Top Universities in Utah

There are two institutions in the state of Utah placed among Tier 1 National Universities in the US News & World Report rankings in 2009: Brigham Young University--Provo (113rd nationally) and University of Utah (127th nationally).

Brigham Young University (BYU) is the best national university in the state, placed 113rd in 2009. It has also performed well in graduate school rankings. In the 2008 issue of U.S. News & World Report "Best Graduate Schools", BYU is ranked highly in the following graduate programs:
- 41st for Business programs.
- 44th for Law programs.
- 72th for nursing programs.
- 77th for education programs.
- 87th for social work programs.
- 92th for Engineering.

BYU's Ranking Performance:
- 2nd for Graduate Programs in Accounting (Public Accounting Report).
- rated 82nd in the world for its MBA programs in the Financial Times Global MBA Rankings (2008).
- 90th in the world for its EMBA programs (FT 2008).
- 1st for its MBA programs among regional schools (The Wall Street Journal).
- According to the Princeton Review, BYU is ranked highly in the following categories:
#1 - Stone-Cold Sober Schools
#1 - Students Pray on a Regular Basis
#1 - Future Rotarians and Daughters of the American Revolution
#3 - Best College Library
#4 - Students Most Nostalgic for Ronald Reagan

University of Utah is one of the world's top universities, placed 48th globally in the Webometrics Ranking of World Universities 2008, and rated 79th globally in the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) 2008.

Utah State University (USU) is ranked in the Top 35 among public national universities based on social mobility, research and service, according to the Washington Monthly report.

List of colleges and universities in Utah:
  • Brigham Young University
  • College of Eastern Utah
  • Dixie State College
  • Eagle Gate College
  • George Wythe University
  • LDS Business College
  • Neumont University
  • Provo College
  • Snow College
  • Southern Utah University
  • Stevens-Henager College
  • University of Utah
  • Broadview University
  • Utah State University
  • Utah Valley University
  • Weber State University
  • Webster University Utah
  • Western Governors University
  • Westminster College
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