 Students from every state in the U.S. and from many foreign countries attend BYU . ( In the 2005 @-@ 6 academic year , there were 2 @,@ 396 foreign students , or eight ( 8 ) percent of enrollment . ) Slightly more than 98 percent of these students are active members of the LDS Church . In 2006 , 12 @.@ 6 percent of the student body reported themselves as ethnic minorities , mostly Asians , Pacific islanders and Hispanics . 
