Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares BYU Idaho's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Idaho.
BYU Idaho has significantly larger enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 2,446 students). The enrollment is larger than the Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Idaho average (6,589 students).
TotalUndergraduate
Brigham Young University-Idaho45,58545,585
Similarly Ranked Schools2,4462,417
All Colleges2,9312,685
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges2,4772,016
4-Years Colleges4,6864,205
Private (not-for-profit), 4-Years Colleges in Idaho6,5896,479
The below chart compares the student population between Brigham Young University-Idaho and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 21,064 male and 24,521 female students attending BYU Idaho. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.86 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at BYU Idaho.
Population by Gender/Attending Status at BYU Idaho
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total45,58518,41327,172
Men21,0648,90512,159
Women24,5219,50815,013

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 24,308 White students (53.32%) and 14,131 Race/Ethnicity Unknown students (31.00%) at Brigham Young University-Idaho(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at Brigham Young University-Idaho.
Population by Race/Ethnicity at Brigham Young University-Idaho
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native693336
Asian317128189
Black or African American294148146
Hispanic4,2001,7812,419
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander19069121
White24,30810,49013,818
Two or More Races775370405
Race/Ethnicity Unknown14,1317,3396,792
Total 45,58521,06424,521

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 24,787 students whose age under twenty five and 13,791 students whose age is over thirty years old at Brigham Young University-Idaho.
Especially, 1,186 students are younger than eighteen and 410 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at Brigham Young University-Idaho.
Population by Student Age at Brigham Young University-Idaho
TotalMenWomen
Total45,585 21,06424,521
Under 181,186 498688
18-195,635 1,4554,180
20-217,192 3,3643,828
22-2410,774 6,2384,536
25-297,007 4,3932,614
30-343,268 1,7661,502
35-392,621 1,1331,488
40-494,666 1,4073,259
50-642,826 7072,119
65 and over410 103307
Total 45,585 21,06424,521

Online Student Population

At Brigham Young University-Idaho, 39,462 students (86.57% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 25,139 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 1,401 students live in Idaho where Brigham Young University-Idaho is located in and 10,996 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
Number of Students
Total45,585
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes25,139
Enrolled Some in Online Classes14,323
Not Enrolled in Online Classes6,123
Online Student Population by Student Location
Number of Students
Total (Enrolled Excl.)25,139
Idaho Residents1,401
Other State in U.S.10,996
Outside of U.S.12,693
Unknown49