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Most Favored Utah Colleges with Highest Enrollment Rate

This page lists the most favored (higher yield) schools in Utah. The yield, also known as enrollment rate, is the percent of students who choose to enroll after having been offered admission. Higher yield means that more admitted students are finally enrolled into the school.
Brigham Young University, has the highest yield rate of 77.53% for academic year 2024-2025 in Utah. University of Utah is positioned second with 26.02% yield and Utah State University follows them with 24%. Next table shows the schools that have high yield rates with admission statistics and acceptance rates. Colleges whose programs are focused on certificate, associate, and/or special subjects such as arts and music are excluded from the ranking. You may want to check colleges having the lowest yield rates in Utah.
Most Favored Utah Colleges with Highest Enrollment Rate (2025)
NameYield# of Applicants# of Admitted# of EnrolledAcceptance Rate
1Brigham Young University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsProvo, UT
77.53% 11,698 7,929 6,147 67.78%
2University of Utah
Public, four-yearsSalt Lake City, UT
26.02% 26,822 23,062 6,001 85.98%
3Utah State University
Public, four-yearsLogan, UT
23.83% 20,871 19,299 4,598 92.47%
4Southern Utah University
Public, four-yearsCedar City, UT
13.68% 19,080 15,605 2,134 81.79%
5Westminster University
Private (not-for-profit), four-yearsSalt Lake City, UT
9.73% 2,964 1,973 192 66.57%