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Southern Utah University

Cedar City, Utah

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Southern Utah University (1897) provides a personalized, career-ready experience that prepares students to be successful upon graduation. The valuable educational opportunities ensure students enter the job market with a competitive advantage. Students come first at SUU, where small, personalized classes are the norm. Its 19:1 student-to-faculty ratio and more than 140 undergraduate programs and 21 graduate and certificate programs make SUU an incredible place to grow.

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SUU is the “University of the Parks” thanks to its close proximity to several outdoor recreational areas and its educational partnerships with the National Park Service. SUU’s safe, residential campus allows more than 12,000 students to create lifelong friendships as they pursue once-in-a-lifetime outdoor adventures in conjunction with innovative academic endeavors.

Students cheer on the athletic teams who play in the Big Sky Conference, join (or launch) any of the 130 clubs and organizations, and take advantage of the outdoor adventures that surround campus.

With graduation rates 10 points higher than the national average, SUU’s graduates go on to top companies, start their own businesses, or attend the best graduate schools in the country.

Founded in 1897, Southern Utah University is a public, coeducational, nonsectarian university with full accreditation from the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.

“SUU doesn’t just provide opportunities, but it showed the many doors available to me and actually opened them, allowing me to then do what it takes to step through. The high standards of education and quality of the faculty are why I have been able to push myself further each day.” – Skyler Clark, Computer Science Major & Chemistry Minor.

Get to know Southern Utah University

10,274
Degree-Seeking Undergraduates
Enrolled female students
55%
 
Enrolled male students
45%
 
Gender Ratio
Full-time students
91%
 
Part-time students
9%
 
Full-time to Part-time Ratio
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Retention rate
Full-time faculty
54%
 
Adjuncts
46%
 
Faculty Ratio
20:1
Student/teacher ratio
$6,006
In-state tuition cost
$19,822
Out-of-state tuition cost
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4-year graduation rate
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5-year graduation rate
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6-year graduation rate
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Acceptance rate
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Out-of-state students
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Full-time faculty w/ terminal degree

Benefits

Student Activities

Student Activities

  • Campus Ministries
  • Choral groups
  • Concert band
  • Dance
  • Drama/theatre
  • International Student Organization
  • Jazz band
  • Literary magazine
  • Music ensembles
  • Musical theatre
  • Opera
  • Pep band
  • Radio station
  • Student government
  • Student newspaper
  • Student-run film society
  • Symphony orchestra
  • Television station
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High-Impact Practices

High-Impact Practices

  • First-Year Seminars and Experiences
  • Common Intellectual Experiences
  • Learning Communities
  • Writing-Intensive Courses
  • Collaborative Assignments and Projects
  • Undergraduate Research
  • Diversity/Global Learning
  • Service-Learning, Community-Based Learning
  • Internships/Coops/Practicums
  • Capstone Courses and Projects/Senior Experience
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Campus Resources

Campus Resources

  • Career Services
  • Writing Center
  • Academic Advisors
  • Library Services
  • Faculty Mentors
  • Disability Services
  • Multicultural Engagement Center
  • Health Services
  • Academic Tutors
  • Financial Aid Advisors
  • Student Success Initiative
  • Veteran Services
  • Peer Mentors
  • Counseling
  • Gender & Sexuality Center
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What Others are Saying

"My education at SUU has helped me gain a broader world view and discover new interests and passions. Thanks to my caring professors and many educational opportunities, I feel prepared to succeed in any future endeavor."
— Jenna Duncan, Business Major

Contact Southern Utah University

Contact Admissions

www.suu.edu/admissions
(435) 586-7740
admissions@suu.edu

Campus Location

351 W. University Blvd.
Cedar City, UT 84720

(435) 586-7700
info@suu.edu

Visit SUU Online

www.suu.edu