Utah Public Colleges with the Lowest Acceptance Rate

The average acceptance rate of the 3 public Utah colleges that have competitive admission is 87.00% for the academic year 2023-2024. Compared to last year, the acceptance rate is lower by 1.9%. The acceptance rate at 1 public Utah colleges increased and the rate of 2 colleges decreased.

Southern Utah University has the lowest (i.e. hard to admit) acceptance rate of 80.00%. University of Utah (87.00%) and Utah State University (94.00%) are following it in the list of Tightest Utah Public Colleges to get in.

This ranking is only based on acceptance rates and more admission stats such as SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.

Southern Utah University stays at first place of the lowest acceptance rate ranking since last year. University of Utah also maintained its second place in the ranking.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $24,882 and graduate tuition & fees is $25,204 for the academic year 2023-2024.

We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.
Table. Tightest Utah Public Colleges To Get In Comparison
School NameAcceptance RateYieldSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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Southern Utah University Cedar City, UTPublic, 4-year 80.00%
3.85%
15.00%-$20,586
($6,770)
14,33057.00%22 to 1
2
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University of Utah Salt Lake City, UTPublic, 4-year 87.00%
2.13%
28.00%1,280$29,837
($9,315)
34,73464.00%18 to 1
3
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Utah State University Logan, UTPublic, 4-year 94.00%
0.27%
24.00%1,180$24,223
($8,305)
27,94354.00%19 to 1
Average87.00%22.33%1,230$24,882
($8,130)
25,66958.33%20 to 1