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Brigham Young University - Idaho

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Latter-day Saints
Location Rexburg, ID
Population 55,000
Website http://www.byui.edu/
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 42,090
Men / Women 46% / 54%
White 79%
Hispanic 12%
Mixed 3%
International 3%
Native American 1%
Asian 1%
Black 1%
From State 28%
From Region 26%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 35%
Business & Economics 22%
Computer Science 10%
Health Sciences 10%
Life & Natural Sciences 7%
Education 5%
Arts 4%
Engineering 3%
Professional 3%
Physical Sciences & Math 2%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $4,800
Est. Cost of Attendance $15,246
10-Year ROI $199,000
ROI Percentile 81th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 71%
4-Year Graduation Rate 21%
6-Year Graduation Rate 55%
Transfer-Out Rate 16%

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 2,750 (74%)
Days Without Precipitation 265 (79%)

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 97%
Yield (Unbound) 25%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level —

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 46%
SAT Range 1010 – 1160
SAT Math Range 480 – 590
SAT RW Range 490 – 610
ACT Range 20 – 26

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

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Agricultural Sciences 160 41% / 59% 1% $52,957 81%
Agronomy and Crop Science 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $53,289 67 —
Animal Science 50 — 28% / 72% 2% $45,343 49 64%
Environmental Science 4 — 0% / 100% 0% $53,926 68 —
Food Science 17 — 18% / 82% 0% $52,327 65 —
Landscape Management 32 — 22% / 78% 3% $43,287 43 85%
Soil Science 21 — 71% / 29% 0% $70,044 87 100%
Wildlife and Wildlands Science 16 — 69% / 31% 0% $57,849 75 95%
Agricultural Business Technology 3 — 100% / 0% 0% $68,191 86 90%
Agricultural Business and Management 12 — 75% / 25% 0% $68,191 86 90%
Agricultural Economics 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $68,191 86 90%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Business 1,230 62% / 38% 4% $73,092 89%
Business Administration and Management — — — — $67,905 86 —
Business Analytics 41 — 78% / 22% 32% $67,071 85 —
Business Management 648 — 51% / 49% 1% $74,632 91 88%
Finance — — — — $76,169 91 —
Financial Analytics 139 — 79% / 21% 3% $65,641 84 —
Management Science 42 — 83% / 17% 10% $67,378 85 —
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods 153 — 71% / 29% 6% $67,927 86 —
Marketing 121 — 59% / 41% 5% $71,088 88 92%
Construction Management 86 — 93% / 7% 5% $91,212 97 98%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education and Human Development 944 11% / 89% 1% $30,679 65%
Apparel and Textile Marketing Management 10 — 10% / 90% 0% $52,193 65 —
Recreation Management 32 — 28% / 72% 0% $42,423 40 87%
Child Development 51 — 2% / 98% 4% $24,381 4 59%
Family and Community Services 14 — 0% / 100% 0% $24,381 4 59%
Family and Consumer Sciences 4 — 0% / 100% 0% $27,771 7 —
Human Development and Family Studies 529 — 8% / 92% 1% $24,381 4 59%
Biology Education 5 — 40% / 60% 0% $44,333 46 78%
Chemistry Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $44,333 46 78%
Early Childhood Education 22 — 5% / 95% 0% $36,818 24 68%
Elementary Education 134 — 5% / 95% 3% $36,818 24 68%
English Education 21 — 19% / 81% 0% $44,333 46 78%
Family and Consumer Sciences Education 11 — 0% / 100% 0% $44,333 46 78%
History Education 22 — 45% / 55% 0% $44,333 46 78%
Mathematics Education 25 — 32% / 68% 4% $44,333 46 78%
Middle School Special Education 10 — 10% / 90% 0% $62,715 81 86%
Physics Education 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $44,333 46 78%
Science Teacher Education — — — — $44,646 47 —
