Top 6 facts from the 2020 USHE Data Book

Enrollment at Utah public colleges and universities is up, totaling nearly 194,000 for fall 2019. Since fall 2018, enrollment at Utah’s public colleges and universities increased by 2.5%. Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) numbers are up 2.07% from fall 2018. *Total FTE approximates the number of students enrolled full-time each semester (15 semester hours for undergraduate students; […]

Utah System of Higher Education launches Utah Transfer Guide to help students determine their best college transfer path

Includes degree mapping information from most popular majors at Utah’s public colleges and universities The Utah System of Higher Education launched the improved Utah Transfer Guide this month for students to more seamlessly plan their transfer paths between Utah’s public colleges and universities across the most popular majors. Utah has a high rate of students who transfer, […]

2020 Weekly Legislative Update-Week 5

Budget: With Appropriations Subcommittees wrapped up, Senate and House leadership have spent the week preparing to compile the full budget. Legislative budgets are expected in the coming week. The Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee has put a high priority on the USHE unified budget request, which includes: compensation increases commensurate with state employees, performance funding, ongoing […]

2020 Weekly Legislative Update-Week 4

Revised Revenue Projections The Governor’s Office and legislative leaders announced revised tax revenue projections that set the stage for final budget preparations in the coming weeks. They announced over $900 million in new revenues, primarily in Income Tax (Education Fund): Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee Prioritization The Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee (HEAS) submitted its list of […]

2020 Legislative Update-Week 3

Institution Presentations to Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee The University of Utah and Utah State University presented to the Higher Education Appropriation Subcommittee (HEAS) this week. The other remaining institutions presented the week prior: Snow College Salt Lake Community College Utah Valley University Dixie State University Southern Utah University Weber State University Legislative Requests for Appropriations […]

Utah students left over $55 million in unclaimed federal financial aid in 2018-19

Utah’s college access advisors to help more students complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid According to a recent report from the Education Strategy Group, Utah students left over $55 million in unclaimed federal financial aid on the table in 2018-19 and only about 35.5% of Utah high school seniors completed the Free Application for Federal […]

2020 Legislative Update-Week 2

Institution Presentations to Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee Several Institutions presented to the Higher Education Appropriation Subcommittee (HEAS) this week: Snow CollegeSalt Lake Community CollegeUtah Valley UniversityDixie State UniversitySouthern Utah UniversityWeber State University The University of Utah and Utah State University will be presenting on Monday. Capital Development The institutions with capital development projects prioritized by […]