Brigham Young University
Provo, Utah · Also known as BYU · Website
$75,790
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$75,790
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Brigham Young University is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Provo, Utah with 32,952 undergraduates and 2,921 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $15,564 a year (tuition and fees $6,688). It admits 68% of applicants and 81% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $75,790 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $11,069 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$15,564
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$6,688
US median $11,837
Admission rate
68%
US median 78%
Completion rate
81%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$11,069
About $117 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$75,790
Rank 254 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $15,564
- Tuition and fees
- $6,688
- Cost of attendance
- $22,690
- Students with a need-based grant
- 32%
- Students with federal loans
- 11%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $10,444
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $10,112
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $13,062
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $16,378
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $20,542
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $5,150 in 2015-16 to $6,688 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 68%
- Average SAT
- 1,376
- SAT reading, middle
- 670
- SAT math, middle
- 660
- ACT, middle
- 29
- Undergraduates
- 32,952
- Graduate students
- 2,921
- Part-time students
- 8.5%
- Women
- 52%
- Students per teacher
- 21
- Completion rate
- 81%
- Retention rate
- 91%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 198
- Endowment
- $3.1B
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 254 of 5,094 US colleges and 2 of 48 in Utah (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | UT median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $15,564 | $18,659 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $6,688 | $8,658 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 68% | 86% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 81% | 72% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 91% | 86% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $11,069 | $10,548 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $58,450 | $34,587 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $75,790 | $36,048 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 80% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 75% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
198 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 302 | $13,000 | $25,101 | $68,321 | $62,172 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 266 | $10,475 | $25,342 | $28,906 | $48,568 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 256 | $9,127 | $68,393 | $96,632 | $76,194 |
| Research and Experimental PsychologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 240 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 222 | $7,400 | $83,533 | $118,606 | $85,063 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 216 | $11,625 | $83,876 | $129,879 | $83,343 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 202 | $11,974 | $51,436 | $80,841 | $63,560 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 196 | $13,385 | $42,475 | $50,251 | $47,382 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 183 | $12,000 | $90,625 | $142,800 | $107,009 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 179 | $10,544 | $67,668 | $90,634 | $92,135 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 176 | $41,000 | $121,135 | $158,399 | $103,485 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 172 | $10,000 | $47,153 | $49,272 | $51,389 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's | Master's | 165 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $95,833 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 159 | $11,000 | $63,332 | $95,227 | $82,686 |
| Public HealthBachelor's | Bachelor's | 158 | $10,317 | $29,025 | $51,996 | $58,808 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 146 | $10,646 | $47,020 | $83,209 | $63,293 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 140 | $10,419 | $24,143 | $61,078 | $48,842 |
| StatisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 130 | $10,312 | $63,671 | $96,164 | $92,425 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 130 | $8,987 | $25,253 | $30,791 | $54,562 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 129 | $7,830 | $62,164 | $59,080 | $88,910 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 125 | $12,500 | $40,002 | $63,189 | $55,000 |
| Neurobiology and NeurosciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 124 | $12,344 | $27,986 | $60,065 | $62,451 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 123 | $12,250 | $47,596 | $63,080 | $50,983 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 119 | $11,000 | $71,163 | $105,544 | $68,257 |
| LawProfessional | Professional | 111 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
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Questions and answers
How much does Brigham Young University cost?
$15,564 a year is the average net price at Brigham Young University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $6,688, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $22,690. Families earning under $30,000 pay $10,444 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Brigham Young University?
68% of applicants are admitted to Brigham Young University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,376 and the middle ACT score is 29. The median admission rate of colleges in Utah is 86%.
How much do Brigham Young University graduates earn?
$75,790 a year is the median pay of former Brigham Young University students who work, 10 years after they started ($58,450 after 6 years). That ranks 254 of 5,094 US colleges and 2 of 48 in Utah. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Computer Science (Master's) at $124,425.
How much student debt do Brigham Young University graduates have?
$11,069 is the median federal student loan debt of Brigham Young University graduates, about $117 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 11% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Brigham Young University?
81% of first-time, full-time students at Brigham Young University finish within 6 years. 91% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at Brigham Young University?
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences (302 bachelor's graduates), Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (266 bachelor's graduates), Accounting and Related Services (256 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 198 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.