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Utah Valley University

Orem, Utah·Public, 4-year or above·Rocky Mountains·uvu.edu
6-yr Graduation
45%
—
Total enrollment
46,807
peer median 16,949
Avg net price
$6,376
-$5.3k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
45%
4-year graduation
17%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
40%
Full-time retention
73%

Pell equity

15.5pp gap
Pell recipients
34%303 of 889
Non-Pell (all)
49%1112 of 2248
Subsidized loan, no Pell
38%75 of 197
No Federal Aid
51%1037 of 2051

Non-Pell students graduate at a 15.5-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

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

FVT/GE

Of 264 Title IV programs, 49 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 2 fail. 213 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
264
Passing
49
18.6% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
2
0.8% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.8%
+0.2pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

264programs
  • Passing49 · 18.6%
  • No Data213 · 80.7%
  • Failing2 · 0.8%

Severity spectrum

Critical
1
Severe
1
Recoverable
0
At Risk
2
Watch
4
Safe
43
No data
213

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.

51
American Sign Language
Bachelor Degree · Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics
-23.0%
$28,583 vs $37,112
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Associate Degree · Education
-10.1%
$33,350 vs $37,112
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+8.6%
$40,289 vs $37,112
Music
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
+9.4%
$40,597 vs $37,112
Culinary Arts and Related Services
Associate Degree · Personal And Culinary Services
+11.7%
$41,464 vs $37,112
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+17.0%
$43,421 vs $37,112
Psychology General
Associate Degree · Psychology
+18.4%
$43,945 vs $37,112
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
+19.1%
$44,206 vs $37,112

Debt vs earnings

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

40
American Sign Language
Bachelor Degree · Foreign Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics
53%
$15,100 debt · $28,583 earn
Social Work
Master's Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
42%
$30,217 debt · $71,388 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Bachelor Degree · Education
40%
$20,675 debt · $52,194 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
39%
$22,667 debt · $58,219 earn
Design and Applied Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
37%
$20,410 debt · $55,728 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
37%
$17,374 debt · $47,596 earn
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
36%
$15,816 debt · $44,206 earn
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
34%
$13,750 debt · $40,289 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Accredited since 1969Next review Oct 2024

Programmatic accreditations · 9

Action history · 19

  1. Apr 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  2. Apr 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program
  3. Apr 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (MNUR) - Master's program
  4. Jan 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
  5. Aug 2024Removal of Monitoring Status
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$3,904
$30–48k$4,231
$48–75k$5,664
$75–110k$8,115
$110k+$13,297

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

Avg net price
$6,376
-$5,345vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs median $11,721
Federal loans
9.1%
In-state tuition
$6,507
Out-of-state
$18,489

Federal aid volume & trends

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

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 13,253 students received $71.1M in Pell grants, alongside $48.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
13,253
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$71.1M
$71,050,303 total
Direct Loans
$48.1M
9,897 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

12k
’20
12k
’21
11k
’22
12k
’23
13k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$17.4M
4,723 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$21.2M
4,575 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$7.1M
469 loan awards
Parent PLUS$898K
60 loan awards
Grad PLUS$1.5M
70 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.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 4,893 borrowers who entered repayment, 56 (1.1%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.1%
-1.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
4,893
Defaulted
56
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
6.9%
2017
5.9%
2018
4.4%
2019
1.1%
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 Utah Valley

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs215
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

9,904 total completions
01Business
4,34643.9%
02Liberal Arts
1,30013.1%
03Visual/Performing Arts
7647.7%
04Computer Sciences
6696.8%
05Health Professions
6076.1%
06Psychology
5285.3%
07Education
5125.2%
08Security/Protective
4344.4%
09Transportation
3793.8%
10Biological Sciences
3653.7%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
46,807
12-mo unduplicated
58,143
Undergraduate
56,745
Graduate
1,398

Gender split

Men
50%29,068
Women
50%29,075

Race / ethnicity composition

White
76.1%
Hispanic
13.8%
Two or more
3.9%
Asian
1.4%
Unknown
1.3%
Black
1.1%
Non-resident
1.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.5%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
368
205 M · 163 W
Women athletes
44.3%
Athletic aid
$3.9M
Total student aid
Budget
$19.6M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$1.8M
$2.1M
Recruiting expense
$217K
$141K
Head-coach salaries
$150K
$91K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 8

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
155 M · 160 W
$1.7M
Soccer
31 M · 34 W
$2.3M
Baseball
44 M · —
$1.7M
Wrestling
37 M · —
$1.0M
Basketball
17 M · 14 W
$3.7M
Golf
10 M · 11 W
$979K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.36
16 offenses · 44,651 students

3-year trend

0.752 yrs ago0.371 yr ago0.36Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
63
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
42
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
1
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
9
Robbery
2
Burglary
2
Fondling
2
Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

16total
  • On campus16

Includes 12 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

10
Domestic violence
1
Dating violence
9
Stalking
20 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons20
Drugs162
Liquor61

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.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
26.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
809

Utah Valley vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Utah Valley selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
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
SubjectUtah Valley University
45%—46,807$6,376Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Weber State University
47%—32,701$10,258Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Southern Utah University
50%81.8%15,444$10,462Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Metropolitan State University of Denver
31%98.8%18,453$15,327Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Colorado State University Global
—98.4%10,257$16,510Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Adams State University
32%99.2%2,901$12,980Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Peer group median45%98.6%16,949$11,721

Institutions like Utah Valley

Explore the federal data for institutions in Utah Valley's comparison group.

IPEDS

Utah Valley Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
UVU Institutional Research
Email
ir [at] lists.uvu.edu

This list communicates the latest publications, dashboards, upcoming opportunities, and other information related to institutional research and decision-support at Utah Valley University.

Visit IR office page
Team
2 members
  • Leisa Galloway
  • Tim Stanley

Common Data Set

Utah Valley's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.

Source publications

Frequently asked questions about Utah Valley University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Utah Valley.

What is the graduation rate at Utah Valley University?

Utah Valley University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 45% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Utah Valley University?

Utah Valley University reports a total enrollment of 46,807 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Utah Valley University?

The average net price at Utah Valley University is $6,376 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Utah Valley University located?

Utah Valley University is located in Orem, Utah 84058-5999.

Who runs Institutional Research at Utah Valley University?

Utah Valley University's IR work is done by the UVU Institutional Research.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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