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    Information Summary

    Ranks 733rd for total enrollment

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    Surrounding communityRemote town (over 35 mi. away from an urban cluster)
    Highest offeringMaster's degree
    Full-time Enrollment4,713
    Total Enrollment6,859
    Calendar SystemSemester
    Years of college work requiredN/A
    Variable TuitionYes
    Application Fee RequiredYes
    Undergraduate Application Fee$40
    Graduate Application Fee$50
    First Professional Application FeeN/A

    Demographics Main Campus and Surrounding Areas

    Reported area around or near Cedar City, UT

    Total Population29,204 (21,978 urban / 7,226 rural)
    Households9,075 (3.15 people per house)
    Families6,887 (3.46 people per family)
    Pop. — African American160
    Pop. — Asian336
    Pop. — Pacific Islander129
    Pop. — American Indian / Alaskan Native892
    Pop. — White (incl. Hispanic)27,555
    Pop. — Other654

    Carnegie Foundation Classification

    Master's Colleges and Universities (smaller programs)

    UndergraduateBalanced arts & sciences/professions, some graduate coexistence
    GraduatePostbaccalaureate professional (education dominant)
    Undergraduate PopulationFull-time four-year, selective, higher transfer-in
    EnrollmentVery high undergraduate
    Size & SettingMedium four-year, primarily nonresidential

    Student Tuition Costs and Fees

    What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending Southern Utah University?

    Ranks 1474th for total cost of attendance

      In District In State Out of State
    FT Undergraduate Tuition $3,060 $3,060 $10,098
    FT Undergraduate Required Fees $505 $505 $505
    PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour $150 $150 $495
    FT Graduate Tuition $3,888 $3,888 $12,830
    FT Graduate Required Fees $505 $505 $505
    PT Graduate per Credit Hour $191 $191 $630
    Total Cost of attendance — On-Campus $13,046 $13,046 $20,084
    Total Cost of attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family $13,046 $13,046 $20,084
    Total Cost of attendance — Off-Campus with Family $7,646 $7,646 $14,684

    Student Tuition Cost History and Trends

    Three year history and trends on the cost of attending

      In District In State Out of State
    Published Tuition & Fees $3,054 trend  $3,060 $3,054 trend  $3,060 $9,008 trend  $10,098
      Cost (regardless of residency)
    Books & Supplies $1,036 trend  $1,036
    On-Campus – Room & Board $5,400 trend  $5,400
    On-Campus – Other Expenses $3,550 trend  $3,550
    Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board $5,400 trend  $5,400
    Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses $3,550 trend  $3,550
    Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board $3,550 trend  $3,550

    Admission Details

    Applicants 2,479 (899 male / 1,580 female)
    Admitted 1,996 (701 male / 1,295 female)
    Admission rate 81%
    First-time Enrollment 1,083 (431 male / 652 female)
    FT Enrollment 1,014 (391 male / 623 female)
    PT Enrollment 69 (40 male / 29 female)

    Admission Criteria

    What criteria does Southern Utah University use for admissions?

    Required = Required, Recommended = Recommended, Neither required nor recommended = Neither required nor recommended
    Open AdmissionsNo
    Secondary School GPA / Rank / RecordRequired / N/A / Required
    College Prep. CompletionN/A
    RecommendationsN/A
    Formal competency demoRequired
    Admission test scoresRequired
    TOEFLRequired
    Other testsN/A

    Special Learning Opportunities

    Distance LearningYes
    ROTC — Army / Navy / Airforce YesYes / No / No
    Study AbroadYes
    Weekend CollegeNo
    Teacher CertificationYes

    Athletics - Association Memberships

    Sports / Athletic Conference Memberships NCAA
    NCAA / NAIA Basketball Conference Mid-Continent Conference
    NCAA / NAIA Baseball Conference Mid-Continent Conference
    NCAA / NAIA Track & Field Conference Mid-Continent Conference

    Admission Credits Accepted

    What types of credits does Southern Utah University accept?

