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Students attending BYU agree to follow an honor code, which mandates behavior in line with teachings of the church, such as academic honesty, adherence to dress and grooming standards, abstinence from extramarital sex, from same-sex romantic behavior, and from the consumption of alcohol and other drugs. The university is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.Īlmost all BYU students are members of the LDS Church. The university also administers two satellite campuses, one in Jerusalem and one in Salt Lake City, while its parent organization the Church Educational System (CES) sponsors sister schools in Hawaii and Idaho.

It is broadly organized into 11 colleges or schools at its main Provo campus, with certain colleges and divisions defining their own admission standards. It has 186 undergraduate majors, 64 master's programs, and 26 doctoral programs. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young, and is sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).īYU offers a variety of academic programs, including liberal arts, engineering, agriculture, management, physical and mathematical sciences, nursing, and law.

Current: NCAA Division I – Independent, MPSF, WCCīrigham Young University ( BYU, sometimes referred to colloquially as The Y ) is a private research university in Provo, Utah.