The following is a list of accredited colleges and universities in the U.S. state of Utah.
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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]
School | Location | Control | Carnegie Classification | Enrollment (2020) [2] | Founded [3] | Branches and campuses |
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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] |
School | Location | Control | Carnegie Classification | Enrollment (2020) [2] | Founded [3] | Branches and campuses |
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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 |
School | Location | Control | Carnegie Classification | Founded [3] | Other branches |
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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 |
The University of Utah is a public research university in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Utah State University is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Logan, Utah. Utah State is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. Utah State University is classified among "Carnegie R1: Doctoral Universities – Very High Research Activity". Utah State's main campus in Logan is Utah's largest public residential campus, with over 21,000 students living on or near its main campus — defined as living either on campus properties or within one block of the university's main campus. As of Fall 2023, it had 28,063 enrolled students, including 25,048 undergraduates and 3,015 graduate students. USU has more than 250,000 alumni located in all 50 states and more than 125 countries.
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Weber State University is a public university in Ogden, Utah. It was founded in 1889 as Weber Stake Academy. It is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.
The Utah System of Higher Education (USHE) is the public university system of the state of Utah. It includes each of the state's sixteen public institutions of higher education, including its eight technical colleges.
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Independence University was a private online career college headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. It was the online branch of Stevens–Henager College, and operated four schools: the School of Healthcare, the School of Business, the School of Technology, and the School of Graphic Arts. IU was founded by Carl Barney and owned and operated by the Center for Excellence in Higher Education (CEHE). Independence university was accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges but the accreditor has begun withdrawing its accreditation because the university allegedly "failed to demonstrate successful student achievement by maintaining acceptable rates of student graduation and employment." In 2021, IU canceled classes scheduled to start May 10. On August 1, 2021, Independence University closed its doors permanently.
The Utah System of Technical Colleges was a system of public technical colleges in Utah. It was governed by a board of trustees appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Utah State Senate. In 2020, it was subsumed into the Utah System of Higher Education.
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Utah State University Eastern (USU Eastern) is a public regional college within the Utah State University system. The USU Eastern campus is located in Price, Utah, United States. Founded as Carbon College in 1937, the college joined the University of Utah system in 1959 for 10 years and was renamed College of Eastern Utah (CEU). In 1969, the Utah System of Higher Education was created ending the relationship between the University of Utah and CEU. CEU entered the USU system on July 1, 2010 as Utah State University Eastern. With more than 60 degree programs, the college focuses on technical, vocational, and associate degree programs. USU Eastern competes as the Eagles and is the only statewide USU campus, apart from the Logan campus, that has an athletics program.
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