    Dual CreditYes
    Life ExperienceYes
    Advanced Placement (AP)Yes

    ACT Test Admission

    Rank 737th for 75pctl scores

    Applicants submitting ACT results 90%
    Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) 17 / 24
    Math scores (25/75 %ile) 16 / 23
    Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) 18 / 24

    SAT Test Admission

    Rank 837th for 75pctl scores

    Applicants submitting SAT results 10%
    Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) 440 / 560
    Math scores (25/75 %ile) 430 / 560
    Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) 870 / 1120

    Student Services

    Remedial ServicesYes
    Academic / Career CounselingYes
    PT Cost-defraying EmploymentYes
    Career PlacementYes
    On-Campus Day CareYes
    Library FacilityYes

    Student Living

    First-time Room / Board RequiredNo
    Dorm Capacity775
    Meals per Week19
    Room Fee$1,740
    Board Fee$2,384

    Student Financial Aid Details

    How many students use Financial Aid, and how much do they use?

    Southern Utah University ranks 4135th for the average student loan amount.

      Average Users % of Attendees
    Federal Grant Aid $2,749 314 pie   34%
    State & Local Grant Aid $604 27 pie   3%
    Institutional Grant Aid $1,445 204 pie   22%
    Student Loan Aid $2,382 250 pie   27%
    Any financial aid type   563 pie   61%

    Student Enrollment Demographics

    How many students are enrolled at Southern Utah University?

      Men Women Total
    Non Resident Alien
    343468
    Black Non-Hispanic
    381250
    Hispanic
    6675141
    Asian / Pacific Islander
    5062112
    American Indian / Alaskan Native
    306393
    White Non-Hispanic
    2,5773,5186,095
    Race Unknown
    121179300
    Total 2,916 3,943 6,859

    Student Completion / Graduation Demographics

    How many students complete Southern Utah University?

      Non Resident Alien Black Non-Hispanic Hispanic Asian / Pacific Islander American Indian / Alaskan Native White Non-Hispanic Race Unknown Total
    Accounting 2 71 2 75
    Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations 11 11
    Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production 5 5
    Art Teacher Education 3 3
    Art/Art Studies, General 1 7 1 9
    Arts Management
    Athletic Training/Trainer 1 6 7
    Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician 1 3 4
    Biology Teacher Education 6 6
    Biology/Biological Sciences, General 2 3 58 63
    Building/Home/Construction Inspection/Inspector 11 11
    Business Administration and Management, General 1 50 3 54
    Business Teacher Education 3 3
    CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician 2 6 8
    Cabinetmaking and Millwork/Millwright 1 1
    Carpentry/Carpenter 1 2 3
    Chemistry Teacher Education 1 1
    Chemistry, General 8 8
    Child Development 2 2
    Civil Engineering, General 1 1
    Commercial and Advertising Art
    Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric 1 1 2 50 1 55
    Computer Science 6 6
    Criminal Justice/Safety Studies 3 2 54 1 60
    Dance, General 4 4
    Drama and Dance Teacher Education 4 4
    Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 13 2 15
    Economics, General 1 10 11
    Education, General 2 1 1 116 6 126
    Elementary Education and Teaching 1 101 2 104
    Engineering Science 5 5
    Engineering Technology, General 1 1 11 1 14
    English Language and Literature, General 10 1 11
    English/Language Arts Teacher Education 1 11 12
    Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education 3 3
    Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General 1 1 23 1 26
    Finance, General 24 1 25
    French Language and Literature 1 1
    General Studies 1 68 1 70
    Geography, Other 1 8 9
    Geology/Earth Science, General 1 7 8
    German Language Teacher Education 1 1
    German Language and Literature 3 3
    Graphic Design 2 2
    History Teacher Education 7 7
    History, General 17 17
    Hospitality Administration/Management, General 1 4 5
    Industrial Electronics Technology/Technician
    Information Science/Studies 2 1 14 17
    Interior Design 3 3
    Legal Assistant/Paralegal 1 1
    Manufacturing Technology/Technician
    Marketing/Marketing Management, General 1 1 32 34
    Mathematics Teacher Education 5 5
    Mathematics, General 2 2
    Mechanical Engineering
    Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 1 1 16 18
    Music Teacher Education 5 5
    Music, General 1 5 6
    Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) 2 42 1 45
    Physical Education Teaching and Coaching 1 1 2 22 1 27
    Political Science and Government, General 21 1 22
    Psychology, General 4 2 1 64 1 72
    Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education 1 1
    Social Science Teacher Education 12 12
    Sociology 1 2 1 1 16 2 23
    Spanish Language Teacher Education 1 1
    Spanish Language and Literature 1 3 5 9
    Special Education and Teaching, General
    Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education 7 1 8
    Total 24 2 20 12 10 1,092 30 1,190

