Brigham Young University-Idaho

Rexburg, ID · private nonprofit

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Admissions

Admit rate97%
Applicants—
Middle-50% SAT980–1200
Middle-50% ACT20–26
Avg GPA—
Test policy—
Avg net price / yr$7,131
Grad rate55%
Median earnings (10 yr)$53,406
Sourcescorecard_bulk · 2025

Application requirements

  • •Personal profile: Name, address, demographics, citizenship.
  • •Family: Parent/guardian education and occupation (used for first-gen context).
  • •Education: Current school, GPA/rank if reported, courses & grades, planned senior courses.
  • •Testing: SAT/ACT scores (self-reported); many schools are test-optional or test-blind — check per school.
  • •Activities: Up to 10 activities with role, hours/week, weeks/year.
  • •Personal essay: One 250–650 word essay from the Common App prompts.
  • •Recommendations: Counselor recommendation + typically 1–2 teacher recommendations.
  • •School supplements: Per-school essays and questions (the 'Why us', short-answer, etc.).

Supplemental essays

  1. Describe a topic, idea, or experience that you find so engaging that it makes you lose all track of time. What have you done to learn more or engage further in the topic, idea or experience? What resources do you use to learn more? (1500 characters)
  2. Have you become aware of significant needs in your family, school, and/or community? Please explain how you have worked toward meeting those needs. (1500 characters)
  3. Briefly describe a time that your efforts have fallen short, a goal was not accomplished, or an aspiration was not achieved. What steps did you take to recover from this defeat? What resources did you use? How and why are you different today? (1500 characters)
  4. We strive to create a rich and varied educational environment through admitting students with a wide range of: Goals Interests Skills and talents Life experiences Perspectives Cultures Tell us your story. What will you contribute to our university community? Be specific. (1500 characters)
  5. A BYU education will be spiritually strengthening. BYU students have a unique opportunity to seek learning by study and by faith. Describe the reasons you want to learn in an environment like this. (1500 characters)
  6. Thoughtfully consider the extracurricular activities you have been involved in and select two to write about. Enter your first activity below and the second activity on the following page. Select an activity you would like to write about: Please provide a short description of the specific activity (300 characters): How long have you participated in this activity? Why did you choose to participate in this activity? How have you benefited from your participation?

Copied verbatim from the school's official admissions page (2025-26 cycle).