The U vs BYU Academic Comparison

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

The U is a public and BYU is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
The U has more expensive tuition & fees ($29,837) than BYU ($6,496).
It is harder to admit to BYU than The U.
BYU has a higher submitted SAT score (1,280) than The U (1,280).
BYU has higher submitted ACT score (25) than The U (25).
The U has more students with 34,734 students while BYU has 34,464 students.
The U has a lower number of students per faculty with 18 to 1 while BYU's ratio is 21 to 1.
The U has more full-time faculties with 2,329 faculties while BYU has 1,264 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University of Utah and Brigham Young University.

The U	vs.	BYU
Salt Lake City, Utah	Location	Provo, Utah
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (high research activity)
In-State$9,315 Out-Of-State$29,837	2024 Tuition & Fees	$6,496
99%	% Receiving Financial Aid	70%
$6,313	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$7,132

87.00 %	Acceptance Rates	69.00 %
28.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	80.00 %
1,280	SAT Score	1,360
25	ACT Score	30
64 %	Graduation Rate	78 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	-
85 %	Retention Rate	90 %
34,734	Student Population	34,464
2,329	Number of Faculties	1,264
18 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	21 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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