Southern Utah University
Tuition, net price, acceptance rate, graduation rate, and graduate salary · Cedar City, Utah
Net price / year
$10,462
after grants & scholarships
lower than 70% of public 4-year colleges
Acceptance rate
82%
Graduation rate
60%
within 150% of normal time
higher than 75% of public 4-year colleges
Median earnings
$59,189
4 years after graduating
higher than 51% of public 4-year colleges
Southern Utah University at a glance
- What is the tuition at Southern Utah University?
- In-state undergraduate tuition and fees are $6,962 for the 2024-25 academic year, or $21,192 for out-of-state students.
- What is the cost of attendance at Southern Utah University?
- The average cost of attendance is $19,416 a year before financial aid (2023-24), counting tuition, books, housing and other living expenses.
- What is the net price at Southern Utah University?
- The average net price for in-state students is $10,462 a year after grants and scholarships (2023-24).
- What is the acceptance rate at Southern Utah University?
- About 82% of applicants were admitted (fall 2024).
- Is Southern Utah University test optional?
- Test policy reported to the federal government: Tests neither required nor recommended.
- What is the graduation rate at Southern Utah University?
- 60% of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time, or 6 years (entering classes through fall 2018).
- How much do graduates of Southern Utah University earn?
- The median graduate earns $59,189 four years after finishing, among graduates working and not enrolled (2024 dollars).
Key takeaways
- The earnings premium over a typical high-school graduate would cover the estimated net cost in about 2.0 years of work (not counting income forgone while studying).
- Families earning under $30,000 pay about $6,070 a year on average, versus $14,917 for families earning over $110,000.
- 60% of students graduate on time or within 150% of normal time, higher than 75% of public 4-year colleges.
- At $10,462 a year, the average net price is lower than 70% of public 4-year colleges.
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities is the largest field of study here, at 59% of the degrees and certificates awarded.
Tuition and cost of attendance at Southern Utah University
Average net price (in-state)
$10,462 per year
Cost of attendance minus average grants and scholarships, for first-time full-time students receiving federal aid.
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Estimated total net cost
$41,848
Net price × 4 years, at today's prices and assuming on-time completion. Your actual cost depends on your aid.
Net price by family income
Average yearly net price for students receiving federal aid.
- $0–30k $6,070
- $30–48k $7,235
- $48–75k $9,297
- $75–110k $12,487
- $110k+ $14,917
Where the sticker price goes· Cost of attendance $19,416
- Tuition & fees$6,962
- Books & supplies$800
- Room & board$9,236
- Other expenses$3,900
- Tuition & fees (in-state)
- $6,962
- Tuition & fees (out-of-state)
- $21,192
Southern Utah University acceptance rate and admissions
Acceptance rate
Share of applicants admitted.
Test policy: Tests neither required nor recommended
Graduation rate and salary after graduating from Southern Utah University
Graduation rate
60%
First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time.
Retention rate
75%
Full-time first-years who return the next fall.
Typical monthly payment
$133
On a standard 10-year federal plan.
Years of earnings premium to cover cost
2.0 years
Net cost ÷ (graduate earnings − high-school graduate earnings). Excludes income forgone while studying and assumes today's earnings. A rough guide, not a prediction.
Earnings vs debt
Of graduates working and not enrolled, in 2024 dollars.
- Debt-to-earnings
- 0.2×Median debt divided by median earnings 4 years after graduating.
- Share of pay going to loans
- 2.7%
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Outcomes by student group
The Scorecard reports some outcomes separately for groups of students. A group is left out when it is too small to report. These are school-level figures and say nothing about any individual student.
Completion within 150% of normal time, by group
Share of students who entered in 2018 and completed within 150% of normal time (six years at a four-year college, three at a two-year college).
All students, same entering cohort: 61%
Group rates and the all-student rate come from the same 2018 entering cohort, so they can be compared directly. Groups at small colleges can rest on very few students. Data period: Entering cohort 2018 (IPEDS).
Earnings ten years after entry
All students who entered this college, whether or not they graduated, in 2022 dollars, ten years after entry.
Typical range: middle half of students
25th percentile $26,717 · median $50,296 · 75th percentile $74,170
Median by family income
Median by sex
This is not the same as the graduates' earnings shown above. It covers everyone who entered, including students who left without a degree, ten years after entry and in 2022 dollars. The graduates' figure covers only completers, four years after finishing, in 2024 dollars. Do not compare the two directly.
Data period: Students who entered in academic years 2009-10 and 2010-11 (pooled), earnings measured in 2020 and 2021, 2022 dollars (Treasury).
Median federal student debt, by group
Median federal loan debt of students who borrowed, when they left school, by group.
By Pell Grant status
By first-generation status
By family income
By gender
Data period: Loans in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (pooled, NSLDS).
How borrowers are doing
One year after leaving school and entering repayment, here is where the 2,378 federal-loan borrowers from this college stood. It covers borrowers only, not students who did not take federal loans.
