Honors & Awards

2019

Designated as a “Voter Friendly Campus” for the 2019–2020 time period

Recognized for flexible online start dates by The Best Schools 

Ranked among Best Regional Universities in the West by U.S. News & World Report

2018

• Tree Campus USA designation by Arbor Day Foundation

• Listed in The Princeton Review’s 2018 Guide to 399 Green Colleges

• Ranked among the Most Affordable Colleges and Universities for 2018 by College Consensus

• Ranked among America’s Top Colleges by Forbes 

• Ranked among The Princeton Review’s Best Western Colleges

• Ranked among College Cliffs’ 15 Top Colleges For Working Adults

• Ranked among the College Consensus Best Regional Universities-West

• Ranked among the Forbes Best Value Colleges

• Ranked highest in average starting salary and lowest in tuition among public institutions in SmartAsset’s Best Value Colleges in Utah

• Ranked among the nation’s top 100 universities in LendEDU’s College Risk-Reward (CRRI) Indicator

2017

• Tree Campus USA designation by Arbor Day Foundation
• Ranked among The Student Loan Report’s top 10 universities in the nation for lowest student loan debt for parents
• Named Great College to Work For by The Chronicle of Higher Education

Ranked number 11 among Great Value College's 50 Best Colleges for Adult Education

Ranked on Student Loan Report’s list of public schools whose graduates have the least amount of private student loan debt

Featured in the 2017 edition of The Princeton Review’s Guide to 375 Green Colleges

2016

• Ranked number 1 among Best Online Colleges in Utah and number 9 among Best Online Nursing Programs by Affordable Colleges Online
• Ranked as one of the best schools in the nation for minimizing student loan debt by Student Loan Report
• Ranked number 1 among Washington Monthly’s Best Colleges for Adult Learners
• Ranked among Best College Reviews’ Top 50 Colleges for Adult Education
• Ranked among Sierra Club’s Cool Schools
• Outstanding Leadership in Energy Efficiency and Conservation award from Utah Association of Energy Users
• Ranked as a Best Western College by The Princeton Review
• Ranked among U.S. News & World Report’s Best Regional Universities in the West, Best Colleges for Veterans and Top Public Schools
• Ranked among College Choice Best Western Regional Universities

2015

• Ranked among U.S. News & World Report’s Best Regional Universities in the West
• Tree Campus USA designation by Arbor Day Foundation
• Listed in Princeton Review’s Guide to Green Colleges
• Named STARS Bronze Institution for accomplishments in campus sustainability by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE)
• Ranked among Forbes’ Top Colleges
• Elective Community Engagement Classification from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching (originally received in 2008)
• Larry Abernathy Award, recognizing an ongoing partnership with Ogden City
• Named Great College to Work For by The Chronicle of Higher Education
• Award of Excellence from APPA: Leadership in Educational Facilities