Brigham Young University-Idaho
Rexburg, Idaho · Also known as BYU-I · Website
$53,406
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$53,406
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Brigham Young University-Idaho is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Rexburg, Idaho with 44,397 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $8,221 a year (tuition and fees $4,800). It admits 96% of applicants and 55% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $53,406 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $13,969 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$8,221
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$4,800
US median $11,837
Admission rate
96%
US median 78%
Completion rate
55%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$13,969
About $148 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$53,406
Rank 1,217 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
- $8,221
- Tuition and fees
- $4,800
- Cost of attendance
- $15,246
- Students with a need-based grant
- 24%
- Students with federal loans
- 11%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $4,378
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $4,579
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $5,854
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $8,986
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $13,764
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 $3,830 in 2015-16 to $4,800 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
- 96%
- Average SAT
- 1,118
- SAT reading, middle
- 555
- SAT math, middle
- 540
- ACT, middle
- 23
- Undergraduates
- 44,397
- Part-time students
- 59%
- Women
- 54%
- Students per teacher
- 22
- Completion rate
- 55%
- Retention rate
- 71%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 98
- Endowment
- $152.1M
- 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 1,217 of 5,094 US colleges and 2 of 29 in Idaho (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | ID median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $8,221 | $18,795 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $4,800 | $9,048 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 96% | 86% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 55% | 65% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 71% | 77% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $13,969 | $10,555 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $40,447 | $32,668 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $53,406 | $33,140 | $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. 70% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 63% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
98 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 1,090 | $8,039 | $20,404 | $41,089 | $44,125 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 833 | $13,074 | $32,247 | $55,978 | $50,532 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 690 | $12,812 | $53,635 | $81,489 | $68,257 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 619 | $12,277 | $21,619 | $31,078 | $48,568 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 275 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,733 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 261 | $11,042 | $24,557 | $52,426 | $57,214 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 232 | $13,300 | $63,444 | $96,249 | $92,374 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 224 | $13,990 | $27,342 | $42,283 | $50,706 |
| Computer ProgrammingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 194 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 190 | $12,500 | $36,941 | $56,514 | $56,359 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, GeneralOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 190 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 185 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 185 | $11,145 | $66,125 | $75,554 | $88,910 |
| Public HealthBachelor's | Bachelor's | 174 | $13,043 | $30,128 | $44,015 | $58,808 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 159 | $12,082 | $25,831 | $54,035 | $62,172 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 156 | $14,770 | $25,081 | $35,443 | $41,367 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 156 | $13,843 | $56,043 | $89,686 | $83,343 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralOnlineAssociate's | Associate's | 147 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 145 | $15,000 | $41,342 | $42,923 | $47,382 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 144 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $86,176 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 141 | $11,675 | $42,094 | $47,567 | $51,389 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 132 | $10,809 | $29,803 | $41,106 | $53,072 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 128 | $8,633 | $49,026 | Withheld | - |
| Computer Software and Media ApplicationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 98 | $9,312 | $49,581 | $65,397 | $58,894 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 98 | $13,148 | $43,058 | $60,571 | $58,716 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: Idaho on Local Economy
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- Homes: Homes for sale in Idaho
Questions and answers
How much does Brigham Young University-Idaho cost?
$8,221 a year is the average net price at Brigham Young University-Idaho after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $4,800, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $15,246. Families earning under $30,000 pay $4,378 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Brigham Young University-Idaho?
96% of applicants are admitted to Brigham Young University-Idaho. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,118 and the middle ACT score is 23. The median admission rate of colleges in Idaho is 86%.
How much do Brigham Young University-Idaho graduates earn?
$53,406 a year is the median pay of former Brigham Young University-Idaho students who work, 10 years after they started ($40,447 after 6 years). That ranks 1,217 of 5,094 US colleges and 2 of 29 in Idaho. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's) at $85,411.
How much student debt do Brigham Young University-Idaho graduates have?
$13,969 is the median federal student loan debt of Brigham Young University-Idaho graduates, about $148 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-Idaho?
55% of first-time, full-time students at Brigham Young University-Idaho finish within 6 years. 71% 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-Idaho?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (1,090 associate's graduates), Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General (833 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (690 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 98 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.