-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at Utah Valley University fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (1.1% → 0.0%).
Utah · Public · Predominantly bachelor's
Utah Valley University
Orem, Utah. 27,481 undergraduate students. 183 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Utah Valley University
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
+19%
150%-time completion
150%-time completion at Utah Valley University rose 19% between 2021 and 2024 (37.8% → 45.1%).
+16%
100%-time completion
100%-time completion at Utah Valley University rose 16% between 2021 and 2024 (14.8% → 17.2%).
+11%
First-year retention
First-year retention at Utah Valley University rose 11% between 2021 and 2024 (65.9% → 73.1%).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Utah
Each tile compares this institution to the Utah median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$55,486+18% · 6→10y
Utah median $35,805$46,825
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry40.7%+158% · '01→'24
Utah median 69.4%$8,899+462% · '97→'20
At program completion27,481+93% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS69.7%+49% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time—
latest cohort$6,270+284% · '00→'24
out-of-state $17,830SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
2.1%Median federal debt $8,899 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $55,486 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+158%
Utah Valley University · completion · 150% rose
17.5% → 45.1%
+353%
Utah Valley University · completion · 100% rose
3.8% → 17.2%
+49%
Utah Valley University · retention rose
49.0% → 73.1%
+93%
Utah Valley University · undergrad enrollment rose
14,756 → 28,453
+284%
Utah Valley University · in-state tuition rose
$1,696 → $6,507
+251%
Utah Valley University · out-of-state tuition rose
$5,274 → $18,489
+462%
Utah Valley University · median debt rose
$2,625 → $14,750
-100%
Utah Valley University · cohort default rate fell
5.7% → 0.0%
+28%
Utah Valley University · earnings_median_10yr rose
$43,400 → $55,486
+33%
Utah Valley University · earnings_median_8yr rose
$37,500 → $50,056
+50%
Utah Valley University · earnings_median_6yr rose
$31,200 → $46,825
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Computer Science.$116,313Business/Commerce, General.$106,961Information Science/Studies.$101,604Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection.$101,044Computer Engineering.$100,688Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications.$94,111Finance and Financial Management Services.$93,541Fire Protection.$85,741Air Transportation.$85,204Air Transportation.$84,773Marketing.$81,525Business Administration, Management and Operations.$81,429Fire Protection.$80,033Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians.$79,307Political Science and Government.$78,615Accounting and Related Services.$75,251Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$75,075Biotechnology.$73,416Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians.$70,247Business Administration, Management and Operations.$68,947Health and Physical Education/Fitness.$68,143Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.$67,780Biology, General.$64,599Criminal Justice and Corrections.$61,312
Showing top 24 of 47 ranked programs.
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
47 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11
PERSONAL & CULINARY SERVICES · CIP 12
EDUCATION · CIP 13
ENGINEERING · CIP 14
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 15
FOREIGN LANGUAGES · CIP 16
LEGAL PROFESSIONS · CIP 22
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23
LIBERAL ARTS & GENERAL STUDIES · CIP 24
BIOLOGICAL & BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES · CIP 26
MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES · CIP 30
PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION & SOCIAL SERVICES · CIP 44
SOCIAL SCIENCES · CIP 45
CONSTRUCTION TRADES · CIP 46
MECHANIC & REPAIR TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 47
TRANSPORTATION & MATERIALS MOVING · CIP 49
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
Business Administration, Management and Operations.$68,947Business Administration, Management and Operations.$81,429Marketing.$81,525Finance and Financial Management Services.$93,541Accounting and Related Services.$75,251Business/Commerce, General.$106,961Hospitality Administration/Management.$52,381
HISTORY · CIP 54
COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at Utah Valley University
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$173,469
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 11
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $8,871
- HS-only baseline · UT
- $38,000
- Years to complete
- 2
- CIP family
- 24
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Utah
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Utah Valley University graduates earn $X” — not “Utah Valley University makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Utah Valley University caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.