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=== Culture and activities === {| class="wikitable floatright sortable collapsible"; text-align:right; font-size:80%;" |+ style="font-size:90%" |Undergraduate demographics as of Fall 2020 |- ! Race and ethnicity<ref>{{cite web|title=College Scorecard: Brigham Young University|url=https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?230038-Brigham-Young-University|publisher=[[United States Department of Education]]|access-date=May 8, 2022|archive-date=June 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220615185235/https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?230038-Brigham-Young-University|url-status=live}}</ref> ! colspan="2" data-sort-type=number |Total |- | [[Non-Hispanic whites|White]] |align=right| {{bartable|81|%|2||background:gray}} |- | [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic]] |align=right| {{bartable|7|%|2||background:green}} |- | Other{{efn|Other consists of [[Multiracial Americans]] & those who prefer to not say.}} |align=right| {{bartable|5|%|2||background:brown}} |- | [[Foreign national]] |align=right| {{bartable|3|%|2||background:orange}} |- | [[Asian Americans|Asian]] |align=right| {{bartable|2|%|2||background:purple}} |- | [[Pacific Islander Americans|Pacific Islander]] |align=right| {{bartable|1|%|2||background:pink}} |- ! colspan="4" data-sort-type=number |[[Economic diversity]] |- | [[American lower class|Low-income]]{{efn|The percentage of students who received an income-based federal [[Pell grant]] intended for low-income students.}} |align=right| {{bartable|14|%|2||background:red}} |- | [[Affluence in the United States|Affluent]]{{efn|The percentage of students who are a part of the [[American middle class]] at the bare minimum.}} |align=right| {{bartable|86|%|2||background:black}} |} BYU was ranked by [[The Princeton Review]] in 2008 as 14th in the nation for having the happiest students and highest quality of life.<ref name = pr>{{cite web |title= 2008 Best 366 Colleges Rankings |publisher= The Princeton Review |year= 2008 |url= http://www.princetonreview.com/college/research/rankings/rankingDetailspr07.asp?categoryID=6&topicID=43 |access-date= January 21, 2008 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080315163144/http://www.princetonreview.com/college/research/rankings/rankingDetailspr07.asp?categoryID=6&topicID=43 |archive-date= March 15, 2008 |url-status= dead }}</ref> The Princeton Review has also ranked BYU the "#1 stone-cold sober school" in the nation for 22 consecutive years,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Anderson |first1=Colton |title=BYU ranks No. 1 'Stone-Cold Sober School' for 22nd straight year |url=https://universe.byu.edu/2019/08/12/byu-ranks-no-1-stone-cold-sober-school-for-its-22nd-year/ |access-date=12 September 2021 |date=12 August 2019 |archive-date=September 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210912155611/https://universe.byu.edu/2019/08/12/byu-ranks-no-1-stone-cold-sober-school-for-its-22nd-year/ |url-status=live }}</ref> most likely due to students' adherence to the university's Honor Code. Additionally, according to the [[Uniform Crime Reports]], incidents of crime in Provo are lower than the national average, with murder classified as very rare and robberies are about 1/10 the national average.<ref>{{cite web |title=Provo UT Crime Statistics (2006 Crime Data) |publisher=Areaconnect.com |url=http://provo.areaconnect.com/crime1.htm |access-date=January 21, 2008 |archive-date=September 6, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080906132017/http://provo.areaconnect.com/crime1.htm |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2016, ''Business Insider'' rated BYU as the #1 safest college campus in the nation.<ref>{{cite web |last=Loudenback |first=Tanza |url=http://www.businessinsider.co.id/safest-college-campuses-in-america-2016-1/26/ |title=The 25 safest college campuses in America |work=Business Insider |date=January 13, 2016 |access-date=February 19, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160216060401/http://www.businessinsider.co.id/safest-college-campuses-in-america-2016-1/26/ |archive-date=February 16, 2016 }}</ref> [[Fraternities and sororities]] are prohibited at BYU,<ref>{{Cite web|last=Bitterman|first=Sara|date=April 17, 2014|title=#TBT: 12 things BYU doesn't have anymore|url=https://universe.byu.edu/2014/04/17/tbt-12-things-byu-doesnt-have-anymore/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308065923/https://universe.byu.edu/2014/04/17/tbt-12-things-byu-doesnt-have-anymore/|archive-date=March 8, 2021|access-date=December 14, 2021|website=[[The Universe (student newspaper)]]}}</ref> so most on-campus student activities and clubs are organized by the BYU Student Service Association ([[BYUSA|BYU SA]]), the university's official [[student association]], or by campus wards and stakes (official religious divisions with student leaders, budgets, and regular activities). Other groups such as comedy troupe Divine Comedy are sponsored by academic departments. BYU also sponsored a question-answering service known as the "100 Hour Board" where anyone with an account could ask a question, with topics ranging from academic questions to questions about relationships or church doctrine,<ref>{{citation |title= About Us |url= http://theboard.byu.edu/about/ |publisher= The 100 Hour Board |work= TheBoard.BYU.edu |access-date= October 29, 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131030155649/http://theboard.byu.edu/about/ |archive-date= October 30, 2013 |url-status= dead }}</ref> and it was answered in 100 hours by pseudo-anonymous BYU students.<ref>{{citation |first= Ashley |last= Morgan |date= October 4, 2004 |title= 100 hour board know-it-alls known to nobody |url= http://universe.byu.edu/2004/10/04/100-hour-board-knowitalls-known-to-nobody/ |newspaper= [[The Universe (BYU)|The Universe]] |access-date= October 29, 2013 |archive-date= September 22, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200922154707/https://universe.byu.edu/2004/10/04/100-hour-board-knowitalls-known-to-nobody/ |url-status= live }}</ref> In its early days, it was affiliated with ''[[The Universe (BYU)|The Universe]]''.<ref>{{citation |first= Phillip |last= Pierce |date= September 19, 2006 |title= 100-Hour Board Finds New Home |url= http://universe.byu.edu/2006/09/19/100hour-board-finds-new-home/ |newspaper= [[The Universe (BYU)|The Universe]] |access-date= October 29, 2013 |archive-date= September 22, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200922154844/https://universe.byu.edu/2006/09/19/100hour-board-finds-new-home/ |url-status= live }}</ref> The 100 Hour Board is now scheduled for archive with its last answer being posted in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-08-24|title=The 100 Hour Board|url=https://100hourboard.org/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210824000047/https://100hourboard.org/|url-status=dead|archive-date=2021-08-24|access-date=2021-12-15}}</ref> BYU's [[Ernest L. Wilkinson Student Center|Wilkinson Center]] serves as the hub for entertainment on campus and includes a bowling alley, a movie theater, and an eatery.<ref>{{cite web |title=Wilkinson Center things to do |url=https://wsc.byu.edu/things-to-do |access-date=12 September 2021 |archive-date=September 12, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210912152455/https://wsc.byu.edu/things-to-do |url-status=live }}</ref> BYU's Outdoors Unlimited service provides rental and repairs for recreational equipment to help students take advantage of nearby outdoor activities like mountain biking, backpacking, rafting, and skiing.<ref>{{cite web|title=Outdoors Unlimited |url=https://outdoors.byu.edu/|access-date=12 September 2021}}</ref>
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