Utah System of Higher Education

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Utah System of Higher Education
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Seal of the Utah Board of Higher Education
Type Public university system
EstablishedMarch 21, 1969;55 years ago (1969-03-21)
CommissionerGeoffrey Landward
Students234,526 students (Fall 2023) [1]
Location
Salt Lake City
,
Utah
,
United States
Campus16 campuses
Website ushe.edu
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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 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 terms, with the exception of student board members, who are appointed to one-year terms. [6]

Colleges and universities

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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$1.64 billion (2023) NCAA Div I
Big 12 		Utes
   
Utah State University Logan 188827,426$538.4 million (2023) 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$100 million (2023) NCAA Div I
WAC 		Wolverines
   
Weber State University Ogden 188926,681$219.5 million (2022) NCAA Div I
Big Sky 		Wildcats
   

Community colleges

Technical colleges

References

  1. ↑ "Institutional Data Resources: Headcount". Archived from the original on 2023-10-18. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
  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. Archived from the original on 11 April 2024. Retrieved 10 April 2024.
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