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“Schools like Â鶹ÉçÇø… are the future of higher education, where one institution or one system can address the full needs of a city or state’s workforce with multiple resources for education.â€
-- Education Dive, a higher education news publication
40,936
Students
as of fall 2020
12,080
High school concurrent enrollment students
as of fall 2019
81%
Of our students work while taking classes
77 countries represented in the student body
30% of our students are nontraditional (25+ years old)
17% of our students support at least one child
37% of our students are first generation
Dr. Astrid S. Tuminez (pronounced too-MEE-nez) was appointed the seventh president of Â鶹ÉçÇø in 2018, and is the institution’s first female president.
President siteÂ鶹ÉçÇø is centrally located in the Beehive State, and we contribute in big ways — that’s why the shape of Utah is the hidden feature in the first U of our mark. And contrary to a popular saying, it’s quite easy being green.
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NOVEMBER 14, 2022
President Astrid S. Tuminez was honored today at the 46th Annual Women & Business Conference and ATHENA Awards Luncheon as one of the six recipients.
OCTOBER 31, 2022
A team of students from Â鶹ÉçÇø (Â鶹ÉçÇø) was named the winner of the Financial Planning Association’s (FPA) 2022 Financial Planning Challenge on Oct. 18, 2022.
OCTOBER 10, 2022
Â鶹ÉçÇø received the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) Outstanding Member Institution award on Oct. 9 at the HACU national conference in San Diego.
AUGUST 25, 2022
Â鶹ÉçÇø (Â鶹ÉçÇø) is ranked 10 on the 2022 Forbes list of best-in-state employers.
AUGUST 26, 2020
Business Insider, an American financial and business news website, ranked Utah Valley University (Â鶹ÉçÇø) third in the nation for the best return on investment.