There are 63 colleges in Utah - 17 public and 46 private schools. The 2024 average undergraduate tuition of the Utah colleges is $6,813 for state residents and $24,389 for out-of-state students.
30 Utah cities have at least one college and, of them, Salt Lake City has the most of 11 colleges. It has 7 four-year colleges and 2 community colleges with a total of 227,709 students. Provo and Murray also has a number of colleges of 8 and 4 colleges respectively.
The following table shows the Utah colleges by city. The 2024 tuition & fees based on 4-year colleges' cost.
| City | Number of Schools | Under-graduate Tuition | Graduate Tuition | Population | Students to Faculty | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 4-year | Community Colleges | Trade Schools | Total | Under. | Graduate | ||||
| Salt Lake City | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | $27,125 ($9,315) |
$14,864 ($8,448) |
227,709 | 174,874 | 52,835 | 17 to 1 |
| Provo | 8 | 3 | - | 5 | $11,494 | $14,908 | 37,396 | 32,888 | 4,508 | 15 to 1 |
| Murray | 4 | 3 | - | 1 | $15,794 | $16,491 | 863 | 817 | 46 | 16 to 1 |
| Saint George | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | $17,642 ($6,074) |
$14,437 ($8,410) |
13,760 | 13,685 | 75 | 17 to 1 |
| Logan | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | $24,223 ($8,305) |
$24,008 ($7,595) |
29,465 | 26,357 | 3,108 | 17 to 1 |
| Cedar City | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | $20,586 ($6,770) |
$24,548 ($8,338) |
15,092 | 13,411 | 1,681 | 15 to 1 |
| Orem | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | $35,259 ($6,270) |
$22,943 ($9,713) |
43,217 | 42,414 | 803 | 13 to 1 |
| Layton | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | $69,541 | - | 407 | 407 | - | 22 to 1 |
| Sandy | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 249 | 249 | - | 9 to 1 |
| St. George | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 219 | 219 | - | 16 to 1 |
| Ogden | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | $17,084 ($6,391) |
$18,708 ($8,874) |
32,957 | 31,946 | 1,011 | 17 to 1 |
| Roosevelt | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 1,242 | 1,242 | - | 8 to 1 |
| Richfield | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Millcreek City | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 35 | 35 | - | 4 to 1 |
| Payson | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 25 | 25 | - | 5 to 1 |
| West Jordan | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 175 | 175 | - | 8 to 1 |
| Kaysville | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3,518 | 3,518 | - | 9 to 1 |
| Tooele | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 632 | 632 | - | 12 to 1 |
| South Jordan | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 246 | 246 | - | 16 to 1 |
| Heber City | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 15 | 15 | - | 20 to 1 |
| Ephraim | 1 | 1 | - | - | $14,130 ($4,564) |
- | 5,997 | 5,997 | - | 21 to 1 |
| South Ogden | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 23 | 23 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Ivins | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Draper | 1 | 1 | - | - | $18,195 | $12,624 | 2,304 | 2,178 | 126 | 23 to 1 |
| Lehi | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3,306 | 3,306 | - | 14 to 1 |
| American Fork | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 85 | 85 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Midvale | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 148 | 148 | - | 20 to 1 |
| Holladay | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 328 | 328 | - | 18 to 1 |
| Taylorsville | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 106 | 106 | - | 13 to 1 |
| West Valley City | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 55 | 55 | - | 7 to 1 |