Brigham Young University-Hawaii

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a town not particularly near any major cities.

Overview

Brigham Young University Hawaii, also known as BYUH, is a private, undergraduate, coeducational university located in the County of Honolulu in Hawaii, United States. It was established on September 26, 1955. The student body of BYUH includes students from several states and over 70 countries. BYUH offers a wide variety of degrees and programs in diverse areas of study. The university is organized into the following academic divisions:

• College of Business, Computing & Government
• College of Human Development
• College of Language, Culture & Arts
• College of Math and Sciences

BYUH’s athletes compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II as members of the Pacific West Conference. They are nicknamed the Seasiders.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Latter Day Saints (Mormon Church) religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in hospitality, computer science and engineering, education and teaching, music, fine arts, and nutrition and exercise therapy.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• High faculty salary.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Racially diverse student body.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Baccalaureate Colleges, General.

Features of note:

• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 2,424 in 2009-2010 (2,859 full-time equivalent).

About 50% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 50% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 74% of the student body. About 2% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 98% are full-time and 2% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Brigham Young Hawaii provides on-campus housing for 1,683 of its 2,859 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Athletics

The school is in the Pacific West Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 57 male students received the aid (men were 58% of those receiving aid) and 42 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 42% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (0 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (110 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Management Information Systems

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (31 awarded)

• Computer Science
• Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
• Information Science/Studies
• Information Technology

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (1 awarded)

• Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (86 awarded)

• Art Teacher Education
• Biology Teacher Education
• Business Teacher Education
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• History Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Social Science Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas
• Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (17 awarded)

• Social Work

FINE ARTS (16 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

HOSPITALITY (24 awarded)

• Hospitality Administration/Management
• Tourism and Travel Services Management

LIBERAL ARTS (102 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• General Studies
• History
• Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Pacific Area/Pacific Rim Studies
• Political Science and Government

MATHEMATICS (5 awarded)

• Mathematics

MUSIC (9 awarded)

• Music History, Literature, and Theory
• Music
• Piano and Organ
• Voice and Opera

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (24 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education
• Kinesiology and Exercise Science

SCIENCE (36 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biological and Physical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Physical Sciences

SCIENCE AND LABORATORY TECHNICIAN (0 awarded)

• Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (25 awarded)

• Psychology