BYU-Idaho vs Harvard

Brigham Young University-Idaho (BYU-Idaho) and Harvard University stand as two distinct beacons of higher education, each offering unique opportunities and experiences to their students. BYU-Idaho, a private university rooted in the teachings of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, boasts an acceptance rate of 98%, welcoming a diverse student body from all walks of life. In contrast, Harvard, an Ivy League institution renowned for its academic rigor, maintains a highly selective admissions process with an acceptance rate of just 5%. While both universities offer a wide range of academic programs, BYU-Idaho excels in fields such as education, nursing, and business management, while Harvard is known for its strengths in law, medicine, and social sciences. Explore the comprehensive comparison table below to delve into further details about these institutions, including their graduation rates, student demographics, and more, to help you make an informed decision about your educational journey.

	Brigham Young University-Idaho	Harvard University
Overview
Location	Rexburg, Idaho	Cambridge, Massachusetts
Campus setting	Town: Distant	City: Midsize
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	67.0%	96.0%
Common app member	No	Yes
Religious affiliation	Mormon

Admission
Acceptance rate	96.6%	4.0%
Application fees	$35	Undergraduate: $75 Graduate: $105
SAT range	990 - 1200	1480 - 1580
ACT range	20 - 26	33 - 36
Students submitting SAT score	31.0%	54.0%
Students submitting ACT score	50.0%	31.0%
Total number of applicants	9,963	57,786
Total number of admissions given out	9,621	2,318
Admitted students who chose to enroll	4,858	1,951
Yield rate	50.5%	84.2%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Not required
Recommendation letters	Required	Required
High school transcript	Not required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Not required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	$12,880	$78,028
Average net price	$6,327	$13,910
Tuition	$4,416	$51,143
Room & board		Room/dormitory: $11,705 Meal plan: $7,236
Available payment plans		Prepaid tuition plan Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	45.0% Average amount $6,132	56.0% Average amount $59,840
Students receiving federal student loan	18.0% Average amount $5,882	3.0% Average amount $5,180
Students taking out private loans	0.0% Average amount $4,811	2.0% Average amount $8,080

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	44,304 Men 43.7% Women 56.3%	9,579 Men 49.0% Women 51.0%
Graduate students	N/A	21,766 Men 46.3% Women 53.7%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Moderate
Out-of-state students	N/A	N/A
International students	3.4%	23.9%
Campus local/setting	Town: Distant	City: Midsize
Dormitory capacity	1,162	12,874
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	Yes
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	N/A	New York California Texas Illinois New Jersey

Academics
Popular study areas	Liberal Arts Business Health Professions Family and Consumer Sciences Multidisciplinary Studies	Business Health Professions Social Sciences Education Legal Profession
Students to faculty ratio	20:1	7:1
Institutional accreditation	Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities	New England Commission on Higher Education

Outcome
Graduation rate	49.6%	96.7%
Dropout rate	25.4%	2.0%
Transferred out	18.1%	N/A
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $73,097 Year 2: $77,966 Year 3: $89,777 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $61,778 Year 2: $73,635 Year 3: $84,400 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $62,924 Year 2: $66,653 Year 3: $76,101 Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $63,318 Year 2: $64,493 Year 3: $70,703 Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $51,955 Year 2: $57,318 Year 3: $67,614 Construction Management (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $65,669 Year 2: $61,218 Year 3: $65,263 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $52,593 Year 2: $54,209 Year 3: $63,131 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $46,585 Year 2: $47,260 Year 3: $61,312 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $49,429 Year 2: $46,924 Year 3: $54,022 Computer Software and Media Applications (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $42,978 Year 2: $52,107 Year 3: $53,390	Statistics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $78,193 Year 2: $128,716 Year 3: $240,408 Law (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $184,307 Year 2: $165,340 Year 3: $199,043 Business Administration, Management and Operations (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $171,333 Year 2: $171,907 Year 3: $187,553 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $140,072 Year 2: $128,737 Year 3: $163,896 Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences (Graduate/Professional Certificates) Year 1: $151,371 Year 2: $174,023 Year 3: $163,512 Public Health (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $123,508 Year 2: $117,916 Year 3: $129,281 Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $106,421 Year 3: $121,832 Applied Mathematics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $102,707 Year 2: $90,856 Year 3: $121,771 Education, General (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $97,905 Year 2: $98,670 Year 3: $107,389 Dentistry (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $68,745 Year 2: $71,486 Year 3: $106,375

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