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Distance Education State Almanac 2017. Utah Distance Education State Almanac 2017 Utah Julia E. Seaman, Ph.D. Research Director, Babson Survey Research Group Jeff Seaman, Ph.D. Director, Babson Survey Research Group This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. by Babson Survey Research Group, e-Literate, and WCET State maps images are by TUBS [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons Utah % of State National Population 3,051,217 0.9% 18-55 Population 1,495,096 1.0% Number of Institutions 36 0.7% Utah has 36 degree-granting higher education institutions, which represent 0.7% of all such institutions in the United States. These institutions enrolled a total of 293,527 students as of fall 2015 (259,540 of which are studying at the undergraduate level and 33,987 at the graduate level). The fall 2015 figure is an increase of 26,780 students (or 10.0%) from the number enrolled in the fall of 2012. Among the total student body, 136,116 (116,528 undergraduates and 19,588 graduate students) were taking at least one course at a distance. This is 46.4% of the enrolled student body, which is higher than the national average rate of 29.7%. The number of students taking distance education courses in the state increased by 40,107 (or 41.8%) between fall 2012 and fall 2015. This is higher than the national level of growth of 11.0%. 95,002 students in Utah are taking all of their courses at a distance, made up of 76,920 undergraduates and 18,082 graduates. This represents 32.4% of all students enrolled in the state, a rate that is higher than the national average of 14.3%. A total of 19,241 (or 20.3% of these exclusively online students) live in Utah, the remainder come from outside of the state. This rate is lower than the national in-state average of 55.1%. The number of students that take any of their courses on campus, including those who take all of their courses on campus and those who take a mix of on-campus and distance courses, is 198,525, or 67.6% of the total student enrollment in Utah. This number represents a decrease in proportion on campus from the four years prior (76.9% from 205,068 students in 2012). The -9.2% rate is a larger change than the national 1.7% decrease. Overall and Distance Enrollment - 2015 Total Undergraduate Graduate Any Any Any All Students Distance All Students Distance All Students Distance Total 293,527 136,116 259,540 116,528 33,987 19,588 Private for-profit 5,293 1,760 4,204 1,420 1,089 340 Control Private not-for-profit 117,009 78,358 96,940 62,213 20,069 16,145 Public 171,225 55,998 158,396 52,895 12,829 3,103 2 to 4-year 31,871 7,681 31,871 7,681 0 0 Type 4-year or more 261,656 128,435 227,669 108,847 33,987 19,588 Under 1,000 6,205 1,996 5,109 1,649 1,096 347 Instutional 1,000 - 4,999 6,099 1,175 5,375 1,127 724 48 Enrollment 5,000 - 9,999 28,520 14,571 27,353 13,778 1,167 793 Size 10,000 - 19,999 0 0 0 0 0 0 20,000 and above 252,703 118,374 221,703 99,974 31,000 18,400 Associate's College 37,144 10,060 37,144 10,060 0 0 Baccalaureate College 9,533 3,501 9,533 3,501 0 0 Doctoral University 93,683 22,376 79,274 19,839 14,409 2,537 Carnegie Master's College 143,602 93,021 124,924 76,565 18,678 16,456 Specialized 9,565 7,158 8,665 6,563 900 595 Unassigned 0 0 0 0 0 0 Utah 1 Distribution of State Institutions CONTROL 0% CARNEGIE 14% 22% 36% Associate's College 47% 20% Baccalaureate College Doctoral University Private for-profit 31% 8% Master's College Private not-for-profit 22% Specialized Public Unassigned SIZE TYPE 0% 8% 20% Under 1,000 0% 1,000 - 4,999 11% 5,000 - 9,999 61% 10,000 - 19,999 8% 2 to 4-year 20,000 and above 92% 4-year or more N/A or Unknown Distribution of Total Student Enrollment CONTROL 0% CARNEGIE 2% 3% 13% 3% Associate's College 40% Baccalaureate College 58% 49% Doctoral University 32% Private for-profit Master's College Private not-for-profit Specialized Public Unassigned SIZE TYPE 22%% 10% 11% 0% Under 1,000 1,000 - 4,999 5,000 - 9,999 10,000 - 19,999 86% 89% 2 to 4-year 20,000 and above 4-year or more On-Campus Students Undergraduate Graduate PERCENT ON CAMPUS 100% 75% 16,875 16,674 16,270 15,905 76.9% 74.8% 50% 70.9% 67.6% 188,193 180,748 178,561 182,620 25% 0% 2012 2013 2014 2015 2012 2013 2014 2015 Utah 2 Distribution of Distance Student Enrollment CONTROL CARNEGIE 1% 5%0% 7 % 3% 17% 41% Associate's College Baccalaureate College 58% Doctoral University Private for-profit Master's College Private not-for-profit 68% Specialized Public Unassigned SIZE 1% 11% TYPE 1% 6% 0% Under 1,000 1,000 - 4,999 5,000 - 9,999 87% 2 to 4-year 10,000 - 19,999 94% 20,000 and above 4-year or more Enrollment Trends TOTAL STUDENTS ANY DISTANCE Undergraduate Graduate Undergraduate Graduate 19,588 28,157 31,405 33,987 16,439 29,540 12,702 14,336 116,528 238,590 234,405 243,255 259,540 83,307 85,817 102,513 2012 2013 2014 2015 2012 2013 2014 2015 EXCLUSIVELY DISTANCE PERCENT DISTANCE Undergraduate Graduate 100% 18,082 15,135 75% 43.3% 46.4% 11,282 12,866 36.0% 37.9% 50% 76,920 64,694 50,397 53,657 25% 0% 2012 2013 2014 2015 2012 2013 2014 2015 Exclusively Distance Student Locations 2015 Same State Different State Outside US181 0% 178 20% 112 414 75,361 61,857 Same State 46,077 49,666 Different State 80% 15,212 16,088 17,180 19,241 Outside US 2012 2013 2014 2015 Utah 3 Overall Enrollment in Utah Top 10 Institutions by Total Numbers of Students - 2015 Rank Institution Total Undergrad Graduate Control 1 Western Governors University 70,504 54,735 15,769 Private not-for-profit 2 Brigham Young University-Provo 33,469 30,221 3,248 Private not-for-profit 3 Utah Valley University 33,211 33,026 185 Public 4 University of Utah 31,592 23,794 7,798 Public 5 Salt Lake Community College 29,350 29,350 0 Public 6 Utah State University 28,622 25,259 3,363 Public 7 Weber State University 25,955 25,318 637 Public 8 Southern Utah University 8,881 8,035 846 Public 9 Dixie State University 8,503 8,503 0 Public 10 Independence University 6,025 5,704 321 Private not-for-profit Top 10 Institutions by Enrollment Growth 2012-2015 Rank Institution 2012 2015 Change Control 1 Western Governors University 41,369 70,504 29,135 Private not-for-profit 2 Independence University 969 6,025 5,056 Private not-for-profit 3 Utah Valley University 31,562 33,211 1,649 Public 4 Southern Utah University 8,297 8,881 584 Public 5 Snow College 4,599 5,111 512 Public 6 Nightingale College 48 237 189 Private for-profit 7 Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions 439 567 128 Private for-profit 8 Neumont University 368 472 104 Private for-profit 9 Eagle Gate College-Murray 262 353 91 Private for-profit 10 Stevens-Henager College 101 166 65 Private not-for-profit Distance Enrollment in Utah Top 10 Institutions by Distance Enrollment - 2015 Rank Institution Total Undergrad Graduate Control 1 Western Governors University 70,504 54,735 15,769 Private not-for-profit 2 Utah State University 13,360 11,631 1,729 Public 3 Utah Valley University 9,557 9,554 3 Public 4 University of Utah 8,598 7,790 808 Public 5 Weber State University 8,433 8,342 91 Public 6 Salt Lake Community College 7,504 7,504 0 Public 7 Independence University 6,025 5,704 321 Private not-for-profit 8 Southern Utah University 3,175 2,703 472 Public 9 Dixie State University 3,130 3,130 0 Public 10 Snow College 2,241 2,241 0 Public Top 10 Institutions by Distance Enrollment Growth 2012-2015 Rank Institution 2012 2015 Change Control 1 Western Governors University 41,369 70,504 29,135 Private not-for-profit 2 Independence University 969 6,025 5,056 Private not-for-profit 3 Utah State University 10,232 13,360 3,128 Public 4 University of Utah 7,063 8,598 1,535 Public 5 Southern Utah University 1,728 3,175 1,447 Public 6 Snow College 1,136 2,241 1,105 Public 7 Weber State University 7,409 8,433 1,024 Public 8 Salt Lake Community College 6,763 7,504 741 Public 9 Utah Valley University 9,239 9,557 318 Public 10 Dixie State University 2,837 3,130 293 Public Utah 4.
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