Public · Community college

Utah Tech University

Saint George, Utah · Midsize city

21%
Transfer rate
$16,039
Avg net price
38%
Grad / completion
$44,570
Median earnings

Utah Tech University is a public certificate-granting institution in Saint George, Utah (midsize city setting), enrolling 8,552 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicMidsize · 8,552 undergradsMidsize cityNCAA Division I-FCS · Western Athletic ConferenceCold winters

About Saint George, Utah

St. George or Saint George is a city in and the county seat of Washington County, Utah, United States. St. George was founded as part of the cotton mission in 1861 under the direction of Latter Day Saint apostle Erastus Snow. The Southwest Symphony Orchestra and Southern Utah Heritage Choir are in St. George. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Midsize city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To the ocean
342 miles
Nearest airport
6 miles to St George (SGU)

How Utah Tech University compares

Graduation rate38%

Higher than 24% · #39 of 41 in Utah

First-year retention68%

Higher than 40%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$44,570

Higher than 82% · #7 of 33 in Utah

Average net price$16,039

Cheaper than 47% · #14 cheapest of 35 in Utah

Median debt at graduation$15,000

Lower than 14%

Student–faculty ratio23 : 1

Lower than 18%

Undergraduate enrollment8,552

Larger than 95%

Percentiles compare Utah Tech University 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

Undergraduate vs. graduate

8,713students
  • Undergraduate8,55298%
  • Graduate1612%

Undergraduates by gender

8,552undergrads
  • Women4,79456%
  • Men3,75844%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White73%
  • Black1.7%
  • Hispanic14%
  • Asian1.3%
  • Other or multiracial9.4%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
8,552
Graduate enrollment
161
Student–faculty ratio
23 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
22%
First-generation students
39%
Students over 25
11%
Median family income
$35,331
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$78,066
Endowment
$36,940,280

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 2,097 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Utah71%
  • Other U.S. states29%
  • International0.6%

Most first-years stay in state — Utah Tech University draws overwhelmingly from Utah.

1% 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
$6,306
Out-of-state tuition
$18,246
Room & board
$9,434
Books & supplies
$900
Total cost of attendance
$20,763
Average net price
$16,039

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 (within 6 years)
38%
Graduated on time (4 years)
16%
First-year retention
68%
Transferred to another college
21%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$37,959
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$44,570
Median debt at graduation
$15,000
Students with federal loans
15%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
45%

About 22% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
16%
Low-income (Pell)
23%
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
1,050
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
12%
Housing charge (year)
$4,270
Meal plan (year)
$4,500
Application fee
$35
Athletics
NCAA Division I-FCS
Football conference
Western Athletic Conference
Varsity athletes
394 (204 men · 190 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 (11)

Football109
Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)70
Soccer55
Baseball33
Basketball28
Softball23
Swimming23
Golf17
Volleyball16
Cross Country12
Tennis8

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

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
1.4 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
35
Property offenses (2022–2024)
21

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 2 campuses (13,167 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.

19reported offenses a year
12 violent a year7.0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Rape
5.7
Fondling
4.7
Burglary
4.3
Motor vehicle theft
2.7
Aggravated assault
1.3

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
$13,158
$30–48k
$13,214
$48–75k
$15,440
$75–110k
$18,715
$110k+
$20,605

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.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$75,032

$15,440/year × about 4.9 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

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.

81%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$5,186
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 81% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $5,186. 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 2,155 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)
$44,570
Typical debt at graduation
$15,000
Debt vs. one year's pay
34%
Out-earn a HS grad
52%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.4 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
$33,984
Men
$55,485

Men out-earn women by $21,501 (63%) 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
102°F
Winter low
28°F
Annual rain
9.3″
Annual snow
1.2″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°70°110°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.00.71.4JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, ST George, UT US station (2.5 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.