Salt Lake City Has the Largest Student Population with 290,582 Students Enrolled in Utah

The top city with the largest student population in Utah is Salt Lake City, UT with 290,582 students enrolled across 11 colleges. Salt Lake City is the largest city in terms of both total student population and number of schools in Utah.

The largest college in Salt Lake City is Western Governors University with 210,208 students enrolled.

Other top cities in Utah include

Orem, UT (3 colleges, 46,925 students). The top college in Orem is Utah Valley University with 46,807 students.
Provo, UT (8 colleges, 38,987 students). The leading institution in Provo is Brigham Young University with 35,873 students.
Ogden, UT (2 colleges, 36,908 students). The biggest institution in Ogden is Weber State University with 32,701 students.
Logan, UT (3 colleges, 30,719 students). The most prominent college in Logan is Utah State University with 28,904 students.
Cedar City, UT (3 colleges, 16,359 students). The most prominent college in Cedar City is Southern Utah University with 15,444 students.
Saint George, UT (4 colleges, 14,689 students). The top college in Saint George is Utah Tech University with 13,167 students.
Ephraim, UT (1 colleges, 5,577 students). The top college in Ephraim is Snow College with 5,577 students.
Kaysville, UT (1 colleges, 4,188 students). .
Lehi, UT (1 colleges, 3,967 students). .

Utah Cities with Largest College Student Population

The following table lists cities with the largest student populations in Utah, including the total number of schools, total enrollment, undergraduate and graduate students , along with the distribution of men and women students across institutions. Click on any city to explore detailed information about colleges in that area. Each page also includes information about community colleges and trade schoools in the metropolitan region and nearby cities.

Utah Cities with Largest College Student Population
City	Total Enrollment	Undergraduate	Graduate	Online Enrollment	Men	Women
City	Total Enrollment	Undergraduate	Graduate	Online Enrollment	Men	Women	Salt Lake City, UT11 Schools	290,582	226,246	64,336	229,389	122,449	168,133
Orem, UT3 Schools	46,925	45,929	996	6,655	23,392	23,533
Provo, UT8 Schools	38,987	34,386	4,601	1,367	18,112	20,875
Ogden, UT2 Schools	36,908	35,880	1,028	5,232	16,838	20,070
Logan, UT3 Schools	30,719	27,523	3,196	5,423	14,055	16,664
Cedar City, UT3 Schools	16,359	14,043	2,316	5,319	7,177	9,182
Saint George, UT4 Schools	14,689	14,531	158	1,496	6,492	8,197
Ephraim, UT1 School	5,577	5,578	-	1,358	2,466	3,111
Kaysville, UT1 School	4,188	4,189	-	-	2,602	1,586
Lehi, UT1 School	3,967	3,968	-	-	2,202	1,765

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