Applying to Brigham Young University

BYU's acceptance rate is 59% for students enrolled in fall 2021. A total of 11,608 students applied and 6,849 were admitted to the school. The rate is around the national average. The yield, also know as enrollment rate, is 79% with 5,410 enrolled students out of 6,849 admitted.

The average SAT score is 1,330 and the ACT score is 29 at BYU.

To apply to BYU, it is required to submit high school GPA and admission test scores. Below tables and charts analyze BYU's admission stats including test scores, admission requirements, and statistics

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Admissions Information

The application fee is $35 for applying undergraduate school and $50 for graduate school at Brigham Young University. Next table presents general admission information.

General Admission Information
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$35
Graduate Application Fees	$50
Admission Information	https://admissions.byu.edu/
Online Application	besmart.com/Admissions
Calendar System	Semester
Credits Accepted	Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master, Doctorate (Research), Doctorate (Professional Practice)

Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2021-22, the acceptance rate is 59.00% and the yield is 78.99%. 5,171 men and 6,437 women applied to BYU and 2,792 men and 4,120 women students were accepted. Among them, 2,290 men and 3,172 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2021). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield (also known as enrollment rate).

	Total	Men	Women
Applicants	11,608	5,171	6,437
Admitted	6,849	2,792	4,120
Enrolled	5,410	2,290	3,172
Acceptance Rate	59.00%	53.99%	64.00%
Yield	78.99%	82.02%	76.99%

Data source: NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: June 25, 2022)

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

For the academic year 2021-2022, 1,101 students (20% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 4,111 students (76%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75^th percentile score of Evidence-Based Reading/Writing is 720 and the 25^th percentile is 620. The SAT Math score is 720 (75^th) and 600 (25^th). The submitted ACT composite score is 32 (75^th percentile) and 26 (25^th percentile).

	25^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	620	720
SAT Math	600	720
ACT Composite	26	32
ACT Math	25	31
ACT English	25	34

Data source: NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: June 25, 2022)

The submitted SAT and ACT scores of admitted students at Brigham Young University are similar to the average score when comparing similar colleges (SAT: 1,277, ACT: 81 - private (not-for-profit) Research University (high research activity)).

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Rank, High School Record (or Transcript), and Completion of College Preparatory Program to its applicants. The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Brigham Young University.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

BYU Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Neither required nor recommended
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Considered but not Required
Recommendations	Required
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Neither required nor recommended
Admission Test Scores	Considered but not Required
TOEFL	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Neither required nor recommended