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.

Final Highlights of the December 2008 and April 2009 Graduating Class

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