Southern Utah University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Southern Utah University is a public master's university in Cedar City, UT (town setting), with 13,043 undergraduates (58% women). It admitted 80% of 19,190 applicants — lower half for selectivity among Division I schools (scores not considered). Cost of attendance is $34,110 a year for out-of-state students and $20,294 in-state; aided first-year students paid $12,375 on average after grants (top quarter for affordability in its division). 51% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, education, liberal arts & general studies. The campus reported 0.43 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — top quarter for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Southern Utah University ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division I schools, across 63 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- Town
- Type
- Public · Master's university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Scores not considered
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 51%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $6,770 in-state · $20,586 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 0 burglaries · 14 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 12 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Southern Utah University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Southern Utah University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Big Sky Conference | 28 | at cap | 5 | $826k | $29,509 | 975 | |
| Men's Basketball | Big Sky Conference | 21 | 6 over | 5 | $1.8M | $86,298 | 962 | |
| Women's Basketball | Big Sky Conference | 18 | 3 over | 5 | $1.4M | $80,422 | 984 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Big Sky Conference | — | — | 4 | — | — | 939 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Big Sky Conference | — | — | 6 | — | — | 975 | |
| Football | Big Sky Conference | 110 | 5 over | 1 | $4.3M | $39,073 | 953 | |
| Men's Golf | Big Sky Conference | 13 | 4 over | 4 | $366k | $28,137 | 989 | |
| Women's Golf | Big Sky Conference | 10 | 1 over | 4 | $358k | $35,804 | 992 | |
| Women's Gymnastics | Pac-12 Conference | 26 | 6 over | 1 | $920k | $35,391 | 995 | |
| Softball | Big Sky Conference | 20 | room 5 | 3 | $709k | $35,457 | 968 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Big Sky Conference | 135 | 90 over | 7 | $769k | $5,698 | 944 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Big Sky Conference | 121 | 76 over | 1 | $920k | $7,599 | 959 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Big Sky Conference | 16 | room 2 | 4 | $711k | $44,446 | 940 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.