The following is a list of accredited

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Utah Utah ( , ) is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. Utah is a landlocked U.S. state bordered to its east by Colorado, to its northeast by Wyoming, to its north by Idaho, to its south by Arizona, and to it ...

Public institutions

All public institutions in the state of Utah are managed by the

Utah System of Higher Education The Utah System of Higher Education (USHE) is the public university system of the state of Utah. It includes each of the state's sixteen public institutions of higher education, including its eight technical colleges. History On March 21, 1969, ...

, which consists of eight public colleges and universities and eight technical colleges.

Four-year institutions

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Carnegie Classification The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, or simply the Carnegie Classification, is a framework for classifying colleges and universities in the United States. It was created in 1970 by the Carnegie Foundation for the Adv ...

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Southern Utah University Southern Utah University (SUU) is a public university in Cedar City, Utah. Founded in 1897 as a normal school, Southern Utah University now graduates over 1,800 students each year with baccalaureate and graduate degrees from its six colleges. ...

Cedar City Cedar City is the largest city in Iron County, Utah, United States. It is located south of Salt Lake City, and north of Las Vegas on Interstate 15. It is the home of Southern Utah University, the Utah Shakespeare Festival, the Utah Summer Gam ...

, Public , Masters university , 10,196 , 1897 , , - ,

University of Utah The University of Utah (U of U, UofU, or simply The U) is a public research university in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is the flagship institution of the Utah System of Higher Education. The university was established in 1850 as the University of De ...

Salt Lake City Salt Lake City (often shortened to Salt Lake and abbreviated as SLC) is the capital and most populous city of Utah, United States. It is the seat of Salt Lake County, the most populous county in Utah. With a population of 200,133 in 2020, th ...

, Public , Research universities , 32,994 , 1850
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Utah State University Utah State University (USU or Utah State) is a public land-grant research university in Logan, Utah. It is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. With nearly 20,000 students living on or near campus, USU is Utah ...

, Logan , Public , Research universities , 27,932 , 1888 , USU Eastern (branch), Brigham City,

Tooele Tooele ( ) is a city in Tooele County in the U.S. state of Utah. The population was 35,742 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Tooele County. Located approximately 30 minutes southwest of Salt Lake City, Tooele is known for Tooele Army ...

Uintah Basin The Uinta Basin (also known as the Uintah Basin) is a physiographic section of the larger Colorado Plateaus province, which in turn is part of the larger Intermontane Plateaus physiographic division. It is also a geologic structural basin in e ...

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Utah Tech University Utah Tech University (UT), formerly known as Dixie State University (DSU) and similar names, is a public university in St. George, Utah. The university offers about 240 programs (4 master's degrees, 53 bachelor's degrees, 18 associate degrees, 4 ...

, St. George , Public , Masters university , 9,950 , 1911
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Orem Orem is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States, in the northern part of the state. It is adjacent to Provo, Lindon, and Vineyard and is approximately south of Salt Lake City. Orem is one of the principal cities of the Provo-Orem, Utah M ...

, Public , Masters university , 39,931 , 1941
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Weber State University Weber State University (pronounced ) is a public university in Ogden, Utah. It was founded in 1889 as Weber Stake Academy. It is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. History Weber State University was founded ...

, Ogden , Public , Masters university , 28,247 , 1889
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Two-year institutions

Associate's colleges

Salt Lake Community College Salt Lake Community College (SLCC) is a public community college in Salt Lake County, Utah. It is the state's largest two-year college with the most diverse student body. It serves more than 60,000 students on 10 campuses as well as through onl ...

, various locations in Salt Lake County *

Snow College Snow College is a public community college in Ephraim, Utah. It offers certificates and associate degrees in a number of areas, along with bachelor's degrees in music and software engineering and a four-year nursing program. Snow College is par ...

, Ephraim and Richfield

Technical colleges

Bridgerland Technical College Bridgerland Technical College (BTECH), formerly Bridgerland Applied Technical college (BATC), is a public community college in Logan, Utah. It is part of the Utah System of Higher Education. The main campus is located in Logan with two satellit ...

, Logan *

Davis Technical College Davis Technical College (Davis Tech) is a public technical college in Kaysville, Utah. It provides competency-based education in an open-entry, open-exit environment which prepares over 6,000 high school and adult students with career and technic ...

, Kaysville *

Dixie Technical College Dixie Technical College (Dixie Tech) is a public technical college in St. George, Utah. It is part of the statewide Utah System of Higher Education. Dixie Tech was established in 2001 by the Utah State Legislature and offers certificate programs ...

, St. George *

Mountainland Technical College Mountainland Technical College (MTECH) is a public community college in Lehi, Utah with additional campuses in Orem Orem is a city in Utah County, Utah, United States, in the northern part of the state. It is adjacent to Provo, Lindon, an ...

, Orem *

Ogden–Weber Technical College Ogden–Weber Technical College (also referred to as OTECH, Ogden-Weber Tech or OWTC) is a public technical college in Ogden, Utah. It is one of the largest of the eight technical colleges within the Utah System of Higher Education (USHE). The c ...

