Utah Valley University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 700,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 3,029 (89%)
Days Without Precipitation 275 (86%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 18,880
Men / Women 52% / 48%
From State 85%
From Region 6%
Athletes 368 (2.0%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 76%
Hispanic 13%
Mixed 4%
International 2%
Native American 1%
Asian 1%
Black 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Health and Public Service 636 40% 77% 1% 2% 14% 0% $69,237 41 -0.04 77 90% 2.5%
Dental Hygiene 23 — 0% 91% 0% 0% 9% 0% $67,246 35 -0.42 75 96% — — — —
Exercise Science 129 — 54% 81% 1% 1% 10% 0% $66,533 72 +0.55 74 90% — — — —
Health and Wellness 23 — 43% 87% 0% 4% 4% 0% $65,775 46 -0.18 73 — — — — —
Nursing 151 — 25% 85% 1% 1% 8% 1% $78,250 3 -1.39 86 91% 2.5% — — —
Public Health 31 — 13% 77% 3% 6% 13% 0% $47,626 4 -1.63 31 78% — — — —
Public and Community Health 35 — 54% 74% 3% 3% 9% 3% $40,446 0 -2.29 14 79% — — — —
Respiratory Therapy 13 — 38% 77% 0% 0% 23% 0% $79,947 63 +0.07 87 — — — — —
Recreation Management — — — — — — — — $62,231 61 +0.15 67 — — — — —
Social Work 76 — 22% 70% 0% 4% 22% 0% $63,886 98 +1.26 70 90% — — — —
Criminal Justice 83 — 41% 59% 0% 1% 30% 1% $71,162 96 +1.55 80 93% — — — —
Emergency Management 71 — 77% 77% 1% 3% 8% 0% $81,992 73 +0.49 89 — — — — —
Emergency Services Administration — — — — — — — — $89,752 95 +1.06 93 94% 3.2% — — —
Paralegal Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,745 71 +0.39 68 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Humanities and Social Sciences 940 36% 78% 2% 1% 13% 1% $55,483 3 -0.56 53 82% 5.8%
American Sign Language 14 — 7% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,979 5 -1.44 41 72% — — — —
Economics 5 — 100% 60% 0% 0% 0% 0% $86,518 39 -0.43 91 — — — — —
English 65 — 37% 86% 0% 0% 11% 0% $52,013 53 -0.05 44 86% — — — —
History 17 — 59% 82% 6% 0% 12% 0% $54,534 46 -0.23 50 100% — — — —
Philosophy 17 — 71% 65% 6% 0% 18% 0% $49,153 15 -0.93 36 91% — — — —
Spanish 16 — 44% 81% 0% 0% 12% 0% $47,242 14 -0.96 30 83% — — — —
Anthropology 15 — 40% 87% 0% 0% 7% 0% $58,431 66 +0.14 60 — — — — —
Geography — — — — — — — — $60,951 46 -0.13 65 — — — — —
Geography and Environmental Studies 8 — 88% 88% 12% 0% 0% 0% $58,742 35 -0.39 60 — — — — —
Political Science 53 — 60% 83% 0% 0% 9% 0% $80,812 81 +0.63 88 91% — — — —
Psychology 485 — 31% 75% 2% 2% 15% 1% $50,070 22 -0.76 38 78% 6.4% — — —
Public Relations 178 — 30% 81% 2% 1% 9% 0% $62,378 21 -0.85 67 88% 4.0% — — —
Sociology 37 — 22% 76% 0% 3% 16% 0% $58,410 66 +0.14 60 — — — — —
Strategic Communication — — — — — — — — $64,251 27 -0.68 71 — — — — —
National Security Studies 30 — 73% 77% 3% 3% 10% 0% $64,358 78 +0.61 71 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Science 297 56% 80% 2% 1% 12% 2% $70,905 47 +0.14 79 93%
Data Science 7 — 57% 57% 0% 0% 29% 14% $109,789 37 -0.06 98 — — — — —
Applied Mathematics — — — — — — — — $91,212 32 -0.55 93 — — — — —
Chemistry 20 — 70% 65% 5% 0% 15% 5% $69,210 40 -0.23 77 — — — — —
Earth Science 8 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,648 54 -0.04 71 — — — — —
Geology — — — — — — — — $64,630 54 -0.04 71 — — — — —
Mathematics 6 — 83% 83% 17% 0% 0% 0% $81,276 54 -0.15 88 — — — — —
Physics 16 — 81% 81% 0% 0% 12% 6% $83,403 52 -0.01 89 — — — — —
Statistics 16 — 56% 69% 0% 6% 12% 0% $91,694 32 -0.54 94 — — — — —
Biochemistry — — — — — — — — $69,694 42 -0.16 78 — — — — —
Bioinformatics 8 — 12% 38% 0% 0% 38% 12% $69,283 41 -0.20 78 — — — — —
