Part of this profile was updated with AI and edited by Poets& Quants.
The Marriott School of Business at Brigham Young University finished No. 35 on Poets&Quants’ 2026 ranking of the Best Undergraduate Business Programs in the U.S. In our three methodological categories, it finished No. 41 in Admission Standards, No. 43 in Career Outcomes, and No. 34 in Academic Experience.
The B-school’s acceptance rate for the fall 2025 incoming class was 52.4%. The class also reported an average ACT of 27.77 and an average high school GPA of 3.9. Its six-year graduation rate is 94%.
In career data, 74% of Class of 2025 graduates and 80% of Class of 2024 grads completed at least one business-specific internship before graduation. Some 97.53% of 2025 grads found jobs within three months, compared to 94.81% of 2024 grads.
Average salary for the most recent graduates was $72,808, with 31% of them reporting an average signing bonus of $8,662. The top employers included Goldman Sachs, Deloitte, PwC, EY, Sunrise Technologies, PepsiCo, Qualtrics, BambooHR, Pattern, Trove, BYU, and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The Marriott School of Business offers an education that emphasizes ethical decision making and gives students opportunities to gain valuable experience that translates to high employability.
ETHICS-FOCUSED CURRICULUM
As an institution founded, supported, and guided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, BYU places unusual weight on values as well as vocational preparation. At Marriott, that mission is explicit: the school’s vision is to transform the world through Christlike leadership, and its values include faith in Christ, integrity in action, respect for all, and excellence.
Students can choose from 10 undergraduate programs including Accounting, Business Management, Entrepreneurial Management, Experience Design & Management, Finance, Global Supply Chain Management, Human Resource Management, Information Systems, Marketing, and Strategic Management. And while every business school talks about ethics, Marriott builds it into the curriculum: MSB 390: Ethics for Management appears across undergraduate program requirements.
Marriott alumni have long spoken highly of the classroom experience. When asked to rate the quality of teaching in Marriott business courses, 2018 alumni gave a 9.2 average rating, while faculty availability for informal discussions and mentoring outside class received a 9.1 average rating [unverified].
VALUABLE WORK EXPERIENCE
At Marriott, hands-on learning is not a side dish. The school says its experiential learning initiatives are designed to deepen classroom learning, help students define career goals, and strengthen connections with recruiting companies. On-campus internships are student-led 15-week projects sponsored by companies and corporations, giving undergraduates a chance to work on real business problems for credit.
Students also have access to more than 40 BYU Marriott-specific clubs, case competitions, and a menu of international opportunities through the Whitmore Center, including study abroad programs, student exchanges, and international work experience. BYU’s business study abroad programs can include company visits in as many as five countries, while the exchange program allows students to spend a full semester at an international partner school while paying BYU tuition and receiving BYU credit.
ALUMNI SAY
“I helped with an analysis of the employee satisfaction evaluation process for Johnson & Johnson. It was a great taste of what projects in the real world are like, and helped me learn how to interact with and present to executives which I do frequently in my current role.”
“I travelled in France Spain and Switzerland meeting various companies and organizations to learn about international business, ways of working outside the U.S., and just learn about the global scale of organizations. It helped me gain new perspectives, ideas, and be a better business partner.”
“Amazing school. BYU’ school of business is the greatest value of education I could have ever asked for. The cost to attend was minimal and set me up for a fantastic career. I highly recommend BYU to anyone.”
“My major provided a once a week class specifically focused on resumes, networking, and job placement that was extremely helpful in recruiting for my internship and job.”
“BYU was an excellent school and I believe I will have more success in my career because I attended BYU than most other schools.”
