Brigham Young University - Idaho

Brigham Young University - Idaho began in 1888 as an academy affiliated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Initially known as Bannock Stake Academy, it was later renamed Fremont Stake Academy, Smith Academy, Ricks Academy, Ricks Normal College, and eventually Ricks College. The name memorializes Thomas E. Ricks, who founded Rexburg in 1883. In 2001, Ricks College became BYU-Idaho, a four year university and Idaho's largest private institution of higher education.

Rexburg, Idaho · United States