Utah System of Higher Education

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Utah System of Higher Education
UBHE USHE Seal Black 2020.png
Seal of the Utah Board of Higher Education
Type Public university system
EstablishedMarch 21, 1969;55 years ago (1969-03-21)
CommissionerDave R. Woolstenhulme
Students223,829 students (Fall 2021) [1]
Location, ,
United States
Campus16 campuses
Website ushe.edu
USHE Logo 2019.svg

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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History

On March 21, 1969, the Utah State Legislature passed the Utah Higher Education Act of 1969, establishing the Utah System of Higher Education and its governing body, the State Board of Higher Education, to govern Utah's (at the time) nine institutions of higher learning, as well as administer the federal Higher Education Act of 1965. [2] [3]

In 1977, an amendment was passed to rename the board to the Utah State Board of Regents, as well as increase its membership to sixteen, with provisions for appointing of a student member. Subsequently, a 1981 amendment further increased this number to seventeen, with the seventeenth member being the Lieutenant Governor of Utah. [4]

In 2020, the Utah System of Technical Colleges was subsumed into the USHE, with the Utah State Board of Regents being renamed to the Utah Board of Higher Education. [5]

Today, the board consists of 10 Utah citizens, all of whom are appointed by the Governor of Utah, one of whom is a Student Board member. Each board member is appointed to six-year staggered term, with the exception of student board members, who are appointed to one-year terms. [6]

Colleges and universities

USA Utah location map.svg
Utah System of Higher Education locations.
Black pog.svg Black: Colleges and universities; Red pog.svg Red: Community colleges; Yellow pog.svg Yellow: Technical colleges.

Public colleges and universities

CampusLocationFoundedEnrollmentEndowmentAthletics
AffiliationNickname
Southern Utah University Cedar City 189711,224$29.9 million (2019) NCAA Div I
WAC
Thunderbirds
   
University of Utah Salt Lake City 185032,818$1.07 billion (2020) NCAA Div I
Big 12
Utes
   
Utah State University Logan 188827,426$427.4 million (2020) NCAA Div I
Mountain West
Aggies
   
Utah Tech University St. George 191111,193$16.3 million (2019) NCAA Div I
WAC
Trailblazers
   
Utah Valley University Orem 194141,728$39.8 million (2019) NCAA Div I
WAC
Wolverines
   
Weber State University Ogden 188926,681$155.2 million (2020) NCAA Div I
Big Sky
Wildcats
   

Community colleges

Technical colleges

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References

  1. "Institutional Data Resources: Headcount". Utah System of Higher Education. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  2. The State System of Higher Education (Policy 102). 23 January 1997. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  3. Newell, Jackson; Ueyama, Takeyuki (1994), "Higher Education in Utah", Utah History Encyclopedia, University of Utah Press, ISBN   9780874804256, archived from the original on February 2, 2023, retrieved April 19, 2024
  4. Utah State Board of Higher Education, Role Of (Policy 1-1). 7 December 1983. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  5. Resolution of Appreciation: Board of Regents (PDF) (Resolution TAB K). USHE Board of Regents. 15 May 2020. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  6. "About the Board". Utah System of Higher Education. Retrieved 10 April 2024.