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Brigham Young University

Brigham Young University
BYU Medallion Logo.svg
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 not-for-profit
space grant
Established October 16, 1875 (1875-10-16)
Religious affiliation
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Endowment $1.47 billion (2014)
President Kevin J Worthen
Academic staff
1,264 full-time, 486 part-time
Administrative staff
1,200 full-time, 900 part-time
Students 29,672
Undergraduates 26,674
Postgraduates 2,908 full-time
Location Provo, Utah, United States
Campus Suburban, 560 acres (2.3 km2)
Colors BYU Blue, White, Tan
              
Nickname Cougars
Mascot Cosmo the Cougar
Website www.byu.edu
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University rankings
National
ARWU 120-137
Forbes 86
U.S. News & World Report 68
Washington Monthly 19
Global
ARWU 401–500
QS 651-700
U.S. News & World Report 584

Brigham Young University (often referred to as BYU or, colloquially, The Y) is a private research university in Provo, Utah, United States. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), and excluding online students, is the largest of any religious university and the third largest private university in the United States, with 29,672 on-campus students. Approximately 99 percent of the students are members of the LDS Church, and one-third of its US students are from Utah.

Students attending BYU are required to follow an honor code, which mandates behavior in line with LDS teachings such as academic honesty, adherence to dress and grooming standards, and abstinence from extramarital sex and from the consumption of drugs and alcohol. Many students (88 percent of men, 39 percent of women) either delay enrollment or take a hiatus from their studies to serve as Mormon missionaries. An education at BYU is also less expensive than at similar private universities, since "a significant portion" of the cost of operating the university is subsidized by the church's tithing funds.

BYU offers a variety of academic programs, including liberal arts, engineering, agriculture, management, physical and mathematical sciences, nursing, and law. The university is broadly organized into 11 colleges or schools at its main Provo campus, with certain colleges and divisions defining their own admission standards. The university also administers two satellite campuses, one in Jerusalem and one in Salt Lake City, while its parent organization, the Church Educational System (CES), sponsors sister schools in Hawaii and Idaho. The university's primary focus is on undergraduate education, but it also has 68 master's and 25 doctoral degree programs.


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