What percent of the student population and the faculty of Marriotts MBA program are Mormons?
Towards 98% of the population is Mormon. In addition to the high quality of education BYU provides the school offers a unique spiritual environment. We benefit from being able to attract a group of academics that teach at very prestigious schools, but join us because they have a personal interest in the spiritual climate at BYU. From the standpoint of attracting or attaining great faculty, we have a tremendous competitive advantage. Q: Is the school trying, in any way, to increase its non-LDS student body? A: Yes. We’re not discriminating or in any way biased when looking for great students. I expect that with time, the number of students who are nonmembers of the LDS is likely to increase. We’re especially interested, and very active in growing the number of minorities and women we have in the program. In the last year, we have made trips to half a dozen major cities, where the church has a relatively smaller presence – places like Atlanta, Washington, New York, and Chicago. We specif
