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 $319,756 (10 Yr. ROI).
Leaders: top 3
Western Governors University
10 Yr. ROI
$319,756
Brigham Young University
10 Yr. ROI
$294,096
Utah State University
10 Yr. ROI
$211,910
Top 11 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 | $319,756 | Grad 50.4% · Net $12,748 |
| 2 | Brigham Young University | UT | Private nonprofit | 32,952 | $294,096 | Grad 80.8% · Net $13,397 |
| 3 | Utah State University | UT | Public | 20,272 | $211,910 | Grad 60.4% · Net $12,644 |
| 4 | Westminster University | UT | Private nonprofit | 823 | $208,469 | Grad 63.6% · Net $22,516 |
| 5 | Nightingale College | UT | Private for-profit | 5,986 | $202,652 | Grad 20.9% · Net $35,059 |
| 6 | Southern Utah University | UT | Public | 9,289 | $199,254 | Grad 61.8% · Net $10,887 |
| 7 | University of Utah | UT | Public | 27,264 | $194,896 | Grad 66.3% · Net $27,314 |
| 8 | Arizona College of Nursing-Salt Lake City | UT | Private for-profit | 306 | $113,684 | Grad — · Net $17,182 |
| 9 | Eagle Gate College-Layton | UT | Private for-profit | 226 | $85,238 | Grad 52.6% · Net $25,131 |
| 10 | Provo College | UT | Private for-profit | 669 | $83,936 | Grad 61.3% · Net $26,863 |
| 11 | Midwives College of Utah | UT | Private nonprofit | 234 | −$105,346 | Grad 50.0% · Net $61,360 |
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 11 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.