For 2023-2024 admission, the average acceptance rate of Utah colleges is 83.85%, 64,194 accepted out of 76,558 applicants.

For Utah college admission, the total number of applicants increased by 6,546 (9.35%) compared to last year, from 70,012 applicants. The number of students enrolled in first year increased by 514, which is more than 2.79% last year.

Utah colleges' acceptance rate decreased by 0.94% compared to last year, which means harder to get into Utah colleges. The yield decreased by 1.54%.

Among Utah colleges, Midwives College of Utah has the lowest acceptance rate of 60.00% with 6 accepted students out of 10 applicants. University of Utah has the most number of applicants of 22,996 and Brigham Young University has the most number of first-year enrolled students of 6,075.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Stats for Utah Colleges

The following table compares the acceptance rate and admission statistics between four-years colleges in Utah. Those colleges have admission requirements and criteria to admit (not open admission). The green or red arrows with numbers indicate change from the previous year for each column.

Last Update: July 3, 2024 | Data source: IPEDS
Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics for Utah Colleges
SchoolApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledAcceptance RateYield
Midwives College of Utah10
3
6
3
5
4
60.00%
17.14%
83.33%
50.00%
Westminster University2,634
429
1,817
279
236
45
68.98%
-0.77%
12.99%
0.57%
Brigham Young University11,006
447
7,594
554
6,075
510
69.00%
2.33%
80.00%
0.95%
Southern Utah University19,190
620
15,352
-219
2,303
143
80.00%
-3.85%
15.00%
1.13%
Bonnie Joseph Academy of Cosmetology & Barbering21181785.71%94.44%
University of Utah22,996
1,924
20,007
1,226
5,602
82
87.00%
-2.13%
28.00%
-1.39%
Joyce University of Nursing and Health Sciences180
-53
160
-67
158
9
88.89%
-8.53%
98.75%
33.11%
Neumont College of Computer Science1,125
-120
1,001
-89
180
-21
88.98%
1.43%
17.98%
-0.46%
Utah State University19,331
3,262
18,171
3,110
4,361
-264
94.00%
0.27%
24.00%
-6.71%
Arizona College of Nursing-Salt Lake City86
34
86
34
28
6
100.00%32.56%
-9.75%