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Weber State University

Ogden, Utah·Public, 4-year or above·Rocky Mountains·weber.edu
6-yr Graduation
46%
+6.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Total enrollment
32,701
peer median 16,949
Avg net price
$10,722
-$2.0k 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.

Overall completion
46%+6.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
4-year graduation
23%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
47%
Full-time retention
67%

Pell equity

5.0pp gap
Pell recipients
39%
Non-Pell
44%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 5.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

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

Of 234 Title IV programs, 60 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 3 fail. 171 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
234
Passing
60
25.6% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
3
1.3% of portfolio
Fail rate
1.3%
+0.7pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

234programs
  • Passing60 · 25.6%
  • No Data171 · 73.1%
  • Failing3 · 1.3%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
2
Recoverable
1
At Risk
2
Watch
1
Safe
57
No data
171

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.

63
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
-13.1%
$32,265 vs $37,112
Fine and Studio Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
-9.2%
$33,697 vs $37,112
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
-1.2%
$36,674 vs $37,112
Anthropology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+0.5%
$37,287 vs $37,112
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+1.6%
$37,694 vs $37,112
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+16.8%
$58,987 vs $50,514
English Language and Literature General
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
+25.3%
$46,508 vs $37,112
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+27.5%
$47,312 vs $37,112

Near the line (±5%)

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

3
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
-1.2%
$438
Anthropology
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+0.5%
+$175
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+1.6%
+$582

Debt vs earnings

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

49
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
57%
$33,687 debt · $58,987 earn
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
48%
$15,509 debt · $32,265 earn
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
47%
$17,250 debt · $36,674 earn
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
46%
$17,250 debt · $37,694 earn
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
Bachelor Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
44%
$22,341 debt · $50,847 earn
Zoology/Animal Biology
Bachelor Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
37%
$18,398 debt · $49,480 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Subject Areas
Bachelor Degree · Education
36%
$21,700 debt · $61,085 earn
Design and Applied Arts
Bachelor Degree · Visual And Performing Arts
35%
$21,851 debt · $62,281 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Accredited since 1932Next review Oct 2028

Programmatic accreditations · 10

Action history · 15

  1. Oct 2024Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (CLNUR) - Clinical Doctorate
  2. Apr 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (MNUR) - Master's program
  3. Feb 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
  4. Apr 2021Grant Substantive Change: Program
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
  5. Mar 2021Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    Commission on English Language Program Accreditation · English Language

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$8,396
$30–48k$8,834
$48–75k$11,076
$75–110k$13,379
$110k+$14,750

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

Avg net price
$10,722
-$2,043vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs median $12,766
Federal loans
10.7%
In-state tuition
$6,391
Out-of-state
$17,084

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 6,331 students received $34.2M in Pell grants, alongside $28.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
6,331
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$34.2M
$34,176,428 total
Direct Loans
$28.1M
5,250 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

6k
20
6k
21
5k
22
6k
23
6k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$9.1M
2,414 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$11.5M
2,376 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$5.8M
367 loan awards
Parent PLUS$534K
43 loan awards
Grad PLUS$1.2M
50 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 3,116 borrowers who entered repayment, 33 (1.0%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.0%
-1.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
3,116
Defaulted
33
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
6.6%
2017
5.9%
2018
4.1%
2019
1.0%
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 Weber State

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs177
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

5,304 total completions
01Health Professions
1,86035.1%
02Liberal Arts
1,51228.5%
03Business
60211.3%
04Computer Sciences
4238.0%
05Education
2063.9%
06Security/Protective
1512.8%
07Foreign Languages
1452.7%
08Engineering
1422.7%
09Communication
1342.5%
10Biological Sciences
1292.4%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
32,701
12-mo unduplicated
38,054
Undergraduate
36,800
Graduate
1,254

Gender split

Men
43%16,551
Women
57%21,503

Race / ethnicity composition

White
71.6%
Hispanic
14.2%
Two or more
3.9%
Unknown
2.9%
Non-resident
2.3%
Black
2.1%
Asian
1.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.5%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
423
221 M · 202 W
Women athletes
47.8%
Athletic aid
$5.2M
Total student aid
Budget
$18.3M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$2.8M
$2.2M
Recruiting expense
$203K
$118K
Head-coach salaries
$112K
$83K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 8

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
110 M · 96 W
$1.8M
Football
109 M ·
$4.7M
Basketball
16 M · 17 W
$3.5M
Soccer
· 31 W
$896K
Softball
· 22 W
$891K
Golf
10 M · 9 W
$740K

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
0.37
11 offenses · 29,914 students

3-year trend

0.372 yrs ago0.201 yr ago0.37Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
28
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
44
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Rape
8
Fondling
2
Burglary
1

By location

11total
  • On campus11

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

VAWA offenses

6
Domestic violence
5
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
Weapons11
Drugs549
Liquor015

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Data quality: 2 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
20.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
618

Weber State vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Weber State 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
SubjectWeber State University
46%32,701$10,722Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Utah Valley University
40%46,807$8,463Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Southern Utah University
50%81.8%15,444$11,432Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Metropolitan State University of Denver
31%98.8%18,453$14,294Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Colorado State University Global
98.4%10,257$14,099Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Adams State University
32%99.2%2,901$14,173Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Peer group median40%98.6%16,949$12,766

Frequently asked questions about Weber State University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Weber State.

What is the graduation rate at Weber State University?

Weber State University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 46% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Weber State University?

Weber State University reports a total enrollment of 32,701 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Weber State University?

The average net price at Weber State University is $10,722 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Weber State University located?

Weber State University is located in Ogden, Utah 84408-1001.

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