School Description
Provided by Brigham Young University- HawaiiAfter 50 years of educational excellence, BYU-Hawaii focuses on educating the minds, hearts and character of our students, sharpening their integrity and their desires to serve. It develops leadership skills in a harmonious multicultural environment, preparing students to embrace the opportunities and challenges of an increasingly global world.
Brigham Young University Hawaii-founded by prophets and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints-exists to assist individuals in their quest for perfection and eternal life and in their efforts to influence the establishment of peace internationally.
Brigham Young University-Hawaii is an accredited four-year undergraduate institution with 2,400 students from more than 70 countries. BYU-Hawaii is a unique multi-cultural campus where spiritual as well as academic learning is encouraged among the most "international" student body in the U.S.
BYU-Hawaii offers a unique environment that helps students enlarge the intellect, build personal character and faith in God, and live harmoniously among those whose cultures are different from their own. This leads our students to a lifetime of learning and service in their careers, families, church, community and country.
Our academics emphasize intercultural traditions, with 40 majors in business, technology, education, science, and the arts. A 17:1 student/faculty ratio gives students tremendous opportunities to learn from their professors. BYU-Hawaii is consistently ranked as a top-tier university by the prestigious news magazine, U.S. News and World Report.
Brigham Young University- Hawaii
From Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaBrigham Young University–Hawaii (BYU-H) is a private, undergraduate co-educational university in the L?'ie community of the City and County of Honolulu in Hawaii, United States (thirty-five miles from the community of Honolulu) on the windward coast of the island of O‘ahu that educates approximately 2,400 students from Asia, the Pacific islands, the U.S., and other parts of the world, representing over 70 countries. It shares a common name with its sister-schools in the Church Educational System of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church): Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah and Brigham Young University-Idaho. BYU-H is affiliated with the LDS Church and is named after religious leader and politician Brigham Young.
The school has a strong partnership with the Polynesian Cultural Center (PCC), the largest living museum in the State of Hawai‘i, as the PCC employs roughly 700 students from BYU-H, many of whom would be unable to attend the university without such employment. Steven C. Wheelwright began his presidency of BYU-H in 2007.
History
The LDS Church was established in the islands in 1850 following the Edict of Toleration promulgated by Kamehameha III, giving the underground Hawai‘i Catholic Church the right to worship while at the same time allowing other faith traditions to begin establishing themselves. By 1919, the Church was prominent enough in the area for the church to build a temple in L??ie. Two years after the temple was dedicated then-apostle for the LDS Church David O. McKay stated that the Church would build a school in the area in the future. In 1951, McKay, now President of the Church, began preliminary plans on the school, and in 1954 ground was broken for the new university.
BYU-H was founded in September 1955 as Church College of Hawaii to accommodate the burgeoning LDS population in the Territory of Hawai‘i. This was largely a result of McKay's views on both education and strengthening the Church outside of its longtime inter-Mountain West U.S. base. The original class consisted of 153 students and 20 faculty meeting in old World War II buildings, with Reuben D. Law as the school's first president. The school's first buildings were dedicated on December 17, 1958. The college was at first a two-year college but was reorganized in 1959 to become a four-year college. By 1961 the College had been granted four-year accreditation by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Dormitories, a cafeteria, and other buildings had also been constructed.
Quick Facts
- Location:
- Alaska & Hawaii
- Setting:
- Small Town Setting
- Type:
- Private
- Affiliation:
- Latter Day Saints (Mormon Church)
- Size:
- Medium (2,000 to 5,000 Undergrad)
- Mascot:
- Seasiders
- Nickname:
- BYU-Hawaii
Students & Campus Life
- Undergraduate Enrollment:
- 2,703
- On Campus Housing:
- Available
- Full Time Students:
- 93%
- Athletic Programs:
- Available
Degree Programs at Brigham Young University- Hawaii
Associate's Level Programs
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Arts & Humanities
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Film and Theater
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Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
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Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
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Film and Theater
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Business
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Hospitality & Restaurants
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Tourism & Travel Management
A program that prepares individuals to manage travel-related enterprises and related convention and/or tour services. Includes instruction in travel agency management, tour arranging and planning, convention and event planning, travel industry operations and procedures, tourism marketing and promotion strategies, travel counseling, travel industry law, international and domestic operations, and travel and tourism policy.See more schools with programs in Tourism & Travel Management
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Tourism & Travel Management
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Hospitality & Restaurants
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Bachelor's Level Programs
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Arts & Humanities
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English Language and Literature
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English Language and Literature
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English Language and Literature
A general program that focuses on the English language, including its history, structure and related communications skills; and the literature and culture of English-speaking peoples.See more schools with programs in English Language and Literature
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English Language and Literature
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History
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History
A program that focuses on the general study and interpretation of the past, including the gathering, recording, synthesizing and criticizing of evidence and theories about past events. Includes instruction in historiography; historical research methods; studies of specific periods, issues and cultures; and applications to areas such as historic preservation, public policy, and records administration.See more schools with programs in History
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History
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Music
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Music
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Piano and Organ
A program that prepares individuals to master the piano, organ, or related keyboard instruments and performing art as solo, ensemble, and/or accompanist performers. Includes instruction in piano and keyboard pedagogy, ensemble playing, accompanying, service playing, repertoire, keyboard and pedal skills, recital, and personal style development.See more schools with programs in Piano and Organ
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Voice and Opera
A program that prepares individuals to master the human voice and performing art as solo and/or ensemble performers in concert, choir, opera, or other forms of singing. Includes instruction in voice pedagogy, diction, vocal physiology and exercise, expressive movement, repertoire, recital, and personal style development.See more schools with programs in Voice and Opera
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Piano and Organ
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Visual Arts
