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.
Approximate total degrees: 1,737 for December, 4,214 for April, for a combined total of 5,861 degrees.
| December 2008 | April 2009 | Combined | |||||
| Bachelor Degree | 1516 | Bachelor Degree | 3483 | Bachelor Degree | 4999 | ||
| Master Degree | 186 | Master Degree | 489 | Master Degree | 675 | ||
| Doctor Degree | 35 | Doctor Degree | 152 | Doctor Degree | 187 | ||
| Total | 1737 | Total | 4124 | Total | 5761 | ||
Total degrees by gender: 3124 (53.3%) male and 2737 (46.7%) female.
Average age of graduates:
| Bachelor Degree | 25.4 |
| Master Degree | 28.7 |
| Doctor Degree | 30.0 |
| Average Age of All Graduates | 25.9 |
Oldest student receiving a Bachelor Degree was 76 years old.
State or country of origin: Graduates came from 49 states, 2 territories, and 69 foreign countries.
| Utah | 1856 | 32.95% |
| All other states | 3277 | 58.19% |
| Territories | 2 | 0.04% |
| Foreign countries | 497 | 8.8% |
Undegraduates receiving bachelor degrees by college in December 2008 and April 2009:
| Family, Home and Social Sciences | 1188 | 23.76% |
| Management | 701 | 14.02% |
| Humanities | 536 | 10.72% |
| Health and Human Performance | 470 | 9.40% |
| Engineering and Technology | 465 | 9.30% |
| Fine Arts and Communications | 452 | 9.04% |
| Life Sciences | 403 | 8.06% |
| Education | 367 | 7.34% |
| Physical and Mathematical Sciences | 182 | 3.64% |
| Nursing | 126 | 2.52% |
| international and Area Studies | 109 | 2.18% |
| Total number of undergraduates | 4999 |
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