10-yr median earnings
$50,630
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Salt Lake City, Utah
Ensign College
Ensign College is a private nonprofit institution in Salt Lake City, Utah. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $50,630
- 10-yr median earnings
- $10,824
- Avg net price / yr
- 37.6%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Ensign College posts above-median former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 28%
- former-student earnings, US
- 37.6%
- 150%-time completion
- +17%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Midsize
Carnegie: Associate's
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Ensign College profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
C-
College Value Score
54/100
Ensign College
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings B
$50,630
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price B
$10,824
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
37.6%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt N/A
N/A
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment B+
74.8%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention F
54.4%
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$10,824
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
37.6%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 37.6%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Ensign College vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Ensign College ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Ensign College: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$50,630 Top 28% higher than 72% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Ensign College | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $50,630 | #1435 of 5103 | 72nd |
| Average net price | $10,824 | #1273 of 5020 | 75th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 37.6% | #3801 of 4858 | 22nd |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 7,568 | #488 of 5462 | 91st |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
7,568
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
37.6%
150%-time completion
$50,630
10-yr median earnings
54.4%
First-year retention
How Ensign College ranks in Utah
State rank among 48 reporting Utah colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Ensign College | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $50,630 | #10 of 48 | 79th |
| Average net price | $10,824 | #10 of 47 | 79th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 37.6% | #49 of 52 | 6th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 7,568 | #10 of 56 | 82nd |
Highest former-student earnings in Utah
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neumont College of Computer Science | $97,827 | $35,205 |
| 2 | Brigham Young University | $75,790 | $15,564 |
| 3 | University of Utah | $67,170 | $16,200 |
| 4 | Westminster University | $66,215 | $27,094 |
| 5 | Galen Health Institutes-Salt Lake City | $61,480 | $28,324 |
| 6 | Western Governors University | $60,615 | $12,548 |
| 7 | Weber State University | $56,287 | $10,258 |
| 8 | Utah Valley University | $55,486 | $6,376 |
| 9 | Utah State University | $54,022 | $14,936 |
| 10 | Ensign CollegeThis school | $50,630 | $10,824 |
| 11 | Southern Utah University | $50,296 | $10,462 |
| 12 | Joyce University of Nursing and Health Sciences | $49,841 | $28,039 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Ensign College
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$10,436 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$10,525 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$11,481 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$14,145 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Ensign College - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $4,004 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $4,004 |
| Average Net Price | $10,824 |
8.2%
Pell Grant Rate
1.9%
Federal Loan Rate
Net price at Ensign College swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $6,424 to $10,334 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as -3.2%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$6,424
Highest year
$10,334
Most recent (2023)
$10,003
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $10,3342023 · $10,003
Over the same years, enrollment went +199.6% (1,992 → 5,969 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
White 23.3%
African American 0.7%
Hispanic or Latino 4.5%
Asian 0.5%
American Indian or Alaska Native 0.3%
Pacific Islander 0.7%
Two or More Ethnicities 1.0%
International 11.3%
Student body at a glance
42.5%
Female
29.6%
First Generation
Outcomes
54.4%
Retention Rate
$43,320
Median Earnings (6yr)
55.9%
Earning Over $25K
74.8%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 37.6% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 54.4% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $43,320 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $50,630 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 55.9% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 74.8% |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Design and Applied Arts | Associate's | 45 | - | - |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Associate's | 20 | - | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Ensign College? ▼
Ensign College is a private nonprofit institution in Salt Lake City, Utah. Undergraduate enrollment is 7,568 students.
How much do Ensign College former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Ensign College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $50,630 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $43,320.
How much does Ensign College cost? ▼
The average net price at Ensign College is $10,824. In-state tuition is $4,004 and out-of-state tuition is $4,004.
What is the graduation rate at Ensign College? ▼
Ensign College has a 37.6% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 54.4%.
Sources & methodology
Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.
Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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