Brigham Young University in USA

Established and sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, BYU is one of the largest private universities in the United States and is fully accredited by the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges.

The University was founded in 1875 as Brigham Young Academy, the campus has grown from a single building to more than 500 buildings on 600 acres. Presently, more than 1,300 full-time faculty instruct 33,000+ students at BYU. From its modest beginnings, Brigham Young University has grown to become one of the nation's most distinguished private institutions of higher education. At BYU, teaching and scholarly research are valued as essential complements to each other. Faculty and students work side by side in collegial scholarship enhanced by mutual commitment to the highest ideals of professional ethics and spiritual values.

BYU has received the number-one rankings for being the best university to work for, school psychology faculty research production, and best-value private law school. The university has also received high marks as a top university for undergraduate entrepreneurship (#2), engaged learning (#2), graduates with the least debt (#4), best colleges (#5), graduates who go on to earn Ph.D.’s (#5), graduate entrepreneurship (#7), best-value school (#15), and best world university for employability (#30). Along with extensive undergraduate programs, BYU offers 80 masters and 33 doctoral degrees in a variety of disciplines through 57 graduate departments. The Law School and the Marriott School of Management offer professional graduate degrees. Graduate degrees are offered in Clinical Psychology (APA Accredited), Counseling Psychology (APA Accredited), Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, and School Psychology.

Mission of the University

The mission of Brigham Young University — founded, supported, and guided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints — is to assist individuals in their quest for perfection and eternal life. That assistance should provide a period of intensive learning in a stimulating setting where a commitment to excellence is expected and the full realization of human potential is pursued.

Why BYU?

We believe a world yearning for hope and joy needs the graduates of Brigham Young University (BYU). As disciples of Jesus Christ, BYU graduates are motivated by love for God and His children. BYU graduates are directed by living prophets and prepared to serve, lift, and lead. This preparation demands a unique university model: at BYU, belief enhances inquiry, study amplifies faith, and revelation leads to deeper understanding.

At BYU, helping students to develop their full divine potential is central to both our teaching and our scholarship. As the flagship higher education institution of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, BYU strives to emit a unique light for the benefit of the world—a light that will enable BYU to be counted among the exceptional universities in the world and an essential example for the world.