Repayment status one year after entering repayment
- Paid in full 13%
- Making progress 12%
- Not making progress 8%
- Delinquent 2%
- Default 0%
- Forbearance 49%
- Deferment 15%
- Discharged 0%
What the terms mean
- Paid in full:
- The borrower has paid off the loans completely.
- Making progress:
- Payments are reducing the loan balance, not just covering interest.
- Not making progress:
- The borrower is paying, but not enough to shrink the balance.
- Delinquent:
- Payments are late but the loan is not yet in default.
- Default:
- The borrower has missed payments for so long that the loan is officially in default.
- Forbearance:
- Payments are temporarily paused or reduced, and interest may keep adding up.
- Deferment:
- Payments are on hold for an approved reason, such as returning to school.
- Discharged:
- The loan was cancelled, for example because of a disability or a school closure.
2,378 borrowers · Data period: Borrowers who entered repayment in the AY2018-19 and AY2019-20 cohorts (pooled, NSLDS).
Programs and majors at Southern Utah University ranked by earnings
| Program | Earnings, 4 yrs after | Earnings over time | Compared with the U.S. median for this field | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finance and Financial Management Services Bachelor's · Graduates: 16 Small sample | $100,149 | 4 yrs$100,1495 yrs$77,808 | U.S. median $83,343 U.S. middle half $60.8K–$111.5K · Above the U.S. median | — |
| Air Transportation Associate · Graduates: 20 Small sample | $87,845 | — | U.S. median $75,495 U.S. middle half $52.9K–$111.1K · Above the U.S. median | — |
| Accounting and Related Services Bachelor's · Graduates: 61 | $78,586 | 1 yr$55,4254 yrs$78,5865 yrs$74,399 | U.S. median $76,194 U.S. middle half $56.2K–$97.2K · Above the U.S. median | $10,550 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Bachelor's · Graduates: 72 | $74,908 | 1 yr$65,8984 yrs$74,9085 yrs$70,566 | U.S. median $88,910 U.S. middle half $67.9K–$114.5K · Below the U.S. median | $11,000 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections Bachelor's · Graduates: 43 | $60,008 | 1 yr$39,7444 yrs$60,0085 yrs$47,102 | U.S. median $55,378 U.S. middle half $40.2K–$74.4K · Above the U.S. median | $16,701 |
| Bachelor's · Graduates: 42 | $57,709 | 4 yrs$57,7095 yrs$58,829 | U.S. median $57,214 U.S. middle half $38.9K–$79.2K · Above the U.S. median | $13,125 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness Bachelor's · Graduates: 43 | $57,058 | 1 yr$30,0924 yrs$57,058 | U.S. median $54,562 U.S. middle half $39K–$73K · Above the U.S. median | $13,500 |
| Bachelor's · Graduates: 19 Small sample | $54,485 | 1 yr$39,1504 yrs$54,4855 yrs$52,322 | U.S. median $69,303 U.S. middle half $49.7K–$93.2K · Below the U.S. median | — |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Bachelor's · Graduates: 48 | $54,243 | 1 yr$47,8324 yrs$54,2435 yrs$52,531 | U.S. median $47,382 U.S. middle half $38.4K–$56.1K · Above the U.S. median | $13,500 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Bachelor's · Graduates: 49 | $54,147 | 1 yr$35,8144 yrs$54,1475 yrs$38,062 | U.S. median $53,072 U.S. middle half $35.8K–$73.3K · Above the U.S. median | $14,200 |
Show all 19 programs
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Bachelor's · Graduates: 49 | $53,357 | 1 yr$45,0424 yrs$53,3575 yrs$52,567 | U.S. median $51,389 U.S. middle half $40.5K–$63.1K · Above the U.S. median | $14,500 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Bachelor's · Graduates: 19 Small sample | $48,998 | 1 yr$33,4654 yrs$48,998 | U.S. median $55,693 U.S. middle half $40.3K–$72.2K · Below the U.S. median | — |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services Bachelor's · Graduates: 22 Small sample | $47,654 | 1 yr$20,6934 yrs$47,6545 yrs$44,753 | U.S. median $54,945 U.S. middle half $39.1K–$70.7K · Below the U.S. median | $11,000 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate · Graduates: 273 | $47,382 | 1 yr$24,2584 yrs$47,3825 yrs$48,508 | U.S. median $44,125 U.S. middle half $28.9K–$61.6K · Above the U.S. median | $8,702 |
| Communication and Media Studies Bachelor's · Graduates: 38 | $44,461 | 1 yr$32,9514 yrs$44,4615 yrs$50,072 | U.S. median $56,359 U.S. middle half $39.6K–$76.1K · Below the U.S. median | $12,450 |
| Bachelor's · Graduates: 50 | $42,393 | 1 yr$27,1464 yrs$42,3935 yrs$43,217 | U.S. median $50,706 U.S. middle half $35.7K–$67.2K · Below the U.S. median | $9,250 |
| English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's · Graduates: 17 Small sample | $38,210 | 1 yr$28,8184 yrs$38,210 | U.S. median $48,590 U.S. middle half $33.7K–$63.8K · Below the U.S. median | — |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor's · Graduates: 30 | $36,654 | 1 yr$27,3464 yrs$36,6545 yrs$39,450 | U.S. median $48,460 U.S. middle half $34.7K–$63K · Below the U.S. median | $12,917 |
| Bachelor's · Graduates: 16 Small sample | $36,457 | 4 yrs$36,4575 yrs$44,768 | U.S. median $50,680 U.S. middle half $36.3K–$66.7K · Below the U.S. median | — |
Earnings are for graduates working and not enrolled, 4 years after completing, in 2024 dollars.
