The following is a list of accredited colleges and universities in the U.S. state of Utah.
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 | Enrollment
(2020)[2] |
Founded[3] | Branches and campuses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Utah University | Cedar City | Public | Masters university | 15,000[4] | 1897 | |
| University of Utah | Salt Lake City | Public | Research universities | 32,994 | 1850 | Asia, Sandy, St. George[5] |
| Utah State University | Logan | Public | Research universities | 27,932 | 1888 | USU Eastern (branch), Brigham City, Tooele, Uintah Basin, Statewide Campuses[6] |
| Utah Tech University | St. George | Public | Masters university | 9,950 | 1911 | Hurricane |
| Utah Valley University | Orem | Public | Masters university | 39,931 | 1941 | Wasatch, Lehi, Orem[7] |
| Weber State University | Ogden | Public | Masters university | 28,247 | 1889 | Davis, Downtown, Farmington Station, Morgan, West[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)[2] |
Founded[3] | Branches and campuses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigham Young University | Provo | Private (not for profit) | Research Universities [9] | 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[10] | |
| 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 edit
| School | Location | Control | Carnegie Classification | Founded[3] | 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.
- ^ a b Enrollment is the total enrollment as reported by IPEDS for fall 2016.
- ^ a b c U.S. News & World Report. "America's Best Colleges 2008". Retrieved 29 September 2007.
- ^ https://www.suu.edu/news/2023/10/enrollment-growth.html
- ^ University of Utah. "Locations". Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ Utah State University. "Statewide Campuses". Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ Utah Valley University. "Locations". Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ Weber State University. "Campuses & Centers". Retrieved 27 September 2020.
- ^ "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.