The student population at Brigham Young University is 34,464 (31,411 undergraduate and 3,053 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 3,341 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at BYU is 91.14% which is increased by 3,646 over last 10 years. The graduate student population decreased by 305 and it has been decreasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.06 to 1 which means that the numbers of female and male students are similar.

807 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 2,081.08% since 2014.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 33,820 where 34,464 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

91.14% of total students is undergraduate students and 8.86% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 3,646 and the graduate enrollment has decreased by 305 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.06 to 1 and it means that there are similar numbers of female and male students enrolled in BYU.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at Brigham Young University since 2013.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1431,12327,76514,95712,8083,3582,0221,336
2014-1530,484
-639
27,163
-602
14,808
-149
12,355
-453
3,321
-37
1,996
-26
1,325
-11
2015-1633,469
2,985
30,221
3,058
15,865
1,057
14,356
2,001
3,248
-73
1,974
-22
1,274
-51
2016-1734,240
771
30,979
758
16,124
259
14,855
499
3,261
13
1,977
3
1,284
10
2017-1834,334
94
31,233
254
16,020
-104
15,213
358
3,101
-160
1,908
-69
1,193
-91
2018-1934,499
165
31,441
208
15,801
-219
15,640
427
3,058
-43
1,822
-86
1,236
43
2019-2034,318
-181
31,292
-149
15,579
-222
15,713
73
3,026
-32
1,716
-106
1,310
74
2020-2136,461
2,143
33,376
2,084
16,462
883
16,914
1,201
3,085
59
1,706
-10
1,379
69
2021-2234,811
-1,650
31,642
-1,734
15,400
-1,062
16,242
-672
3,169
84
1,725
19
1,444
65
2022-2334,464
-347
31,411
-231
15,082
-318
16,329
87
3,053
-116
1,658
-67
1,395
-49
Average33,82030,65215,61015,0433,1681,8501,318
Brigham Young University Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 30,652 where 31,411 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Brigham Young University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-1427,76525,08413,53511,5492,6811,4221,259
2014-1527,16324,49913,30911,1902,6641,4991,165
2015-1630,22127,33914,35912,9802,8821,5061,376
2016-1730,97928,01214,52413,4882,9671,6001,367
2017-1831,23328,15614,38813,7683,0771,6321,445
2018-1931,44128,25314,16414,0893,1881,6371,551
2019-2031,29228,28813,99714,2913,0041,5821,422
2020-2133,37630,03914,71615,3233,3371,7461,591
2021-2231,64228,28213,73914,5433,3601,6611,699
2022-2331,41128,25413,55514,6993,1571,5271,630
Average30,65230,65214,02913,59230,6521,5811,451
Brigham Young University Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 3,168 where 3,053 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at Brigham Young University since 2013.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2013-143,3582,0301,2627681,328760568
2014-153,3211,9771,2147631,344782562
2015-163,2482,0031,2577461,245717528
2016-173,2612,0231,2567671,238721517
2017-183,1011,8811,1727091,220736484
2018-193,0581,9091,1467631,149676473
2019-203,0261,8311,0337981,195683512
2020-213,0851,8871,0178701,198689509
2021-223,1692,0251,1079181,144618526
2022-233,0531,8931,0158781,160643517
Average3,1683,1681,1487983,168703520
Brigham Young University Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 80.14%. The percentage was 82.92% 10 years ago and BYU still has a high percentage of white students. 1.83% of enrolled students is Asian and 0.45% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at Brigham Young University over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2013-141256141441,71718825,807947
2014-151125931571,68517825,2081,029
2015-161116161651,87120127,7351,177
2016-171096151822,00722328,1671,295
2017-18976441762,02922228,1251,358
2018-19916851732,15223627,9751,450
2019-20736701532,46123227,6821,433
2020-21836741432,61924729,4231,589
2021-22766341402,54724928,0651,479
2022-23776291552,70123727,6211,531
Average956371592,17922127,5811,329
Brigham Young University Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

807 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 2% of total students. The number of online students has increased 2,081.08% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at Brigham Young University from 2014 to 2023.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-1530,4843735130,096
2015-1633,4693738133,051
2016-1734,240562,56031,624
2017-1834,3341434,53329,658
2018-1934,4992186,52227,759
2019-2034,3182873,92030,111
2020-2136,4615,44828,2602,753
2021-2234,81172512,32521,761
2022-2334,46480712,14421,513
Average34,1208627,88825,370

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