Biology 141 — 64% 88% 1% 0% 7% 1% $69,230 64 +0.32 77 94% — — — —
Biomedical Sciences 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $69,230 40 -0.03 77 94% — — — —
Biotechnology 23 — 57% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $65,887 21 -0.50 73 90% — — — —
Botany 5 — 60% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $57,883 61 +0.17 58 — — — — —
Microbiology 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $69,305 37 -0.13 78 — — — — —
Environmental Science 10 — 40% 90% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,270 64 +0.20 63 — — — — —
Zoology 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $57,354 58 +0.28 57 — — — — —
Biomedical Science — — — — — — — — $67,336 49 -0.08 75 — — — — —
Forensic Science 31 — 16% 68% 3% 3% 23% 0% $64,412 78 +0.62 71 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of Education 436 14% 82% 1% 0% 12% 0% $47,992 1 -0.67 32 81% 8.1%
Health Education 11 — 18% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,512 16 -0.89 53 84% — — — —
Deaf Studies 4 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $75,658 95 +1.31 84 95% — — — —
Family and Human Services 143 — 14% 75% 2% 1% 14% 0% $31,008 0 -2.64 4 87% 8.1% — — —
Dance and Drama Education 8 — 12% 88% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,512 38 -0.51 53 84% — — — —
Elementary Education 144 — 1% 86% 0% 0% 10% 0% $53,672 67 +0.21 48 70% — — — —
English Education 27 — 15% 78% 0% 0% 19% 0% $55,512 58 +0.01 53 84% — — — —
French Language Teacher Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,512 58 +0.01 53 84% — — — —
History Teaching 29 — 45% 90% 0% 0% 10% 0% $55,512 58 -0.00 53 84% — — — —
Mathematics Teacher Education 14 — 36% 93% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,512 50 -0.22 53 84% — — — —
Physical Education 10 — 70% 60% 0% 0% 20% 0% $55,512 43 -0.27 53 84% — — — —
Spanish Education 6 — 50% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $55,512 58 +0.01 53 84% — — — —
Special Education 19 — 5% 89% 0% 0% 5% 5% $75,658 100 +2.98 84 95% — — — —
Art Education 10 — 10% 70% 10% 0% 20% 0% $55,512 88 +0.93 53 84% — — — —
Housing and Interior Design 3 — 0% 33% 0% 0% 67% 0% $64,621 30 -0.40 71 — — — — —
Music Education 7 — 14% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $55,512 88 +0.94 53 84% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
School of the Arts 280 27% 82% 1% 0% 11% 0% $54,551 3 +0.91 50 88%
Art History 6 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 17% 0% $50,139 53 -0.13 38 — — — — —
Art and Visual Communications 164 — 20% 85% 2% 0% 9% 0% $58,694 93 +1.27 60 88% — — — —
Dance 14 — 7% 79% 0% 0% 14% 0% $51,689 93 +1.16 43 — — — — —
Film Production 47 — 66% 77% 0% 2% 15% 2% $62,013 97 +1.89 67 100% — — — —
Keyboard Performance — — — — — — — — $40,674 16 -0.65 15 88% — — — —
Music 5 — 20% 80% 20% 0% 0% 0% $40,674 16 -0.65 15 88% — — — —
Music Performance 6 — 0% 83% 0% 0% 17% 0% $40,674 16 -0.65 15 88% — — — —
Theatre 38 — 29% 82% 0% 0% 13% 0% $33,210 5 -1.32 5 76% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Scott M. Smith College of Engineering and Technology 769 83% 79% 4% 1% 9% 1% $105,079 96 +0.17 98 95% 4.9%
Civil Engineering 23 — 91% 87% 4% 0% 0% 0% $91,814 44 -0.07 94 — — — — —
Computer Engineering — — — — — — — — $122,832 72 +0.27 99 100% — — — —
Computer Hardware Engineering 10 — 100% 70% 10% 0% 10% 10% $122,832 72 +0.27 99 100% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 16 — 94% 81% 0% 0% 6% 0% $119,322 68 +0.11 99 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 58 — 86% 84% 0% 0% 12% 2% $91,763 14 -0.94 94 — — — — —
