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1.5% of the BYU student body is non-Mormon and those are mostly athletes.

The only reason to go to BYU would if you can’t afford to send him anywhere else. It’s cheap even for nonmembers. And even then, community college would be preferable.

My niece goes to BYU as a non-Mormon.

My SIL is an ex-Mo. She has no hatred or ill feelings towards the LDS. She simply decided it wasn't the right path for her once she was a young adult.

SIL and BIL raised their kids pretty conservatively but without any religious aspect. My SIL went to BYU for undergrad and grad school (grad school after leaving the church) and still thinks very highly of the school and the education she received there.

My niece has nothing but wonderful things to say about the school. She has said that most of her friends are other non-LDS students. There's a natural social split, according to her, between LDS and non-LDS students. She likes the rules and structure that are part of attending BYU. She attended a private Catholic school prior to college, so she's used to strict dress codes and moral/honor codes.

Very few non-LDS there. Look at Utah, much more diverse, similar location.

Anonymous wrote:Is your google broken? Some reason you can't look up the religious demographics of the school?

Mid course you could google any topic on this board but maybe you did not get that far in school.

I’m a former Mormon who attended BYU. Beautiful campus, great faculty, and overall mostly good college experience. I didn’t have a single non-LDS friend at BYU, although several of my female friends left the church after graduation. I think your child would feel like an outsider to attend as a nonmember.

I think there would be a lot of pressure to convert.

If your kid is interested in byu, also consider hillsdale college, liberty, hampden-sydyney, southern Virginia University, and Patrick Henry college.

I think you’d be better served going to college confidential. BYU is not a popular school for dcum. I am from “the west”. I only knew 2 non-Mormon kids to go to byu, and they were both athletes.

Is your google broken? Some reason you can't look up the religious demographics of the school?

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Not a troll! We’re a somewhat conservative family and I don’t think strict social rules would be a huge problem for DS. But I wouldn’t want him to be an outcast.

There was a long thread on BYU in this subforum. It’s not “socially conservative” in the sense that CUA might be considered to be.

By all means look into, but approximately half of BYU students are married by graduation.

OP here. Not a troll! We’re a somewhat conservative family and I don’t think strict social rules would be a huge problem for DS. But I wouldn’t want him to be an outcast.

A lot of Mormons go there because the tuition is ridiculously low for Mormons whose families have tithed, but they have to follow strict rules

Yes but they’re outcasts

Is this post for real?

Would a non-Mormon kid fare well there? DS attracted by the location and academics. Does the school accept non-Mormons?