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Brigham Young University

Provo, Utah Private nonprofit 4-year Midsize city

Overview

Located in Provo, Utah, Brigham Young University is a private nonprofit four-year institution. Its campus is in a midsize city. It enrolled 35,873 students in fall 2024, including 32,952 undergraduates and 2,921 graduate students. It holds the Carnegie R1 designation for very high research activity. Its religious affiliation is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Brigham Young University offers bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 213 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Management Science, Computer/Information Technology Services Administration and Management, Other, and Research and Experimental Psychology, Other. It awarded 8,076 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

91% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 21 to 1.

Key figures

35,873
Students enrolled
91%
First-year retention
8,076
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
213
Programs and majors
21:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

Program levels

BachelorMasterPhDProfessional

Programs and majors offered 213

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 16
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 15
Engineering 8
Computer and Information Sciences 6
Education 31
Social Sciences 12
Psychology 5
Communication and Journalism 6
Health Professions 13
Family and Consumer Sciences 5
Visual and Performing Arts 27
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 20
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 4
Mathematics and Statistics 4
Legal Professions and Studies 2
English Language and Literature 2
Public Administration and Social Services 3
Physical Sciences 7
History 2
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 4
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 6
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 4
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1
Communications Technologies 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1
Theology and Religious Vocations 2
Natural Resources and Conservation 3
Architecture 1
Military Technologies 1
Engineering Technologies 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
91%
First-year retention, part-time students
72%
Student-to-faculty ratio
21:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
6,755
Master's degrees
1,093
Doctoral degrees (research)
101
Professional doctorates
127

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
35,873
Undergraduates, fall 2024
32,952
Graduate students, fall 2024
2,921
Full-time, fall 2024
89%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
40,551
Undergraduates, 2024-25
37,403
Graduate students, 2024-25
3,148
Full-time, 2024-25
87%
Size category
20,000 students or more

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
51%
Men
49%
White
79%
Hispanic or Latino
8%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
4%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
4%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
4%
Students taking some online courses
32%

Campus and services

Setting
Midsize city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Big Twelve Conference
President
C. Shane Reese
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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