Robotics Engineering — — — — — — — — $117,774 98 +2.33 99 100% — — — —
Computer Programming 37 — 70% 89% 0% 3% 8% 0% $119,194 49 -0.17 99 — — — — —
Computer Science 144 — 91% 77% 6% 1% 8% 1% $126,478 62 +0.05 99 93% — — — —
Game Design 44 — 57% 84% 0% 0% 11% 0% $58,694 19 -0.96 60 88% — — — —
Information Systems and Technology 44 — 84% 75% 7% 0% 7% 2% $122,517 90 +1.18 99 100% — — — —
Information Technology 59 — 88% 71% 3% 5% 14% 3% $109,351 72 +0.54 98 — — — — —
Software Engineering 48 — 85% 90% 0% 0% 8% 0% $122,832 57 -0.06 99 100% — — — —
Web Design and Development 46 — 48% 70% 9% 0% 15% 0% $83,522 53 -0.01 89 93% — — — —
Engineering Management — — — — — — — — $89,765 82 +0.63 93 93% 2.2% — — —
Architecture 18 — 89% 89% 6% 0% 6% 0% $67,590 46 -0.06 75 — — — — —
Audio Production — — — — — — — — $54,539 86 +0.84 50 — — — — —
Computer Engineering Technology 9 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,968 87 +0.88 51 — — — — —
Digital Media — — — — — — — — $64,113 81 +0.57 70 93% — — — —
Music Technology 10 — 40% 90% 0% 0% 0% 0% $40,674 16 -0.65 15 88% — — — —
Aeronautical Engineering Technology 3 — 100% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $101,735 72 +0.44 97 — — — — —
Automation Engineering Technology 23 — 100% 83% 0% 0% 9% 0% $93,311 66 +0.38 94 — — — — —
Automotive Technology 4 — 100% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $93,545 67 +0.40 94 — — — — —
Aviation Management 59 — 86% 80% 5% 0% 10% 0% $107,213 77 +0.79 98 97% 4.9% — — —
Construction Management — — — — — — — — $103,679 54 +0.29 97 98% — — — —
Professional Pilot 107 — 88% 72% 4% 2% 8% 2% $107,213 77 +0.79 98 97% 4.9% — — —
Surveying and Geomatics 7 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $101,125 48 +0.06 97 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
University College 32 41% 81% 0% 0% 19% 0% $64,902 26 +0.73 72 89% 5.4%
General Studies 27 — 44% 85% 0% 0% 15% 0% $64,902 89 +0.73 72 89% 5.4% — — —
Integrated Studies 5 — 20% 60% 0% 0% 40% 0% $64,902 89 +0.73 72 89% 5.4% — — —
Multidisciplinary Studies — — — — — — — — $59,523 70 +0.21 62 86% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Woodbury School of Business 1,193 68% 83% 2% 1% 9% 1% $90,725 90 +0.43 93 95% 3.2%
Technology Management 50 — 88% 78% 8% 0% 8% 0% $92,123 42 -0.30 94 95% 3.3% — — —
Accounting 180 — 64% 83% 2% 1% 9% 0% $81,479 38 -0.36 88 96% — — — —
Business Management 247 — 71% 81% 2% 0% 11% 1% $92,123 85 +0.75 94 95% 3.3% — — —
Digital Marketing — — — — — — — — $99,709 97 +1.72 96 96% 2.8% — — —
Digital Marketing 90 — 39% 81% 2% 0% 7% 1% $99,709 97 +1.72 96 96% 2.8% — — —
Entrepreneurship 6 — 83% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $63,041 29 -0.57 68 100% — — — —
Finance 133 — 85% 87% 0% 1% 8% 2% $101,343 63 +0.08 97 94% — — — —
Hotel and Resort Management 35 — 26% 80% 0% 0% 11% 3% $63,362 66 +0.25 69 88% 7.1% — — —
Human Resource Management 28 — 50% 75% 0% 4% 18% 0% $71,160 37 -0.35 80 100% 2.4% — — —
Human Resources Development 93 — 55% 84% 1% 2% 6% 1% $74,884 49 -0.08 83 — 2.4% — — —
International Business 5 — 80% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $88,970 72 +0.23 92 — — — — —
Management 81 — 69% 88% 0% 1% 9% 1% $90,378 82 +0.66 93 — — — — —
Marketing 105 — 57% 82% 2% 0% 9% 1% $99,709 97 +1.72 96 96% 2.8% — — —
Operations Management 15 — 80% 87% 0% 7% 0% 0% $92,123 51 -0.02 94 95% 3.3% — — —
Personal Financial Planning 38 — 84% 92% 0% 3% 3% 0% $101,343 63 +0.08 97 94% — — — —
