There are 64 colleges in Utah - 17 public and 47 private schools.
The 2024 average tuition & fees of the 4-year colleges in Utah is $6,813 for Utah residents and $20,190 for out-of-state students. In private colleges, the average tuition & fees is $25,798. For Utah community colleges, the average tuition & fees is $4,411 for state residents and $13,916 for out-of-state students.
In Utah, for public 4-years colleges, in-state tuition & fees increased by 25.77% from $5,522 (2015) to $6,945 (2024) and out-of-state tuition & fees grew by 23.49% over the past decade from $16,417 (2015) to $20,273 (2024).
In private Utah colleges, the tuition & fees increased by 3.67%, from $15,927 (2015) to $16,512 (2024).
Cost of Attendance (COA) Trends
Over the past 10 years, the COA has increased 23.11% when living on campus and 29.33% when living off campus at Utah Colleges.
In private Utah Colleges, the COA has increase by 12.17% (on-campus) and 18.70% (off-camus). The COA includes tuition, fees, books & supplies, room & board, and other personal expenses.
For the academic year 2023-2024, the total cost of attendance is $36,147 when a student lives on campus and $38,665 when living off campus at Utah Colleges. The following table and chart illustrate the changes of COA for Utah Colleges over the past 10 years.
Cost of Attendance (COA) Trends of Utah Colleges
| Year | Living On Campus | Living Off Campus |
|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | Private Schools | In-State | Out-of-State | Private Schools |
|---|
| 2014-15 |
$18,467 | $29,362 | $28,872 | $19,001 | $29,896 | $29,406 |
|---|
| 2015-16 |
$18,122
-1.87% | $29,286
-0.26% | $30,357
5.14% | $19,979
5.15% | $31,143
4.17% | $32,214
9.55% |
|---|
| 2016-17 |
$18,299
0.98% | $29,954
2.28% | $28,369
-6.55% | $19,716
-1.32% | $31,371
0.73% | $29,786
-7.54% |
|---|
| 2017-18 |
$18,726
2.33% | $30,802
2.83% | $28,567
0.70% | $20,171
2.31% | $32,247
2.79% | $30,012
0.76% |
|---|
| 2018-19 |
$18,797
0.38% | $31,206
1.31% | $27,912
-2.29% | $20,610
2.18% | $33,019
2.39% | $29,725
-0.96% |
|---|
| 2019-20 |
$19,561
4.06% | $31,993
2.52% | $28,319
1.46% | $21,065
2.21% | $33,497
1.45% | $29,823
0.33% |
|---|
| 2020-21 |
$19,820
1.32% | $32,433
1.38% | $29,596
4.51% | $21,569
2.39% | $34,182
2.04% | $31,345
5.10% |
|---|
| 2021-22 |
$20,276
2.30% | $33,110
2.09% | $30,413
2.76% | $22,429
3.99% | $35,263
3.16% | $32,566
3.90% |
|---|
| 2022-23 |
$21,085
3.99% | $34,468
4.10% | $31,700
4.23% | $23,197
3.42% | $36,580
3.73% | $33,812
3.83% |
|---|
| 2023-24 |
$22,819
8.22% | $36,147
4.87% | $32,386
2.16% | $25,337
9.23% | $38,665
5.70% | $34,904
3.23% |
|---|
Tuition & Fees Changes
For the current year (2024), the average tuition & fees for Utah Colleges is $6,945 for Utah residents and $20,273 out-of-state students. In private schools, the average tuition & fees is $16,512.
For graduate programs, the 2024 average graduate tuition & fees is $9,337 for Utah residents and $22,724 out-of-state students. In private schools, the average graduate program tuition & fees is $12,441.
The tuition & fees has increased 23.49% for undergraduate programs and 18.15% for graduate programs at Utah Colleges. The following table and chart illustrate the changes of tuition & fees by tuition rates and degrees.
