Salt Lake City, UT · Private nonprofit
At a glance
$10,442
Avg net price
135,822
Enrollment
Degrees awarded
2024-25
| All fields, 2024-25Associate’s 25Bachelor’s 28,336Master’s 30,929 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 7,858Master’s 7,771 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 7,407Master’s 5,402 |
| Associate’s 24Bachelor’s 6,480Master’s 3,823 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 5,449Master’s 13,800 |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 880Master’s 8 |
| Associate’s 1Bachelor’s 233Master’s None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s 29Master’s None reported |
| Associate’s None reportedBachelor’s None reportedMaster’s 125 |
Application deadlines
For fall 2027 entry
Rolling admission
No deadline
· Apply with the college's application
Cost
Published on-campus price, 2024–25
- Tuition
- $8,180
- Required fees
- $478
- Books and supplies
- $200
- Total
- $8,858
- $6,8702019–2019–20
- $6,8702020–2120–21
- $7,6522021–2221–22
- $8,2102022–2322–23
- $8,5002023–2423–24
- $8,8582024–2524–25
Net price by family income, 2022–23
Students of all incomes paid $10,442 on average. Grants and scholarships covered the rest of the cost.
Net price covers first-time, full-time students who received federal aid.
Graduation and Retention
4-year graduation34%
6-year graduation51%
Retention rate62%
Earnings and Debt
Median earnings (10yr)$60,615
Median debt$11,116
Campus
Enrollment135,822
Student-faculty ratio42:1
SettingSuburb
Sources
- IPEDS Institutional Characteristics · National Center for Education Statistics · 2025–26
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03
- Application process · College websites · 2026–27
- IPEDS Completions · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024–25
- IPEDS Student Charges · National Center for Education Statistics · 2019–20, 2020–21, 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24, 2024–25
No parsed Common Data Set answers
Parsed answers aren’t available for Western Governors University. Available federal outcome figures appear below.
61.5% of Western Governors University’s first-years return for a second year and 50.9% graduate within six. Median earnings ten years out are against of median federal debt, roughly a earnings-to-debt ratio.
Sources
- College Scorecard · U.S. Department of Education · 2025-10-03