Brigham Young University-Idaho

Location and Contact Information

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

Overview

Brigham Young University-Idaho, also known as BYU-Idaho or BYU-I, is a four-year, private college located in Rexburg, Idaho.

The university is owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and is part of its Church Educational System.

It was founded in 1888 as the Bannock Stake Academy and renamed BYU-Idaho in 2001.

BYU-Idaho's campus is spread more than 400 acres.

The university offers a wide variety of degrees and programs through the following academic divisions:

• College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
• College of Business and Communication
• College of Education and Human Development
• College of Language and Letters
• College of Performing and Visual Arts
• College of Physical Sciences and Engineering

BYU-I draws students from all 50 American states and several other countries. The vast majority of these students are members of the LDS Church.

Student life at BYU-I mostly revolves around events sponsored by students--including concerts, dances, sports, and other events.

Some of the famous alumni of Brigham Young University-Idaho are Steven G. Hanks, former CEO of Washington Group International; Jared and Jerusha Hess, directors and screenwriters of "Napoleon Dynamite," the 2004 film; Krisi Clark, lead backup singer for Celine Dion; Keith Foote Nyborg, former U.S. Ambassador to Finland; Matt Lindstrom, MLB pitcher for the Florida Marlins; and Marion G. Romney, former member of the First Presidency.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Latter Day Saints (Mormon Church) religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in real estate and construction management, landscaping and horticulture, liberal arts, music, art studies, and media.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Large number of students.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High faculty salary.
• High yield: the portion of accepted students who enroll.

School characteristics:

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

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 14,276 in 2009-2010 (16,930 full-time equivalent).

About 48% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 52% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 85% of the student body. About 2% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 99% are full-time and 1% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Brigham Young Idaho provides on-campus housing for 1,041 of its 16,930 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Bachelor.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (38 awarded)

• Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations
• Agricultural Business and Management
• Agricultural Mechanization

ANIMAL SCIENCE AND CARE (23 awarded)

• Animal Sciences
• Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production

ART STUDIES (118 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (510 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business Administration, Management and Operations
• Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services
• Finance
• Operations Management and Supervision

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (106 awarded)

• Computer Engineering
• Computer Science
• Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (2 awarded)

• Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (1 awarded)

• Culinary Arts/Chef Training

DESIGN (35 awarded)

• Interior Design

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (487 awarded)

• Agricultural Teacher Education
• Art Teacher Education
• Biology Teacher Education
• Chemistry Teacher Education
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• English/Language Arts Teacher Education
• Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education
• Health Teacher Education
• History Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physics Teacher Education
• Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
• Social Studies Teacher Education
• Spanish Language Teacher Education
• Speech Teacher Education

ENGINEERING (82 awarded)

• Engineering
• Mechanical Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (29 awarded)

• Architectural Engineering Technology/Technician
• Automotive Engineering Technology/Technician
• Electrical/Electronic/Communications Engr Technology/Technician
• Engineering Technology

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (153 awarded)

• Child Development
• Human Development and Family Studies
• Social Work

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (64 awarded)

• Agronomy and Crop Science
• Landscaping and Groundskeeping
• Ornamental Horticulture

LIBERAL ARTS (1,505 awarded)

• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• General Studies
• History
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology

MATHEMATICS (5 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (308 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (163 awarded)

• Health and Medical Administrative Services
• Public Health Education and Promotion

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (31 awarded)

• Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services

MUSIC (57 awarded)

• Music Performance

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (353 awarded)

• Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (45 awarded)

• Kinesiology and Exercise Science
• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (1 awarded)

• Commercial and Advertising Art
• Photography

PRODUCTION TRADES (0 awarded)

• Welding Technology/Welder

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (147 awarded)

• Construction Management

SCIENCE (254 awarded)

• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Exercise Physiology
• Geology/Earth Science
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (113 awarded)

• Psychology