Test-optional, with exceptions for some programsNo early plan

Brigham Young University

UT · Private · West · National university · 34,354 undergraduates (large)

Admission rates

Latest admit rates

Overall admit rate68.6%
Early roundNo early plan 
Regular round†68.6%no early round, so same as overall

† This school has no early round, so the regular rate equals the overall admit rate.

Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025

Admission rates

Overall
0%35%70%'19'20'21'22'23'24'2567.5%69.3%59.2%66.7%69.2%67.8%68.6%

Early plans

Fall 2027 applicants

No early plan (priority deadline gives no earlier decision) · School admissions page ↗

Testing

Testing policy

Fall 2027
Test-optional, with exceptions for some programsSome applicants are required to submit an ACT or SAT scoreSchool testing page ↗ · checked Nov 2026
Fall 2028
Fall 2028 policy not yet announced.School testing page ↗ · checked Nov 2026

Superscoring

What this means:

SAT
Does not superscore (highest single sitting)
ACT
Does not superscore (highest single sitting)

Source ↗ · checked Nov 3, 2026

Test-optional for fall 2027 entry.

How to send scores

Not stated on the school’s site

BYU says a score must be received before the application is submitted; the saved pages do not state outright whether typed self-reports are accepted.

checked Nov 3, 2026

Students submitting scores

Est. % submitting scores‡54%SAT 11% + ACT 43%

‡ Est. % submitting scores adds the share of enrolled first-years who submitted the SAT to the share who submitted the ACT.

Submitted SAT11%
Submitted ACT43%

Score ranges (middle 50%)

Enrolled first-years who submitted scores, Fall 2025. A quarter scored below the range and a quarter above.

SAT composite
1290–1430 median 1360
10001600
SAT Reading & Writing
650–730 median 690
500800
SAT Math
630–720 median 670
500800
ACT composite
28–32 median 30
2036

Trends, Fall 2019–Fall 2025

Share of enrolled students submitting scores

SAT + ACT (est.)SATACT
0%50%100%'19'20'21'22'23'24'25100%100%96.0%68.0%58.0%58.0%54.0%30.0%29.0%20.0%13.0%12.0%12.0%11.0%90.0%88.0%76.0%55.0%46.0%46.0%43.0%

SAT composite, middle 50%

25th–75th percentile, enrolled students (labels show both values)
160014001200'19'20'21'22'23'24'251220–1410141012201210–1400140012101230–1420142012301280–1450145012801290–1440144012901290–1440144012901290–143014301290

ACT composite, middle 50%

25th–75th percentile, enrolled students (labels show both values)
363228'19'20'21'22'23'24'2526–31312626–32322626–32322627–32322728–32322828–32322828–323228

Waitlist admit rate

Share of students who stayed on the waitlist and were later admitted, by entering class.

Not reported

What is a waitlist? How is it different from a deferral?

Test policy in each Common Data Set

History only. The current policy is under Testing above.

  1. Fall 2027 Not reported2025-26 CDS
  2. Fall 2026 Not reported2024-25 CDS
  3. Fall 2025 Not reported2023-24 CDS
  4. Fall 2023 Not reported2022-23 CDS
  5. Fall 2023 Not reported2021-22 CDS
  6. Fall 2022 Not reported2020-21 CDS
  7. Fall 2021 Required2019-20 CDS

Sources