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BYU –A Great University•Established in 1875•One of the largest private universities in the USA•30,243 students

- From 50 States and 105 Nations

- 70% of students speak a foreign language

- 85 different languages taught

•180 bachelor programs •62 master programs •26 doctorate programs

Exceptional Students!Exceptional Students!

Average High School GPA 3.85

Average ACT Score28.5 (Top 10% Nationally)

Lived outside of the U.S. for at least one year 65%Students who speak a second language 70%Number of states represented 50Number of countries represented 105Users of BYU’s online recruiting system (2013) 25,000+Number of applications for posted positions (2013) 22,395Students attending information/networking sessions (2013) 6,514

Why Recruit at BYU?

#1 Stone Cold Sober University Princeton Review

#6 Undergraduate Entrepreneurship Entrepreneur

#10 Graduates Who Go On To Earn PhD’s

NORC/University of Chicago

#11 Top-Rated Graduates by Recruiters Wall Street Journal

Rankings

Company Num. Current BYU Alum Employees

Boeing 809

Intel 776

Hewlett-Packard 536

Novell 533

IBM 466

Microsoft 459

Lockheed Martin 370

Raytheon 370

ExxonMobil 327

ATK 320

L-3 Communications 267

Ford Motor Company 188

Adobe 158

Top Employers of BYU STEM Graduates

Where do BYU Graduates Go?

Technology Transfer at BYU based upon per dollar of research expenditure ranked:

#1 in invention disclosures#1 in patent applications

The number of BYU undergraduate students who go on to earn a PhD in

engineering:#8 in the United States

Innovation at BYU

Technology Programs at BYU

Program Total Enroll.

BS MS PhD Minor

Computer Science

1,022 717 71 30 204

Information Technology (IT)

223 205 18 -

Information Systems (IS)

284 240 44 -

Electrical & Computer Engineering

649 575 40 34

Digital Humanities

175 - - - 175Based on Fall 2013 Enrollment

Computer Science

717 Bachelor’s students 71 Master’s students 30 Ph.D. students204 CS minor students

Graphics, Animation &

Computer Vision

Artificial Intelligence &

Machine Learning

Computer Networks, Systems &

Security

Computational Science &

Control

Data & Text Analytics

Human-Computer Interaction &

Software Development

Program StrengthsProgram Strengths96% Student Placement at

graduationGoogle, Microsoft, Amazon, National Instruments, NASA, IBM, Apple, Goldman Sachs, ExxonMobil, Intel, Adobe, etc.

150+ students work on mentored research projects in any given semester.

One of the top animation programs in the country, winning 16 Student Emmy Awards in the past 11 years

Information Technology• In 2012, the BYU IT program was designated a Center of Academic

Excellence in Cyber Security by the NSA/DHS• The IT program currently has 10 emphases: 1) Cyber Security; 2)

Databases; 3) Human-Computer Interaction; 4) Integrative Programming; 5) Mechatronics; 6) Mobile and Embedded Technologies; 7) Networking; 8) System Administration; 9) Web & Social Media; and 10) Web Systems

• One of the lead IT research programs in the nation• Extremely high placement rate, as with other computing programs (98%),

and with highly reputable companies and organizations• The average salary for an IT undergraduate is about $73,300 in Apr 2014

Top 10 IS program nation-wide Tech Republic #8 Business Week Undergraduate Business School – IS

specific

“Leveraging Technology To Solve Business Problems”

Solid Technology Base: Must program in Java. Students choose other languages based on desired focus. Many choose to become

Software/Web/Mobile Developers/Engineers. Database, BI, Security, IT Consulting, IT Audit, Business/Systems Analysts, Design, and more.

Business Processes Curriculum: INTEX (Integrative Exercises – Business Case IT/IS Resolutions). Small group/team collaboration

required. Project Management driven. Cross industry lines of business.

See the BSIS profile hereSee the MISM profile here

Information Systems

Electrical & Computer Engineering Graduates split ~50/50 between Computer

Engineering and Electrical Engineering programs Strong combination of analytical and software skills

~100% placement in industry, graduate schools, professional schools

Specialty areas: Embedded systems design and programming FPGA design and CAD Computer architecture Software development Robotics, vision, and control Real-time systems

Digital Humanities (minor)Purposes: (1) Revisit humanities content by applying technology’s analytical strengths. (2) Solve modern problems by applying the humanities’ synthetic thinking methods.

Outcomes: (1) Understand the implications of technology-mediated knowledge. (2) Display expertise in one or more technologies. (3) Apply technology skills to solve real problems and/or create new technology-based tools.

Skills: Web publishing, print publishing, computational linguistics, software localization, corpus analysis, topic modeling, etc.

Students: 55/45 split between humanities majors and others. Majors from every college but one (nursing).

Localization (New Program)The new localization program is still in development, but BYU graduates already permeate the localization industry and work in localization at these companies

Localization = Translation + AdaptationTechnical, Cultural & Linguistic Adaptation for International Markets

Localization combines skills in technology, culture, business, and language so graduates can fill roles as managers, engineers, and linguists

Adapting various products for global markets:

Our Goal for Each Student

Recruit Students on the Bridge

Campus-wide system to facilitate Student/Employer interactionsbridge.byu.edu