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Brigham Young University

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Brigham Young University located in the serene backdrop of Utah's rich heritage was founded on October 16th in the year 1875. The academy is located in the city of downtown Provo. The university has a diverse set of courses to offer to its prospective students. Currently it has 11 major colleges which offer courses in 184 bachelor's degree programs, 68 master's degree programs, 25 doctorate's programs and one program in Juris doctorate. The university provides an excellent and conducive educational environment for the students deeply rooted in the ideals and principles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which in turn sponsors this university.

Academic and Extracurricular Excellence

Brigham young university has a renowned and widely acclaimed student body. The university has an international blend in its teaching style and content suitable for the world class students. The most popular among the courses offered by the university is the extensive language program, excellent sports program and performing arts program. The president of the university, Cecil O. Samuelsson has left no stone unturned in dedicating his efforts towards combining the academic excellence with the principles of Jesus Christ’s restored gospel.

History

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The university has had its ups and downs and has come out to be one of the most sought after educational institution after experiencing a string of financial and physical setbacks in the initial years of its foundation. The university campus moved to new facilities on University Avenue with the efforts of Abraham O. Smoot in the year 1891.there was an increase in the enrollment and the curriculum became more efficient. The university got the official name i.e. Brigham Young University. The university grew in leaps and bounds both infrastructural as well academically. The inauguration of the schools doctoral program in 1957 justified the development of academic excellence. Thereafter, the devoted presidents of the university helped the university to keep on progressing.

Mission

"To assist individuals in their quest for perfection and eternal life" is the motto of Brigham young university. The university aims at developing students of trust, knowledge and wisdom, who are ready to devote their lives to the service of others based on the principles of Jesus Christ. The educationists in the university offer their unstinted co-operation in and outside the classroom for the achievement of the university's educational and intellectual goals.

Awards and recognition

The university has earned a lot of recognition through its endeavors in the field of education and extracurricular activities. The graduate and undergraduate programs along with the extremely qualified and experienced faculty have brought fame at the national level even.

The survey conducted by the national survey of student engagement ranks this university among the top 10 percent of educational organizations in the whole nation. The students of the university when compared with the other students of different universities were found to be more likely to rate their educational system to be excellent.

The most recent recognition earned by the university is given by the U.S News and world report in its 2007's issue of "America's Best Colleges”. The report acknowledges the university's performance in various categories. In the "best national universities" category it has been ranked 70th, in the "least student-incurred debt" category it was ranked 12th, it has been ranked 5th in the "undergraduate accounting program”, the program for international business specialty has been ranked 21st and 37th for its undergraduate program all over the nation. The most praiseworthy achievement is its ranking in the "great schools, great prices" category for which it is ranked 19th when compared to other institutions throughout the nation.

In the year 2005 the public accounting report ranked the university's undergraduate accounting program the 2nd in the whole country. The business program in the year 2006 was ranked 37th by news and world report. Its undergraduate business program was ranked 8th in the same year by the business week.

The MBA program of this university had been ranked 3rd compared to other schools by the wall street journal in the year 2006.the journal has also ranked the ethics emphasis, accounting emphasis and corporate responsibility emphasis to be 2nd,4th and 7th for the same program. In the year 2005 the master of accountancy program was ranked second as ranked by the public accounting report.

The university has also been ranked and it's programs acknowledged by several other educational institutions like The Ira A.Fulton college of engineering and technology in the field of technical education, the J. Reuben Clark Law School and The Marriott School of management in the field of management, the Milken institute in the field of market research, the university of Chicago’s national opinion research center etc.

Thus, Brigham young University stands apart from the other educational institutions in terms of academic excellence and intellectual development and is a perfect destination for all those zealous students who would like to enrich their experience of studying in a world class university and who aspire to inculcate in themselves the ethics of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ along with developing academically. Summing up everything we can conclude that the university is an epitome of excellence and intellect that aims at the all round development of its students.


Student’s affairs

The university has a dedicated website www.byu.edu to meet the requirements of prospective students who have queries and wish to know more about the university online. The students can look for the concerned programs and the admission procedures to these programs .the site has various sections related to the history of the university, the recognitions and rankings, the various schools under the university, the alumni of the university, various events taking place on a regular basis, information about the scholarships available etc. The site also contains the general information about the "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints" which sponsors the university. the board of trustees of the university consists of Gordon B. Hinckley, chair; Thomas S. Monson, vice chair; James E. Faust, vice chair; Richard G. Scott, Robert D. Hales, David A. Bednar, Earl C. Tingey, Bonnie D. Parkin and Susan W. Tanner.

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Contact

For further queries regarding the university, the centralized contact no. is 801 422 4636 can be called for any department or if you wish to pay a visit to the university you can enter the university through 150 east bulldog boulevard (1230 north) in the city of Provo, Utah. You can also mail your queries to:

CES Admissions
A-41 ASB
Brigham Young University
Provo, UT 84602

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