	Brigham Young University-Provo 2016 University Academic Rankings
Brigham Young University (often referred to as BYU or, colloquially, The Y) is a private research university located in Provo, Utah, United States. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), and, excluding online students, is the largest of any religious university and the third largest private university in the United States, with 29,672 on-campus students. Approximately 99 percent of the students are members of the LDS Church, and one-third of its US students are from Utah. Students attending BYU are required to follow an honor code, which mandates behavior in line with LDS teachings such as academic honesty, adherence to dress and grooming standards, and abstinence from extramarital sex and from the consumption of drugs and alcohol. Many students (88 percent of men, 33 percent of women) either delay enrollment or take a hiatus from their studies to serve as Mormon missionaries. (Men typically serve for two-years, while women serve for 18 months.) An education at BYU is also less expensive than at similar private universities, since "a significant portion" of the cost of operating the university is subsidized by the church's tithing funds. BYU offers programs in liberal arts, engineering, agriculture, management, physical and mathematical sciences, nursing and law. The university is broadly organized into 11 colleges or schools at its main Provo campus, with certain colleges and divisions defining their own admission standards. The university also administers two satellite campuses, one in Jerusalem and one in Salt Lake City, while its parent organization, the Church Educational System (CES), sponsors sister schools in Hawaii and Idaho. The university's primary focus is on undergraduate education, but it also has 68 master's and 25 doctoral degree programs. BYU's athletic teams compete in Division I of the NCAA and are collectively known as the BYU Cougars. Their college football team is an NCAA Division I Independent, while their other sports teams compete in either the West Coast Conference or Mountain Pacific Sports Federation. BYU's sports teams have won a total of fourteen national championships. History \| Early days Brigham Young University's origin can be traced back to 1862 when a man named Warren Dusenberry started a Provo school in a prominent adobe building called Cluff Hall, which was located in the northeast corner of 200 East and 200 North. On October 16, 1875, Brigham Young, then president of the LDS Church, personally purchased the Lewis Building after previously hinting that a school would be built in Draper, Utah, in 1867. Hence, October 16, 1875, is commonly held as BYU's founding date. Said Young about his vision: "I hope to see an Academy established in Provo... at which the children of the Latter-day Saints can receive a good education unmixed with the pernicious atheistic influences that are found in so many of the higher schools of the country." The school broke off from the University of Deseret and became Brigham Young Academy, with classes commencing on January 3, 1876. Warren Dusenberry served as interim principal of the school for several months until April 1876 when Brigham Young's choice for principal arrived-a German immigrant named Karl Maeser. Under Maeser's direction the school educated many luminaries including future U.S. Supreme Court Justice George Sutherland and future U.S. Senator Reed Smoot among others. The school, however, did not become a university until the end of Benjamin Cluff, Jr's term at the helm of the institution. At that time, the school was also still privately supported by members of the community and was not absorbed and sponsored officially by the LDS Church until July 18, 1896. A series of odd managerial decisions by Cluff le ... [more on wikipedia]

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Brigham Young University Details

Brigham Young University Details
detail	value
state	Utah
conference	Other / West Coast Conference
public	Private
scores	1880/1253/28
level	Good
rank	[72
overall ROI rank	[27
size	large
undergrads	27163
grads	3321
price	17818
drop	15
stem	36
research	35
scores valid	True

Common Questions...

What are the academic rankings for Brigham Young University-Provo?

1. number 72 for Academics.

2. number 27 for ROI (Return on Investment).

What universities are similar to Brigham Young University-Provo?

1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

2. University of Washington-Seattle Campus

3. University of Florida

4. University of Houston

5. California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

6. University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus

7. The University of Texas at Austin

National Academic Rankings

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Brigham Young University National Academic Rankings

Brigham Young University National Academic Rankings
category	rank	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	salary ROI	overall ROI
Top250	72	116	104	45	42	121	139	23	27
All	67	78	76	45	42	77	78	16	36
All Nonivy	59	72	72	37	34	74	75	16	28
Private	53	86	78	31	28	47	44	13	26
Stem Low	50	62	67	32	31	68	75	19	23
West Coast Conference	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1
Mountain West Region	1	1	1	1	1	4	10	3	1
State of Utah	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	1	1
Top Ten Top250	72	116	104	45	42	121	139	23	27
Top Ten West Coast Conference	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1
Top Ten Mountain West Region	1	1	1	1	1	4	6	2	1
Top Ten State of Utah	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	1	1

