Public · Community college

Utah Valley University

Orem, Utah · Small city

#3 for grad earnings in Utah#5 best value in Utah
19%
Transfer rate
$6,376
Avg net price
45%
Grad / completion
$55,486
Median earnings

Utah Valley University is a public associate-granting institution in Orem, Utah (small city setting), enrolling 28,453 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicLarge · 28,453 undergradsSmall cityNCAA Division I without footballCold wintersSnowy

About Orem, Utah

Orem is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States, in the north central part of the state. At one time the area was known as Sharon, a Biblical name for a mostly level strip of land running between mountains and the sea, and the name of the Vermont birth town of Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement. Oremfest is an annual, multi-day summer festival that has included different activities over the years, but most recently has featured a charity golf tournament, pool party, outdoor concert, volunteer opportunities, car show, and parade. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Small city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To the ocean
544 miles
Nearest airport
4 miles to Provo (PVU)

How Utah Valley University compares

Graduation rate45%

Higher than 32% · #37 of 41 in Utah

First-year retention73%

Higher than 50%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$55,486

Higher than 94% · #3 of 33 in Utah

Average net price$6,376

Cheaper than 85% · #5 cheapest of 35 in Utah

Median debt at graduation$14,750

Lower than 15%

Student–faculty ratio26 : 1

Lower than 9%

Undergraduate enrollment28,453

Larger than 99%

Percentiles compare Utah Valley 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

29,450students
  • Undergraduate28,45397%
  • Graduate9973%

Undergraduates by gender

28,453undergrads
  • Women13,42747%
  • Men15,02653%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White76%
  • Black1.1%
  • Hispanic14%
  • Asian1.4%
  • Other or multiracial7.5%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
28,453
Graduate enrollment
997
Student–faculty ratio
26 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
23%
First-generation students
27%
Students over 25
17%
Median family income
$31,983
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$91,341
Endowment
$109,935,241

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

Cost

In-state tuition
$6,507
Out-of-state tuition
$18,489
Room & board
Books & supplies
$528
Total cost of attendance
$14,765
Average net price
$6,376

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)
45%
Graduated on time (4 years)
17%
First-year retention
73%
Transferred to another college
19%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$46,825
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$55,486
Median debt at graduation
$14,750
Students with federal loans
9%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
54%

About 28% 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
17%
Low-income (Pell)
31%
First-generation
26%

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
No
Application fee
$35
Athletics
NCAA Division I without football
Varsity athletes
552 (294 men · 258 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 (8)

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)315
Soccer65
Baseball44
Wrestling37
Basketball31
Golf21
Softball21
Volleyball18

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

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.4 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
36
Property offenses (2022–2024)
20

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 6 campuses (46,807 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 year6.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Rape
7.0
Burglary
3.3
Fondling
3.0
Motor vehicle theft
3.0
Aggravated assault
1.3
Robbery
0.7
Arson
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
$3,904
$30–48k
$4,231
$48–75k
$5,664
$75–110k
$8,115
$110k+
$13,297

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
$27,913

$5,664/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.

41%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$3,816
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 41% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $3,816. 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 3,358 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)
$55,486
Typical debt at graduation
$14,750
Debt vs. one year's pay
27%
Out-earn a HS grad
61%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.7 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Strong value

Graduates here tend to earn well relative to what they borrow — typical debt pays back fast, and most out-earn a high-school graduate.

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
$37,106
Men
$67,984

Men out-earn women by $30,878 (83%) 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
92°F
Winter low
20°F
Annual rain
17.2″
Annual snow
44.9″

Average temperature

HighLow
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Average precipitation (inches)

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NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Orem Trtmt Plt, UT US station (1.1 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.