Brigham Young University (BYU), located in Provo, Utah, United States, is a private (Private education), coeducational research university owned by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS or Mormon Church). It is the oldest existing institution within the LDS Church Educational System, is Americas largest religious university, and has the second-largest private university enrollment in the United States. Approximately 98% of the 34,000 students at BYU are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS or Mormon Church); one-third of its American students come from within the state of Utah.

BYU students are required to adhere to an honor code (Brigham Young University Honor Code), which mandates behavior in line with LDS teachings (e.g., academic honesty, adherence to dress and grooming standards (dress code), and abstinence from extramarital sex (Chastity) and from the consumption of drugs and alcohol (Word of Wisdom)). Approximately 97% of male BYU graduates have taken a two-year hiatus from their studies at some point to serve as Mormon missionaries (Missionary (LDS Church)), and 32% of BYU female graduates have been missionaries as well. Many BYU students obtain a level of foreign language proficiency while serving as LDS missionaries, and BYU has many foreign language classes, offering courses in over 70 languages. Over 75% of BYU students have some foreign language proficiency.

The universitys primary focus is on undergraduate education, but it also has 68 masters (masters degree) and 25 doctoral degree programs, including a Juris Doctor program. About 70% of student tuition is funded by LDS Church tithing (tithe) funds, making tuition less expensive than at similar private universities.