Public · Cedar City, Utah
Southern Utah University
Small town campus · 9,289 undergraduates · 22 students per faculty member · Official website
- Acceptance rate
- 82%
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Average net price
- $10,462
- per year, after grants
- 6-year graduation
- 61%

Is Southern Utah University a reach, a target or a likely for your student?
Add a GPA and test scores and U Shortlist shows admission odds, the net price at your income, and how Southern Utah University fits against what your family said matters, on a map of 1,546 colleges.
What Southern Utah University costs
Net price is what a first-year student pays for a year after grants and scholarships, by family income. It is usually far below the sticker price.
Net price by family income
- Under $30,000
- $6,070
- $30,001 – $48,000
- $7,235
- $48,001 – $75,000
- $9,297
- $75,001 – $110,000
- $12,487
- Over $110,000
- $14,917
For students receiving federal aid, at in-state tuition.
These are in-state prices. Your family's price, at your income and from your home state with any WUE discount applied, is in your account.See your family's price →
Price and aid
- Full cost of attendance (sticker)
- $19,416
- Tuition, in-state
- $6,962
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $21,192
- First-years given a grant by the school
- 89%
- Average grant from the school
- $7,574
- Median debt at graduation
- $12,500
- The school's own net price calculator
- Open ↗
Western Undergraduate Exchange. Students from 17 other member states may pay a reduced rate here, at most 150% of in-state tuition. Each school sets its own WUE rules: some require a minimum GPA, exclude majors, or limit awards. Details ↗
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 82%
- SAT middle 50%
- –
- ACT middle 50%
- –
- Test scores
- Test-optional
- First-year retention
- 75%
Is this a reach, a target or a likely?
Below, inside or above the range, with the acceptance rate, decides reach, target or likely. U Shortlist works it out from your student’s own scores and keeps it separate from fit.
Check your student’s odds →Southern Utah University athletics
NCAA D1, 8 women's and 5 men's sports
| Sport | Women’s roster | Men’s roster |
|---|---|---|
| Basketball | 18 | 21 |
| Cross country | 121 | 135 |
| Football | – | 110 |
| Golf | 10 | 13 |
| Gymnastics | 26 | – |
| Soccer | 28 | – |
| Softball | 20 | – |
| Track & field | 121 | 135 |
| Volleyball | 16 | – |
Participants reported to the U.S. Department of Education. A dash means no team for that side.
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Academics and outcomes
Most popular fields
- Liberal arts & humanities
- 59%
- Business & marketing
- 5%
- Health professions
- 4%
- Education
- 3%
- Family & consumer sciences
- 3%
- Visual & performing arts
- 3%
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded.
- 6-year graduation rate
- 61%
- First-year retention
- 75%
- Median earnings 10 years after entry
- $50,296
- Median debt at graduation
- $12,500
- Students with a Pell grant
- 25%
Similar colleges nearby
- Nevada State UniversityHenderson, NV · 156 mi away3,762 undergrads · net $14,068
- University of Nevada-Las VegasLas Vegas, NV · 158 mi away24,622 undergrads · net $10,359
- Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, AZ · 189 mi away22,903 undergrads · net $14,158
- Brigham Young UniversityProvo, UT · 194 mi away32,952 undergrads · net $15,564
- Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-PrescottPrescott, AZ · 214 mi away3,218 undergrads · net $40,287
- University of UtahSalt Lake City, UT · 223 mi away27,264 undergrads · net $16,200
Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (admissions, prices, outcomes), IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2023–24 (school grants) and Equity in Athletics 2024–25 (teams). No college paid to appear here or can pay to be ranked.
