Around Utah facts.

Utah ranks 39th nationally for on-time graduation, with only 46.9% of students in Utah's public four-year colleges graduating within six years.

Source: Utah Foundation: NCES

Higher Education Total Enrollments 2012 2013 U of U 32,398 32,080 USU 28,786 27,812 WSU 26,681 25,301 SUU 8,297 7,745 Snow 4,599 4,605 Dixie 8,863 8,350 UVU 31,556 30,564 SLCC 30,112 31,137 BYU 33,336 30,243 Source: Utah System of Higher Education The $5,730 maximum Pell Grant covers about one-third of college costs--this amount is the smallest share of education covered since the Pell Grant program launched in 1972.

Source: Utah Foundation; Institute for College Access and Success

Retention Rate for First-year, First-time, Degree-seeking Undergraduates (2012) Utah Public Institutions Full-time Part-time Students Students U of U 87% 66% USU 72% 52% WSU 71% 45% SUU 66% 64% UVU 62% 46% SLCC 57% 42% Dixie 57% 38% Snow 56% 24% USU--Eastern 54% 37% U.S. Four-year Public Institutions 79% 50% U.S. Two-year Public Institutions 58%...