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Snow College

Ephraim, Utah·Public, 4-year or above·Rocky Mountains·snow.edu
6-yr Graduation
46%
+16.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
5,577
peer median 7,625
Avg net price
$6,071
-$3.3k vs Baccalaureate
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Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
46%+16.0pp vs Baccalaureate

Pell equity

7.0pp gap
Pell recipients
45%
Non-Pell
38%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 121 Title IV programs, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 118 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
121
Passing
2
1.7% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
0.8% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.8%
+0.2pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

121programs
  • Passing2 · 1.7%
  • No Data118 · 97.5%
  • Failing1 · 0.8%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
1
Recoverable
0
At Risk
1
Watch
0
Safe
1
No data
118

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

3
Music
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
-9.2%
$33,705 vs $37,112
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+0.8%
$37,421 vs $37,112
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+71.5%
$63,631 vs $37,112

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+0.8%
+$309

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

1
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
19%
$7,000 debt · $37,421 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Accredited since 1953Next review Oct 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 3

Action history · 6

  1. Jul 2022Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  2. Mar 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  3. Feb 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
  4. Aug 2014Change in Agency recognition
    National Association of Schools of Music, Commission on Accreditation · Music (MUS) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programs
  5. Aug 2014Change in Agency recognition
    National Association of Schools of Theatre, Commission on Accreditation · Theatre (THEA) - Institutions and units within institutions offering degree-granting and/or non-degree-granting programs

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$5,671
$30–48k$2,950
$48–75k$5,202
$75–110k$9,432
$110k+$10,636

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$6,071
-$3,322vs Baccalaureate median $9,394
Federal loans
12.4%
In-state tuition
$4,564
Out-of-state
$14,130

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 1,540 students received $8.1M in Pell grants, alongside $2.9M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,540
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$8.1M
$8,080,445 total
Direct Loans
$2.9M
955 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
2k
21
1k
22
1k
23
2k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.4M
495 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.5M
456 loan awards
Parent PLUS$27K
4 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 653 borrowers who entered repayment, 16 (2.4%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.4%
+0.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
653
Defaulted
16
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
10.8%
2017
9.1%
2018
8.7%
2019
2.4%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Snow College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs115
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

943 total completions
01Liberal Arts
23825.2%
02Health Professions
16717.7%
03Visual/Performing Arts
12313.0%
04Business
12212.9%
05Engineering
10310.9%
06Education
697.3%
07Psychology
363.8%
08Agriculture
353.7%
09Biological Sciences
272.9%
10Social Sciences
232.4%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
5,577
12-mo unduplicated
6,433
Undergraduate
6,433
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
45%2,923
Women
55%3,510

Race / ethnicity composition

White
71.2%
Hispanic
13.1%
Non-resident
7.8%
Black
3.0%
Two or more
2.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.5%
Asian
0.3%
Unknown
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
280
164 M · 116 W
Women athletes
41.4%
Athletic aid
$913K
Total student aid
Budget
$4.5M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$523K
$390K
Recruiting expense
$5K
$7K
Head-coach salaries
$56K
$43K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 7

Football
75 M ·
$1.5M
Soccer
31 M · 24 W
$467K
Wrestling
26 M · 27 W
$347K
Rodeo
18 M · 18 W
$101K
Basketball
14 M · 13 W
$708K
Softball
· 18 W
$300K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.67
10 offenses · 5,997 students

3-year trend

1.552 yrs ago1.471 yr ago1.67Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
28
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
30
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
1

Criminal offenses by type

Fondling
4
Aggravated assault
3
Motor vehicle theft
2
Rape
1

By location

10total
  • On campus9
  • Non-campus1

Includes 6 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

5
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
5
Stalking
10 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs137
Liquor156

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
18.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
159

Snow College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Snow College selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectSnow College
46%5,577$6,071Baccalaureate
Colorado Mountain College
14%5,494$6,342Baccalaureate
Pueblo Community College
7,284$11,063Baccalaureate
Community College of Denver
7,965$9,431Baccalaureate
Red Rocks Community College
8,419$9,356Baccalaureate
Pikes Peak State College
12,556$9,682Baccalaureate
Peer group median30%7,625$9,394

Frequently asked questions about Snow College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Snow College.

What is the graduation rate at Snow College?

Snow College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 46% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Snow College?

Snow College reports a total enrollment of 5,577 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Snow College?

The average net price at Snow College is $6,071 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Snow College located?

Snow College is located in Ephraim, Utah 84627.

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