- The Inkwell
- Utah
- Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UTSuburb: largeZIP 84107Founded 1997
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1997
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1999
- Website
- www.wgu.edu
UtahPrivate nonprofit
Western Governors University
Western Governors University is a private nonprofit university in Salt Lake City, Utah, with 155,088 undergraduates. It graduates 50% within six years and costs $12,748 a year after aid.
50%graduate
Retention65%
4-year graduation40%
Pell Grant share47%
Federal loans48%
$12,748net price / year
openadmissions
—average SAT
50%graduate in 6 years
$76,999median earnings, 10 yrs
$12,500median debt
#253 of 1,704 for earnings#346 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,028 of 1,738 for graduation rate
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $16,919tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $8,730
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $8,730
- Average net price
- $12,748national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$12,005
$30,001–48,000$12,500
$48,001–75,000$12,611
$75,001–110,000$13,872
$110,001+$16,397
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- open admissionsnational median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Retention · this college65%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college50%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college47%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 50%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 40%
- First-year retention
- 65%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 55%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $75,168
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $76,999middle 50%: $48,217–$115,039
- Median debt at graduation
- $12,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$115,039
Median, Western Governors University$76,999
Lower quarter$48,217
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 155,088
- Part-time
- 0%
- Women / men
- 56% / 44%
- Average age at entry
- 34.7
- First-generation students
- 47%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 47%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 42 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 75%
- Average faculty salary
- $6,375 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $2,776
- Endowment, end of year
- $3,320,366
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White50%
Hispanic16%
Black14%
Asian4.3%
Two or more races3.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native1.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.5%
Unknown10%
7 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management28%
Health professions26%
Computer & information sciences23%
Education19%
Engineering3.1%
Engineering technologies0.8%
Visual & performing arts0.1%
keep comparing
Similar colleges
Private nonprofit colleges in Utah
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brigham Young University Provo, UT | $13,397 | 81% | $80,228 |
| Westminster University Salt Lake City, UT | $22,516 | 64% | $70,627 |
| Midwives College of Utah Salt Lake City, UT | $61,360 | 50% | $56,589 |
Same Carnegie class, similar price
| College | Net price | Grad. | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Illinois University Charleston, IL | $12,717 | 50% | $55,885 |
| Delta State University Cleveland, MS | $12,677 | 50% | $44,639 |
| Salem State University Salem, MA | $12,921 | 49% | $62,762 |
| Saginaw Valley State University University Center, MI | $12,147 | 51% | $55,838 |
| Troy University Troy, AL | $13,943 | 50% | $49,010 |
| Southeastern Louisiana University Hammond, LA | $12,468 | 46% | $49,502 |
Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 433387. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q7987876.