The U.S. median and middle half (25th to 75th percentile) are for graduates of the same field and credential level at all colleges, 4 years after completing.
The 1-year, 4-year and 5-year figures come from different graduating cohorts and dollar years (1-year: AY2018-19 and AY2019-20 graduates, 2022 dollars; 4-year: AY2017-18 and AY2018-19 graduates, 2024 dollars; 5-year: AY2014-15 and AY2015-16 graduates, 2022 dollars), so read them as three separate measures, not a single career path.
Small samples are noisy: the Scorecard adds privacy noise to program figures and some rows are based on only a handful of graduates, so rows marked “small sample” can move a lot from year to year.
What students study
The largest fields among the degrees and certificates this college awarded, grouped by two-digit CIP code (the federal Classification of Instructional Programs). Fields under 1% are left out.
Share of degrees and certificates awarded, by field
A large share means many awards, not necessarily many students or higher earnings. Data period: Awards in academic year 2024-25 (IPEDS).
Who attends
A snapshot of the undergraduate student body as this college reported it to the federal government. Shares are shown as published; they can differ slightly from 100% because of rounding.
Race and ethnicity
- White 72.2%
- Black or African American 1.9%
- Hispanic or Latino 8.9%
- Asian 1.6%
- American Indian or Alaska Native 0.9%
- Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 1%
- Two or more races 0.7%
- U.S. nonresident 6.6%
- Race and ethnicity unknown 6.2%
Federal reporting categories. Students who are not U.S. citizens or permanent residents are counted as nonresident, and students who did not report are counted as unknown. Data period: Fall 2024 (IPEDS).
Gender
- Men 44.7%
- Women 55.3%
Federal reporting uses two categories. Data period: Fall 2024 (IPEDS).
Students aged 25 or older
27%
of undergraduates
Many adult students work or have families while enrolled. Data period: Fall 2023 (IPEDS).
Students and campus
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 9,289
- Part-time students
- 15%
- Receive Pell Grants
- 25%
- Receive federal loans
- 17%
- Students per faculty member
- 22 : 1
- Setting
- Town
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Frequently asked questions
How much is tuition at Southern Utah University?
For the 2024-25 academic year, Southern Utah University reported undergraduate tuition and fees of $6,962 for in-state students and $21,192 for out-of-state students. These are published prices before grants and scholarships; what you pay depends on your aid.
What is the cost of attendance and net price at Southern Utah University?
The average cost of attendance at Southern Utah University is $19,416 a year (2023-24), counting tuition, books, housing and other living expenses. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $10,462 a year. That is lower than 70% of public 4-year colleges.
How much financial aid do students at Southern Utah University get?
25% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants. 17% receive federal loans. The average net price runs from $6,070 a year for families earning under $30,000 to $14,917 for families earning over $110,000 (2023-24).
What is the acceptance rate at Southern Utah University?
Southern Utah University admitted about 82% of applicants in fall 2024. That means most applicants are admitted.
What are the graduation rate and retention rate at Southern Utah University?
60% of first-time, full-time students at Southern Utah University finish within 150% of normal time. 75% of full-time first-years return the next fall.
How much do Southern Utah University graduates earn after graduation?
The median graduate earns $59,189 four years after finishing, among graduates working and not enrolled in further study (2024 dollars). One year after finishing, the median is $42,158.
Is Southern Utah University worth it?
There is no single answer: it depends on your major, your aid and whether you finish. For Southern Utah University, the data shows this. The earnings premium over a typical high-school graduate would cover the estimated net cost in about 2.0 years of work. Graduates who borrowed have a median debt of $12,500, about 0.2 times their median earnings four years after finishing. 60% of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time. These are averages, not predictions, and they do not count income forgone while studying.
How much debt do Southern Utah University graduates have?
Graduates who borrowed have a median federal-loan debt of $12,500, or about $133 a month on a 10-year plan.
Sources and data periods
All figures come from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard (June 2026 release). Periods differ by measure:
- Average net price: AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Acceptance rate: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Graduation rate: Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
- Median earnings: Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Median graduate debt: NSLDS FY2020, FY2021 pooled cohorts
Some figures are blank because the school did not report them or the group was too small to publish. How we calculate things