Photo: Eddie Maloney from North Las Vegas, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0St. George is home to Utah Tech University
Utah Tech University (11,334 students on campus) is inside the city. About 7% of St. George’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Utah (8%).
From the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard, June 2026; IPEDS fall 2023 enrollment) and the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–24. Straight-line distances from the center of St. George. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college in St. George
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of St. George
It is public. Every other college is more than 15 miles from St. George.
Degree-granting colleges with 100 or more students on campus (fall 2023 enrollment, minus students who study only online). Admitted: share of applicants offered a place. Net price: the average a year after grants, for students on federal aid. Graduate: within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting.
What would your family pay?
The average a year after grants, for families on federal aid, at the colleges within 15 miles. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at $75–110k, where St. George’s median household income ($76,508) falls.
The average a year after grants and scholarships, for first-time, full-time students on federal aid, from the College Scorecard. Your own price depends on your aid package; every college has a net price calculator. For community colleges the net price counts housing and food at full cost, so tuition is shown beside it. “—”: not reported for that income.
Do students finish, and does it pay?
Each dot is a college within 15 miles of St. George: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.
Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid.
What students study in St. George
Share of bachelor’s and associate degrees by field at Utah Tech University, weighted by undergraduates; then the biggest programs.
Biggest programs
College Scorecard: degree shares (PCIP; each college’s six largest fields are kept, the rest count as everything else) and the field-of-study file, median earnings 4 years after graduating.
Questions about college in St. George
Is St. George a college town?
No. About 7 of every 100 St. George residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Utah (8). The largest campus in the city, Utah Tech University, has 11,334 students on campus.
What colleges are in St. George?
Utah Tech University is inside the city. Snow College is 191.3 miles away in Ephraim.
What is the closest community college to St. George, and what does it cost?
Snow College in Ephraim, 191.3 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,338 a year for Utah residents; the federal net price, $5,552, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Utah Tech University cost if we live in Utah?
Tuition and fees are $6,306 a year in-state and $18,246 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $13,158 (under $30,000 income) to $20,605 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
Neighbors talk college
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023 enrollment). “On campus” is fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Distances are straight-line from the center of St. George. Residents in college, age, rent and poverty (including poverty without college students, table B14006): U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24. Colleges are described, not graded; the College town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents are enrolled. How TownRatings describes colleges →