Utah Valley University
Orem, UT
School Background
2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 27,489
Graduate Enrollment: 720
Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Highest degree awarded:
Graduate
Religious Affiliation:
None
Campus Details
Small City (<100k)
Four-year, large, primarily nonresidential
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medium full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Applicant and Admittance Traits
2022 Admission Rate: 0%
Male/Female: 53% / 47% (2017)
First generation college students: 27.2% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 26.4% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.4% (2017)
Test scores for admission:
Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 36.1% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 16.9% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 9.4% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 5.9% (2017)
Ethnicity Information
White: 78.0%
Black: 1.1%
Hispanic: 12.5%
Asian: 1.4%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.5%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.7%
2+ races: 3.9%
Non-resident alien: 1.3%
Unknown race: 0.6%
Black: 1.1%
Hispanic: 12.5%
Asian: 1.4%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.5%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.7%
2+ races: 3.9%
Non-resident alien: 1.3%
Unknown race: 0.6%
Costs & Fees
2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $14,455
In-State tuition: $6,010Out-of-State tuition: $17,092
Estimated books and supplies: $588 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board:
Estimated on-campus other fees:
Estimated off-campus room & board: $9,018 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $0 (2022)
Average Family Income: $65,570 (2017)
Median Family Income: $31,983 (2017)
Scholarships & Financial Aid
Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 26.8%Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 11.3%
Median federal loan debt at graduation: $14,750 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $156 (2021)
| Household Income | Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0-$30k | $7,403 |
| $30k-48k | $8,392 |
| $48k-75k | $9,842 |
| $75k-110k | $12,590 |
| $110k+ | $13,414 |
Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements
4-year graduation rate: 15%6-year graduation rate: 38%
1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 92.9% (2020)
Loans
Median federal debt for graduates: $14,750 (2021)Median federal debt for non-graduates: $7,000 (2021)
Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $9,500 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $10,500 (2021)
Ability to Repay Loans
| Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment (Non-delinquent/default) |
Percentage |
|---|---|
| @1 Year | 74.6% (2015) |
| @3 year | 77.9% (2017) |
| @5 year | 83.1% (2017) |
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 51.0% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 51.2% (2015)
Earnings Power
Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $43,747 (2020)Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $53,946 (2020)
Popular Majors
| Type of Degree | Major | 2022 Graduates | Median Federal Debt | Median Monthly Payment | 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) | 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's Degree | Special Education and Teaching. | 18 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 7 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Curriculum and Instruction. | 22 | $61,469 ($5,122) | |||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Curriculum and Instruction. | 5 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Communication and Media Studies. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Communication and Media Studies. | 177 | $14,200 | $148 | $41,488 ($3,457) | $51,811 ($4,318) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians. | 13 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 53 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Computer Programming. | 13 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Information Science/Studies. | 43 | $17,599 | $182 | $70,780 ($5,898) | $86,824 ($7,235) |
| Associate's Degree | Computer Science. | 23 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer Science. | 72 | $24,725 | $245 | $75,364 ($6,280) | $103,513 ($8,626) |
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Computer Software and Media Applications. | 2 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Computer Software and Media Applications. | 12 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer Software and Media Applications. | 12 | $37,101 ($3,092) | $48,538 ($4,045) | ||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. | 55 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. | 65 | $21,000 | $202 | $66,403 ($5,534) | $75,474 ($6,290) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | 35 | $24,600 | |||
| Master's Degree | Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | 24 | $102,394 ($8,533) | |||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | 1 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Culinary Arts and Related Services. | 40 | $25,470 ($2,123) | $34,166 ($2,847) | ||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 3 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 95 | $12,000 | $93 | $40,850 ($3,404) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 122 | $11,625 | $102 | $41,208 ($3,434) | $44,873 ($3,739) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 102 | $18,715 | $151 | $43,698 ($3,642) | $47,169 ($3,931) |
| Associate's Degree | Engineering, General. | 17 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer Engineering. | 31 | $14,563 | $142 | $82,864 ($6,905) | $91,846 ($7,654) |
| Associate's Degree | Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering. | 13 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering. | 7 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians. | 27 | $76,005 ($6,334) | $72,309 ($6,026) | ||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians. | 1 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians. | 1 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Engineering-Related Technologies. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Engineering-Related Technologies. | 7 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians. | 18 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians. | 14 | $55,521 ($4,627) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Engineering-Related Fields. | 55 | $13,850 | $116 | $63,314 ($5,276) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 31 | $20,250 | $37,070 ($3,089) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | American Sign Language. | 30 | $16,763 | $174 | $29,046 ($2,421) | $33,074 ($2,756) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 11 | $13,500 | $141 | ||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Legal Support Services. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Legal Support Services. | 11 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 76 | $16,728 | $163 | $29,158 ($2,430) | $38,592 ($3,216) |
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | 8 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 1174 | $10,000 | $88 | $29,531 ($2,461) | $37,530 ($3,128) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 53 | $21,458 | $199 | $42,698 ($3,558) | $49,899 ($4,158) |
