About
The history of Brigham Young University (BYU) begins in 1875, when the school was called Brigham Young Academy (BYA). The school did not reach university status until 1903, in a decision made by the school's board of trustees at the request of BYU president Benjamin Cluff. It became accredited during the tenure of Franklin S. Harris, under whom it gained national recognition as a university. A period of expansion after World War II caused the student body to grow many times in size, making BYU the largest private university of the time. The school's history is closely connected with its sponsor, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 4 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 4 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing0 · 0.0%
- No Data4 · 100.0%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
WASC Senior College and University Commission
WASC Senior College and University Commission
Action history · 6
- Jun 2024Renewal of AccreditationWASC Senior College and University Commission
- Mar 2023Grant Substantive Change: DegreeWASC Senior College and University Commission
- May 2022Grant Substantive Change: ProgramWASC Senior College and University Commission
- Jun 2021Grant Substantive Change: ProgramWASC Senior College and University Commission
- Feb 2020Grant Substantive Change: DegreeWASC Senior College and University Commission
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 1,815 students received $10.0M in Pell grants.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Academic programs at Reach
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Reach vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Reach selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectReach University | Too new | 100.0% | 2,230 | $22,423 | — |
| Grad-only | Grad-only | 82 | Grad-only | — | |
| Grad-only | Grad-only | 558 | Grad-only | — | |
| 0% | Open admission | 204 | $10,273 | — | |
| No freshman cohort | No freshman entry | 7 | No freshman cohort | — | |
| 29% | 74.8% | 466 | $35,785 | — | |
| 17% | 100.0% | 17 | $7,299 | — | |
| 0% | 100.0% | 91 | $7,626 | — | |
| Peer group median | 9% | 100.0% | 148 | $10,273 |
Institutions like Reach
Explore the federal data for institutions in Reach's comparison group.
- New York
Academy for Jewish Religion
Grad rateGrad-onlyAdmit rateGrad-onlyEnrollment82Net priceGrad-onlyView data - California
Alder Graduate School of Education
Grad rateGrad-onlyAdmit rateGrad-onlyEnrollment558Net priceGrad-onlyView data - Louisiana
Bridges Christian College
Grad rate0%Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment204Net price$10,273View data - Arkansas
Jackson Theological Seminary
Grad rateNo freshman cohortAdmit rateNo freshman entryEnrollment7Net priceNo freshman cohortView data - Oregon
Pacific Northwest College of Art
Grad rate29%Admit rate74.8%Enrollment466Net price$35,785View data - New York
Talmudical Institute of Upstate New York
Grad rate17%Admit rate100.0%Enrollment17Net price$7,299View data - Illinois
Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago
Grad rate0%Admit rate100.0%Enrollment91Net price$7,626View data
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
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