    Faculty Compensation / Salaries

    Southern Utah University ranks 1777th for the average full-time faculty salary.

    Tenure system Yes
    Average FT Salary $49,669 ($51,066 male / $46,314 female)
    Number of FT Faculty 211 (149 male / 62 female)
    Total Benefits $4,107,845

    Southern Utah University Summary

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    Southern Utah University, or SUU, is located in Cedar City, Utah. Named a Top Ten Best Value in America by Consumer’s Digest in 2004, the university’s enrollment is 7,029 students as of Fall semester 2006, with approximately 223 faculty members teaching in five colleges and two schools: Southern Utah University currently draws students from 45 states, 25 foreign countries, and all of Utah’s 29 counties. During its history, the school has been known as Branch Normal School (1897–1913), Branch Agricultural College (1913–1953), College of Southern Utah (1953–1969) and Southern Utah State College (1969–1990).

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    Southern Utah University Academics

    The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed. For example, the university has a Distance Learning, Double Major, ESL, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, Liberal Arts/Career Combination, ROTC, Army, Teacher Certification and Weekend College. There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Learning Center, Pre-Admission Summer Program, Reduced Course Load, Remedial Instruction, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center. Southern Utah University is unique in its study options. Additionally, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Career Counseling, Employment Service, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Minority Student Services, Personal Counseling, Placement Service and Veterans Counselor can help.

    The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at Southern Utah University.

    School of Visual and Performing Arts:
    Art – General, Commercial/Advertising Art, Dance, Drama/Theater Arts, Music – General
    Philosphy and Religion:
    Philosophy
    Biological and Biomedical Sciences:
    Biology, Botany, Zoology
    Psychology:
    Psychology – General
    Business, Management, & Marketing:
    Accounting, Business Administration/Management, Business/Managerial Economics, Finance/Banking, Management Information Systems, Marketing Management
    History:
    History – General
    English Language and Literature:
    English, English Literature (British), Speech/Rhetorical Studies
    Security and Protective Services:
    Criminal Justice Studies
    Mathematics:
    Mathematics – General, Statistics
    Multiple or Interdisciplinary:
    Behavioral Sciences
    Foreign Language and Literature:
    Foreign Language & Literature – General, French, German, Spanish
    Popular majors:
    twenty-one percent law, fifteen percent family and consumer sciences, twelve percent engineering, twelve percent engineering technologies, twelve percent security and protective services, nine percent construction trades, nine percent visual and performing arts, six percent agriculture, twenty-eight percent education, thirteen percent business per marketing, nine percent communications per journalism, eight percent social sciences, six percent psychology, six percent visual and performing arts, five percent biology, five percent security and protective services
    Computer Science:
    Computer Programming – Specific Applications, Computer Science, Data Processing Technology, Information Sciences/Systems
    Physical Sciences:
    Chemistry, Geology, Planetary Sciences
    Social Sciences:
    Economics, Political Science/Government, Social Sciences – General, Sociology
    Communications & Journalism:
    Advertising, Communications/Rhetoric, Journalism, Public Relations
    Education:
    Art Teacher Education, Biology Teacher Education, Business Teacher Education, Chemistry Teacher Education, Drama/Dance Teacher Education, Education – General, Education of Learning Disabled, Elementary Education, English Teacher Education, Family/Consumer Sciences – Education, Foreign Language Teacher Education, French Teacher Education, German Teacher Education, History Teacher Education, Mathematics Education, Music Teacher Education, Science Teacher Education, Secondary Education, Social Science Teacher Education, Spanish Language Teacher Education, Special Education, Speech Teacher Education, Technology/Industrial Arts Education, Trade/Industrial Education
    Health and Clinical Sciences:
    Medical Administrative Assistance, Medical Transcription, Nursing (RN), Nursing – Practical, Nursing Assistance, Predentistry, Premedicine, Prepharmacy, Preveterinary Medicine

