There are 64 colleges in Utah - 17 public and 47 private schools. The 2025 average undergraduate tuition of the Utah colleges is $6,979 for state residents and $25,769 for out-of-state students.
30 Utah cities have at least one college and, of them, Salt Lake City has the most of 11 colleges. It has 7 four-year colleges and 2 community colleges with a total of 290,582 students. Provo and Murray also has a number of colleges of 8 and 4 colleges respectively.
The following table shows the Utah colleges by city. The 2025 tuition & fees based on 4-year colleges' cost.
| City | Number of Schools | Under-graduate Tuition | Graduate Tuition | Population | Students to Faculty | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 4-year | Community Colleges | Trade Schools | Total | Under. | Graduate | ||||
| Salt Lake City | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | $29,813 ($9,620) |
$16,852 ($8,724) |
290,582 | 226,241 | 64,341 | 17 to 1 |
| Provo | 8 | 3 | - | 5 | $11,618 | $15,483 | 38,987 | 34,380 | 4,607 | 16 to 1 |
| Murray | 4 | 3 | - | 1 | $15,813 | $16,548 | 973 | 926 | 47 | 14 to 1 |
| Saint George | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | $18,246 ($6,306) |
$13,107 ($8,647) |
14,689 | 14,528 | 161 | 15 to 1 |
| Logan | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | $24,993 ($8,560) |
$24,773 ($7,828) |
30,719 | 27,521 | 3,198 | 17 to 1 |
| Cedar City | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | $21,192 ($6,962) |
$25,273 ($8,577) |
16,359 | 14,041 | 2,318 | 14 to 1 |
| Orem | 3 | 2 | - | 1 | $36,968 ($6,507) |
$22,834 ($10,224) |
46,925 | 45,928 | 997 | 13 to 1 |
| Ogden | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | $17,545 ($6,557) |
$18,679 ($9,066) |
36,908 | 35,879 | 1,029 | 19 to 1 |
| St. George | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 183 | 183 | - | 13 to 1 |
| Layton | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | $72,323 | - | 412 | 412 | - | 20 to 1 |
| Sandy | 2 | - | - | 2 | - | - | 197 | 197 | - | 9 to 1 |
| Draper | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | $19,260 | $11,760 | 2,195 | 2,180 | 15 | 13 to 1 |
| Holladay | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 287 | 287 | - | 18 to 1 |
| South Jordan | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 241 | 241 | - | 16 to 1 |
| Lehi | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 3,967 | 3,967 | - | 15 to 1 |
| Heber City | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 20 | 20 | - | 20 to 1 |
| American Fork | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 55 | 55 | - | 11 to 1 |
| South Ogden | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 56 | 56 | - | 7 to 1 |
| Roosevelt | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 2,002 | 2,002 | - | 12 to 1 |
| Kaysville | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 4,188 | 4,188 | - | 10 to 1 |
| Ivins | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Millcreek | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 50 | 50 | - | 4 to 1 |
| Midvale | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 169 | 169 | - | 20 to 1 |
| Taylorsville | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 92 | 92 | - | 20 to 1 |
| Payson | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 20 | 20 | - | 4 to 1 |
| West Valley City | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 18 | 18 | - | 5 to 1 |
| Ephraim | 1 | 1 | - | - | $14,288 ($4,338) |
- | 5,577 | 5,577 | - | 18 to 1 |
| West Jordan | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 144 | 144 | - | 13 to 1 |
| Richfield | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tooele | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | 666 | 666 | - | 11 to 1 |