by our College Data Analytics Team
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Brigham Young University - Idaho was awarded 428 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is liberal arts general studies.
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BYU - I landed the #668 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking.
BYU - I is also ranked #3 out of 10 schools in Idaho.
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With an acceptance rate of 97%, Brigham Young University - Idaho is easier to get into than many other schools. But that doesn't mean you can slack off on your application. Make sure to treat this school like any other when submitting requested materials and documents.
About 31% of students accepted to BYU - I submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 610. Math scores were between 490 and 590.
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The student to faculty ratio is often used as a measure to gauge how much access students will have to their professors - the lower the number, the better. At Brigham Young University - Idaho, this rate is 20 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Brigham Young University - Idaho is 67%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at BYU - I is 19%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 44,481 undergraduates at BYU - I with 18,832 being full-time and 25,649 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2,073 | $3,357 | $5,422 | $9,843 | $11,713 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of BYU - I, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At BYU - I, approximately 18% of students took out student loans averaging $5,926 a year. That adds up to $23,704 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at BYU - I is 3.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for BYU - I are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 525 S Center, Rexburg, ID 83460-1690 |
| Phone: | 208-496-1411 |
| Website: | www.byui.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.byui.edu//social-media/facebook |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/BYUID |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | 431 | $63,318 |
| Business Administration & Management | 430 | $49,429 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 422 | $19,843 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | 338 | $24,887 |
| Public Health | 317 | $25,872 |
| Nursing | 276 | $55,891 |
| General Biology | 238 | $24,062 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 236 | $29,783 |
| General Psychology | 205 | $25,293 |
| Computer Software & Applications | 205 | $42,978 |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 34,717 students took at least one online class at Brigham Young University - Idaho. This is a decrease from the 36,523 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 34,717 | 23,058 |
| 2019-2020 | 36,523 | 22,218 |
| 2018-2019 | 27,540 | 17,448 |
| 2017-2018 | 32,448 | 21,053 |
| 2016-2017 | 42,057 | 31,554 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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