Organization:Utah System of Higher Education
 Seal of the Utah Board of Higher Education | |
| Type | Public university system |
|---|---|
| Established | March 21, 1969 |
| Commissioner | Geoffrey Landward |
| Students | 234,526 students (Fall 2023)[1] |
| Location | Salt Lake City , Utah , United States |
| Campus | 16 campuses |
| Website | ushe |
| A logo for the Utah System of Higher Education, the public university system of the state of Utah, United States | |
The Utah System of Higher Education (USHE) is the public university system of the state of Utah. It includes each of the state's sixteen public institutions of higher education, including its eight technical colleges.
History
On March 21, 1969, the Utah State Legislature passed the Utah Higher Education Act of 1969, establishing the Utah System of Higher Education and its governing body, the State Board of Higher Education, to govern Utah's (at the time) nine institutions of higher learning, as well as administer the federal Higher Education Act of 1965.[2][3]
In 1977, an amendment was passed to rename the board to the Utah State Board of Regents, as well as increase its membership to sixteen, with provisions for appointing of a student member. Subsequently, a 1981 amendment further increased this number to seventeen, with the seventeenth member being the lieutenant governor of Utah.[4]
In 2020, the Utah System of Technical Colleges was subsumed into USHE, with the Utah State Board of Regents being renamed to the Utah Board of Higher Education.[5]
Today, the board consists of 10 Utah citizens, all of whom are appointed by the governor of Utah, one of whom is a Student Board member. Each board member is appointed to six-year staggered terms, with the exception of student board members, who are appointed to one-year terms.[6]
Colleges and universities
8px Black: Colleges and universities; 7px Red: Community colleges; 6px Yellow: Technical colleges.
Public colleges and universities
| Campus | Location | Founded | Enrollment | Endowment | Athletics | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliation | Nickname | |||||
| Southern Utah University | Cedar City | 1897 | 15,444 (fall 2024)[7] | $29.9 million (2019) | NCAA Div I WAC |
Thunderbirds |
| University of Utah | Salt Lake City | 1850 | 36,970 (fall 2024)[7] | $1.64 billion (2023) | NCAA Div I Big 12 |
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| Utah State University | Logan | 1888 | 28,900 (fall 2024)[7] | $538.4 million (2023) | NCAA Div I Mountain West |
Aggies |
| Utah Tech University | St. George | 1911 | 13,167 (fall 2024)[7] | $16.3 million (2019) | NCAA Div I WAC |
Trailblazers |
| Utah Valley University | Orem | 1941 | 46,809 (fall 2024)[7] | $100 million (2023) | NCAA Div I WAC |
Wolverines |
| Weber State University | Ogden | 1889 | 32,701 (fall 2024)[7] | $219.5 million (2022) | NCAA Div I Big Sky |
Wildcats |
Regional campuses
- Utah State University-Brigham City – Brigham City
- Utah State University Eastern – Price
- Utah State University–Tooele – Tooele
- Utah State University-Uintah Basin – Roosevelt & Vernal
Community colleges
- Salt Lake Community College — Salt Lake City
- Snow College — Ephraim
Technical colleges
- Bridgerland Technical College — Logan
- Davis Technical College — Kaysville
- Dixie Technical College — St. George
- Mountainland Technical College — Lehi
- Ogden–Weber Technical College — Ogden
- Southwest Technical College — Cedar City
- Tooele Technical College — Tooele
- Uintah Basin Technical College — Roosevelt
References
- ↑ "Institutional Data Resources: Headcount". https://ushe.edu/institutional-data-resources-headcount/.
- ↑ "The State System of Higher Education". Policy No. 102 of 23 January 1997. https://www.usu.edu/policies/102/. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ↑ Newell, Jackson; Ueyama, Takeyuki (1994), "Higher Education in Utah", Utah History Encyclopedia, University of Utah Press, ISBN 9780874804256, https://www.uen.org/utah_history_encyclopedia/e/EDUCATION_HIGHER.shtml, retrieved April 19, 2024
- ↑ "Utah State Board of Higher Education, Role Of". Policy No. 1-1 of 7 December 1983. https://www.weber.edu/ppm/Policies/1-1_Regents.html. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ↑ "Resolution of Appreciation: Board of Regents". Resolution No. TAB K of 15 May 2020. USHE Board of Regents. https://ushe.edu/wp-content/uploads/pdf/agendas/20200515/TAB%20K_5-15-2020.pdf. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
- ↑ "About the Board". https://ushe.edu/board/about-the-board/.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 "USHE enrollment grows at degree-granting colleges and universities" (in en-US). 2024-10-15. https://ushe.edu/ushe-enrollment-2024/.
External links
- University of Utah Board of Regents Meeting Minutes, 1906-1969 at University of Utah Digital Library, Marriott Library Special Collections
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