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Acceptance Rate 67.78%
Yield 77.53%
SAT Score 1,360
ACT Score 30
Applicants 11,698

BYU Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 67.78% at Brigham Young University. Total 11,698 students applied and 7,929 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,360 and the average ACT score is 30.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$35
Graduate Application Fees$50
Admission Informationhttps://enrollment.byu.edu/admissions
Online Applicationhttps://churchofjesuschrist.org/church-education/apply-to-church-schools?lang=eng
Acceptance Rate67.78%
Average Test Scores1,360 SAT / 30 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 67.78%. A total of 11,698 students (5,470 men and 6,228 women) have applied to and 7,929 (3,324 men and 4,605 women) students admitted to Brigham Young University.
Among them, 2,581 male and 3,566 female students have enrolled into BYU and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 77.53%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at BYU
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants11,6985,4706,22800
Admitted7,9293,3244,60500
Enrolled6,1472,5813,56600
Acceptance Rate 67.78% 60.77% 73.94% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 77.53% 77.65% 77.44% - -
[Chart] Brigham Young University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At BYU, 739 applicants (12% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 2,807 applicants (46%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,360 at BYU. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,460 and 25th percentile score is 1,270.
The average ACT score is 30 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 32 and the 25th percentile score is 28.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at BYU. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of BYU with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at BYU
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total127013601460
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing640680730
Math630680730
ACT Composite283032
Math262831
English273134
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Brigham Young University, applicants require to submit 5 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Recommendations, English Proficiency Test, Personal statement or essay.
In addition, 3 item(s) are considered for admission - Completion of College Preparatory Program, Admission Test Scores, Work experience.
Application Requirements for BYU
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✗
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✓
Recommendations✔
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✔
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at BYU

The calendar system at Brigham Young University is Semester. Brigham Young University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Brigham Young University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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