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Brigham Young University
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private research university in Provo, Utah, United States
Key facts
- Former name
- Brigham Young Academy (1875–1903)
- Motto
- No official motto , Unofficial mottoes include: "The glory of God is intelligence" "Enter to learn, go forth to serve" "The world is our campus"
- Type
- Private research university
- Established
- October 16, 1875 ; , 150 years ago ( 1875-10-16 )
- Parent institution
- Church Educational System
- Accreditation
- NWCCU
- Religious affiliation
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Academic affiliations
- Space-grant
- Endowment
- $3.33 billion ( FY 2024)
- President
- C. Shane Reese
- Academic staff
- 1,264 full-time, 486 part-time
- Administrative staff
- 1,200 full-time, 900 part-time
- Students
- 37,205 (fall 2025)
- Undergraduates
- 34,224 (fall 2025)
- Postgraduates
- 2,981 (fall 2025)
- Campus
- Midsize city , 560 acres (2.3 km )
- Other campuses
- Jerusalem Salt Lake City Washington, D. C. London
- Newspaper
- The Universe
via Wikipedia infobox
Research organization · ROR
- Type
- Education, Funder
- Founded
- 1875
- Location
- Provo, United States
- Also known as
- BYU
- Status
- Active
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- production company
- Named after
- Brigham Young
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Provo
- Founded by
- Karl G. Maeser
- Headquarters
- Provo
- Industry
- higher education
- Employees
- 5244
- Official website
- www.byu.edu
- Image
- MaeserBuilding.JPG
- Students count
- 36461
- Admission rate
- 0.69
- Motto
- Entrez pour apprendre, repartez pour servir.
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- Commons Institution page
- Brigham Young University
- category for employees of the organization
- Category:Brigham Young University faculty
- Commons category
- Brigham Young University
- topic's main category
- Category:Brigham Young University
- inception
- 1875-10-10
- postal code
- 84602
- category for alumni of educational institution
- Category:Brigham Young University alumni
- product or material produced
- software
- API endpoint URL
- shib.byu.edu/idp/shibboleth
- social media followers
- 106000
- total assets
- 5585406163
- athletics program
- BYU Cougars
- endowment
- 2257760000
- admission yield rate
- 0.81
- language used
- American English
- academic calendar type
- semester
- native label
- Brigham Young University
- P12749
- Levent
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Encyclopedic overview
Brigham Young University (BYU) is a private research university in Provo, Utah, United States. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is the flagship university of the Church Educational System (CES) of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
BYU offers a variety of academic programs including those in the liberal arts, engineering, agriculture, management, physical and mathematical sciences, nursing, music, and law. Its undergraduate and graduate programs are organized into 11 colleges and schools at its main Provo campus, with some colleges and divisions defining their own admission standards. The university also administers four satellite campuses in Jerusalem, Salt Lake City, Washington, D.C., and London, while its parent organization, CES, sponsors sister schools in Hawaii and Idaho. The university is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities and is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research spending and doctorate production".
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Brigham Young University” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.