to numbers similar to the schools actual cost of attendance for all students. The best guess as to why BYU can pay more than the California schools likely has a lot to do with travel -- BYU students come from all of the US and even Internationally, most students at PAC 12 schools come from within the PAC-12 borders. Additionally, since scholarships already cover housing costs, the CoA isn't increased because of expensive housing prices in the larger cities.