Is Brigham Young University test optional?

We haven't confirmed Brigham Young University's test policy for 2026–27. Check their admissions site; many colleges have changed their policy since 2020.

What is Brigham Young University's acceptance rate?

68% of applicants were admitted in 2025–26, according to the college's Common Data Set or, where that's missing, IPEDS, the federal college survey. In fall 2024, 7,929 of 11,698 applicants were admitted. Applications fell 13%, from 13,376 in 2015 to 11,698 in 2024, and Brigham Young University's admit rate went from 48% to 68%.

What ACT score do you need for Brigham Young University?

43% of first-year students sent an ACT, and they scored 28–32, with a median of 30. On the official ACT–SAT concordance, their SAT range of 1290–1430 works out to about 27–32.

What GPA do you need for Brigham Young University?

There's no published cutoff. First-year students averaged a 3.89 high school GPA, per the Common Data Set 2025–26. Colleges compute GPA differently, so compare it loosely.

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What SAT score do you need for Brigham Young University? (Middle 50%: 1290–1430)

First-year students at Brigham Young University who sent an SAT scored 1290–1430, with a median of 1360 (Common Data Set 2025–26). Brigham Young University admits 68% of applicants.

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Where your score lands at Brigham Young University

First-year students who sent an SAT: 1290–1430, median 1360

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Brigham Young University by the numbers

Admit rate: 68%
Middle 50% SAT: 1290–1430
Median SAT: 1360
About on the ACT: 27–32
Sent an SAT: 11%

Test policy not confirmed for 2026–27 · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2025–26; admit rate from it or IPEDS

Brigham Young University admit rate over 10 years

Applications fell 13%, from 13,376 in 2015 to 11,698 in 2024, and Brigham Young University's admit rate went from 48% to 68%.

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Fall	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate
2024	11,698	7,929	68%
2023	11,006	7,615	69%
2022	10,559	7,040	67%
2021	11,608	6,870	59%
2020	11,292	7,820	69%
2019	10,500	7,086	67%
2018	11,205	7,224	64%
2017	12,858	6,738	52%
2016	12,739	6,520	51%
2015	13,376	6,427	48%

In fall 2024, 6,147 of the 7,929 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.

What each SAT score means at Brigham Young University

Which tier your score puts them in, and whether it's worth sending.

Your SATTierSend it?*

Under 1240Far reachHold
1240–1280ReachHold
1290–1350TargetHold
1360–1420TargetSend
1430 and upLikelySend

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Tiers here use only your SAT and their admit rate. Essays, activities and recommendations still decide most admissions at selective colleges. *Send it? assumes they're test optional; we haven't confirmed their policy.

Brigham Young University SAT sections, ACT and GPA

Scores of enrolled first-year students who sent one, by percentile.

Test	25th	Median	75th
SAT Math	630	670	720
SAT Reading and Writing	650	690	730
SAT total	1290	1360	1430
ACT composite	28	30	32

Of enrolled first-year students, 11% sent an SAT and 43% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2025–26.

Average high school GPA: 3.89; 99% of new students reported one

Brigham Young University cost and outcomes

What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.

Average net price: $15,564; per year, after grants
Graduate in 6 years: 81%
Median earnings: $75,790; 10 years after starting
Undergraduates: 37,403

College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.

Colleges like Brigham Young University

Similar SAT ranges and admit rates.

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Sources

Brigham Young University Common Data Set 2025–26
SAT and ACT ranges, early decision, waitlist, GPA and class rank, as the college reported them.
College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
Brigham Young University website
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There's no cutoff. The middle 50% of first-year students who sent an SAT scored 1290–1430, and the median was 1360. At 1360 or higher you're above half of them. Brigham Young University admits 68% of applicants.

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