Utah Valley University Teaching Programs

Located in Orem, Utah, Utah Valley University is a public institution. Orem is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

Where Is Utah Valley University?

Contact details for UVU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	800 W University Parkway, Orem, UT 84058-5999
Phone:	801-863-8000
Website:	www.uvu.edu

How Do I Get Into UVU?

You can apply to UVU online at: www.uvu.edu/welcome/

Since Utah Valley University has an open admissions policy, you should not have any trouble getting into the school as long as you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Can I Afford Utah Valley University?

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At UVU, approximately 13% of students took out student loans averaging $5,807 a year. That adds up to $23,228 over four years for those students.

Utah Valley University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 40,542 undergraduate students at UVU, with 18,555 being full-time and 21,987 being part-time.

There are also 720 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 18,555 full-time undergraduates at UVU, 52% are male and 48% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Utah Valley University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	236
Black or African American	197
Hispanic or Latino	2,147
White	14,587
International Students	358
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,030

Geographic Diversity

Utah students aren't the only ones who study at Utah Valley University. At this time, 12 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 86 countries are represented at UVU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, South Korea, and China.

Online Learning at Utah Valley University

There are 48 bachelor’s degree and 6 master’s degree programs available online at UVU. In 2022-2023, 21,971 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UVU has changed over the last few years.

Utah Valley University Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Elementary Education	0	0	155	0	0	155
Early Childhood Education	93	11	0	0	0	104
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	0	17	64	81
Health Education	0	0	26	0	0	26
History Education	0	0	24	0	0	24
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	0	0	16	0	16
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Specific Learning Disabilities	0	0	15	0	0	15
English & Language Arts Education	0	0	12	0	0	12
Drama & Dance Education	0	0	10	0	0	10
Art Education	0	0	9	0	0	9
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	0	0	9	0	0	9
Mathematics Education	0	0	0	5	0	5
Music Education	0	0	5	0	0	5
Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education	0	0	3	0	0	3
Spanish Education	0	0	2	0	0	2
Education of the Deaf	0	0	1	0	0	1
French Language Teacher Education	0	0	1	0	0	1
Chemistry Education	0	0	0	0	0	0
Physics Education	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	93	11	272	38	64	478

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By uvuphotos under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.