List of colleges and universities in Utah
The following is a list of accredited colleges and universities in the U.S. state of Utah.
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Public institutions
[edit]All public institutions in the state of Utah are managed by the Utah System of Higher Education, which consists of eight public colleges and universities and eight technical colleges.[1]
Four-year institutions
[edit]| School | Location | Control | Carnegie Classification[2] | Enrollment (Fall 2023)[3] |
Founded[4] | Branches and campuses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Utah University | Cedar City | Public | Master's university | 15,033 | 1897 | |
| University of Utah | Salt Lake City | Public | Doctoral/Research university | 35,310 | 1850 | Asia (Incheon), Sandy, and St. George[5] |
| Utah State University | Logan | Public | Doctoral/Research university | 28,063 | 1888 | Regional campus: USU Eastern (Price) Statewide campuses: Brigham City, Tooele, and Uintah Basin (Roosevelt and Vernal)[6] |
| Utah Tech University | St. George | Public | Baccalaureate college | 12,567 | 1911 | Hurricane |
| Utah Valley University | Orem | Public | Master's university | 46,809 | 1941 | Lehi and Wasatch (Heber City)[7] |
| Weber State University | Ogden | Public | Master's university | 30,536 | 1889 | Center for Continuing Education (Clearfield), Community Education Center (Ogden), Davis (Layton), Downtown (Ogden), Farmington Station, and Morgan Center[8] |
Two-year institutions
[edit]Associate's colleges
[edit]- Salt Lake Community College, various locations in Salt Lake County
- Snow College, Ephraim and Richfield
Technical colleges
[edit]- Bridgerland Technical College, Logan
- Davis Technical College, Kaysville
- Dixie Technical College, St. George
- Mountainland Technical College, Lehi
- Ogden–Weber Technical College, Ogden
- Southwest Technical College, Cedar City
- Tooele Technical College, Tooele
- Uintah Basin Technical College, Roosevelt
Private institutions
[edit]Four-year institutions
[edit]| School | Location | Control | Carnegie Classification | Enrollment
(2020)[9] |
Founded[10] | Branches and campuses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigham Young University | Provo | Private (not for profit) | Research Universities [11] | 34,499 | 1875 | BYU-Hawaii, BYU-Idaho, Jerusalem, Salt Lake City |
| Broadview University | West Jordan | Private (for profit) | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges | 69 | 1977 | West Jordan, Salt Lake City |
| Columbia College Utah | Murray | Private (not for profit) | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges | 1,276 | 1918 | |
| Eagle Gate College | Murray | Private (for profit) | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges | 205 | 1979 | Layton, Salt Lake City |
| Ensign College | Salt Lake City | Private (not for profit) | Faith-related institution | 2,200 | 1886 | |
| Fortis College | Millcreek | Private (for profit) | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges | 896 | 2008 | |
| Joyce University of Nursing and Health Sciences (formerly Ameritech College) | Draper | Private (not for profit) | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges | 723 | 1979 | Draper |
| Mount Liberty College | Murray | Private (not for profit) | unaccredited | 20 | 2019[12] | |
| Neumont College of Computer Science | Salt Lake City | Private (for profit) | 2003 | |||
| Provo College | Provo | Private (for profit) | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges | 446 | 1984 | |
| Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions | Provo | Private (for profit) | Doctoral university | 775 | 1998 | |
| Rocky Vista University | Ivins | Private (for profit) | Doctoral university | 1039 | 2006 | |
| Roseman University of Health Sciences | South Jordan | Private (not for profit) | Doctoral university | 1999 | ||
| Salt Lake Baptist College / Salt Lake Bible College | Taylorsville | Private (not for profit) | Faith-related institution | |||
| Stevens-Henager College | Ogden | Private (for profit) | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges | 61 | 1891 | Murray, Orem, St. George, Logan |
| University of Phoenix | Murray | Private (for profit) | Doctoral university | 95,777 | 1976 | |
| Webster University Utah | Hill Air Force Base | Private (not for profit) | Masters university | 28,247 | 1915 | |
| Western Governors University | Millcreek | Private (not for profit) | Masters university | 121,437 | 1996 | |
| Westminster University | Salt Lake City | Private (not for profit) | Masters university | 1,266 | 1875 |
Defunct institutions not 4 year
[edit]| School | Location | Control | Carnegie Classification | Founded[10] | Other branches |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Wythe University | Draper | Private (Not for profit) | unaccredited | 1992 | Provo |
| Independence University | Salt Lake City | Private (for profit) | Masters university | 1978 | |
| ITT Technical Institute | Murray | Private (for profit) | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges | 1969 |
See also
[edit]
- Utah System of Higher Education
- Utah College of Applied Technology
- Higher education in the United States
- List of college athletic programs in Utah
- List of American institutions of higher education
- List of recognized higher education accreditation organizations
- List of colleges and universities
- List of colleges and universities by country
References
[edit]- ^ Utah System of Higher Education. "Utah System of Higher Education". Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "Institution Search - Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education" (2021 ed.). American Council on Education. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
- ^ "USHE enrollment grows at degree-granting colleges and universities". Utah System of Higher Education. October 17, 2023. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
- ^ Wei (David) Ma (December 2019). "The Utah System of Higher Education at 50" (PDF). Utah System of Higher Education. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
- ^ "Locations". Continuing Education. University of Utah. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
- ^ "Locations". USU Statewide Campuses. Utah State University. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
- ^ "About Us". Continuing Education. Utah Valley University. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
- ^ "Locations". Weber State University. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
- ^ Enrollment is the total enrollment as reported by IPEDS for fall 2016.
- ^ a b U.S. News & World Report. "America's Best Colleges 2008". Retrieved 29 September 2007.
- ^ "Carnegie Classification Institution Lookup - Brigham Young University-Provo". Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ Jones, Gordon. "Utah gets a new liberal arts college". Utah Politico Hub. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
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