One topic that seems to be often on the minds of Brigham Young University students is marriage. We were interested in seeing if there is a difference in opinion between Utah students and those from outside of Utah about what the ideal age for marriage should be. We used a Qualtrics online survey to collect data from a range of BYU students across diverse areas of study, including family life, European studies, engineering, exercise science, geography, and religion. We had 259 participants. This included 82 males and 177 females, both married and single. Our survey asked basic questions, opinions about the ideal age of marriage, and ratings of “marriage-readiness” characteristics. We analyzed the data using correlation coefficients. A very weak positive relationship was found between state of origin and the view of the ideal age of marriage. We found that BYU students view financial independence and a college degree as important characteristics in preparing someone for marriage. Introduction The population we decided to study was composed of students at Brigham Young University, married and unmarried, male and female. We used a convenience sample; however, we did our best to get responses from a variety of students. We interviewed students from family life, European studies, engineering, exercise science, geography and religion. We also looked at three singles departments, including a freshmen department. There are several reasons why we were interested in conducting this study. First, students at Brigham Young University appear to be more focused on marriage and dating than students at other universities. There is pressure from family, religious leaders and peers to get married. The age that these people think is ideal can vary depending on...... half of the newspaper ...... ily Journal [online serial]. July 2011; 19(3):274-280. doi:10.1177/1066480711406678 Milevsky, A., Niman, D., Raab, A., & Gross, R. (2011). A phenomenological examination of dating attitudes in ultra-Orthodox Jewish emerging adult women. Mental Health, Religion and Culture, 14(4), 311-322. doi:10.1080/13674670903585Willoughby, B.J., Carroll, J.S., Vitas, J.M., & Hill, L.M. (2012). "When are you getting married?" The intergenerational transmission of attitudes regarding marital timing and marital importance. Journal of Family Issues, 33(2), 223-245. doi:10.1177/0192513X11408695Willoughby, B. J., Olson, C. D., Carroll, J. S., & Nelson, L. J. (2012). Sooner or later? the marital horizons of parents and their emerging adult children. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 29(7), 967-981. Retrieved from http://spr.sagepub.com/content/29/7/967.full.pdfhtml