Social Studies Education 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $44,333 46 78%
Spanish Education 15 — 20% / 80% 20% $44,333 46 78%
Art Education 13 — 0% / 100% 8% $44,333 46 78%
Music Education 16 — 38% / 62% 0% $44,333 46 78%
Theatre and Dance Education 4 — 50% / 50% 0% $44,333 46 78%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Engineering 888 80% / 20% 8% $100,737 97%
Agricultural and Biological Engineering 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $80,370 94 —
Civil Engineering 31 — 84% / 16% 6% $80,521 94 100%
Computer Engineering 37 — 84% / 16% 14% $110,480 99 92%
Electrical Engineering 38 — 100% / 0% 3% $95,828 98 92%
Mechanical Engineering 88 — 92% / 8% 8% $86,245 96 98%
Computer Programming 183 — 81% / 19% 11% $106,642 99 —
Computer Science 104 — 93% / 7% 9% $123,710 100 96%
Computer and Information Sciences 87 — 87% / 13% 10% $102,940 99 97%
Cybersecurity 50 — 50% / 50% 18% $85,603 96 97%
Information Technology 147 — 64% / 36% 2% $102,940 99 97%
Web and App Development 41 — 51% / 49% 10% $85,603 96 97%
Automotive Engineering Technology 44 — 89% / 11% 5% $83,198 95 100%
Manufacturing Engineering Technology 18 — 94% / 6% 0% $101,694 99 100%
Welding Engineering Technology 15 — 80% / 20% 7% $101,694 99 100%
Welding Technology 4 — 100% / 0% 0% $71,027 88 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Health Professions 671 30% / 70% 3% $58,752 80%
Environmental Health 10 — 80% / 20% 10% $44,368 46 73%
Exercise and Sport Science 155 — 49% / 51% 3% $56,136 72 80%
Health Sciences 101 — 18% / 82% 1% $55,607 71 —
Nursing 159 — 25% / 75% 4% $69,875 87 85%
Public Health Education and Promotion 121 — 12% / 88% 3% $44,368 46 73%
Recreation Therapy 36 — 6% / 94% 3% $54,445 69 —
Health Administration 89 — 45% / 55% 4% $69,921 87 81%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Language and Letters 1,331 25% / 75% 1% $39,373 83%
Communication 141 — 38% / 62% 2% $49,858 60 77%
English 81 — 30% / 70% 0% $40,714 35 73%
General Studies 65 — 12% / 88% 0% $37,846 27 61%
History 43 — 53% / 47% 0% $40,403 34 100%
Humanities 9 — 33% / 67% 0% $37,846 27 61%
International Studies 37 — 49% / 51% 11% $54,564 69 87%
Public/Applied History 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $40,403 34 100%
University Studies 735 — 22% / 78% 1% $38,086 27 87%
Dance 14 — 0% / 100% 7% $32,030 13 —
Fine Arts 114 — 26% / 74% 2% $32,453 14 77%
Graphic Design 29 — 21% / 79% 14% $43,657 44 —
Illustration 11 — 27% / 73% 0% $39,207 31 —
Music Performance 31 — 19% / 81% 0% $36,644 23 —
Studio Art 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $32,453 14 77%
Theatre 17 — 24% / 76% 0% $24,051 4 84%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Life Sciences 293 65% / 35% 3% $64,743 88%
Biostatistics 4 — 25% / 75% 0% $67,731 86 —
Biochemistry 18 — 78% / 22% 6% $52,490 65 94%
Biology 111 — 41% / 59% 5% $65,513 84 87%
Biomedical Sciences 160 — 81% / 19% 2% $65,513 84 87%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Physical Sciences and Mathematics 87 66% / 34% 9% $70,010 94%
Applied Statistics 24 — 79% / 21% 25% $76,934 92 —
Chemistry 6 — 33% / 67% 0% $62,756 81 —
Geological and Earth Sciences 8 — 50% / 50% 12% $60,999 79 100%
Geosciences 8 — 38% / 62% 0% $60,999 79 100%
Mathematics 20 — 50% / 50% 5% $71,698 89 89%
Physics 21 — 90% / 10% 0% $69,429 87 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Social Sciences 386 38% / 62% 2% $50,341 76%
Economics 16 — 69% / 31% 12% $65,811 84 —
Political Science 35 — 63% / 37% 0% $61,344 80 90%
Psychology 214 — 36% / 64% 2% $50,602 62 75%
Public Administration 15 — 53% / 47% 0% $55,328 71 —
Social Work 75 — 21% / 79% 3% $39,730 32 71%
Sociology 31 — 45% / 55% 0% $51,399 63 86%

Rankings

Politically Correct

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Red Through and Through