Student Population at BYU

How many students at BYU? For the academic year 2024-2025, a total of 35,873 students have enrolled in Brigham Young University with 32,952 undergraduate and 2,921 graduate students.

By gender, 17,517 male and 18,356 female students are attending the school.

It has significantly more students compared to similar colleges (10,607 students on average - private (not-for-profit) Research University (high research activity)).

898 students are enrolled exclusively, and 11,887 students are enrolled in some online courses.

You can check the student demographics by gender ratio, race/ethnicity, age distribution, and online enrollment.

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Student Population by Gender

Brigham Young University has a total of 35,873 enrolled students for the academic year 2024-2025. 32,952 students have enrolled in undergraduate programs and 2,921 students joined graduate programs.

By gender, 17,517 male and 18,356 female students (the male-female ratio is 49:51) are attending the school.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	35,873	32,952	2,921
Men	17,517	15,957	1,560
Women	18,356	16,995	1,361

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 28,621 White, 119 Black, and 577 Asian students out of a total of 35,873 are attending at Brigham Young University. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

Brigham Young University is somewhat diverse with a diversity index of 35.4% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution has limited racial and ethnic diversity in its student population.

All Students

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	53	25	28
Asian	577	276	301
Black	119	70	49
Hispanic	2,956	1,365	1,591
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	187	101	86
White	28,621	14,025	14,596
Two or more races	1,572	744	828
Race Unknown	527	240	287

Undergraduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	50	23	27
Asian	519	255	264
Black	101	60	41
Hispanic	2,649	1,219	1,430
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	176	97	79
White	26,549	12,888	13,661
Two or more races	1,467	695	772
Race Unknown	511	229	282

Graduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	3	2	1
Asian	58	21	37
Black	18	10	8
Hispanic	307	146	161
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	11	4	7
White	2,072	1,137	935
Two or more races	105	49	56
Race Unknown	16	11	5

Student Age Distribution

By age, BYU has 241 students under 18 years old and 24 students over 65 years old. There are 31,233 students under 25 years old, and 4,640 students over 25 years old out of 35,873 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 241 students are younger than 18 and 22 students are older than 65. BYU has 30,464 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 2,488 students aged 25 and over.

It has 769 graduate students aged under 25 and 2,152 students aged 25 and over.

All Students

Student Age Distribution (Total)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	241	158	83
18-19	6,341	4,936	1,405
20-21	9,882	5,186	4,696
22-24	14,769	6,352	8,417
25-29	3,344	1,027	2,317
30-34	517	153	364
35-39	203	110	93
40-49	312	213	99
50-64	240	202	38
Over 65	24	19	5

Undergraduate

Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	241	158	83
18-19	6,340	4,935	1,405
20-21	9,848	5,157	4,691
22-24	14,035	5,915	8,120
25-29	2,077	557	1,520
30-34	133	38	95
35-39	50	37	13
40-49	85	69	16
50-64	121	111	10
Over 65	22	18	4

Graduate

Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
18-19	1	1	0
20-21	34	29	5
22-24	734	437	297
25-29	1,267	470	797
30-34	384	115	269
35-39	153	73	80
40-49	227	144	83
50-64	119	91	28
Over 65	2	1	1

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At Brigham Young University, 898 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 11,887 students are enrolled in some online courses.

574 students who live in Utah or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 324 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

Online Population

Online Student Population
	All Students	Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses	Enrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students	35,873	898	11,887
Undergraduate	32,952	834	11,289
Graduate	2,921	64	598

By Locality

Online Student Population by Locality
	Utah Residents	Other States in U.S.	Outside of U.S.
All Students	574	308	16
Undergraduate	514	304	16
Graduate	60	4	0

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 32,952 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,248 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 3.79%.1,140 students have transferred in as full-time status and 108 students transferred in as part-time status.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
	Number of Students
Regular Full-time	29,007
Transfer-in Full-time	1,140
Regular Part-time	2,697
Transfer-in Part-time	108

BYU Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions

How many students attend BYU?

For the academic year 2024-2025, 35,873 students are enrolled at BYU.

How many undergraduate and graduate students are at BYU?

32,952 undergraduate and 2,921 graduate students are enrolled at BYU.

What is the gender breakdown at BYU?

17,517 male (48.83%) and 18,356 female (51.17%) students are attending BYU.

What is the international student enrollment at BYU?

1,261 international students (3.52%) are enrolled at BYU, including 930 undergraduate and 331 graduate students.

How diverse is the student population at BYU?

BYU has a student population that is predominantly White: 28,621 White (79.78%), 119 Black (0.33%), and 577 Asian (1.61%) students are enrolled.

How many students at BYU are under 18 or over 65?

241 students are under 18 and 24 students are over 65 years old.

How many students at BYU take online courses?

898 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 11,887 students take some online courses.

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