Students
Who's on campus
A medium campus of 9,289 undergrads, where 25% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.
Race & ethnicity
Diversity index0.46
Economic access
Campus size
24% of undergraduates take every course online, and another 32% take some
Where first-years come from
2,155 first-time students
27% came from other states and 7.5% from abroad; 65% are from Utah. More from other states than at 53% of colleges.
- In-state (Utah)65%
- Other states27%
- Abroad7.5%
Top home states
- Utah(home state)65% 1,410
- Nevada9.4% 203
- California4.0% 87
- Arizona3.1% 67
- American Samoa1.4% 31
From 41 states (counting DC) and 32 from U.S. territories.
Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.
Transfers in and out
Transferring in, fall 2024
657
new transfer students, 23% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 45% of colleges.
458 full-time, 199 part-time.
Going on to another college
22%
of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 497 students).
Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.
Who they are
Many adult students15% of undergrads study part-time.
55% women
Another gender: Not collected by this college.
Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.
Campus life
Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life
Housing for 1,011 students.
Housing
Beds
1,011
About 11 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.
First-years
Not required to live on campus
Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.
Meal plans
Up to 21 meals a week
Athletics & programs
Athletics
NCAA Division I FCS · Western Athletic Conference
Football in the United Athletic Conference. Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, cross country/track.
Recent move: Football moved from the Western Athletic Conference to the United Athletic Conference, 2024–25
How the Western Athletic Conference comparesROTC
Army
Study abroad
Offered
Undergraduate research
A formal program
Calendar
Semesters
Student services
- Academic and career counseling
- Help finding a job while enrolled
- Job placement after graduating
- On-campus child care for students' children
- 4% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office
Greek life
Councils and chapters
1listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
Southern Utah University Colony
LGBTQ+ life
Policies
- Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
- Gender-inclusive restrooms listed online
Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.
State law for public colleges
Utah public colleges may not keep offices or programs that treat people differently by race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or similar traits, or that are named diversity, equity, and inclusion; teaching and research are exempt.
Utah Code §53H-1-504 (formerly §53B-1-118) (Utah HB 261 (2024)), in effect since July 1, 2024.
Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024
Not collected by this college.
Gender unknown: 0
Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.
Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;State laws on public colleges, In effect since July 1, 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)