Graduation

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. Those who graduate in June are invited to participate in the August ceremonies that follow their graduation.

Preliminary Highlights of the December 2012 and April 2013 Graduating Class

Approximate total degrees: 1724 for December, 4277 for April, for a combined total of 6001 degrees.

December 2012   April 2013   Combined
Bachelor Degree 1482   Bachelor Degree 3599   Bachelor Degree 5081
Master Degree 191   Master Degree 533   Master Degree 724
Doctor Degree 51   Doctor Degree 145   Doctor Degree 196
Total 1724   Total 4277   Total 6001

Total degrees by gender: 3249 (54.1%) male and 2752 (45.9%) female.

Average age of graduates
Bachelor Degree 24.9
Master Degree 28.5
Doctor Degree 29.4
Average Age of All Graduates 25.5

Oldest student receiving a Bachelor Degree is 66 years old.

State or country of origin: Graduates came from 48 states, 6 territories, and 69 foreign countries.

Undegraduates receiving bachelor degrees by college in December 2012 and April 2013:
Life Sciences 983 19.35%
Family, Home and Social Sciences 935 18.40%
Management 815 16.04%
Humanities 531 10.45%
Fine Arts and Communications 528 10.39%
Engineering and Technology 502 9.88%
Physical and Mathematical Sciences 295 5.81%
Education 272 5.35%
Nursing 114 2.28%
International and Area Studies 104 2.05%
Total number of undergraduates 5081