Brigham Young University Student Population

How many students at BYU?

For the academic year 2024-2025, Brigham Young University has a total enrollment of 35,873 students, including 32,952 undergraduate and 2,921 graduate students.

• Gender Breakdown: 17,517 male students (48.8%) and 18,356 female students (51.2%) are attending .
• Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 28,621 White students (79.8%) and 2,956 Hispanic students (8.2%).
• Class Level Breakdown: 32,952 undergraduate students (91.9%) and 2,921 graduate students (8.1%).
• Class Delivery: 898 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 11,887 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar private (not-for-profit) Research University (high research activity) - which average 10,607 - BYU's body is significantly larger.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 17,517 male (48.83%) and 18,356 female (51.17%) students are attending Brigham Young University. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 95.43.

By class level, 32,952 (91.86%) are undergraduate students and 2,921 (8.14%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 48.42% are male and 51.58% are female, while among graduate students, 53.41% are male and 46.59% are female.

• Enrollment Trends

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.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

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.

• Total
• Undergraduate
• Graduate

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
• By Locality

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.