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Weber State University Data & Information Overview

425 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
4% Student Loan Default Rate
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How Well Is Weber State University Ranked?

#597 Best Colleges in Nation
#6 Best Colleges in UT
Nursing Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.

Weber State University was awarded 425 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is nursing.

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Overall Quality

WSU landed the #597 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This is an improvement over the previous year, when WSU held the #713 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

WSU also holds the #6 spot on the Best Colleges in Utah ranking.

See all of the rankings for Weber State University.

Is It Hard to Get Into WSU?

Open Admissions Policy

Acceptance Rate

Weber State University has an open admissions policy, so you should not have much trouble being accepted by the school. Still, it is important to fill out the application completely and submit any requested materials, which may include proof that you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Learn more about Weber State University admissions.

Weber State University Faculty

21 to 1 Student to Faculty
95% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used as a measure to gauge how much access students will have to their professors - the lower the number, the better. At Weber State University, this rate is 21 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Weber State University is 95%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

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Retention and Graduation Rates at Weber State University

65% Freshmen Retention
12% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Weber State University is 65%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  65 out of 100
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Graduation Rate

When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at WSU is 12%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%

On-Time Graduation Rate  12 out of 100
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Weber State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

12,042 Full-Time Undergraduates
20.6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
56.7% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 28,685 undergraduates at WSU with 12,042 being full-time and 16,643 being part-time.

How Much Does Weber State University Cost?

$11,647 Net Price
19% Take Out Loans
$20,552 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of WSU is $11,647. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for WSU

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$9,748 $10,173 $12,318 $14,506 $15,095

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of WSU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At WSU, approximately 19% of students took out student loans averaging $5,138 a year. That adds up to $20,552 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at WSU is 4.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do WSU Graduates Make?

$51,840 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from WSU make about $51,840 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. That's great news for WSU students since it is 22% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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Location of Weber State University

Utah State
12,042 Full-Time Undergraduates
Small City Campus Setting
Weber State University is a public institution situated in Ogden, Utah. The city atmosphere of Ogden makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

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Contact details for WSU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 3848 Harrison Blvd., Ogden, UT 84408-1001
Phone: 801-626-6000
Website: https://www.weber.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WeberState
Twitter: https://twitter.com/WeberStateU

Weber State University Majors

90 Majors With Completions
5,698 Undergraduate Degrees
236 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 90 majors graduated from Weber State University. Of these students, 5,698 received undergraduate degrees and 236 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Nursing 399 $53,744
Allied Health Professions 185 $52,081
General Sales & Marketing 135 $56,374
Computer Science 124 $61,731
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 104 $56,993
General Psychology 102 $30,275
Communication & Media Studies 95 $35,647
Criminal Justice & Corrections 93 $39,123
Health & Medical Administrative Services 84 $42,936
Teacher Education Grade Specific 80 $40,942

Learn more about the majors offered at Weber State University along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at WSU

48% Take At Least One Class Online
19% Take All Classes Online

Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.

In 2020-2021, 14,186 students took at least one online class at Weber State University. This is a decrease from the 17,688 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 14,186 5,613
2019-2020 17,688 9,561
2018-2019 10,457 3,139
2017-2018 9,811 2,912
2016-2017 9,232 2,697

Learn more about online learning at Weber State University.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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