7 Best Universities in Salt Lake, UT [2026 Rankings]

Top 7 universities in Salt Lake ranked by EduRank based on research outputs, non-academic prominence, and alumni influence. The rankings are determined by analyzing 7.65M citations received by 203K academic publications made by 7 universities from Salt Lake, the popularity of 497 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. University of Utah

#1 in Utah

#41 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 79%

2. Western Governors University

#7 in Utah

#802 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $11,328
Receiving Aid: 72%
Average Aid: $5,455

3. Westminster College - Utah

#9 in Utah

#1067 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 67%
Average SAT: 1190
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $26,844

4. Independence University

#12 in Utah

#1808 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $25,616
Receiving Aid: 98%
Average Aid: $6,221

5. Neumont College of Computer Science

#13 in Utah

#1902 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 973
Average ACT: 24
Net Price: $34,557

6. Midwives College of Utah

#14 in Utah

#1990 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 86%
Net Price: $37,278
Receiving Aid: 75%
Average Aid: $7,901

7. Nightingale College

#17 in Utah

#2133 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $29,077
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $5,878

Universities near Salt Lake

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
11	Eagle Gate College - Murray	2095	Murray, Utah
16	Broadview University - West Jordan	2309	West Jordan, Utah
25	AmeriTech College - Draper	2255	Draper, Utah
49	Weber State University	414	Ogden, Utah
54	Utah Valley University	486	Orem, Utah
54	Careers Unlimited	2066	Orem, Utah
59	Brigham Young University - Provo	95	Provo, Utah
59	Provo College	2220	Provo, Utah
63	Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions	1565	Provo, Utah
110	Utah State University	119	Logan, Utah