| Location: | Northwest |
| Setting: | Small Town Setting |
| Type: | Private |
| Affiliation: | Latter Day Saints (Mormon Church) |
| Size: | Very Large (+10,000 Undergrad) |
| Mascot: | Viking |
| Nickname: | BYU-Idaho |
BYU-Idaho is affiliated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Its mission is to:
Build testimonies of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ and encourage living its principles.
Provide a quality education for students of diverse interests and abilities.
Prepare students for lifelong learning, for employment, and for their roles as citizens and parents.
Maintain a wholesome academic, cultural, social and spiritual environment.
Brigham Young University–Idaho (also known as BYU–Idaho or BYU–I) is a four-year private college owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) located in the remote eastern Idaho community of Rexburg. The school was founded in 1888 as the Bannock Stake Academy and would later be known as Ricks Normal College (1917-1923) and eventually Ricks College (1923-2001) before transitioning from a junior college to a four-year institution in 2001 as BYU-Idaho. It is part of the Church Educational System of the LDS Church, and is a sister school (not a branch or satellite campus) of Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah; Brigham Young University-Hawaii in Laie, Hawaii; and the LDS Business College in Salt Lake City.
BYU-I is led by President Kim B. Clark, who began serving as president in 2005 after serving as dean of the Harvard Business School. BYU-Idaho's motto is "Rethinking Education," reflecting the change to four-year status and other innovations used by the school such as the three-track semester system. The school draws students from all fifty U.S. States and several other countries, almost all of whom are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. During the Fall 2007 semester, 99.7% of the students were Mormon.
BYU-Idaho, like several other colleges and universities across the mountain west, was established as a "stake academy" as Mormon settlers began colonizing the eastern Snake River Plain in the 1880s. As a stake academy, its purpose was that of a modern secondary school as public schools had not yet been established. Other colleges and universities that were started as stake academies include Dixie State College of Utah, Weber State University, Utah State University, Brigham Young University, Snow College, and Eastern Arizona College. The academy in Rexburg, founded November 12, 1888, would be known as the Bannock Stake Academy until 1898, when it was renamed the Fremont Stake Academy. By 1903, the academy was renamed the Ricks Academy in honor of Thomas Edwin Ricks, founder of Rexburg and chairman of the school's first board of education.
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| Percent of Students International: | 3% |
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 11% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | Yes |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | Expenses | ||
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 2,750 | ||
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 350 | ||
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 2,715 | 26% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 451 | 23% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 1,505 | 46% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 2,483 | 18% | |
Any Aid: |
68% |
| Acceptance Rate: | 78% (Selective) |
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| % of Students Submitting SAT Scores: | 27% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Verbal: 480, Math: 490 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Verbal: 600, Math: 600 |
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| % of Students Submitting ACT Scores: | 81% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Composite: 20, Verbal: 19, Math: 19 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Composite: 26, Verbal: 26, Math: 26 |
| Application Fee: | $ 30.00 |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies: | Not Required |
| High School Diploma or Equivalent: | Recommended |
| High School GPA: | Required |
| High School Rank: | Recommended |
| High School Record: | Required |
| Recommendations: | Required |
| TOEFL: | Required |
| Test Scores: | Required |
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*Southern Virginia University
*Brigham Young University
*University of Rhode Island
*University of Bridgeport <--Connecticut
does anyone have any info or opinions on these schools
p.s. i am mormon
30 months ago
Best Answer
I know that BYU is a very good university to go to, you could also try BYU-idaho, That's where i go, and it's a very good college. They will help you to keep your standards and be surrounded be member all the time. The professors are very nice and helpful. If you end up going to Idaho, send me an e-mail, so i can get to know you better. If you want more information on Idaho, send me an e-mail with your questions.
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