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Utah Tech University

St. George, UT1,233 online only

Utah Tech University is a public university in St. George, UT, with about 11,334 students on campus and 1,233 more studying only online.

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Students on campus
11,334
plus 1,233 studying only online
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
$16,039
lower than at 68% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
38%
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$44,570
higher than at 60% of U.S. colleges
In brief

The short version on Utah Tech University

What you study here makes a big difference to pay

Among Utah Tech University’s biggest bachelor’s programs, nursing graduates earn a median $80,852 four years out. Fine and studio arts graduates earn $33,327. Majors ↓

The only college for 30 miles

No other degree-granting college with students on campus is within 30 miles of Utah Tech University. Nearby ↓

Utah Tech University focuses on liberal arts

49% of the degrees Utah Tech University awards are in liberal arts; the next biggest field, health professions, is 15%. 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 · Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Liberal arts 49%Health professions 15%Business 8%Visual & performing arts 5%Computer science 4%Engineering 4%Everything else 16%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

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

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing228 graduates a year · typical debt $12,500
$81k4 yrs out
Business Administration, Management and Operations107 graduates a year · typical debt $15,287
$64k4 yrs out
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness77 graduates a year · typical debt $17,250
$53k4 yrs out
Psychology, General74 graduates a year · typical debt $20,000
$50k4 yrs out
Communication and Media Studies63 graduates a year · typical debt $19,555
$51k4 yrs out
Biology, General57 graduates a year · typical debt $13,728
$54k4 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections53 graduates a year · typical debt $17,000
$55k4 yrs out
Marketing47 graduates a year
—not reported
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Utah Tech University?

Open

anyone with a high school diploma can enroll

Test scores of admitted students

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

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $20,763 a year

Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $18,246

Tuition & fees (in state) $6,306Room & board $9,434Books & supplies $900Other costs $4,123

After grants, the average family on aid pays $16,039.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$15,440

About $61,760 over 4 years · 26% off the sticker price

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

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
38%
within 6 years · Pell students 33%
Come back for year two
68%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$44,570
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$15,000
about $159 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

5%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$159 a month against about $3,163 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

50%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 60% 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
$42k
Middle income$30–75k
$47k
Higher incomeover $75k
$51k
Who goes there

The students

8,552 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 73%Hispanic 14%Black 2%Asian 1%Two or more 5%International 2%

Women and men

Women 60%Men 40%
23 : 1
students per teacher
22%
get Pell grants (lower income)
15%
take federal loans
11%
undergrads 25 or older
19%
study part time
The town around it

Living in St. George

7% of St. George’s 108,713 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ St. George pages.

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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.