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Utah Valley University

Orem, UT6,298 online only

Utah Valley University is a public university in Orem, UT, with about 38,353 students on campus and 6,298 more studying only online.

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Students on campus
38,353
plus 6,298 studying only online
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
$6,376
lower than at 97% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
45%
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$55,486
higher than at 79% of U.S. colleges
In brief

What to know about Utah Valley University

Family background barely changes what graduates earn

Ten years after starting, students from lower-income families earn a median $53,754, about the same as the $55,316 earned by students from families making over $75,000. Outcomes ↓

What you study here makes a big difference to pay

Among Utah Valley University’s biggest bachelor’s programs, air transportation graduates earn a median $106,001 four years out. Psychology graduates earn $47,596. Majors ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard; price, graduation and earnings include online students.

★ What stands out · Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
45%
within 6 years · Pell students 34%
Come back for year two
73%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$55,486
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$14,750
about $156 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

4%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$156 a month against about $3,902 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

59%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 74% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$54k
Middle income$30–75k
$59k
Higher incomeover $75k
$55k
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Utah Valley University?

Open

anyone with a high school diploma can enroll

Test scores of admitted students

No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Utah Valley University is likely test-optional.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $14,765 a year

Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $18,489

Tuition & fees (in state) $6,507Books & supplies $528Other costs $7,730

After grants, the average family on aid pays $6,376.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$5,664

About $22,656 over 4 years · 62% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Business 28%Liberal arts 18%Health professions 9%Visual & performing arts 8%Computer science 7%Public safety 5%Everything else 25%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Psychology, General408 graduates a year · typical debt $16,000
$48k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations352 graduates a year · typical debt $15,375
$87k4 yrs out
Air Transportation201 graduates a year · typical debt $21,504
$106k4 yrs out
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication183 graduates a year
—not reported
Marketing167 graduates a year · typical debt $11,875
$82k4 yrs out
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services163 graduates a year · typical debt $13,300
—not reported
Finance and Financial Management Services162 graduates a year · typical debt $10,949
$94k4 yrs out
Design and Applied Arts148 graduates a year · typical debt $12,500
$56k4 yrs out
Who goes there

The students

28,453 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 76%Hispanic 14%Black 1%Asian 1%Two or more 4%International 1%

Women and men

Women 49%Men 51%
26 : 1
students per teacher
23%
get Pell grants (lower income)
9%
take federal loans
17%
undergrads 25 or older
35%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Orem

14% of Orem’s 95,214 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Orem pages.

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Straight-line distances from Utah Valley University; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.