Southern Utah University

Southern Utah University is a public college in Cedar City, UT. Its average net price is $10,887 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$8,821
$30,001 to $48,000$8,244
$48,001 to $75,000$8,260
$75,001 to $110,000$11,991
$110,001 and up$14,732
$7,094Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$21,646Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$10,887Average Net Price
$9,512Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$800Books and Supplies
$3,900Other Expenses
26.6%Students on Pell Grants
14.8%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

81.8%Acceptance Rate
Not publishedSAT Reading, Middle Half
Not publishedSAT Math, Middle Half
Not publishedACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$46,772
8 years after entry$51,322
10 years after entry$53,925
61.8%Graduation Rate
75.5%Retention Rate
$13,000Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Cedar City, UTLocation
Remote townSetting
9,289Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$52,648 Small program - rough guide n=48$11,650 Small program - rough guide n=74
Agriculture, General$40,466 Small program - rough guide n=30Not published
Air Transportation$66,991 Small program - rough guide n=31$13,000 Small program - rough guide n=48
Anthropology$34,245 National median for this major n=8,063Not published
Biology$35,480 Small program - rough guide n=73$13,400 Small program - rough guide n=55
Business Administration, Management and Operations$48,963 Small program - rough guide n=45$13,000 Small program - rough guide n=45
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Civil Engineering$72,789 National median for this major n=15,339Not published
Communications$44,095 Small program - rough guide n=68$15,625 Small program - rough guide n=44
Computer Science$70,762 National median for this major n=44,537Not published
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263Not published
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$69,677 National median for this major n=10,572Not published
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician$77,872 National median for this major n=3,270Not published
Criminal Justice$38,052 Small program - rough guide n=46$17,500 Small program - rough guide n=55
Dance$28,513 National median for this major n=2,991Not published
Design and Applied Arts$39,422 National median for this major n=22,892Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Economics$60,917 National median for this major n=25,831Not published
Engineering$72,868 National median for this major n=2,850Not published
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General$66,818 National median for this major n=1,948Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General$38,356 National median for this major n=2,406Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$63,115 National median for this major n=43,988Not published
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services$38,952 National median for this major n=2,176Not published
Geography and Cartography$44,734 National median for this major n=3,998Not published
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$45,534 National median for this major n=4,652Not published
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Hospitality Administration/Management$46,331 National median for this major n=9,793Not published
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$38,488 National median for this major n=12,256$16,124 Small program - rough guide n=50
Liberal Arts$43,045 Small program - rough guide n=70$19,250 n=149
Marketing$52,121 National median for this major n=47,563Not published
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Mechanical Engineering$76,194 National median for this major n=34,876Not published
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General$41,297 National median for this major n=7,141Not published
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$47,819 National median for this major n=24,237Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies$40,789 National median for this major n=2,548Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$36,809 Small program - rough guide n=80$16,500 Small program - rough guide n=67
Registered Nursing$69,763 n=117$21,344 Small program - rough guide n=98
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Social Work$41,160 National median for this major n=17,635Not published
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$28,416 Small program - rough guide n=43$10,750 Small program - rough guide n=39
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$48,461 Small program - rough guide n=66$11,361 Small program - rough guide n=54
Teaching$50,393 Small program - rough guide n=58$12,000 Small program - rough guide n=52

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