Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at BYU-Idaho is largely skewed towards women students, with 56.3% of undergraduate students being women and 43.7% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 44,304, with 24,956 women and 19,348 men.
- men 43.7% 19,348 students
- women 56.3% 24,956 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 65.5% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 28,969 students.
Following behind are Mixed race students, constituting 12.0% of the student body, with 5,283 students. Hispanic students represent 7.6% of the population, with 3,377 students, while African American students account for 3.6%, with 1,608 students. Asian students account for 2.1% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 914 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 1.0% , with 454 students.
International students make up 3.4% of the undergraduate population, totaling 1,509 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 4.7% of the population, totaling 2,094 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within BYU-Idaho.
Undergraduate Students
- White 65.5% 28,969 students
- Mixed race 12.0% 5,283 students
- Hispanic 7.6% 3,377 students
- Unknown race 4.7% 2,094 students
- African American 3.6% 1,608 students
- International students 3.4% 1,509 students
- Asian 2.1% 914 students
- Hawaiian 1.0% 454 students
Transfer Students
- White 40.5% 752 students
- Unknown race 29.2% 542 students
- Hispanic 16.5% 306 students
- Mixed race 10.3% 192 students
- African American 1.7% 32 students
- International students 0.9% 16 students
- Asian 0.5% 9 students
- Hawaiian 0.5% 9 students
Students Age Diversity
- 22-24 24% 10,809 students
- 20-21 17% 7,385 students
- 18-19 14% 6,174 students
- 25-29 14% 6,125 students
- 40-49 10% 4,679 students
- 50-64 6% 2,827 students
- 30-34 6% 2,765 students
- 35-39 5% 2,431 students