1. [College research](/) 2. / 3. [Brigham Young University](/school/brigham-young-university/) 4. / 5. Admissions & selectivity Admissions & selectivity Copy linkPrint brief # Brigham Young University Acceptance Rate & Admissions Updated October 1, 2026 [Overview](/school/brigham-young-university/)[Cost & aid](/school/brigham-young-university/cost/)[Outcomes](/school/brigham-young-university/outcomes/)Admissions[Majors](/school/brigham-young-university/majors/)[Similar schools](/school/brigham-young-university/similar/) **On this page**+ ## What is the acceptance rate at Brigham Young University? Brigham Young University’s reported acceptance rate is 67.8%. **Acceptance rate · Fall 2024** 67.8% Source: College Scorecard · Fall 2024 admissions. Acceptance rates can change from year to year; this figure does not predict the current or next admission cycle. First-year applicants and admitted students · CDS 2025-26 **Applicants** 12,141 **Admitted** 8,331 Source: Brigham Young University Common Data Set 2025-26, C1 · first-time, first-year students. How to interpret the acceptance rate In its 2025-26 Common Data Set, the university reported that 12,141 students applied, 8,331 were admitted, and 6,743 enrolled as first-year students. Brigham Young University admits 67.8% of applicants, a share that falls below the median of 47.1% for comparable institutions (same type and size). ## What SAT and ACT scores do Brigham Young University students report? Enrolled students who submitted SAT scores posted a middle range from 1,270 to 1,460. ACT submitters fell between 28 and 32. These figures show the twenty-fifth through seventy-fifth percentiles of recent score submitters, not admission cutoffs. An applicant can compare their own results with the university's 1,270–1,460 SAT band to see where they sit among recent enrolled students who provided scores. The 28–32 ACT range offers the same context for ACT submitters. The ranges below describe enrolled students who submitted test scores at Brigham Young University. Use them as academic context, then check the university’s current testing policy for your application cycle. SAT: approximate enrolled-student range **Approximate lower endpoint** 1270 **Approximate upper endpoint** 1460 Enrolled students who submitted scores. This range is not an admission cutoff. The endpoints add section percentiles; they are not verified composite-score percentiles. A separate SAT-equivalent average is not plotted as a median. Source: College Scorecard; sum of section 25th/75th percentiles; enrolled score-submitters. ACT: enrolled-student score range **25th percentile** 28 **75th percentile** 32 Enrolled students who submitted scores. This range is not an admission cutoff. Figures cover fall 2024. ## Who enrolls at Brigham Young University? **Pell Grant recipients** 32.1% **Entering students outside the first-time, full-time group** 18.9% **First-year retention** 91.0% Retention source: College Scorecard; full-time first-year retention. About these student measures The entering-student group includes part-time entrants as well as other attendance patterns. An estimated 18.9% of undergraduates at Brigham Young University arrive from other institutions, a share that sits alongside 32.1% of the student body receiving Pell Grants. The university enrolls 32,952 undergraduates overall, drawing together students who started elsewhere and recipients of federal need-based aid. That composition suggests a campus where both students arriving from other colleges and need-based aid recipients appear prominently in the enrollment profile. Neither group dominates the profile, but each represents a material segment of the student body. Prospective transfers and Pell-eligible applicants should ask the financial aid office how the university evaluates prior credits and structures need-based awards. Most students who start at Brigham Young University stay and finish. First-year retention is 91.0%, against a median of 90.1% for comparable institutions (same type and size). The [six-year graduation rate](/analysis/what-the-graduation-rate-doesnt-count/) for the first-time full-time cohort is 81.0%, just above the peer median of 80.0%. Pell recipients in that cohort complete at 66.8%, 14.2 percentage points below the overall rate. Enrolled students can expect a high likelihood of returning after the first year and completing a degree within six years, though the experience differs for Pell recipients. ## Data & methodology Sources and reporting periods: [methodology](/methodology/). Analysis and methodology by [Daniel Rogers](/about/#founder), founder of College Azimuth. Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source. Admission rates describe past applicants, not an individual’s chance of admission; confirm requirements and deadlines with the institution. Figure notes link to sources and limitations. [About College Azimuth](/about/).