Statistical Highlights

Each year, Brigham Young University grants nearly 8,500 degrees to students in April, August and December. Commencement Exercises are held in April and August. Those who graduate in December are invited to participate in the April ceremonies that follow their graduation.

Please note that graduation statistics for recent graduation ceremonies will be available 3-6 weeks following graduation.

Highlights of the April 2008 Graduating Class*

* A section of these highlights includes those who graduated in December as well as a combined total for April and December.

Total Degrees
1,693 for December, 4,583 for April, for a combined total of 6,276 degrees were awarded to Brigham Young University graduates at Commencement Exercises April 24, 2008. They are as follows:

		April 2008		December 2007		Combined
Bachelor Degree		3,944		1,451		5,395
Master Degree		488		199		687
Doctor Degree		151		43		194
Total		4,583		1,693		6,276

Graduate Status by Gender
3,380 (53.9%) were male; 2,896 (46.1%) were female

Average Age of Graduates

Bachelor Degree	24.7
Master Degree	28.4
Doctor Degree	34.2
All Graduates	25.1

Youngest Student to receive a Bachelor Degree
18 years old – Brandt Alan Nichols graduated in Biology

Oldest Student to receive a bachelor degree
66 years old – Linda Rae Coltrin graduated in General Studies

State or Country of Origin
Graduates came from 50 states, 5 U.S. territories, and 66 foreign countries.

States with Largest Number of Graduates

Utah	1,926	(30.7%)
California	739	(13.5%)
Washington	319	(5.1%)

Colleges with Largest Number of Graduates

Family, Home and Social Sciences	1,222	(22.7%)
Mariott School of Management	739	(13.7%)
Humanities	632	(11.7%)

Marriage Statistics
53.0% of the individuals in the graduating class were married. 58.9% of the males and 46.6% of the females were married.

Grade-Point Average
The cumulative grade point average for the graduates receiving Baccalaureate Degrees was 3.16 for December, 3.21 for April, for a combined grade-point average of 3.2.

Church Membership
99.2% of undergraduates are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Transfer Student Statistics
27.3% of the undergraduates and 49.4% of the graduate students have attended other institutions of higher learning.

 

Highlights of the August 2007 Graduating Class

Total Degrees
A combined total of 2,200 degrees were awarded to Brigham Young University Graduates at Commencement Exercises August 16, 2007. They are as follows:

		August 2007
Bachelor Degree		1,793
Master Degree		371
Doctor Degree		36
Total		2,200

Graduate Status by Sex
1,141 (51.9%) were male; 1,059 (48.1%) were female.

Average Age of Graduates

Bachelor Degree	25.6
Master Degree	29.9
Doctor Degree	34.1
All Graduates	26.5

Youngest Student
19 years old – Jillian Lorraine Denning graduating in Social Work.

Oldest Student
68 years old – Ursula K Foster graduating in General Studies.

State or Country of Origin
Graduates came from 47 states, 5 U.S. territories, and 53 foreign countries.

States with Largest Number of Graduates

Utah	623	(28.3%)
California	273	(12.7%)
Washington	111	(5.0%)

Colleges with Largest Number of Graduates in August

Family, Home and Social Sciences	556	(31.0%)
Fine Arts and Communications	227	(12.7%)
Humanities	200	(11.2%)

Marriage Statistics
56.4% of the individuals in the graduating class were married. 60.6% of the males and 52.4% of the females were married.

Grade-Point Average
The cumulative grade point average for the graduates receiving Baccalaureate Degrees in August is 3.16.

Church Membership
98.8% of undergraduates are members of The Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Transfer Student Statistics
30.2% of August undergraduate students and 63.1% of August graduate students have attended other institutions of higher learning before enrolling at Brigham Young University.