7 Best Universities in Salt Lake, UT [2025 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 7.27M citations received by 196K academic publications made by 7 universities from Salt Lake, the popularity of 483 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available.

1. University of Utah

#1 in Utah

#41 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1289
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 79%

2. Western Governors University

#7 in Utah

#875 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $9,555
Receiving Aid: 66%
Average Aid: $4,974

3. Westminster College - Utah

#8 in Utah

#983 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1263
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $28,156

4. Independence University

#12 in Utah

#1786 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

#1930 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 973
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $28,592

6. Midwives College of Utah

#14 in Utah

#2019 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Net Price: $26,463
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $6,895

7. Nightingale College

#18 in Utah

#2190 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Net Price: $28,115
Receiving Aid: 97%
Average Aid: $5,120

Universities near Salt Lake

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
11	Eagle Gate College - Murray	2138	Murray, Utah
16	Broadview University - West Jordan	2170	West Jordan, Utah
25	AmeriTech College - Draper	2197	Draper, Utah
49	Weber State University	425	Ogden, Utah
54	Utah Valley University	490	Orem, Utah
54	Careers Unlimited	2093	Orem, Utah
59	Brigham Young University - Provo	89	Provo, Utah
59	Provo College	2308	Provo, Utah
63	Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions	1632	Provo, Utah
110	Utah State University	124	Logan, Utah