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Visual Arts
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Art/Art Studies
Art and Art Studies is a general, introductory program that focuses on the study and appreciation of the visual arts. Students of these two or four year programs receive instruction in art, photography, and other visual communications media.See more schools with programs in Art/Art Studies
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Fine/Studio Arts
A program that prepares individuals to generally function as creative artists in the visual and plastic media. Includes instruction in the traditional fine arts media (drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, CAD/CAM) and/or modern media (ceramics, textiles, intermedia, photography, digital images); theory of art; color theory; composition and perspective; anatomy; the techniques and procedures for maintaining equipment and managing a studio; and art portfolio marketing.See more schools with programs in Fine/Studio Arts
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Art/Art Studies
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English Language and Literature
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English Language and Literature
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Business
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International Business/Trade/Commerce
A program that prepares individuals to manage international businesses and/or business operations. Includes instruction in the principles and processes of export sales, trade controls, foreign operations and related problems, monetary issues, international business policy, and applications to doing business in specific countries and markets.See more schools with programs in International Business/Trade/Commerce
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Accounting & Related Services
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Accounting & Related Services
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Accounting
An accounting program provides the tools to practice accounting and to perform related business functions. This program includes instruction in accounting principles and theory, financial accounting, managerial accounting, cost accounting, budget control, tax accounting, legal aspects of accounting, auditing, reporting procedures, statement analysis, planning and consulting, business information systems, accounting research methods, professional standards and ethics, and applications to specific for-profit, public, and non-profit organizations.See more schools with programs in Accounting
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Accounting
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General Business
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General Business
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Business Administration and Management
Generally, this program prepares individuals to plan, organize, direct, and control a firm or organization. To aid them in taking a leading role in business, individuals in this program study management theory, human resources management and behavior, accounting and other quantitative methods, purchasing and logistics, organization and production, marketing, and business decision-making.See more schools with programs in Business Administration and Management
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Business Administration and Management
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Hospitality & Restaurants
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Hospitality Management
A program that prepares individuals to serve as general managers and directors of hospitality operations on a system-wide basis, including both travel arrangements and promotion and the provision of traveler facilities. Includes instruction in principles of operations in the travel and tourism, hotel and lodging facilities, food services, and recreation facilities industries; hospitality marketing strategies; hospitality planning; management and coordination of franchise and unit operations; business management; accounting and financial management; hospitality transportation and logistics; and hospitality industry policies and regulations.See more schools with programs in Hospitality Management
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Hospitality Management
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Information Systems
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Information Science/Studies
A program that focuses on the theory, organization, and process of information collection, transmission, and utilization in traditional and electronic forms. Includes instruction in information classification and organization; information storage and processing; transmission, transfer, and signaling; communications and networking; systems planning and design; human interfacing and use analysis; database development; information policy analysis; and related aspects of hardware, software, economics, social factors, and capacity.See more schools with programs in Information Science/Studies
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Information Science/Studies
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International Business/Trade/Commerce
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Education
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Special Needs Education
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Special Needs Education
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Special Education and Teaching
A general program that focuses on the design and provision of teaching and other educational services to children or adults with special learning needs or disabilities, and that may prepare individuals to function as special education teachers. Includes instruction in diagnosing learning disabilities, developing individual education plans, teaching and supervising special education students, special education counseling, and applicable laws and policies.See more schools with programs in Special Education and Teaching
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Special Education and Teaching
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Teacher Training
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Teacher Training
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Biology Teacher Education
This program empowers individuals to share their passion for biology by enabling them to teach biology programs at various educational levels.See more schools with programs in Biology Teacher Education
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Business Teacher Education
Learn how to teach to teach vocational business programs at various educational levels.See more schools with programs in Business Teacher Education
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Elementary Education and Teaching
A program that prepares individuals to teach students in the elementary grades, which may include kindergarten through grade eight, depending on the school system or state regulations. Includes preparation to teach all elementary education subject matter.See more schools with programs in Elementary Education and Teaching
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English/Language Arts Teacher Education
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Mathematics Teacher Education
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Music Teacher Education
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Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
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Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
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Social Science Teacher Education
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Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
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Biology Teacher Education
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Special Needs Education
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Fitness, Recreation and Leisure Studies
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Physical Fitness
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Health and Physical Education
