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Utah Tech University

Saint George, UT 8,552 Undergrads 41.5% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$20,763
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$16,039
After Aid
Median Earnings
$55,624
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$16,039
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$55,624
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$44,570
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate41.5%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Warning: The majority of students at this institution do not graduate. Non-completers typically earn significantly less and face higher debt risks.
Average Starting Age22.2
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients32.7%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time81.2%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS63.5%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
100.0%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -

ROI Sensitivity Analysis
Assuming 4 Years to Graduation

This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.

Lifetime Value Added (NPV)
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$500k
+$33k
+$16k
Median Cost$16k/yr
+$442k
-$24k
-$42k
Full Cost$21k/yr
+$425k
-$41k
-$59k

ROI Efficiency Metrics
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
49
∞
Median Cost$16k/yr
Never
-73%
Full Cost$21k/yr
Never
-79%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).⚠️ Warning: The high average starting age or low completion rate may inflate the Median earnings and ROI shown.
  • Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
  • Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
  • NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.

Social Impact ROINew
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.

Donor Return-39%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.

Taxpayer Return-55%
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator, or for more sophisticated analysis, the Guided ROI Interview, with your specific estimates of cost and salary.

Program ROI Analysis
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Associate's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$46,255
Natl Median: $42,269
Lifetime Value Added
-$18k
Median Debt
$17,169
Earnings (4yr)
$62,891
Natl Median: $65,389
Lifetime Value Added
+$142k
Biology, General
AssocCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $44,758
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,733
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,472
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,706
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,711
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$8,763
Earnings (4yr)
$45,080
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
-$30k
Psychology, General
AssocCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,288
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$16,042
Earnings (4yr)
$74,639
Natl Median: $80,813
Lifetime Value Added
+$248k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $37,656
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $35,702
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 4706
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,424
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$11,500
Earnings (4yr)
$74,398
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$105k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$13,728
Earnings (4yr)
$53,872
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$56k
Median Debt
$15,287
Earnings (4yr)
$64,097
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$26k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $75,975
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,555
Earnings (4yr)
$50,755
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$82k
Median Debt
$20,722
Earnings (5yr)
$86,367
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$184k
Computer Science
BachCIP: 1107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $107,009
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$17,000
Earnings (4yr)
$54,536
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$51k
Dance
BachCIP: 5003
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,980
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$11,000
Earnings (4yr)
$48,576
Natl Median: $68,061
Lifetime Value Added
-$100k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$12,197
Earnings (4yr)
$52,975
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$64k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$74,843
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$109k
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$33,327
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$231k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$17,150
Earnings (4yr)
$49,936
Natl Median: $50,532
Lifetime Value Added
-$89k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$48,583
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
-$100k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,468
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$49,965
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$89k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,497
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$12,500
Earnings (4yr)
$80,852
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$155k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$17,250
Earnings (4yr)
$52,746
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$66k
Median Debt
$27,860
Earnings (4yr)
$57,758
Natl Median: $47,382
Lifetime Value Added
-$24k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$43,796
Natl Median: $51,389
Lifetime Value Added
-$148k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,688
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$16,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.

For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate decision moving forward. Note that the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.

Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.