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
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
| School | Location | Control | Carnegie Classification[2] | Enrollment (fall 2024)[3] |
Founded[4] | Branches and campuses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southern Utah University | Cedar City | Public | Master's university | 15,444 | 1897 | |
| University of Utah | Salt Lake City | Public | R1: Very high Doctoral/Research university[5] | 36,894 | 1850 | Asia (Incheon), Sandy, and St. George[6] |
| Utah State University | Logan | Public | R1: Very high Doctoral/Research university[7] | 28,904 | 1888 | Regional campus: USU Eastern (Price) Statewide campuses: Brigham City, Tooele, and Uintah Basin (Roosevelt and Vernal)[8] |
| Utah Tech University | St. George | Public | Baccalaureate college | 13,167 | 1911 | Hurricane |
| Utah Valley University | Orem | Public | Master's university | 46,807 | 1941 | Lehi and Wasatch (Heber City)[9] |
| Weber State University | Ogden | Public | Master's university | 32,701 | 1889 | Center for Continuing Education (Clearfield), Community Education Center (Ogden), Davis (Layton), Downtown (Ogden), Farmington Station, and Morgan Center[10] |
Two-year institutions
Associate's colleges
- Salt Lake Community College, various locations in Salt Lake County
- Snow College, Ephraim and Richfield
Technical colleges
- 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
Four-year institutions
| School | Location | Control | Carnegie Classification | Enrollment
(fall 2024)[11] |
Founded[12] | Branches and campuses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigham Young University | Provo | Private (not for profit) | R1: very high research/doctoral production [13] | 35,873 | 1875 | BYU-Hawaii, BYU-Idaho, Jerusalem, Salt Lake City |
| Eagle Gate College | Murray & Layton | Private (for profit) | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges | 636 | 1979 | Layton, Salt Lake City |
| Ensign College | Salt Lake City | Private (not for profit) | Faith-related institution | 7,594 | 1886 | |
| Fortis College | Millcreek | Private (for profit) | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges | 383 | 2008 | |
| Joyce University of Nursing and Health Sciences (formerly Ameritech College) | Draper | Private (not for profit) | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges | 2,073 | 1979 | |
| Mount Liberty College | Murray | Private (not for profit) | unaccredited | 20 | 2019[14] | |
| Neumont College of Computer Science | Salt Lake City | Private (for profit) | 476 | 2003 | ||
| Newlane University | Lehi | Private (not for profit) | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges (Nationally Accredited) | 2017 | ||
| Provo College | Provo | Private (for profit) | Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges | 669 | 1984 | |
| Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions | Provo | Private (for profit) | Doctoral university | 1,686 | 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 | |||
| Western Governors University | Millcreek | Private (not for profit) | Masters university | 210,208 | 1996 | |
| Westminster University | Salt Lake City | Private (not for profit) | Masters university | 1,155 | 1875 |
Defunct institutions
| School | Location | Control | Founded[12] | Closed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broadview College | West Jordan | Private (for profit) | 1977 | 2024 |
| Church University | Salt Lake City | Private | 1892 | 1894 |
| George Wythe University | Draper | Private (Not for profit) | 1992 | 2016 |
| Independence University | Salt Lake City | Private (for profit) | 1978 | 2021 |
| ITT Technical Institute | Murray | Private (for profit) | 1969 | 2016 |
| Stevens-Henager College | Ogden | Private (for profit) | 1891 | 2021 |
See also
- 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