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List of colleges and universities in Utah

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The following is a list of accredited colleges and universities in the U.S. state of Utah.

Public institutions

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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

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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

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Associate's colleges

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Technical colleges

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Private institutions

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Four-year institutions

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ Utah System of Higher Education. "Utah System of Higher Education". Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Institution Search - Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education" (2021 ed.). American Council on Education. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
  3. ^ "USHE enrollment grows at degree-granting colleges and universities". Utah System of Higher Education. October 17, 2023. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
  4. ^ Wei (David) Ma (December 2019). "The Utah System of Higher Education at 50" (PDF). Utah System of Higher Education. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
  5. ^ "Locations". Continuing Education. University of Utah. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
  6. ^ "Locations". USU Statewide Campuses. Utah State University. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
  7. ^ "About Us". Continuing Education. Utah Valley University. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
  8. ^ "Locations". Weber State University. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
  9. ^ Enrollment is the total enrollment as reported by IPEDS for fall 2016.
  10. ^ a b U.S. News & World Report. "America's Best Colleges 2008". Retrieved 29 September 2007.
  11. ^ "Carnegie Classification Institution Lookup - Brigham Young University-Provo". Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  12. ^ Jones, Gordon. "Utah gets a new liberal arts college". Utah Politico Hub. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
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