Motto | "Enter to learn, go forth to serve" |
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Type | Private coeducational |
Established | September 26, 1955 |
Religious affiliation
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
President | John S. Tanner |
Academic staff
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183 |
Students | 2,800 |
Location | Laie, City and County of Honolulu, Hawaii, United States |
Campus | Rural |
Newspaper | Ke Alaka'i |
Colors | Crimson, Gold |
Mascot | Seasiders |
Website | www |
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U.S. News & World Report | 23 |
Coordinates: 21°38′29″N 157°55′31″W / 21.64139°N 157.92528°W
Brigham Young University–Hawaii (BYU-Hawaii) is a private university located in Laie, Hawaii, United States. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
BYU-Hawaii was founded in 1955 and offers programs in mathematics, liberal arts, and management. The university is broadly organized into four colleges, and its parent organization, the Church Educational System (CES), sponsors sister schools in Utah and Idaho. The university's sole focus is on undergraduate education.
Approximately 97 percent of the university's 2,800 students are members of the LDS Church. BYU-Hawaii students are required to follow an honor code, which requires behavior in line with LDS teachings (e.g., academic honesty, adherence to dress and grooming standards, and abstinence from extramarital sex and from the consumption of drugs and alcohol). A BYU-Hawaii education is less expensive than similar private universities since a large portion of tuition is funded by LDS Church tithing funds.