 BYU accepted 49 percent of the 11 @,@ 423 people who applied for admission in the summer term and fall semester of 2013 . The average GPA for these admitted students was 3 @.@ 82 . U.S. News and World Report describes BYU 's selectivity as being " more selective " and compares it with such universities as the University of Texas at Austin and The Ohio State University . In addition , BYU is ranked 26th in colleges with the most freshman Merit Scholars , with 88 in 2006 . BYU has one of the highest percentage of accepted applicants that go on to enroll ( 78 percent in 2010 ) . 
