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Brigham Young University-Idaho

ID · Private nonprofit · Distant town · 10,303 applicants 2023

97% admit rate SAT 980–1200 $15,246/yr full price

🧭 A parent's read

  • The major moves the money more than the admit letter. Computer Science grads from here earn about $117,895 four years out; human development, family studies, grads about $31,078 — a 3.8× spread on the same diploma. Have the major conversation before you deposit, not after.
  • Ask the submit question deliberately. This college is test-optional — but at many such colleges, applicants who submit strong scores are admitted at meaningfully higher rates. “Optional” is a strategy decision, not a pass.

Composed from this page's data — every claim is backed by a number in the sections below.

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🎯 Parent/student verdict

Likely

Accessible for most applicants.

✅ Best for

  • Students drawn to Business, Management, & Marketing or Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (the two biggest majors)
  • Students who thrive in a large, programmatic environment

🎯 The reality

  • Bottom-quartile academic profile if: SAT below 980, or ACT below 20 (admitted-class quartiles; GPA floor is a calibrated heuristic where CDS not yet on file)

Verdict is composed from this college's structured data (admit rate, SAT bands, net price by income, Carnegie classification, scholarship grids) using transparent rule thresholds — not a chat-bot's opinion.

🏛️ Institutional snapshot

What kind of college is this?

Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
Total enrollment
44,397
20,000 and above
TuitionThe published full price before any aid. Families who don't qualify for need-based aid — common above ~$110K income — pay this, minus any merit scholarships.
$4,800
flat rate (no in/out-of-state split)

⚠️ Sticker price isn't every family's price. Lower- and middle-income families often pay materially less after grants; higher-income families frequently pay close to sticker unless the college offers merit scholarships. Check the school's own net-price calculator for your number.

Admit rateThe share of applicants a college accepts. Useful context, but your student's odds depend on their own grades and scores, not the average.
97.0%
Accepts the majority
SAT middle 50%The middle half of enrolled students scored in this range — a quarter scored BELOW the low end and still got in, and a quarter scored above the high end. Above the top number is a genuine strength; below the bottom isn't automatic rejection.
980–1200
EBRW + Math composite
ACT middle 50%The middle half of enrolled students scored in this range — a quarter scored BELOW the low end and still got in, and a quarter scored above the high end. Above the top number is a genuine strength; below the bottom isn't automatic rejection.
20–26
composite
Test policyApplicants choose whether to send SAT/ACT scores. At many such colleges, students who submit strong scores are still admitted at higher rates.
Test-optional
2023
10-yr earningsMedian yearly pay of former students ten years after they STARTED here — not ten years after graduating — all majors combined. The broadest single outcome number a college reports.
$53,406
median, after entry

Source: federal IPEDS Admissions 2023 for scores + admit rate; federal College Scorecard (20260606 vintage) for earnings + outcomes. SAT/ACT bands are the 25th–75th percentile of enrolled submitters.

📊 Outcomes & cost

What graduates actually earn, finish, and owe.

Federal College Scorecard data. Earnings are median annual income measured years after entering. Debt is for federal-aid borrowers only (cash-pay students aren't counted).

Earnings, 6 yrs after entry
$40,447
Earnings, 10 yrs after entryMedian yearly pay of former students ten years after they STARTED here — not ten years after graduating — all majors combined. The broadest single outcome number a college reports.
$53,406
4-year completionThe share of students who finish a bachelor's in four years. Nationally barely half do — and a fifth year quietly adds a full extra year of cost to the real price.
55%
Median debt (completers)The federal-loan balance of the typical graduating borrower. Families who pay cash aren't counted, so read it as "among those who borrowed."
$13,969

📚 What students study here

Most popular majors at Brigham Young University-Idaho

Top 5 fields of study by bachelor's degrees awarded (most recent IPEDS Completions). Use this to see what Brigham Young University-Idaho actually graduates — not just what it markets.

1. Business, Management, & Marketing
1,213 degrees · 30.8%
Broad set of corporate roles. Finance + consulting pay top, accounting + HR pay middle, sales spread is wide.
2. Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
918 degrees · 23.3%
Often paired with another field (data + biology, design + tech). Outcomes match the second discipline.
3. Family & Consumer Sciences
639 degrees · 16.2%
Nutrition, dietetics, child & family services, hospitality.
4. Computer & Information Sciences
618 degrees · 15.7%
High-paying tech roles dominate. Median software roles cluster in the $90k-$130k range.
5. Health Professions
556 degrees · 14.1%
Highest-paying group on this list, but most careers require additional training beyond a 4-year degree.

💼 What those majors earn here

Median earnings 4 years after entry, by major — Brigham Young University-Idaho's own graduates, not national averages.

Major (CIP) Credential Cohort 1-yr earnings 4-yr earnings
Computer Science. Bachelor's Degree 64 $77,316 $117,895
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians. Bachelor's Degree — $75,836 $113,755
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians. Bachelor's Degree 20 $85,411 $103,769
Computer and Information Sciences, General. Bachelor's Degree 207 $63,444 $96,249
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. Bachelor's Degree 34 $70,563 $93,873
Construction Management. Bachelor's Degree 83 $75,779 $91,759
Finance and Financial Management Services. Bachelor's Degree 187 $56,043 $89,686
Accounting and Related Services. Bachelor's Degree 147 $56,800 $88,548
Mechanical Engineering. Bachelor's Degree 85 $68,943 $86,239
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians. Bachelor's Degree 57 $62,440 $84,896

Sources: IPEDS Completions (C2023_a; bachelor's-level first majors, 2-digit CIP family — share is of the top 5 only) · College Scorecard program-level outcomes (PP-FOS). Full college-vs-major comparison: /college-outcomes →

📈 Student body & economic mobility

Who attends here — and what the campus adds.

Opportunity Insights data. Why it matters even if you're full-pay: a high mobility rate means the campus itself confers earnings power — the outcomes aren't just selection effects.

Top-1% access
1.4%
from top-1% households
Mobility rateThe share of ALL students who arrived from the bottom 20% of family incomes AND reached the top 20% themselves by their early 30s — access and lift in one number, and a sign the campus itself adds earnings power.
0.8%
bottom 20% → top 20% by age 32
Upward rate
18.2%
of lower-income students who reach the top 20%
Pell recipientsStudents receiving federal Pell grants, which go to lower- and middle-income families — the standard shorthand for a college's economic mix.
24%
on federal need grants — context for these numbers

Full leaderboards: /college-mobility →

🤖 AI program signal

AI + computing education at Brigham Young University-Idaho

CS degrees (annual)
201
CIP 11.0701 + 11.0101

Full multi-lens comparison: /ai-colleges →

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🚀 Stronger campus value-add
Per Opportunity Insights, these campuses add more earnings power to the students they enroll than Brigham Young University-Idaho does — a quality signal, not a cost play.
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