Pres. Worthen told us in a luncheon several months ago that BYUI has now

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May 8, 2018
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reached their cap and will no longer be open enrollment.

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Nat Gas Man's comment reminded me of some data I collected last summer.

BamaCoug

5/8/18 12:17pm

I don't see the church being willing to raise enrollment anywhere near that much

gwalker

5/8/18 12:27pm

I think many would be on board with a modest increase in tuition, but don't...

BamaCoug

5/8/18 12:44pm

Good write-up. As an aside, didn't a CBer live in that house that the SUV crashed into?

Conan

5/8/18 12:28pm

Maybe they should tear down the law building and expand that for undergrad

Richbyu

5/8/18 12:31pm

Maybe they should tear down half the law buildings in the nation ... just cuz...

BamaCoug

5/8/18 12:40pm

Then the Church would donate more money to the University of Utah law school

Richbyu

5/8/18 12:46pm

That should be the first to go.

crack

5/8/18 1:15pm

4.0 and 34 ACT gets only a 2 semester scholarship? Wow

NSFW

5/8/18 12:55pm

President Samuelson once said, "Everybody who gets in to BYU already gets a

gwalker

5/8/18 1:15pm

I hade a full tuition one year back in the day. My guidance counselor told me

LaserCoug

5/8/18 1:21pm

Missing the point. This student can go anywhere else basically and get more.

NSFW

5/8/18 3:13pm

More in terms of scholarship money. But not always more in terms of

gwalker

5/8/18 3:23pm

I got more with GEICO.

ordinatuer

5/8/18 5:13pm

I’m guessing about 15%. Just shooting from the hip...

Refugee

5/8/18 10:31pm

I'm all about more bro-tato chip

demon_llama

5/10/18 9:35am

Ya, Bro-fessor!

ordinatuer

5/10/18 10:45am

It renews if you do well.

jkccoug

5/8/18 5:25pm

Interesting writup. Thanks. I think there may be some modest

Acorn

5/8/18 1:25pm

Pres. Worthen told us in a luncheon several months ago that BYUI has now

SWP

5/8/18 9:12pm

I predict you will see BYU move as many utility type buildings/services to the

mudpupper

5/8/18 1:26pm

That is a good point. There is no reason to have all the space around where kids

Nat Gas Man

5/8/18 1:32pm

Dude, that is alot of info. Thanks for compiling it. Very interesting read.

Nagurski

5/8/18 1:32pm

But won't we need a brand new NFL quality stadium to hold all those people??

Twin Roots

5/8/18 1:42pm

and General Conference

Nat Gas Man

5/8/18 1:49pm

I do know that When or if the HFAC decision is made,

hamwise

5/8/18 2:50pm

RE: I do know that When or if the HFAC decision is made,

hamwise

5/8/18 2:51pm

IIRC the church has generally paid for academic buildings, but not for ancillary

Nat Gas Man

5/8/18 2:55pm

Stephenie Meyer hopefully is kicking down some jack to the Humanities Program...

NSFW

5/8/18 3:19pm

As usual, BamaCoug puts up the most informative and analytical posts...

Jasbo

5/8/18 3:23pm

It would be nice to see the school grow. Too many kids want to attend but can't.

TailgateU

5/8/18 3:56pm

If enrollment grew, maybe the student body wouldn't be quite as nerdy...

teancum

5/8/18 4:32pm

Great research and thanks for sharing! For the sq.footage cap, I was always under the impression this was a Provo City

morningcalmcougar

5/8/18 5:04pm

When I was working at BYU Physical Facilities (same time frame) we were told it was

Bert609

5/8/18 5:21pm

Interesting, thanks for sharing!

morningcalmcougar

5/8/18 5:24pm

The real problem is the increase in Tithing funds required for BYU

Extra Biscuits

5/8/18 5:27pm

As someone who goes to one of those 60,000 student universities, I pray that

Oranje

5/8/18 5:50pm

Nice write up. Hope BYU grows some, but having a tough time seeing 60K. 40k OK.

Benfica1

5/8/18 10:42pm

Omitted but important: BYU wants to hire only active LDS

Monomachos

5/9/18 1:22pm

I can’t speak for every department

Extra Biscuits

5/9/18 2:38pm

In my department we also have many outstanding faculty candidates, probably far

colton

5/9/18 3:03pm

We have > 10 active LDS faculty @ Bama. But I sure don't want them leaving wards

BamaCoug

5/9/18 3:57pm

I was there in the Northport ward for a year. Great people.

Extra Biscuits

5/9/18 11:00pm

I'll second that comment. When we attend our annual conference in management we

TailgateU

5/10/18 3:01pm

Good info. Interesting. Thanks.

BamaCoug

5/9/18 3:58pm

Engineering and Physics would be lacking. I know of two faculty members hired

LaserCoug

5/9/18 4:09pm

It's been a challenge in my department too and we've been trying to get our

SWP

5/9/18 9:03pm

What you say about Physics is just not accurate

colton

5/9/18 10:21pm

Let me restate. Both were in the engineering department. One was a physicist

LaserCoug

5/10/18 4:01am

That may actually bode well for the physics department

LaserCoug

5/10/18 4:12am

That is an excellent point. We couldn't expand the number of faculty

colton

5/10/18 8:59am

That may well be. But Physics is hiring 3 new faculty this year, assuming all

colton

5/10/18 8:57am

I saw the one that was posted. I’ve wondered where he/she would go.

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