Utah Best Colleges Comparison

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Colleges In Utah Statistics

There are 82 colleges in Utah - 17 public and 65 private schools. The 2023 average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $16,521 and the average graduate tuition & fees is $16,542. The average SAT scores of enrolled students is 1,236 and the average acceptance rate is 81% for Utah Best Colleges Comparison.
The next table shows the key academic facts for all colleges in Utah. You may want to check more statistics and compare all Utah colleges at Utah Statistics page.
2022-2023 Colleges In Utah Statistics
Top 13 colleges in UtahAll colleges in Utah
Number of Schools13 schools
(5 public, 8 private)
82 schools
(17 public, 65 private)
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees$7,595 (in-state)
$18,395 (out-of-state)
$4,689 (in-state)
$16,521 (out-of-state)
Graduate Tuition & Fees$8,594 (in-state)
$17,747 (out-of-state)
$8,563 (in-state)
$16,542 (out-of-state)
Average Financial Aid$9,286$5,358
Test Scores1,265 SAT, 26 ACT 1,236 SAT, 25 ACT
Acceptance Rate80.63% 81.22%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)33.09% 36.13%
Population354,685432,817
Undergraduate291,976368,326
Graduate62,70964,491
Graduation Rate55.75%53.70%
Transfer-out Rate16.33%16.82%
Students to Faculty Ratio18.69 to 114.78 to 1

Top Colleges In Utah Comparison

The next table lists the top 13 colleges in Utah for academic year 2022-2023. Brigham Young University ranked top in the Utah Best Colleges Comparison and University of Utah and Westminster College follows it. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $18,395 for undergraduate programs $17,747 for graduate programs. The average SAT score of the top colleges in Utah is 1,265 and the acceptance rate is 80.63%. The average students to faculty ratio is 18.69 to 1 for top colleges in Utah. You can sort the schools by clicking column name that you want to sort.
2022-2023 Top colleges in Utah Comparison
Rank*NameTuition & FeesAverage Financial AidPopulationAcceptance RateTest ScoresStudents to Faculty Ratio
1 Brigham Young University
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Private, 4-yearsProvo, UT
$6,496 $7,132 34,46467% 1,360 SAT
30 ACT
21 to 1
2 University of Utah
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Public, 4-yearsSalt Lake City, UT
$29,837
($9,315)
$6,313 34,73489% 1,300 SAT
25 ACT
18 to 1
3 Westminster College
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Private, 4-yearsSalt Lake City, UT
$41,416 $27,170 1,28070% 1,230 SAT
26 ACT
8 to 1
4 Utah State University
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Public, 4-yearsLogan, UT
$24,802
($9,228)
$8,256 27,94394% 1,170 SAT
24 ACT
19 to 1
5 Southern Utah University
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Public, 4-yearsCedar City, UT
$20,586
($6,770)
$9,027 14,33084% - 22 to 1
6 Argosy University-Salt Lake City
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Private, 4-yearsDraper, UT
$13,438 - 145- - 8 to 1
7 Stevens-Henager College
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Private, 4-yearsOrem, UT
$16,600 - 125- - 8 to 1
8 Weber State University
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Public, 4-yearsOgden, UT
$17,084
($6,391)
$3,970 29,914- - 21 to 1
9 Utah Valley University
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Public, 4-yearsOrem, UT
$17,830
($6,270)
$3,915 43,099- - 25 to 1
10 Stevens-Henager College
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Private, 4-yearsMurray, UT
$16,600 $24,122 104- - 10 to 1
11 Independence University
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Private, 4-yearsSalt Lake City, UT
$16,600 $6,433 11,578- - 33 to 1
12 University of Phoenix-Utah
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Private, 4-yearsSalt Lake City, UT
$9,552 $1,446 34- - 8 to 1
13 Western Governors University
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Private, 4-yearsSalt Lake City, UT
$8,300 $4,359 156,935- - 42 to 1
Average$18,395
($7,595)
$9,286 354,68580.63% 1,265 SAT 18.69 to 1
*Ranking data provided by CollegeEvaluator.
All data used in our site is from IPEDS (The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System), U.S. Department of Education, academic year 2022-2023