Public · Community college

Weber State University

Ogden, Utah · Small city

#2 for grad earnings in Utah
20%
Transfer rate
$10,258
Avg net price
46%
Grad / completion
$56,287
Median earnings

Weber State University is a public associate-granting institution in Ogden, Utah (small city setting), enrolling 16,360 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicLarge · 16,360 undergradsSmall cityNCAA Division I-FCS · Big Sky ConferenceCold winters

About Ogden, Utah

Ogden is a city in and the county seat of Weber County, Utah, United States, located approximately 10 miles (16 km) east of the Great Salt Lake and 40 miles (64 km) north of Salt Lake City. Originally named Fort Buenaventura, Ogden was the first permanent settlement by people of European descent in what is now Utah. It was established by the trapper Miles Goodyear in 1846 about a mile west of where downtown Ogden sits today. As the principal city of the 2nd largest MSA in Utah, Ogden serves as an economic hub for the northern part of the state. Much of the central city is occupied by offices of federal, state, county, and municipal government entities. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Small city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To the ocean
551 miles
Nearest airport
3 miles to Ogden Hinckley (OGD)

How Weber State University compares

Graduation rate46%

Higher than 33% · #35 of 41 in Utah

First-year retention67%

Higher than 39%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$56,287

Higher than 94% · #2 of 33 in Utah

Average net price$10,258

Cheaper than 69% · #8 cheapest of 35 in Utah

Median debt at graduation$15,113

Lower than 14%

Student–faculty ratio20 : 1

Lower than 29%

Undergraduate enrollment16,360

Larger than 99%

Percentiles compare Weber State 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

17,389students
  • Undergraduate16,36094%
  • Graduate1,0296%

Undergraduates by gender

16,360undergrads
  • Women9,55858%
  • Men6,80242%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White70%
  • Black2.0%
  • Hispanic14%
  • Asian2.1%
  • Other or multiracial12%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
16,360
Graduate enrollment
1,029
Student–faculty ratio
20 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
17%
First-generation students
37%
Students over 25
17%
Median family income
$35,841
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$88,200
Endowment
$229,516,300

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 3,273 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Utah86%
  • Other U.S. states10.0%
  • International3.8%

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

4% 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
$6,557
Out-of-state tuition
$17,545
Room & board
$9,572
Books & supplies
$1,400
Total cost of attendance
$16,035
Average net price
$10,258

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)
46%
Graduated on time (4 years)
23%
First-year retention
67%
Transferred to another college
20%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$47,061
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$56,287
Median debt at graduation
$15,113
Students with federal loans
10%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
57%

About 23% 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
23%
Low-income (Pell)
33%
First-generation
30%

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
1,001
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
6%
Housing charge (year)
$3,880
Meal plan (year)
$6,020
Application fee
$30
Athletics
NCAA Division I-FCS
Football conference
Big Sky Conference
Varsity athletes
539 (282 men · 257 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)

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)207
Football109
Other Sports85
Basketball35
Soccer29
Softball25
Golf17
Tennis16
Volleyball16

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

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.3 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
29
Property offenses (2022–2024)
2

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 5 campuses (32,701 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.

10reported offenses a year
9.7 violent a year0.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Rape
4.7
Fondling
3.7
Aggravated assault
1.0
Burglary
0.7
Robbery
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
$7,796
$30–48k
$8,300
$48–75k
$10,157
$75–110k
$12,596
$110k+
$14,300

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
$48,219

$10,157/year × about 4.7 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.

72%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$3,770
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 72% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $3,770. 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 2,285 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)
$56,287
Typical debt at graduation
$15,113
Debt vs. one year's pay
27%
Out-earn a HS grad
64%

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
$44,942
Men
$68,716

Men out-earn women by $23,774 (53%) 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
21°F
Annual rain
16.4″
Annual snow
22.8″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.01.12.2JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Ogden Hinkley AP, UT US station (3.5 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.