Utah Valley University
Orem, Utah · Also known as UVU · Website
$55,486
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$55,486
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Utah Valley University is a public 4-year college in Orem, Utah with 28,453 undergraduates and 997 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $6,376 a year (tuition and fees $6,507 in-state, $18,489 out-of-state). 45% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $55,486 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $14,750 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$6,376
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$6,507
Out-of-state $18,489
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
45%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$14,750
About $156 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$55,486
Rank 1,066 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $6,376
- Tuition in-state
- $6,507
- Tuition out-of-state
- $18,489
- Cost of attendance
- $14,765
- Students with a need-based grant
- 23%
- Students with federal loans
- 9.1%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $3,904
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $4,231
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $5,664
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $8,115
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $13,297
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $5,386 in 2015-16 to $6,507 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 28,453
- Graduate students
- 997
- Part-time students
- 35%
- Women
- 49%
- Students per teacher
- 26
- Completion rate
- 45%
- Retention rate
- 73%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 185
- Endowment
- $109.9M
- Other
- Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,066 of 5,094 US colleges and 8 of 48 in Utah (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | UT median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $6,376 | $18,659 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $6,507 | $8,658 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 86% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 45% | 72% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 73% | 86% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $14,750 | $10,548 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $46,825 | $34,587 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $55,486 | $36,048 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 59% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 71% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
185 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate | Certificate | 1,948 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 1,497 | $8,264 | $28,089 | $43,421 | $44,125 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 408 | $16,000 | $31,888 | $47,596 | $50,706 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 352 | $15,375 | $60,132 | $86,602 | $68,257 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 266 | $9,500 | $37,285 | $77,740 | $48,733 |
| Air TransportationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 201 | $21,504 | $56,402 | $106,001 | $85,825 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 183 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 167 | $11,875 | $54,173 | $81,582 | $69,303 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 163 | $13,300 | $20,971 | Withheld | $48,568 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 162 | $10,949 | $60,947 | $93,858 | $83,343 |
| Design and Applied ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 148 | $12,500 | $31,888 | $55,728 | $51,490 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 138 | $17,015 | $38,427 | $57,010 | $57,214 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 135 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $80,813 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 127 | $9,633 | $49,497 | $48,831 | $47,382 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 124 | $15,471 | $55,785 | $81,706 | $76,194 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 121 | $12,974 | $66,900 | $81,664 | $88,910 |
| Fire ProtectionAssociate's | Associate's | 116 | $10,370 | Withheld | $78,436 | $73,589 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 113 | $13,000 | $31,905 | $63,951 | $54,562 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 112 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate | Certificate | 111 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer ProgrammingCertificate | Certificate | 108 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,556 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralCertificate | Certificate | 108 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 108 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $103,485 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 87 | $23,146 | $77,946 | $115,541 | $107,009 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasBachelor's | Bachelor's | 87 | $14,250 | $49,297 | $52,194 | $51,389 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Utah Valley University cost?
$6,376 a year is the average net price at Utah Valley University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $6,507 for in-state students and $18,489 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $14,765. Families earning under $30,000 pay $3,904 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Utah Valley University?
Utah Valley University has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Utah Valley University graduates earn?
$55,486 a year is the median pay of former Utah Valley University students who work, 10 years after they started ($46,825 after 6 years). That ranks 1,066 of 5,094 US colleges and 8 of 48 in Utah. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (Master's) at $109,215.
How much student debt do Utah Valley University graduates have?
$14,750 is the median federal student loan debt of Utah Valley University graduates, about $156 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 9.1% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Utah Valley University?
45% of first-time, full-time students at Utah Valley University finish within 6 years. 73% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Utah Valley University?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (1,948 certificate graduates), Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (1,497 associate's graduates), Psychology, General (408 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 185 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.