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match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
85.95	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Virginia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Good	75	40
85.90	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	Washington	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Good	55	66
85.52	University of Florida	Florida	Southeastern Conference	Public	Good	43	38
85.48	University of Houston	Texas	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	89	60
84.72	California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo	California	Big Sky Conference / Big West ...	Public	Good	96	88
84.60	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	Pennsylvania	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Good	50	75
84.58	The University of Texas at Austin	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Good	38	51
84.51	University of Connecticut	Connecticut	Big East Conference	Public	Good	87	139
83.51	The University of Texas at Dallas	Texas	American Southwest Conference	Public	Good	70	55
79.97	University of Maryland-College Park	Maryland	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	34	60
79.90	University of California-Davis	California	Big Sky Conference / Big West ...	Public	AboveAverage	58	142
79.85	University of Colorado Boulder	Colorado	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	79	59
79.71	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Michigan	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	17	16
79.61	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	Louisiana	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	148	88
79.60	Iowa State University	Iowa	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	129	71
79.44	University of California-Los Angeles	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Excellent	29	84
79.42	University of California-San Diego	California	Division II Independents	Public	Excellent	26	70
79.34	University of California-Irvine	California	Big West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	108	162
79.32	Purdue University	Indiana	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	57	20
79.23	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Wisconsin	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	33	25
79.20	University of Utah	Utah	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	142	86
79.16	University of South Florida	Florida	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	94	113
79.14	Virginia Commonwealth University	Virginia	Atlantic 10 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	178	207
79.13	Colorado State University-Fort Collins	Colorado	Mountain West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	143	139
78.83	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Illinois	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	24	17
78.60	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	Minnesota	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	30	22
78.58	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	New Jersey	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	56	115
78.49	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	Oklahoma	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	137	54
78.40	Auburn University	Alabama	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	139	79
78.21	University at Buffalo	New York	Mid American Conference	Public	AboveAverage	124	190
77.86	Arizona State University-Tempe	Arizona	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	101	82
77.80	Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	53	84
77.57	Clemson University	South Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	AboveAverage	98	51
77.48	Drexel University	Pennsylvania	Colonial Athletic Association	Private	AboveAverage	120	134
77.39	Mississippi State University	Mississippi	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	197	130
77.38	Ohio State University	Ohio	Big Ten Conference	Public	Good	40	43
77.38	Stony Brook University	New York	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Public	Good	62	109
76.77	University of Central Florida	Florida	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	103	141
76.63	SUNY at Binghamton	New York	America East	Public	Excellent	65	125
76.52	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	Massachusetts	America East	Public	AboveAverage	247	275
76.28	Rowan University	New Jersey	New Jersey Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	306	392
75.82	University of Wyoming	Wyoming	Mountain West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	250	152
75.43	University of Dayton	Ohio	Pioneer Football League / Atla...	Private	AboveAverage	278	138
75.40	Marquette University	Wisconsin	Big East Conference	Private	AboveAverage	197	121
75.08	Villanova University	Pennsylvania	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Private	Excellent	99	68
74.87	University of Rochester	New York	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	39	93
74.45	Mercer University	Georgia	Southern Conference	Private	AboveAverage	237	242
74.27	University of the Pacific	California	West Coast Conference	Private	AboveAverage	251	344
74.19	University of Tulsa	Oklahoma	American Athletic Conference	Private	Good	139	75
72.92	Florida Atlantic University	Florida	Conference USA	Public	Average	305	303

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Brigham Young University Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to Brigham Young University
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
98.01	Stony Brook University	New York	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Public	Good	62	109
95.42	The University of Texas at Dallas	Texas	American Southwest Conference	Public	Good	70	55
94.18	SUNY at Binghamton	New York	America East	Public	Excellent	65	125
93.90	Polytechnic Institute of New York University	New York	No Reported Affiliation	Private	Good	76	72
93.60	Atlantic Coast Conference (Low)	-	Atlantic Coast Conference	-Conf-	Excellent	-	42
93.40	Lehigh University	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	69	32
93.10	University of Iowa	Iowa	Big Ten Conference	Public	Good	68	79
92.73	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	Massachusetts	Upstate Collegiate Athletic As...	Private	Excellent	73	40
92.45	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Virginia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Good	75	40
91.91	Wake Forest University	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	66	50
91.59	Colgate University	New York	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	92	83
90.22	Florida State University	Florida	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	AboveAverage	76	104
90.22	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	AboveAverage	58	31
89.62	University of California-Davis	California	Big Sky Conference / Big West ...	Public	AboveAverage	58	142
89.24	Texas A & M University-College Station	Texas	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	71	22
89.19	University of Colorado Boulder	Colorado	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	79	59
88.29	New England Small College Ath Conf (Average)	-	New England Small College Ath Conf	-Conf-	Elite	-	144
88.26	Claremont McKenna College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Elite	95	118
87.96	Middlebury College	Vermont	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	90	135
87.10	Reed College	Oregon	No Conference Affiliation	Private	Excellent	106	144
86.86	Wellesley College	Massachusetts	New England Women's & Men's At...	Private	Elite	78	158
86.27	Wesleyan University	Connecticut	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	73	137
85.72	Haverford College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Elite	97	182
85.08	Williams College	Massachusetts	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	58	161
84.51	Carleton College	Minnesota	Midwest Conference	Private	Elite	84	43
84.31	Pomona College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Elite	52	125
83.92	Amherst College	Massachusetts	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	86	158

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