10-yr median earnings
$50,296
Federal aid recipients only
Public · Cedar City, Utah
Southern Utah University
Southern Utah University is a public institution in Cedar City, Utah. as a public institution, published Scorecard outcomes are the federal Title-IV cohort view of former students — not every graduate and not a guarantee for any one enrollee.
- $10,462
- Avg net price / yr
- $50,296
- 10-yr median earnings
- 59.9%
- 150%-time completion
- 81.8%
- Acceptance rate
The verdict
Southern Utah University pairs above-median former-student earnings with open admission.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 28%
- former-student earnings, US
- 81.8%
- acceptance rate
- 59.9%
- 150%-time completion
- +22%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Town: Remote
Carnegie: Master's (L)
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Southern Utah University 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 ("Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs"), 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
B-
College Value Score
65/100
Southern Utah University
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
$50,296
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price B+
$10,462
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate C-
59.9%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt C
$12,500
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment A
81.1%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention D
75.5%
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
$10,462
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
59.9%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 59.9%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Southern Utah University 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 Southern Utah University 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.
Southern Utah University: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$50,296 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 | Southern Utah University | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $50,296 | #1453 of 5103 | 72nd |
| Average net price | $10,462 | #1215 of 5020 | 76th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 59.9% | #2224 of 4858 | 54th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 9,289 | #382 of 5462 | 93rd |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
9,289
Undergraduate enrollment
81.8%
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
59.9%
150%-time completion
$50,296
10-yr median earnings
75.5%
First-year retention
How Southern Utah University ranks in Utah
State rank among 48 reporting Utah colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Southern Utah University | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $50,296 | #11 of 48 | 77th |
| Average net price | $10,462 | #9 of 47 | 81st (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 59.9% | #34 of 52 | 35th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 9,289 | #8 of 56 | 86th |
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 College | $50,630 | $10,824 |
| 11 | Southern Utah UniversityThis school | $50,296 | $10,462 |
| 12 | Joyce University of Nursing and Health Sciences | $49,841 | $28,039 |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 81.8% |
| ACT Average | 23 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Southern Utah University
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$6,070 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$7,235 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$9,297 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$14,917 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Southern Utah University - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $6,962 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $21,192 |
| Average Net Price | $10,462 |
24.9%
Pell Grant Rate
17.5%
Federal Loan Rate
$12,500
Median Debt
$133/mo
Monthly Payment
Southern Utah University costs less today than it did in 2013
Average net price fell from $14,336 to $11,432 (-20.3%) between 2013 and 2023, before any inflation adjustment, which makes the real-terms fall larger still. Most colleges moved the other way: the median change across the 4,315 schools measured over the same span was +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $14,3362023 · $11,432
Over the same years, enrollment went +69.6% (5,620 → 9,533 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
Student body at a glance
55.2%
Female
32.1%
First Generation
Outcomes
75.5%
Retention Rate
$41,147
Median Earnings (6yr)
58.3%
Earning Over $25K
81.1%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 59.9% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 75.5% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $41,147 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $50,296 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 58.3% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 81.1% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $12,500 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $133/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's | 29 | 1,287 | $55,263 | $100,149 | $13,207 |
| Master's | 6 | 477 | $87,490 | $96,757 | $15,512 |
| Associate's | 2 | 1,719 | $67,614 | $87,845 | $8,702 |
| Certificate | 2 | 509 | $48,863 | $48,863 | $7,000 |
Top programs at Southern Utah University by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Finance and Financial Mana…
Finance and Financial Management Services
$100,149 median earnings
- Business Administration, M…
Business Administration, Management and Operations
$96,757 median earnings
- Accounting and Related Ser…
Accounting and Related Services
$92,785 median earnings
- Air Transportation
Air Transportation
$87,845 median earnings
- Education, General
Education, General
$83,304 median earnings
- Accounting and Related Ser…
Accounting and Related Services
$78,586 median earnings
- Public Administration
Public Administration
$77,113 median earnings
- Registered Nursing, Nursin…
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$74,908 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
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Similar 2013–2023 Net-Price Trend
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at Southern Utah University? ▼
Southern Utah University is a public institution in Cedar City, Utah. The acceptance rate is 81.8%. Undergraduate enrollment is 9,289 students.
How much do Southern Utah University former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Southern Utah University who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $50,296 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $41,147.
How much does Southern Utah University cost? ▼
The average net price at Southern Utah University is $10,462. In-state tuition is $6,962 and out-of-state tuition is $21,192. Median student debt at graduation is $12,500.
What is the graduation rate at Southern Utah University? ▼
Southern Utah University has a 59.9% 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 75.5%.
Is Southern Utah University worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Southern Utah University is $12,500, while former students earn a median of $50,296 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 25% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 81.1% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $133.
Sources & methodology
Public-college profiles lean on IPEDS enrollment and Scorecard Title-IV outcomes. State appropriations are outside this page; the figures below are the federal cohort measures only.
Every number is read live from the Mar–Jul 2026 Scorecard/IPEDS retrievals. Public institutions often enroll large Title-IV cohorts, so medians can be stable — still cohort averages, never a personal forecast. 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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