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Southern Utah University

UT · Public · Remote town · 19,190 applicants 2023

80% admit rate $19,416/yr full price
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🎯 Parent/student verdict

Likely

Accessible for most applicants. Major value play for in-state residents.

✅ Best for

  • In-state residents (tuition ~$6,962 — major value play)
  • Students drawn to Business, Management, & Marketing or Liberal Arts, Humanities, & General Studies (the two biggest majors)

🎯 The reality

  • Out-of-state tuition is 3.0× the in-state rate

Verdict is composed from this college's structured data (admit rate, SAT bands, net price by income, Carnegie classification, scholarship grids) using transparent rule thresholds — not a chat-bot's opinion.

🏛️ Institutional snapshot

What kind of college is this?

Carnegie classification
M1: Master's - Larger Programs
Total enrollment
9,289
10,000 - 19,999
In-state tuitionThe published full price before any aid. Families who don't qualify for need-based aid — common above ~$110K income — pay this, minus any merit scholarships.
$6,962
sticker, before aid
Out-of-state tuition
$21,192
+$14,230 vs in-state

⚠️ Sticker price isn't every family's price. Lower- and middle-income families often pay materially less after grants; higher-income families frequently pay close to sticker unless the college offers merit scholarships. Check the school's own net-price calculator for your number.

Admit rateThe share of applicants a college accepts. Useful context, but your student's odds depend on their own grades and scores, not the average.
80.5%
Accepts the majority
Test policyApplicants choose whether to send SAT/ACT scores. At many such colleges, students who submit strong scores are still admitted at higher rates.
Test-optional
2023
10-yr earningsMedian yearly pay of former students ten years after they STARTED here — not ten years after graduating — all majors combined. The broadest single outcome number a college reports.
$50,296
median, after entry

Source: federal IPEDS Admissions 2023 for scores + admit rate; federal College Scorecard (20260606 vintage) for earnings + outcomes. SAT/ACT bands are the 25th–75th percentile of enrolled submitters.

📊 Outcomes & cost

What graduates actually earn, finish, and owe.

Federal College Scorecard data. Earnings are median annual income measured years after entering. Debt is for federal-aid borrowers only (cash-pay students aren't counted).

Earnings, 6 yrs after entry
$41,147
Earnings, 10 yrs after entryMedian yearly pay of former students ten years after they STARTED here — not ten years after graduating — all majors combined. The broadest single outcome number a college reports.
$50,296
4-year completionThe share of students who finish a bachelor's in four years. Nationally barely half do — and a fifth year quietly adds a full extra year of cost to the real price.
61%
Median debt (completers)The federal-loan balance of the typical graduating borrower. Families who pay cash aren't counted, so read it as "among those who borrowed."
$12,500

📚 What students study here

Most popular majors at Southern Utah University

Top 5 fields of study by bachelor's degrees awarded (most recent IPEDS Completions). Use this to see what Southern Utah University actually graduates — not just what it markets.

1. Business, Management, & Marketing
229 degrees · 31.9%
Broad set of corporate roles. Finance + consulting pay top, accounting + HR pay middle, sales spread is wide.
2. Liberal Arts, Humanities, & General Studies
154 degrees · 21.5%
Flexible degree → many paths. Real outcomes depend on the second skill (data, coding, teaching cert).
3. Education
127 degrees · 17.7%
Teaching is the largest path. Salary depends heavily on district + state.
4. Health Professions
109 degrees · 15.2%
Highest-paying group on this list, but most careers require additional training beyond a 4-year degree.
5. Family & Consumer Sciences
98 degrees · 13.7%
Nutrition, dietetics, child & family services, hospitality.

💼 What those majors earn here

Median earnings 4 years after entry, by major — Southern Utah University's own graduates, not national averages.

Major (CIP) Credential Cohort 1-yr earnings 4-yr earnings
Finance and Financial Management Services. Bachelor's Degree 32 — $100,149
Accounting and Related Services. Bachelor's Degree 81 $55,425 $78,586
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. Bachelor's Degree 111 $65,898 $74,908
Criminal Justice and Corrections. Bachelor's Degree 51 $39,744 $60,008
Biology, General. Bachelor's Degree 98 — $57,709
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. Bachelor's Degree 72 $30,092 $57,058
Marketing. Bachelor's Degree 36 $39,150 $54,485
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. Bachelor's Degree 51 $47,832 $54,243
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. Bachelor's Degree 110 $35,814 $54,147
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. Bachelor's Degree 65 $45,042 $53,357

Sources: IPEDS Completions (C2023_a; bachelor's-level first majors, 2-digit CIP family — share is of the top 5 only) · College Scorecard program-level outcomes (PP-FOS). Full college-vs-major comparison: /college-outcomes →

📈 Student body & economic mobility

Who attends here — and what the campus adds.

Opportunity Insights data. Why it matters even if you're full-pay: a high mobility rate means the campus itself confers earnings power — the outcomes aren't just selection effects.

Top-1% access
0.7%
from top-1% households
Mobility rateThe share of ALL students who arrived from the bottom 20% of family incomes AND reached the top 20% themselves by their early 30s — access and lift in one number, and a sign the campus itself adds earnings power.
1.0%
bottom 20% → top 20% by age 32
Upward rate
13.9%
of lower-income students who reach the top 20%
Pell recipientsStudents receiving federal Pell grants, which go to lower- and middle-income families — the standard shorthand for a college's economic mix.
25%
on federal need grants — context for these numbers

Full leaderboards: /college-mobility →

🤖 AI program signal

AI + computing education at Southern Utah University

CS degrees (annual)
14
CIP 11.0701 + 11.0101

Full multi-lens comparison: /ai-colleges →

Alternatives to Southern Utah University

Matched not just by selectivity, but by strategic goal — what a family actually decides on.

🏆 Better merit-aid options
These similar-selectivity schools publish merit scholarships your family can plan around — your kid’s stats could unlock real scholarship dollars.
University of Alabama in Huntsville
AL · Public
39 stats-based merit scholarships
Texas Tech University
TX · Public
30 stats-based + 1 competitive scholarships
The University of Alabama
AL · Public
21 stats-based + 2 competitive scholarships
💰 Lower full price
Similar selectivity, but a meaningfully lower full sticker price — the comparison that matters most for families who won't qualify for much need-based aid.
Indiana University-Kokomo
IN · Public
$11,837/yr full price (in-state) · $7,579 less before aid
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
GA · Public
$13,956/yr full price (in-state) · $5,460 less before aid
Indiana University-Northwest
IN · Public
$13,989/yr full price (in-state) · $5,427 less before aid
🛡️ Safer in-state options
Same state and similar selectivity, but with a more forgiving admit rate — useful safety / match anchors.
Utah State University
UT · Public
94% admit rate (vs 80% here)
🚀 Stronger campus value-add
Per Opportunity Insights, these campuses add more earnings power to the students they enroll than Southern Utah University does — a quality signal, not a cost play.
California State University-Los Angeles
CA · Public
9.9% mobility rate (vs 1.0% here)
Pace University
NY · Private nonprofit
8.4% mobility rate (vs 1.0% here)
CUNY New York City College of Technology
NY · Public
8.3% mobility rate (vs 1.0% here)

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