Best small colleges in Utah
Colleges with fewer than 2,000 undergraduates, ranked by Compass Score.
Best small colleges in Utah7 schools
7 schools qualify, ranked by the Compass Score.
How this list is made
- Schools in Utah.
- Accredited four-year undergraduate colleges.
- Fewer than 2,000 undergraduate students (federal enrollment).
- Each school needs a complete Compass Score, so every row shows a rating.
- Ordered by Compass Score, highest first. Schools with the same score share a rank.
Updated Oct. 20, 2026. Methodology. Spot an error? Send a correction.
- 1
Westminster University
Salt Lake City, UT · Private nonprofit#3 in Utah
- 895 undergraduates
- 64% graduate
- 2
Joyce University of Nursing and Health Sciences
Draper, UT · Private for-profit#5 in Utah
- 1,892 undergraduates
- 54% graduate
- 3
Neumont College of Computer Science
Salt Lake City, UT · Private for-profitTop 2% for earnings
- 530 undergraduates
- 63% graduate
- 4
Eagle Gate College-Murray
Murray, UT · Private for-profitGood: Compass grade B-
- 263 undergraduates
- 48% graduate
- 5
- 6
Midwives College of Utah
Salt Lake City, UT · Private nonprofit#14 in Utah
- 253 undergraduates
- 40% graduate
- 7
Compare cost and outcomes
| School | Net price a year | Median debt | Earnings 10 years out | Graduation rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westminster University | $27,094 | $22,250 | $66,215 | 64% |
| Joyce University of Nursing and Health Sciences | $28,039 | $20,000 | $49,841 | 54% |
| Neumont College of Computer Science | $35,205 | — | $97,827 | 63% |
| Eagle Gate College-Murray | $27,345 | $43,021 | $37,518 | 48% |
| Provo College | $27,053 | $41,733 | $39,645 | 51% |
| Midwives College of Utah | $37,278 | $21,054 | — | 40% |
| Eagle Gate College-Layton | $25,873 | $43,021 | $37,518 | 38% |
Net price is the average yearly cost after grants. Federal data (College Scorecard). “—” means the school reports no figure.
This list in other states
- Alabama 10
- Arizona 8
- Arkansas 13
- California 63
- Colorado 5
- Connecticut 10
- Florida 27
- Georgia 24
- Idaho 3
- Illinois 25
- Indiana 20
- Iowa 23
- Kansas 18
- Kentucky 18
- Louisiana 8
- Maine 11
- Maryland 13
- Massachusetts 31
- Michigan 23
- Minnesota 19
- Mississippi 8
- Missouri 31
- Montana 7
- Nebraska 12
- New Hampshire 7
- New Jersey 18
- New Mexico 7
- New York 55
- North Carolina 34
- North Dakota 4
- Ohio 58
- Oklahoma 11
- Oregon 11
- Pennsylvania 69
- Puerto Rico 31
- South Carolina 19
- South Dakota 5
- Tennessee 24
- Texas 31
- Vermont 4
- Virginia 30
- Washington 12
- West Virginia 12
- Wisconsin 15