Southern Utah University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Southern Utah University

Southern Utah University operates as a public institution located in Cedar City, Utah (town: remote), with a total reported enrollment of 9,289 students of which 19,652 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Southern Utah University is categorized as “18” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 81.8%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey and an ACT midpoint of 23. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $10,462, with published in-state tuition of $6,962 and a Pell grant recipient share of 24.9%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $12,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 59.9%, and the first-year retention rate is 75.5%. Graduates earn a median of $50,296 ten years after enrolling, compared with $41,147 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 260400.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 58.3% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.