    Are you an international student? The Fall application deadline for international students is the 1st of July. Furthermore, for international students, the application fee is 25.

    Southern Utah University Admissions

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    Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 80% and Percent of students who return for sophomore year: 59%. Remember that this can change at any time. This school requires an application fee consisting of thirty-five dollars regular application fee, thirty-five dollars out-of-state application fee and thirty-five dollars online application fee. Transfer student are not ignored. In particular, there were one thousand, one hundred and forty-one total number of transfer students who applied and eight hundred and seventy-four total number of transfer students who were admitted.

    the SAT subject section score due date was not reported. It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, make sure to check with the university about the specific date for this year. SAT and ACT score reports are due the 23rd of August and For all student applicants, the Fall application deadline is the 1st of July. The regular application due date was not reported. Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place.

    Southern Utah University Athletics

    The following sports can be found here:

    • Men’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Baseball
    • Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Basketball
    • Men’s NCAA Division I, Women’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate and Women’s Intercollegiate Cross_country
    • Men’s NCAA Division IAA, Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Football
    • Men’s NCAA Division I, Men’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Men’s Scholarship Golf
    • Women’s NCAA Division I, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Men’s Club Soccer
    • Women’s NCAA Division I, Women’s Intercollegiate and Women’s Scholarship Softball
    • Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Track_and_field
    • Men’s NCAA Division I and Women’s NCAA Division I Track_indoor
    • Men’s NCAA Division I and Women’s NCAA Division I Track_outdoor
    • Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Volleyball
    The Thunderbirds are a member of NAIA , NCAA.

    Southern Utah University Financial Aid

    Financial aid forms are FAFSA and Institution’s own financial aid form. If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Art, Music/Drama, Athletics, Job Skills, Leadership and State/District Residency. Likewise, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics, Art, Music/Drama, Athletics, Job Skills, Leadership and State/District Residency. Financial aid distribution is at forty-nine percent scholarships per grants and fifty-one percent loans per jobs. Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school.

    Southern Utah University Students

    Southern Utah University offers Associate, Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. Additionally, it is part of an Rural setting, Large town (10,000 – 49,999) and Residential campus. Again, the student body consists of eighty-one percent in-state students, nineteen percent out-of-state students, two percent american indian per alaskan native, three percent asian per pacific islander, one percent black per non-hispanic, three percent hispanic, eighty-five percent white per non-hispanic, one percent non-resident alien, five percent race per ethnicity unreported, twenty-eight percent in top 10th of graduating class, fifty-one percent in top quarter of graduating class, eighty-one percent in top half of graduating class, thirty-one percent had h.s. gpa of 3.75 and higher, twenty percent had h.s. gpa between 3.5 and 3.74, seventeen percent had h.s. gpa between 3.25 and 3.49, twelve percent had h.s. gpa between 3.0 and 3.24, fourteen percent had h.s. gpa between 2.5 and 2.99, four percent had h.s. gpa between 2.0 and 2.49, one percent had h.s. gpa between 1.0 and 1.99 and one percent had h.s. gpa below 1.0. The school’s size is approximately four thousand, nine hundred and ninety-nine degree-seeking undergrads. The university is a Public, University, Four-year, Coed, where 80 percent of the applicants were admitted and Regionally accredited.

    Further, the university has many unique facilites such as natural life museum, observatory, Shakespearean theater. This school features the Rural setting, Large town (10,000 – 49,999) and Residential campus. In fact, the school is located 265 miles from Salt Lake City, 160 miles from Las Vegas.

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