Selling Skills and Sales Operations 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $94,363 92 +1.31 95 — — — — —
Business Teacher Education 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,512 38 -0.51 53 84% — — — —
Construction Management 84 — 94% 85% 0% 0% 8% 1% $101,559 52 +0.10 97 — — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $6,836
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $19,670
Est. In-State Cost $8,843
Est. Out-of-State Cost $25,445
ROI Percentile 83th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 73%
4-Year Graduation Rate 17%
6-Year Graduation Rate 45%
Transfer-Out Rate 18%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 23.2% 1,062 65% 83% 1% 1% 9% 1% $89,850 71 +0.48 93 95% 3.2%
Social Sciences 21.7% 995 29% 76% 2% 1% 14% 1% $52,731 22 -0.77 45 83% 6.2%
Professional 11.0% 503 75% 75% 2% 1% 13% 1% $90,616 89 +0.70 93 96% 4.9%
Computer Science 10.5% 479 80% 78% 4% 1% 10% 1% $108,895 48 +0.05 98 94% 3.3%
Health Sciences 9.4% 430 35% 83% 1% 2% 9% 0% $66,776 13 -0.73 74 88% 2.5%
Arts 7.4% 337 32% 83% 2% 0% 11% 0% $54,985 65 +0.80 51 88% —
Education 5.7% 260 14% 85% 0% 0% 10% 0% $55,965 67 +0.29 54 77% —
Life & Natural Sciences 3.9% 180 60% 84% 1% 0% 11% 2% $68,491 53 +0.18 77 93% —
Humanities 3.3% 151 45% 82% 1% 0% 13% 0% $54,827 50 -0.06 51 88% 5.4%
Engineering 2.3% 107 90% 83% 2% 0% 8% 2% $98,799 35 -0.48 96 100% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.4% 66 68% 76% 3% 2% 11% 3% $78,645 49 -0.22 86 — —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.3% 13 38% 92% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,597 47 +0.22 62 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $0.8M #287 36% $0 — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.7M #404 66% $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0.4M #420 64% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.1M #424 100% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0.1M #266 0% $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0.0M #395 0% $0 — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.0M #527 100% $0 — — — —
Education $0.0M #447 0% $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0 #456 — $0 — — — —
Total $2.0M #494 52% $0 — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 155 $808K $808K $0
Baseball 44 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Wrestling 37 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Soccer 31 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Basketball 17 $2.3M $2.3M $0
Golf 10 $504K $504K $0
Total 205 $7.4M $7.4M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 160 $932K $932K $0
Soccer 34 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Softball 21 $987K $987K $0
Volleyball 18 $955K $955K $0
Basketball 14 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Golf 11 $474K $474K $0
Total 163 $6.0M $6.0M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 315 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Soccer 65 $2.3M $2.3M $0
Baseball 44 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Wrestling 37 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Basketball 31 $3.7M $3.7M $0
Golf 21 $978K $978K $0
Softball 21 $987K $987K $0
Volleyball 18 $955K $955K $0
Total 368 $19.6M $19.6M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 100%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 100% 100% 100%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

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