Welcome to BYU!
Brigham Young University is a 4 year private university(Collegeboard). With 30,684 students attending, it is one of the largest private universities in the world(byu.edu). This campus is the flagship of three separate campuses: the flagship in Provo, Utah, Hawaii, and Idaho. There are students coming from all 50 states and 110 different countries. The School is affiliated to the Church of Jesus Christ of latter-day Saints, also known as the Mormon Church (byu.edu).
History of BYU
Brigham Young University started out as Brigham Young Academy. The Mormon church founded the Academy on October 16, 1875 with just 29 students. These students ranged from kindergarteners to highschoolers. The first principal was Mr. Karl G. Maeser. Brigham Young, the president of the church at the time and who the University is named after, said to Mr. Maeser, "Brother Maeser, I want you to remember that you ought not to teach even the alphabet or the multiplication tables without the Spirit of God." To this day, the school lives up to that quote (byu.edu).
In the early 1890s, the school was facing financial problems and physical setbacks. With the help of Abraham O. Smoot, the church was able to move to a new location in the city (byu.edu).
By 1903, the Academy had grown so large that it changed the name to Brigham Young University officially. By this time the now-called University had 64 students that were eligible for college. The numbers continued to rise at an extremely rapid rate (byu.edu).
The student body exploded in size shortly after WWII. The people returning from war attended BYU in vast numbers. In just one year, the numbers rose from 1,811 students in 1945 to 4,366 students in 1946, a 241% increase. This was the largest gain in the school's history, and is yet to be broken (byu.edu).
Today, under the school President Cecil O. Samuelson, the school continues to pursue excellence in every curriculum, from Academics to Athletics (byu.edu).
In the early 1890s, the school was facing financial problems and physical setbacks. With the help of Abraham O. Smoot, the church was able to move to a new location in the city (byu.edu).
By 1903, the Academy had grown so large that it changed the name to Brigham Young University officially. By this time the now-called University had 64 students that were eligible for college. The numbers continued to rise at an extremely rapid rate (byu.edu).
The student body exploded in size shortly after WWII. The people returning from war attended BYU in vast numbers. In just one year, the numbers rose from 1,811 students in 1945 to 4,366 students in 1946, a 241% increase. This was the largest gain in the school's history, and is yet to be broken (byu.edu).
Today, under the school President Cecil O. Samuelson, the school continues to pursue excellence in every curriculum, from Academics to Athletics (byu.edu).