| Associate's Degree | Biology, General. | 23 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biology, General. | 99 | $19,200 | $180 | $27,274 ($2,273) | $61,611 ($5,134) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Botany/Plant Biology. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biotechnology. | 28 | $16,500 | $61,720 ($5,143) | ||
| Associate's Degree | Mathematics. | 18 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Mathematics. | 12 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Statistics. | 2 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations. | 3 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Gerontology. | 1 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | 44 | $37,503 ($3,125) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | 25 | $20,575 | $189 | $31,108 ($2,592) | $42,761 ($3,563) |
| Associate's Degree | Health and Physical Education/Fitness. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Health and Physical Education/Fitness. | 119 | $15,252 | $138 | $29,740 ($2,478) | $56,514 ($4,710) |
| Associate's Degree | Philosophy. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Philosophy. | 18 | $15,636 | $23,080 ($1,923) | ||
| Associate's Degree | Physical Sciences. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Chemistry. | 23 | $28,948 ($2,412) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Physics. | 15 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Psychology, General. | 54 | $6,500 | $37,497 ($3,125) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Psychology, General. | 405 | $18,500 | $170 | $30,434 ($2,536) | $40,516 ($3,376) |
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | 3 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 49 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 20 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 82 | $18,016 | $208 | $42,800 ($3,567) | $56,791 ($4,733) |
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Fire Protection. | 27 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Fire Protection. | 110 | $10,370 | $110 | $55,967 ($4,664) | $83,742 ($6,979) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Fire Protection. | 95 | $20,036 | $162 | $56,578 ($4,715) | $70,785 ($5,899) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Social Work. | 55 | $20,000 | $182 | $32,598 ($2,717) | $47,214 ($3,935) |
| Master's Degree | Social Work. | 50 | $332 | $47,889 ($3,991) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Economics. | 6 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Geography and Cartography. | 1 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | International Relations and National Security Studies. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Political Science and Government. | 42 | $21,413 | $233 | $31,466 ($2,622) | $69,589 ($5,799) |
| Associate's Degree | Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection. | 12 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection. | 52 | $14,484 | $153 | $68,886 ($5,741) | $78,807 ($6,567) |
| Associate's Degree | Mechanics and Repairers, General. | 8 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies. | 26 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies. | 32 | $42,679 ($3,557) | $46,449 ($3,871) | ||
| Associate's Degree | Woodworking. | 7 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Air Transportation. | 34 | $73,559 ($6,130) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Air Transportation. | 180 | $23,500 | $228 | $56,993 ($4,749) | $80,991 ($6,749) |
| Associate's Degree | Dance. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Dance. | 14 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Design and Applied Arts. | 2 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Design and Applied Arts. | 37 | $37,175 ($3,098) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Design and Applied Arts. | 135 | $14,057 | $133 | $36,784 ($3,065) | $44,117 ($3,676) |
| Associate's Degree | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 27 | $16,510 | $164 | $22,648 ($1,887) | $31,525 ($2,627) |
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | 29 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 5 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Music. | 8 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Music. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Music. | 34 | $23,730 ($1,978) | $16,331 ($1,361) | ||
| Associate's Degree | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions. | 6 | $32,578 ($2,715) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Dental Support Services and Allied Professions. | 25 | $12,840 | $37,791 ($3,149) | ||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 1 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 48 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 5 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | 22 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Public Health. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Public Health. | 106 | $14,541 | $153 | $32,166 ($2,681) | $36,029 ($3,002) |
| Associate's Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 98 | $56,387 ($4,699) | |||
| Associate's Degree | History. | 30 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 96 | $13,750 | $138 | $59,532 ($4,961) | $65,009 ($5,417) |
| Master's Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 4 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Business/Commerce, General. | 75 | $304 | $73,846 ($6,154) | $99,266 ($8,272) | |
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 27 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 149 | $14,250 | $101 | $62,824 ($5,235) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 285 | $15,546 | $163 | $56,394 ($4,700) | $71,749 ($5,979) |
| Master's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 25 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Accounting and Related Services. | 2 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Accounting and Related Services. | 25 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Accounting and Related Services. | 121 | $17,250 | $164 | $51,058 ($4,255) | $65,175 ($5,431) |
| Master's Degree | Accounting and Related Services. | 50 | $202 | $56,818 ($4,735) | ||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Business Operations Support and Assistant Services. | 1 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Business Operations Support and Assistant Services. | 1 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. | 14 | $56,200 ($4,683) | |||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Finance and Financial Management Services. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Finance and Financial Management Services. | 134 | $12,750 | $116 | $57,758 ($4,813) | $83,180 ($6,932) |
| Associate's Degree | Hospitality Administration/Management. | 9 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Hospitality Administration/Management. | 37 | $23,250 | $250 | $37,706 ($3,142) | $50,174 ($4,181) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Human Resources Management and Services. | 24 | $13,736 | $106 | $47,856 ($3,988) | |
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Marketing. | 122 | $12,044 | $126 | $51,672 ($4,306) | $66,493 ($5,541) |
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations. | 11 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | History. | 19 | $32,694 ($2,725) | $36,231 ($3,019) |
Campus Resources
Average faculty salary: $77,796Full time faculty: 46%
Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 25.0
School's endowment start of year: $60,659,858 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $73,203,306 (2022)