,995	66	71%
Physics Education	4 —	50% / 50%	25%	$52,995	66	71%
Science Education	5 —	40% / 60%	0%	$52,995	66	71%
Social Studies Education	18 —	33% / 67%	0%	$52,995	66	71%
Spanish Education	6 —	17% / 83%	0%	$52,995	66	71%
Special Education	30 —	7% / 93%	0%	$32,469	14	68%
Teacher Education	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$52,995	66	71%
Teacher Education	10 —	50% / 50%	10%	$36,698	24	56%
Music Education	20 —	20% / 80%	0%	$52,995	66	71%
Theatre and Dance Education	12 —	8% / 92%	0%	$52,995	66	71%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering	541	84% / 16%	4%	$105,889		94%
Chemical Engineering	72 —	74% / 26%	6%	$109,703	99	88%
Civil Engineering	76 —	72% / 28%	8%	$82,586	95	91%
Electrical & Computer Engineering	105 —	88% / 12%	4%	$121,043	99	97%
Manufacturing Engineering	39 —	77% / 23%	3%	$91,738	97	98%
Mechanical Engineering	196 —	91% / 9%	2%	$97,124	98	95%
Software Engineering	53 —	85% / 15%	11%	$146,934	100	97%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
Marriott School of Business	1,181	75% / 25%	4%	$106,921		94%
Computational and Applied Mathematics	43 —	81% / 19%	2%	$105,565	99	—
Mathematics-Statistics	22 —	59% / 41%	0%	$107,867	99	95%
Statistics	101 +1	76% / 24%	5%	$107,867	99	95%
Accounting	40 —	75% / 25%	8%	$107,301	99	96%
Accounting and Related Services	6 —	100% / 0%	0%	$107,301	99	96%
Actuarial Science	14 —	86% / 14%	7%	$115,677	99	95%
Business Analytics	211 —	75% / 25%	6%	$115,677	99	95%
Business Economics	49 —	82% / 18%	6%	$135,399	100	96%
Business Management	41 —	93% / 7%	5%	$99,425	98	92%
Business Statistics	— —	—	—	$107,588	99	—
Entrepreneurship	49 —	82% / 18%	2%	$77,782	92	80%
Finance	207 —	89% / 11%	3%	$118,744	99	97%
General Business	44 —	68% / 32%	5%	$97,068	98	—
Marketing	114 —	44% / 56%	4%	$97,094	98	93%
Organizational Behavior	49 —	47% / 53%	4%	$92,395	98	94%
Supply Chain Management	120 —	68% / 32%	3%	$99,425	98	92%
Construction Management	71 —	93% / 7%	0%	$93,016	98	97%