Brigham Young University - well-known among top Christian colleges - seeks to develop students of faith, intellect and character who have the skills and the desire to continue learning and to serve others throughout their lives. Established in 1875, the university provides an outstanding education in an atmosphere consistent with the ideals and principles of its sponsor, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Known for its academically minded and internationally experienced student body, its world-class teaching and its beautiful mountain location, Brigham Young University is also recognized for its extensive language programs, talented performing arts ensembles, outstanding sports programs and devotion to combining solid scholarship with the principles of the restored gospel of Jesus Christ.

Brigham Young University is famous among Utah universities and located in Provo, Utah, a city of approximately 111,000 located 45 miles south of Salt Lake City and 4,560 feet above sea level at the western base of the Wasatch Mountains. Provo sits in the Utah Valley, which offers a beautiful setting for its population of nearly 440,000, with 23-mile-long Utah Lake on the west and 11,750-foot Mount Timpanogos on the east.

The university's approximately 560-acre campus includes 315 buildings: 97 for academic programs, 59 for administrative and physical plant services and 159 for housing.

If you're considering Christian colleges or Utah universities, Brigham Young University offers an extensive array of courses in 11 colleges. Many academic and professional programs are augmented by internships and career-related summer jobs. For winter semester 2006, bachelor's degrees are offered in 184 academic programs, master's degrees in 68, doctorates in 25 and juris doctorates in one. In the 2004-2005 school year, BYU awarded 8,350 undergraduate and graduate degrees.