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.
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.
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.
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.
Some notable current and past board members include Patricia W. Jones, Nolan Karras, Aaron Skonnard, Steve Starks, and Cydni Tetro.
Colleges and universities
Public colleges and universities CampusLocationFoundedEnrollmentEndowmentAthleticsAffiliationNicknameSouthern Utah UniversityCedar City189715,444 (fall 2024)$29.9 million (2019)NCAA Div IWACThunderbirds University of UtahSalt Lake City185036,970 (fall 2024)$1.64 billion (2023)NCAA Div IBig 12UtesUtah State UniversityLogan188828,900 (fall 2024)$538.4 million (2023)NCAA Div IMountain WestAggies Utah Tech UniversitySt. George191113,167 (fall 2024)$16.3 million (2019)NCAA Div IWACTrailblazers Utah Valley UniversityOrem194146,809 (fall 2024)$100 million (2023)NCAA Div IWACWolverines Weber State UniversityOgden188932,701 (fall 2024)$219.5 million (2022)NCAA Div IBig SkyWildcats
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
External links University of Utah Board of Regents Meeting Minutes, 1906-1969 at University of Utah Digital Library, Marriott Library Special Collections