Utah Tech University
Saint George, UT · Public · Midsize city · UTU
Public institution in Saint George, UT · 8,320 undergraduates · $44,570 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 11%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 14%Undergraduates
- Top 17%Median graduate debt
- Top 18%Cost of attendance
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $15,265703rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $6,074213th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $17,644703rd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $19,660353rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $15,000309th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $44,5701,373rd highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $37,9591,350th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 34.2%1,653rd highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 63.0%1,509th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 8,320303rd largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 22.0:11,972nd smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 22.3%1,583rd highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 113 mi (LAS)
List appearances
This school doesn’t place in the top slice of any of our 111 lists. Most lists are Top 25–50, so absence here is common and says little on its own.
Applying
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- $35
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 38 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $62,632 | $57,318 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $50,856 | $51,106 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $47,260 | $42,682 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $45,277 | $48,041 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsEducation | bachelors | $42,030 | $37,653 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasEducation | bachelors | $40,551 | $37,208 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness | bachelors | $39,153 | $44,542 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $38,829 | $47,394 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | $37,424 | $34,420 |
| Communication and Media StudiesCommunications | bachelors | $29,685 | $29,926 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literature | bachelors | $28,816 | $27,295 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsHomeland Security & Law Enforcement | bachelors | $28,381 | $24,035 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1911source
- Athletic nickname: "Trailblazers"source
- Competes in NCAA Division Isource
- Mascot: "Brooks the Bison"source
- Motto: "Active Learning, Active Life"source
- Campus size: about 100 acressource
- Formerly known as "St. George Stake Academy"source
- Formerly known as "(1911–1913)"source
- Formerly known as "Dixie Academy"source
- Formerly known as "(1913–1916)"source
- Formerly known as "Dixie Normal College"source
- Formerly known as "(1916–1923)"source
- Formerly known as "Dixie Junior College"source
- Formerly known as "(1923–1970)"source
- Formerly known as "Dixie College"source
- Formerly known as "(1970–2000)"source
- Formerly known as "Dixie State College"source
- Formerly known as "(2000–2013)"source
- Formerly known as "Dixie State University"source
- Formerly known as "(2013–2022)"source
- Athletic conference: FCSsource
- Notable alum: John Browningsource
- Notable alum: Asia Carrerasource
Athletics — 11 sports
NCAA Division I-FCS · NCAA Division I
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $3,859,512 (M $2,468,908 · W $1,390,604)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Cross Country
- Football
- Golf
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Utah Tech University’s 8,320 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In UT
- Southern Utah UniversityCedar City, UT · 9,533 undergrads
- Ensign CollegeSalt Lake City, UT · 5,969 undergrads
- Nightingale CollegeSalt Lake City, UT · 4,244 undergrads
- Snow CollegeEphraim, UT · 3,552 undergrads
- Joyce University of Nursing and Health SciencesDraper, UT · 1,892 undergrads
- Weber State UniversityOgden, UT · 15,619 undergrads
Elsewhere
- University of MaineOrono, ME · 8,341 undergrads
- Morgan State UniversityBaltimore, MD · 8,293 undergrads
- University of California-MercedMerced, CA · 8,372 undergrads
- Texas A & M University-CommerceCommerce, TX · 8,249 undergrads
- California State University-BakersfieldBakersfield, CA · 8,183 undergrads
- Greenville Technical CollegeGreenville, SC · 8,171 undergrads
Key links
- Official websiteutahtech.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 230171)
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- Compare with Southern Utah UniversitySide by side on every Scorecard measure — closest in-state school by enrollment
- Showdown: Utah Tech University vs Southern Utah UniversityHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 11 EADA programs at this school
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