Clarifying the stats on the educational attainment of women and men in Utah
The Salt Lake Tribune stories recently reported the rate at which women are earning bachelor’s degrees have “stumbled” since the mid-1990’s. A closer look at the data reveals a different picture.
Utah has third-lowest tuition in the nation
A recent report released by CollegeBoard.org on Trends in College Pricing provides information on tuition and fees, room and board, and other estimated expenses related to attending four-year public colleges and universities in the U.S. The report also focuses on the net price of college that students pay after taking grant aid and tax benefits into […]
USHE presidents help kick off Utah College Application Week events
Presidents and key officials from Utah’s public colleges and universities are kicking off Utah College Application Week (UCAW) by speaking to high school seniors about the importance of postsecondary education. UCAW gives Utah high school seniors in partner schools the opportunity to apply to college during the school day. Eighty-four high schools have partnered with the Utah […]
Audit compares Career and Technical Education completions
A newly published legislative audit compares the data and reporting methods of Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs in the Utah System of Higher Education and the Utah College of Applied Technology. CTE certificates and degrees account for approximately 14 percent of all degrees awarded by USHE institutions. Career and technical education at USHE institutions […]
November is College Application Month: USHE partners with K-12 to help 20,000+ high school seniors apply to college
Elected officials, university presidents and school leaders will be participating in Utah College Application Week (UCAW) events across the state during the month of November. Now in its third year, UCAW is in 25 districts and 84 high schools across the state. UCAW gives every high school senior in participating schools the opportunity to apply […]
2015 Annual USHE Scholarship Report
USHE’s annual Scholarship Report is now available. The report updates the Utah Legislature on the New Century and Regents’ Scholarships, which are administered by the Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education. While the recipients for the New Century Scholarship has remained constant for several years, the Regents’ Scholarship continues to see increased growth, with […]
Utah has lowest student debt in the nation
On Tuesday, the Project on Student Debt released its report on student loan debt for the class of 2014, and it contains good news: Utah has the lowest average student debt in the country, at $18,921. Only 54 percent of Utah college students take out student loans, the seventh-lowest in the nation. In fact, the average amount of […]
2014 -15 USHE graduates will earn almost $400 million in increased wages this year
For 2014-15 graduates, the wage premium that results from increased educational attainment continues to grow.
Utah is fourth in the nation for percent of population currently enrolled in college
Over 6 percent of Utahns are currently enrolled in higher education, making it among the top states in the nation for largest student body in relation to its population. A recent report from withmydegree.org analyzed data from the National Center for Education Statistics between 2004-2014 and pinpointed where U.S. total college enrollment increased and decreased, which […]
USHE and USOE work together to improve Utah’s K-12 teacher/administrator prep programs
The Utah System of Higher Education (USHE) is collaborating with the Utah State Office of Education (USOE) to examine and improve the teacher/administrator preparation programs in the state. Utah is joining the Network for Transforming Educator Preparation (NTEP), which consists of over two dozen states committed to using policy levers such as licensure, program approval, […]
