BYU ranked as best value Utah university for 2023

Salt Lake City, Utah – According to research by the personal finance website WalletHub, Brigham Young University is rated as Utah’s top university for 2023.

Out of all the schools and universities in Utah, the private research institution in Provo has the highest admission rates, graduation rates, and post-attendance median salaries.

The University of Utah comes in second, followed by Southern State University and Utah State University.

WalletHub used 30 important metrics broken down into seven areas to compare 900 U.S. higher education schools. Cost and funding, student selection, the school environment, and career performance are some metrics.

The best university in the United States is the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

As a personal finance website, WalletHub also considered post-attendance financial measures including the percentage of college graduates who earn more than high school grads and the student loan default rate.

A closer look at top universities in Utah and how they performed in all seven categories with 1 being the best and 4 being the worst:

Brigham Young University:
• 1st – Admission Rate
• 4th – Net Cost
• 2nd – Student-Faculty Ratio
• 2nd – On-Campus Crime
• 3rd – Gender & Racial Diversity
• 1st – Graduation Rate
• 1st – Post-Attendance Median Salary

University of Utah:
• 4th – Admission Rate
• 2nd – Net Cost
• 1st – Student-Faculty Ratio
• 4th – On-Campus Crime
• 1st – Gender & Racial Diversity
• 2nd – Graduation Rate
• 2nd – Post-Attendance Median Salary

Utah State University:
• 3rd – Admission Rate
• 3rd – Net Cost
• 2nd – Student-Faculty Ratio
• 1st – On-Campus Crime
• 4th – Gender & Racial Diversity
• 3rd – Graduation Rate
• 3rd – Post-Attendance Median Salary