Brigham Young University | BYU
69% accepted | 31k undergrads | Private | Provo, UT
All majors
Key metrics
Publisher ranking
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4.3
Student review
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star star star star star
4.2
Student-to-faculty
21:1
Years to repay cost
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1.4
Graduation rate
82%
Graduate on time
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28%
Retention rate
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90%
Earnings after 4 yrs
76k
Costs
State residency
Family income
Sticker price (COA) help
$22,992
Estimated aid help
$6,488
Estimated net cost
$16,504
4-year net cost (x4)
Inflation adj. 3%
$69,047
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Funding Sources
4-year budget
$
College savings (529), earnings in college.
Funding gap (debt)
$69,047
Merit: 55% of students (49% w/o need) get $4,731 (avg) in aid. Need: 38% met. See detail
byu.edu: Financial aid | Net price calc
Earnings
Major
Earnings after 4 years N/A
$75,790
Real earnings
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Inflation adj. 8%
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$81,853
Tax rate
%
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Earnings after tax (AT)
$61,390
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For $69,047 funding gap (debt)
Debt detail
% AT earnings to repay debt
$488/mo
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% interest rate on debt
%
Federal rates with 20% PLUS.
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Plan comparison for $69k debt
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Annual debt repayment
$5,857
Earnings after tax and debt ---
$55,533
Lifestyle
Postgrad earnings and expenses
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Cities with the star within the red area may be unaffordable.
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Major: College (all majors) | 100%
| Location adjusted | Savings | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ratio | Earnings | / Deficit | |
| Brigham Young University | BYU | 1.1x | 82k | |
| Location neutral earnings help | 1.00x | 75k | |
| Prov | Provo, UT | 0.99x | 74k | 14k |
| SLT | Salt Lake City, UT | 0.99x | 74k | 15k |
| PHX | Phoenix, AZ | 1.16x | 87k | 19k |
| SF | San Francisco, CA | 1.76x | 131k | 32k |
| LA | Los Angeles, CA | 1.32x | 98k | 24k |
| Prov | Provo, UT | 0.99x | 74k | 14k |
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Location adjusted earnings - taxes - debt repay - cost of living expenses = ending savings / deficit.
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The colleges’ ratio reflects a weighted average of their graduates’ cost of living. Location neutral earnings is the weighted average of all graduates across all colleges, which is ~$39k or Salt Lake City’s cost of living.
Taxes
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Expenses
Grad destination
Provo-Orem, UT
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Earnings after tax and debt ---
$55,533
Cost of living | 1 adult, 0 children
Studio apartment
$910 - $1,530/mo
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$10,920
Grocery shopping help
$3,144
Transportation
$10,605
Healthcare
$4,201
Necessities help
$4,513
Entertainment help
$1,805
Other
$
Costs or offsets to adjust cost of living.
Total cost of living
$35,188
Earnings after tax, debt + cost of living
Savings
$20,345
Cost of living ratio: 0.99x
Costs
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