Utah Colleges with the Lowest Acceptance Rate

The average acceptance rate of the 5 Utah colleges that have competitive admission is 79.80% for the academic year 2023-2024. Compared to last year, the acceptance rate is lower by 0.83%. The acceptance rate at 2 Utah colleges increased and the rate of 3 colleges decreased.

Westminster University has the lowest (i.e. hard to admit) acceptance rate of 68.98%. Brigham Young University (69.00%) and Southern Utah University (80.00%) are following it in the list of Tightest Utah 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.

Westminster University ranked 1st, up 1 place from 2nd last year. Brigham Young University ranked second, a drop from first place last year.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $24,512 and graduate tuition & fees is $20,042 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 Colleges To Get In Comparison
School NameAcceptance RateYieldSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
1
Westminster University Salt Lake City, UTPrivate, 4-year 68.98%
0.77%
12.99%1,245$41,4161,28064.00%8 to 1
2
1
Brigham Young University Provo, UTPrivate, 4-year 69.00%
2.33%
80.00%1,360$6,49634,46478.00%21 to 1
3
-
Southern Utah University Cedar City, UTPublic, 4-year 80.00%
3.85%
15.00%-$20,586
($6,770)
14,33057.00%22 to 1
4
-
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
5
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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
Average79.80%32.00%1,266$24,512
($8,130)
22,55063.40%18 to 1