Public · Community college

Snow College

Ephraim, Utah · Remote town

#3 best value in Utah
19%
Transfer rate
$5,552
Avg net price
46%
Grad / completion
$41,022
Median earnings

Snow College is a public associate-granting institution in Ephraim, Utah (remote town setting), enrolling 3,549 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicMidsize · 3,549 undergradsRemote townNJCAA Division ICold winters

About Ephraim, Utah

Ephraim is a city in Sanpete County, Utah, United States. The first settlement at Ephraim was made in 1854. A post office called Ephraim has been in operation since 1856. The town was named after Ephraim of the Old Testament. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Remote town
Highest degree offered
Bachelor's
To the ocean
530 miles
Nearest airport
60 miles to Provo (PVU)

How Snow College compares

Graduation rate46%

Higher than 32% · #36 of 41 in Utah

Earnings, 10 years after entry$41,022

Higher than 73% · #9 of 33 in Utah

Average net price$5,552

Cheaper than 89% · #3 cheapest of 35 in Utah

Median debt at graduation$7,000

Lower than 83%

Student–faculty ratio18 : 1

Lower than 39%

Undergraduate enrollment3,549

Larger than 88%

Percentiles compare Snow College with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Utah.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

3,549undergrads
  • Women1,89053%
  • Men1,65947%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White72%
  • Black1.8%
  • Hispanic11%
  • Other or multiracial15%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
3,549
Student–faculty ratio
18 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
23%
First-generation students
33%
Students over 25
6%
Median family income
$41,939
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$67,950
Endowment
$26,409,244

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 1,624 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Utah80%
  • Other U.S. states14%
  • International6.3%

Most first-years stay in state — Snow College draws overwhelmingly from Utah.

6% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition
$4,338
Out-of-state tuition
$14,288
Room & board
$5,100
Books & supplies
$1,450
Total cost of attendance
$12,514
Average net price
$5,552

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated
46%
First-year retention
Transferred to another college
19%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$34,587
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$41,022
Median debt at graduation
$7,000
Students with federal loans
12%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
62%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
46%
Low-income (Pell)
25%
First-generation
21%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
600
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
17%
Housing charge (year)
$2,050
Meal plan (year)
$3,000
Application fee
$30
Athletics
NJCAA Division I
Varsity athletes
393 (236 men · 157 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (9)

Football82
Wrestling60
Soccer54
Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)50
Other Sports49
Rodeo36
Basketball29
Volleyball18
Softball15

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
1.6 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
24
Property offenses (2022–2024)
2

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 4 campuses (5,577 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

8.7reported offenses a year
8.0 violent a year0.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Fondling
3.7
Rape
3.0
Aggravated assault
1.3
Burglary
0.3
Motor vehicle theft
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$4,672
$30–48k
$2,273
$48–75k
$5,202
$75–110k
$7,116
$110k+
$11,788

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

56%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$1,793
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 56% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,793. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 1,636 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$41,022
Typical debt at graduation
$7,000
Debt vs. one year's pay
17%
Out-earn a HS grad
44%

Typical debt would take roughly 1.7 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$31,834
Men
$53,295

Men out-earn women by $21,461 (67%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
91°F
Winter low
11°F
Annual rain
11.7″
Annual snow
19.8″

Average temperature

HighLow
0°50°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.00.71.3JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Ephraim, UT US station (0.9 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.