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 // 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%

Costs & Fees

2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $14,455
In-State tuition: $6,010
Out-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
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)
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)
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)
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 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
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


Campus Resources

Average faculty salary: $77,796
Full 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)