, Ogden *

Southwest Technical College Southwest Technical College (Southwest Tech) is a public technical college in Cedar City, Utah. It serves Beaver, Garfield, Iron and Kane counties. In addition to its campus in Cedar City, Southwest Tech also operates a campus in Kanab, Utah. ...

, Cedar City *

Tooele Technical College Tooele Technical College is a public technical school in Tooele, Utah Tooele ( ) is a city in Tooele County in the U.S. state of Utah. The population was 35,742 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Tooele County. Located approxima ...

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Uintah Basin Technical College Uintah Basin Technical College (UBTech) is a public technical college in Roosevelt, Utah with an additional campus in Vernal. It serves high school students and adults in Daggett, Duchesne Duchesne is a surname. Notable people with the surname i ...

, Roosevelt

Private institutions

Four-year institutions

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Brigham Young University Brigham Young University (BYU, sometimes referred to colloquially as The Y) is a private research university in Provo, Utah. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-d ...

, Provo , Private (Not For Profit) , Research Universities , 34,499 , 1875 , BYU-Hawaii, BYU-Idaho,

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Broadview University Broadview College, formerly Utah Career College, is a private for-profit college in West Jordan, Utah. It primarily award associate degrees. History Broadview College, originally The Bryman School, and later Utah Career College, was founded i ...

, West Jordan , Private (For Profit) , Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges , 69 , 1977 , West Jordan, Salt Lake City , - , Columbia College Utah ,

Murray Murray may refer to: Businesses * Murray (bicycle company), an American manufacturer of low-cost bicycles * Murrays, an Australian bus company * Murray International Trust, a Scottish investment trust * D. & W. Murray Limited, an Australian who ...

, Private (Not For Profit) , Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges , 1,276 , 1918 , , - ,

Eagle Gate College Eagle Gate College is a Private college, private For-profit higher education in the United States, for-profit college in the U.S. state of Utah that specializes in health career education. The college is accredited by the Accrediting Bureau of H ...

, Murray , Private (For Profit) , Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges , 205 , 1979 , Layton, Salt Lake City , - , Ensign College ,

, Private (Not For Profit) , Faith-related institution , 2,200 , 1886 , , - ,

Fortis College Fortis College (also Fortis Institute and Fortis College of Nursing in some locations) is a Private for-profit college with multiple campuses throughout the United States. It was established in 2008 and is operated by Education Affiliates and owne ...

, Millcreek , Private (For Profit) , Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges , 896 , 2008 , , - , Joyce University of Nursing and Health Sciences (formerly Ameritech College) ,

Draper Draper was originally a term for a retailer or wholesaler of cloth that was mainly for clothing. A draper may additionally operate as a cloth merchant or a haberdasher. History Drapers were an important trade guild during the medieval period, ...

, Private (Not For Profit) , Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges , 723 , 1979 , Draper , , -
Mount Liberty College
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, Private (Not For Profit) , , 20 , 2019 , , - ,

Neumont College of Computer Science Neumont College of Computer Science (formerly Neumont University, originally named Northface University) is a private for-profit career college in Salt Lake City, Utah. It was founded in 2003 by Graham Doxey, Scott McKinley, and Marlow Einelund. ...

, Private (For Profit) , , , 2003 , , - ,

Provo College Provo College is a private for-profit college focused on health care programs and located in Provo, Utah. History What is now Provo College opened in 1984 under the name of Dental Careers Institute. Its name changed to Advanced Careers Insti ...

, Provo , Private (For Profit) , Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges , 446 , 1984 , , - ,

Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions (RMUoHP) is a private, for-profit university focused on graduate healthcare education and located in Provo, Utah. It was established in 1998 and is accredited by the Northwest Commission of Col ...

, Provo , Private (For Profit) ,

Doctoral university The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, or simply the Carnegie Classification, is a framework for classifying colleges and universities in the United States. It was created in 1970 by the Carnegie Foundation for the Adv ...

, 775 , 1998 , , - , Rocky Vista University , Ivins , Private (For Profit) ,

, 1039 , 2006 , , - , Roseman University of Health Sciences , South Jordan , Private (Not For Profit) ,

, , 1999 , , - , Salt Lake Baptist College / Salt Lake Bible College , Taylorsville , Private (Not For Profit) , Faith-related institution , , , , - , Stevens-Henager College , Ogden , Private (For Profit) , Baccalaureate / Associates Colleges , 61 , 1891 , Murray, Orem, St. George, Logan , - ,

University of Phoenix University of Phoenix (UoPX) is a private for-profit university headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona. Founded in 1976, the university confers certificates and degrees at the certificate, associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree level ...

, Private (For Profit) ,

, 95,777 , 1976 , , - , Webster University Utah , Hill Air Force Base , Private (Not For Profit) , Masters university , 28,247 , 1915 , , - ,

Western Governors University Western Governors University (WGU) is a private online university based in Millcreek, Utah. The university uses an online competency-based learning model. Degrees awarded by WGU are accredited by the NWCCU, ACBSP, CAEP, CAHIIM, and CCNE. T ...

, Millcreek , Private (Not For Profit) , Masters university , 121,437 , 1996 , , - , Westminster College ,

, Private (Not For Profit) , Masters university , 1,266 , 1875 ,

Defunct institutions

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Defunct institutions

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