BYU-Idaho vs Stanford

Brigham Young University-Idaho (BYU-Idaho) and Stanford University stand as two distinct academic institutions, each offering unique opportunities and experiences to their students. BYU-Idaho, a private university affiliated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, boasts an acceptance rate of 98%, making it more accessible to a wider range of students. In contrast, Stanford University, a prestigious private research university, maintains a highly selective admissions process with an acceptance rate of only 4%. While both universities offer a diverse range of undergraduate programs, BYU-Idaho is known for its strengths in fields such as education, nursing, and business management, while Stanford excels in engineering, computer science, and the humanities. Explore the detailed comparison table below to delve into further distinctions between these two esteemed institutions, including student body demographics, graduation rates, and additional factors that may influence your choice of higher education.

	Brigham Young University-Idaho	Stanford University
Overview
Location	Rexburg, Idaho	Stanford, California
Campus setting	Town: Distant	Suburb: Large
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Private (Non Profit)	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	Semester	Quarter
Degrees offered	Undergraduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	67.0%	98.0%
Common app member	No	No
Religious affiliation	Mormon

Admission
Acceptance rate	96.6%	3.9%
Application fees	$35	Undergraduate: $90 Graduate: $125
SAT range	990 - 1200	1470 - 1570
ACT range	20 - 26	34 - 35
Students submitting SAT score	31.0%	15.0%
Students submitting ACT score	50.0%	11.0%
Total number of applicants	9,963	55,471
Total number of admissions given out	9,621	2,190
Admitted students who chose to enroll	4,858	1,757
Yield rate	50.5%	80.2%
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	$78,898
Average net price	$6,327	$14,402
Tuition	$4,416	$55,473
Room & board		Room/dormitory: $11,166 Meal plan: $6,694
Available payment plans

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	45.0% Average amount $6,132	61.0% Average amount $56,211
Students receiving federal student loan	18.0% Average amount $5,882	5.0% Average amount $5,151
Students taking out private loans	0.0% Average amount $4,811	1.0% Average amount $17,186

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	44,304 Men 43.7% Women 56.3%	7,645 Men 49.4% Women 50.6%
Graduate students	N/A	10,035 Men 56.5% Women 43.5%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Moderate
Out-of-state students	N/A	58.5%
International students	3.4%	24.4%
Campus local/setting	Town: Distant	Suburb: Large
Dormitory capacity	1,162	14,621
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	Yes
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	N/A	California Texas Washington New York Illinois

Academics
Popular study areas	Liberal Arts Business Health Professions Family and Consumer Sciences Multidisciplinary Studies	Engineering Computer and Information Science Business Biological and Biomedical Sciences Physical Science
Students to faculty ratio	20:1	5:1
Institutional accreditation	Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities	Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission

Outcome
Graduation rate	49.6%	95.5%
Dropout rate	25.4%	1.7%
Transferred out	18.1%	0.6%
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	Law (First Professional Degrees) Year 1: $151,574 Year 2: $170,457 Year 3: $210,837 Computer Science (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $159,729 Year 2: $168,942 Year 3: $203,193 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $164,734 Year 2: $163,337 Year 3: $187,054 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Doctoral Degrees) Year 1: $137,457 Year 2: $150,874 Year 3: $173,548 Computer Science (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $136,126 Year 2: $136,499 Year 3: $165,375 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $128,556 Year 2: $135,709 Year 3: $157,500 Engineering-Related Fields (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $123,354 Year 2: $106,421 Year 3: $139,234 Mechanical Engineering (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $105,326 Year 2: $111,435 Year 3: $126,185 Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $108,457 Year 2: $90,856 Year 3: $107,477 Economics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $60,475 Year 2: $85,391 Year 3: $104,592

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