Brigham Young University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Brigham Young University

Brigham Young University operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Provo, Utah (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 32,952 students of which 36,407 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Brigham Young University is categorized as “16” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 67.8%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,376 and an ACT midpoint of 29. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $15,564, with published in-state tuition of $6,688 and a Pell grant recipient share of 32.1%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $11,069, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 81.6%, and the first-year retention rate is 91.0%. Graduates earn a median of $75,790 ten years after enrolling, compared with $58,450 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 568200.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 68.6% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.