Top colleges in Utah by 10-year ROI
Executive Summary
Bachelor’s-predominant institutions located in Utah with at least 200 students, sorted by the same 10-year ROI estimate used nationally. Western Governors University leads this list at $270,388 (10 Yr. ROI).
Leaders: top 3
Western Governors University
10 Yr. ROI
$270,388
Brigham Young University
10 Yr. ROI
$255,650
Neumont College of Computer Science
10 Yr. ROI
$245,365
Top 12 Top colleges in Utah by 10-year ROI
| Rank | Institution | State | Control | Enrollment | 10 Yr. ROI | Also see |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Western Governors University | UT | Private nonprofit | 155,088 | $270,388 | Grad 46.2% · Net $12,548 |
| 2 | Brigham Young University | UT | Private nonprofit | 32,952 | $255,650 | Grad 81.0% · Net $15,564 |
| 3 | Neumont College of Computer Science | UT | Private for-profit | 453 | $245,365 | Grad 62.7% · Net $35,205 |
| 4 | University of Utah | UT | Public | 27,264 | $225,018 | Grad 65.0% · Net $16,200 |
| 5 | Southern Utah University | UT | Public | 9,289 | $177,024 | Grad 60.7% · Net $10,462 |
| 6 | Utah State University | UT | Public | 20,272 | $173,602 | Grad 59.1% · Net $14,936 |
| 7 | Westminster University | UT | Private nonprofit | 823 | $159,386 | Grad 63.8% · Net $27,094 |
| 8 | Nightingale College | UT | Private for-profit | 5,986 | $121,651 | Grad 20.6% · Net $30,852 |
| 9 | Eagle Gate College-Layton | UT | Private for-profit | 226 | $53,016 | Grad 38.5% · Net $25,873 |
| 10 | Provo College | UT | Private for-profit | 669 | $51,796 | Grad 51.3% · Net $27,053 |
| 11 | Arizona College of Nursing-Salt Lake City | UT | Private for-profit | 306 | −$20,072 | Grad — · Net $37,660 |
| 12 | Midwives College of Utah | UT | Private nonprofit | 234 | −$41,640 | Grad 40.0% · Net $37,278 |
Method notes
- Underlying institution file: EDsmart Data processed College Scorecard extract merged to the IPEDS 2024 directory for HBCU and Carnegie fields.
- Cohort applied on this page: enrollment floor of 200 undergraduates; sorted highest first on 10 Yr. ROI; all 12 qualifying campuses are shown.
- Ties on the ranked metric are broken by enrollment, then institution name, so ranks stay stable between rebuilds.
- ROI column matches the processed college_roi_rankings series in this site build; see College Scorecard ROI methodology.
- How the 10-year ROI figure is built: median earnings reported 6, 8, and 10 years after entry (years 7 and 9 linearly interpolated) are summed across years 6–10, then average annual net price × typical years enrolled (five for bachelor’s-predominant campuses) is subtracted. It is a nominal-dollar gap—not discounted to present value, and it does not subtract earnings foregone while enrolled or compare against a no-college baseline. Campuses reporting only one of the three earnings years are excluded from these tables.
- School profile links use generated slugs; not every campus has a published profile page yet—use the Scorecard site as fallback.