A general program that focuses on activities and principles that promote physical fitness, achieve and maintain athletic prowess, and accomplish related research and service goals. Includes instruction in human movement studies, motivation studies, rules and practice of specific sports, exercise and fitness principles and techniques, basic athletic injury prevention and treatment, and organizing and leading fitness and sports programs.See more schools with programs in Health and Physical Education
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Kinesiology and Exercise Science
A scientific program that focuses on the anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, and biophysics of human movement, and applications to exercise and therapeutic rehabilitation. Includes instruction in biomechanics, motor behavior, motor development and coordination, motor neurophysiology, performance research, rehabilitative therapies, the development of diagnostic and rehabilitative methods and equipment, and related analytical methods and procedures in applied exercise and therapeutic rehabilitation .See more schools with programs in Kinesiology and Exercise Science
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Health and Physical Education
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Physical Fitness
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Interdisciplinary Studies
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Biological and Physical Sciences
This general program is either a synthesis of the biological and physical sciences, or a specialization which draws from the biological and physical sciences.See more schools with programs in Biological and Physical Sciences
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Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies
A program that focuses on the dynamic social relations between and among majority and minority groups and different minority groups, and ways to promote mutual tolerance, inter-group cooperation, and the leadership and management of diverse groups and diversity issues in family, educational, recreational, and work settings. Includes instruction in ethnic and cultural studies, group psychology, sociology, anthropology, conflict resolution, human services and resources, and applications to various functional environments.See more schools with programs in Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies
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Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
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Biological and Physical Sciences
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Life Science
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Biology
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Biology
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Biochemistry
Study the chemistry of living systems in these four, six, or eight year programs. Students of biochemistry learn the intricacies of the chemistry of living systems and their chemical pathways and information transfer systems. This program includes instruction in bio-organic chemistry, protein chemistry, bioanalytical chemistry, bioseparations, regulatory biochemistry, enzymology, hormonal chemistry, calorimetry, and research methods and equipment operation.See more schools with programs in Biochemistry
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Biology/Biological Sciences
Students in this program study general biology at an introductory level. This major provides students with a broad overview of biology and includes instruction in general biology and programs covering a variety of biological specializations.See more schools with programs in Biology/Biological Sciences
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Biochemistry
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Biology
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Mathematics and Statistics
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General Mathematics
A general program that focuses on the analysis of quantities, magnitudes, forms, and their relationships, using symbolic logic and language. Includes instruction in algebra, calculus, functional analysis, geometry, number theory, logic, topology and other mathematical specializations.See more schools with programs in General Mathematics
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General Mathematics
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Natural Sciences
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Physics
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General Physical Sciences
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General Physical Sciences
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Physics
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Social Sciences
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Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
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Pacific Area/Pacific Rim Studies
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Pacific Area/Pacific Rim Studies
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International Relations and Affairs
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General Political Science and Government
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General Political Science and Government
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Psychology
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General Psychology
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General Psychology
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Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
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Social Work
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General Social Work
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General Social Work
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Technician Careers
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Science Technology Technician
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Biotech LabTechnician
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Laboratory Technician
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Science Technology Technician
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Technology
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Information Systems Operation and Management
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General Computer Science
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Information Systems Operation and Management
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| Percent of Students International: | 44% |
Housing
| On-Campus Housing Available: | Yes |
| Percent of Students Living On-Campus: | 69% |
| Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: | No |
Athletics
| Member of: | NAA, NCAA |
| Sports Include: |
Basketball (Pacific West Conference) Track (Pacific West Conference) |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | Expenses | ||
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 2,760 | ||
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 2,719 | 11% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 4,346 | 60% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 2,165 | 16% | |
Any Aid: |
68% |
Selectivity (Undergraduate Only)
| Acceptance Rate: | 11% (Most Selective) |
| Test Scores | |
| SAT Scores: | |
| % of Students Submitting SAT Scores: | 6% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Verbal: 505, Math: 555 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Verbal: 630, Math: 630 |
| ACT Scores: | |
| % of Students Submitting ACT Scores: | 41% |
| Bottom 25th Percentile: | Composite: 20, Verbal: 19, Math: 20 |
| Top 75th Percentile: | Composite: 26, Verbal: 26, Math: 26 |
Application Requirements (Undergraduate Only)
| 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 |
College Advice |
Question: How strict are the Mormon disciplines at Brigham Young University Hawaii?I know about no coffee, tea, alcohol and cigarette rule. I've heard that you can't even wear sundals on campus. How strict are they? Does really anybody on campus never drink tea or coffee??11 months ago
Best AnswerAll the BYU campuses have an honor code for behavior and grooming. Students agree before they enter. BYU is rated the number one 'stone cold sober' university. There are no Greek houses. It is a place for an education not a party. |
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The building of the LDS Church's Laie Hawaii Temple was a key predecessor to the establishment of BYU–Hawaii. [source]
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