Nearby colleges
Colleges near Salt Lake City, UT
13 colleges and universities sit within 25 miles of Salt Lake City, Utah — 9 in Salt Lake City itself and the rest across the surrounding area. The table below is ordered by measured distance and includes cost, admissions, and graduation data.
Colleges near Salt Lake City by the numbers
- Lowest published in-state tuition
- Ensign College ($4,004)
- Median in-state tuition (13 reporting)
- $12,529
- Median net price after aid (13 reporting)
- $27,094
- Highest graduation rate
- University of Utah (65%)
- Largest by enrollment
- Western Governors University (185,015 students)
Colleges within 25 miles of Salt Lake City
Nearest first. Showing 13 of 13. Distance is straight-line from the centre of the Salt Lake City campus cluster, not driving time.
| College | Distance | Location | In-state tuition | Avg. net price | Acceptance rate | Graduation rate | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westminster University | 1 mi | Salt Lake City, UT | $43,528 | $27,094 | 67% | 64% | University |
| Midwives College of Utah | 2 mi | Salt Lake City, UT | $8,583 | $26,463 | 86% | Not reported | University |
| Neumont College of Computer Science | 3 mi | Salt Lake City, UT | $27,360 | $35,205 | 87% | 63% | University |
| Nightingale College | 3 mi | Salt Lake City, UT | $12,529 | $30,852 | 100% | 21% | University |
| Fortis College-Salt Lake City | 3 mi | Salt Lake City, UT | $13,474 | $27,586 | 100% | 60% | Community college |
| University of Utah | 3 mi | Salt Lake City, UT | $9,620 | $16,200 | 86% | 65% | University |
| Western Governors University | 3 mi | Salt Lake City, UT | $8,658 | $12,548 | 100% | 46% | University |
| Ensign College | 3 mi | Salt Lake City, UT | $4,004 | $10,824 | 100% | 43% | University |
| Arizona College of Nursing-Salt Lake City | 5 mi | Murray, UT | $22,587 | $37,660 | 100% | Not reported | University |
| Salt Lake Community College | 5 mi | Salt Lake City, UT | $4,426 | $9,804 | 100% | 29% | Community college |
| Eagle Gate College-Murray | 6 mi | Murray, UT | $16,548 | $27,345 | 100% | 48% | University |
| Joyce University of Nursing and Health Sciences | 14 mi | Draper, UT | $21,680 | $28,039 | 62% | 54% | University |
| Eagle Gate College-Layton | 24 mi | Layton, UT | $12,529 | $25,873 | 100% | 38% | University |
What the Salt Lake City area looks like
- Within 25 miles of Salt Lake City CampusPin finds 13 colleges. 9 of them are in Salt Lake City itself; the rest are in surrounding communities. Distances are measured from the centre of the Salt Lake City campus cluster.
- Ensign College has the lowest published in-state tuition among the 13 nearby colleges listed, at $4,004. Commuting from home is one of the largest levers on total cost, since housing is often the single biggest line after tuition.
- 2 of the 13 colleges shown are community colleges, which typically offer the lowest published tuition in a metro and transfer pathways into nearby four-year campuses.
How this list was built
This page runs a real geographic query: every college whose campus coordinates fall within 25 miles of Salt Lake City is included, ordered by distance. No college appears here unless it is genuinely that close.
The Salt Lake City anchor point is the average position of the campuses CampusPin holds for the city, so it reflects where colleges actually are rather than a civic centre-point. Distances are straight-line and are a guide to proximity, not a commute estimate.
Frequently asked questions
- How many colleges are near Salt Lake City, UT?
- CampusPin finds 13 colleges and universities within 25 miles of Salt Lake City, Utah. That includes 9 located in Salt Lake City itself plus campuses in the surrounding area that are realistically commutable.
- What is the closest college to Salt Lake City?
- Of the colleges on this page, Westminster University in Salt Lake City is the nearest to the Salt Lake City campus cluster at about 1 miles. The table is ordered by distance, so the top rows are always the closest.
- Can I commute to college from Salt Lake City?
- Every college on this page is within 25 miles of Salt Lake City, which is a plausible commute for many students, though actual travel time depends on traffic and transit rather than straight-line distance. Check each college's profile for its exact location, and confirm commuter services and parking with the campus directly.
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Data sources & methodology
Locations, cost, and outcome figures for colleges near Salt Lake City come from federal datasets and each institution's own reporting.
Sources used across this page
Not every source informs every figure. Each data point draws on the source appropriate to it see the relevant section and the data dictionary for field-level provenance.
IPEDS / NCES College Navigator
Federal enrollment, admissions, tuition, retention, and program data. Released annually with a 1–2 year lag.
U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
Net price by income band, post-graduation earnings, and federal aid context.
Institutional websites
Each school's official admissions, registrar, and financial-aid pages are the authoritative source for current details.
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Suggested citation
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