Tuition & Fees Changes for Utah Colleges
| Year | Undergraduate | Graduate |
|---|
| In-State | Out-of-State | Private Schools | In-State | Out-of-State | Private Schools |
|---|
| 2014-15 |
$5,522 | $16,417 | $15,927 | $6,817 | $18,578 | $11,649 |
|---|
| 2015-16 |
$5,673
2.73% | $16,837
2.56% | $17,908
12.44% | $6,719
-1.44% | $19,469
4.80% | $12,085
3.74% |
|---|
| 2016-17 |
$5,914
4.25% | $17,569
4.35% | $15,984
-10.74% | $7,650
13.86% | $20,505
5.32% | $12,210
1.03% |
|---|
| 2017-18 |
$6,124
3.55% | $18,200
3.59% | $15,965
-0.12% | $8,407
9.90% | $22,457
9.52% | $12,249
0.32% |
|---|
| 2018-19 |
$6,285
2.63% | $18,694
2.71% | $15,400
-3.54% | $8,292
-1.37% | $22,802
1.54% | $12,330
0.66% |
|---|
| 2019-20 |
$6,312
0.43% | $18,744
0.27% | $15,070
-2.14% | $8,140
-1.83% | $21,967
-3.66% | $12,413
0.67% |
|---|
| 2020-21 |
$6,383
1.12% | $18,996
1.34% | $16,159
7.23% | $8,121
-0.23% | $22,215
1.13% | $12,603
1.53% |
|---|
| 2021-22 |
$6,668
4.46% | $19,502
2.66% | $16,805
4.00% | $8,191
0.86% | $21,595
-2.79% | $13,450
6.72% |
|---|
| 2022-23 |
$6,893
3.37% | $20,276
3.97% | $17,508
4.18% | $8,433
2.95% | $22,285
3.20% | $13,582
0.98% |
|---|
| 2023-24 |
$6,945
0.75% | $20,273
-0.01% | $16,512
-5.69% | $8,563
1.54% | $21,950
-1.50% | $11,964
-11.91% |
|---|
Books & Supplies Costs Changes
For the current year (2024), the average book & supplies costs is $903 for Utah Colleges. The following table shows the changes of book & supplies costs from year 2015 to 2024.
Books & Supplies Costs Changes for Utah Colleges
| Year | Books & Supplies |
|---|
| 2014-15 | $1,196 |
|---|
| 2015-16 | $1,234
3.18% |
|---|
| 2016-17 | $996
-19.29% |
|---|
| 2017-18 | $991
-0.50% |
|---|
| 2018-19 | $931
-6.05% |
|---|
| 2019-20 | $895
-3.87% |
|---|
| 2020-21 | $875
-2.23% |
|---|
| 2021-22 | $918
4.91% |
|---|
| 2022-23 | $930
1.31% |
|---|
| 2023-24 | $903
-2.90% |
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Living Costs Changes
For Utah Colleges, the living have increased 21.09% when a student lives on campus facilities and 22.22% when living off campus from year 2015 to 2024. The living costs includes costs for room & board, and other living expenses.
Living Costs Changes for Utah Colleges
| Year | Living On Campus | Living Off Campus |
|---|
| 2014-15 | $11,749 | $12,329 |
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| 2015-16 | $11,215
-5.15% | $12,072
9.12% |
|---|
| 2016-17 | $11,389
-0.23% | $12,010
-2.76% |
|---|
| 2017-18 | $11,611
2.96% | $12,349
1.51% |
|---|
| 2018-19 | $11,581
2.82% | $12,579
3.94% |
|---|
| 2019-20 | $12,354
8.45% | $13,546
1.47% |
|---|
| 2020-21 | $12,562
1.81% | $13,962
2.19% |
|---|
| 2021-22 | $12,690
1.55% | $13,995
7.37% |
|---|
| 2022-23 | $13,262
5.40% | $14,576
4.35% |
|---|
| 2023-24 | $14,971
14.40% | $16,962
10.34% |
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