Brigham Young University-Provo Top Questions

BYU is best known for it's football and basketball teams, having a strong LDS community, no alcohol, having very low tuition, and for having very good and very qualified professors.

We are best known for our academics and honor code. We have some of the top programs in the nation, and the students here know how to work hard. The hiring rate for BYU graduates is unusually high. People trust our education, work ethic, and our honesty.

BYU is known for being stone-cold sober, and we're proud of it. We're also GREAT academically, but don't tell that to the kids up north (at the U of U)...

The students body is "stone-cold sober" and sexually inactive. I would argue, however, that with all the newlywed couples going to school at BYU, that there is more sex going on there, per capita, than on any other campus in America. Until they start having kids, that is.

BYU is easily best known for its religious affiliation with the LDS church. We also have a reputation of high standards both scholastically and personally on behalf of every student that attends here. BYU strives to make a unique learning environment where scholarly studies are pursued along side spiritual ones. This combination isn't easy to find at other universities in this country and I value the unique opportunity this gives me to grow both in mind and spirit.

My school is best known for our sports team and our religion.

The schools is well-renowned on many fronts. The academics are outstanding and many departments (especially the business school) are often are on the top of national college lists (like the one published by US News and World Reports). However, I think they are best known for consistently being the #1 stone cold sober campus in the United States.

The Mormon school. There is a very strict honor code that requires no drinking, smoking or drugs in addition to no cheating etc... We have great sports teams and great academic programs with a wide variety from strong liberal arts to sciences.

My school, Brigham Young University, is probably best known for the fact that it's a Mormon school and that everyone is there is Mormon and that there are a bunch of really strict and dumb rules. Although it is a very prestigious univeristy with a high job recruitment rate, Division I athletics, great professors and classes, and a very social and friendly atmosphere, people know it for the fact that it's a Mormon school.

Mormons, dairy products, and great programs.

We are well known for having very polite and professional students that are serious and hard working while still havin our own kind of fun. Being an LDS school has a sugnificant impact on our recreation choices and our views on education. We are known for our Business School, Law School and our Ballroom Dance Department being nationally ranked.

Brigham Young University is, naturally, best known for a having a very large population of LDS students. Beyond that, however, it has many of the top ranked departments in the nation. Both the accounting and business programs consistently rank in the top few schools. Schools such as Harvard frequently recommend BYU's online courses to students who wish to apply but are missing certain courses. The quality of education here is very high, and that is recognized by many even outside of the BYU community.

Being Mormon. Seriously, almost everyone is Mormon. This has formed us a very unique culture full of idiosyncrasies. Those who have served and LDS mission are sought for in marrage. People get together for famiy home evening groups. Campus is stone cold sober. I haven't seen a shard of broken glass. Every year all the students have to be endorsed by their bishop to still attend. We have an amazing rivalry with a campus a half hour to the north. It seems that everyone in the state is involved in it on one side or the other.

No drinking.

Brigham Young University is best known for its religious background. This also promotes a very sober and drug free school. BYU is far from a party school but rather it is very focused on learning and obtaining good grades. This makes the school very competitive and produces a great learning environment.

My school is well known for academics, religion, and dating. For those that are up for an academic challenge, Brigham Young University in Utah is the place. The classes are challenging, but the teachers are experts in their fields and very good. This college is privately owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (LDS church). Most of the students that attend the college are members of the LDS church, but there are many people from around the world that attend BYU that aren't LDS. People here date like crazy, and love to do it!

Brigham Young University is best known for its athletic programs and for being of the Latter-Day Saint faith, also known as Mormon. We are also known for not partaking in any kind of partying involving alcohol or drugs.

BYU is best known for the fact that it is an LDS school. Another thing BYU is famous for is its business school. The Marriott School of Business is constantly ranked among the best business schools.

I think Brigham Young University is best known as being a private school for mostly LDS members. BYU is also known as having a strong athletic program, as well as a strong academic program.

Brigham Young University is best known for being a university that focuses on standards, religious values, and strong morals. Additionally, my school is known for providing students with a rigorous education in a positive environment that encourages success in all areas of students' lives.