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Southern Utah University

Southern Utah University
351 West University Boulevard
Cedar City, UT 84720

Official telephone: (435) 586-7700
Website: www.suu.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 8,035
Full-time undergraduates: 5,647
Part-time undergraduates: 2,388
Total graduate students: 846
Full-time graduate students: 197
Part-time graduate students: 649
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 22
U.S. region where majority of students come from: West
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 21%
First-year student enrollment breakdown:
1.5% American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.3% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.4% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
7.4% Hispanic/Latino
1.5% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
75.2% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
0.3% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
4.5% Nonresident Alien
5.9% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
1.4% American Indian or Alaskan Native
0.8% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
1.9% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
5.7% Hispanic/Latino
1.3% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
77.3% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
0.8% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
5.5% Nonresident Alien
5.4% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
Southern Utah University
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 129 acres
City or town school is located in: Cedar City, UT
Population of city/town: 29,162
Nearest major city: Las Vegas, NV
Distance of nearest major city: 180 miles
Population of nearest major city: 603,488
Online campus map: https://www.suu.edu/map

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • single-student apartments
  • special housing for disabled students
  • special housing for international students
  • other housing including Theme housing.
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 30%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 10%
Percent of students who live off campus: 90%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: no

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: yes
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 930
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
CAD-CAM; GIS, media, and graphic arts labs.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
reading, writing, math, study skills
Additional services offered:
placement service, health service, women's center, health insurance
Counseling services:
veteran student, older student, career, personal, academic, psychological
Career placement services:
internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, adaptive equipment
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: 100%

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, radio station, television station
Number of honor societies: 10
Total number of registered organizations: 181

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Ken Beazer,
Director of Intercollegiate Athletics
School mascot: Thunderbirds
Athletic conference memberships: Big Sky Conference

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's basketballyesNCAA Div. I
Men's cross-countryyesNCAA Div. I
Men's footballyesNCAA Div. I
Men's golfyesNCAA Div. I
Men's tennisyesNCAA Div. I
Men's track and field (outdoor)yesNCAA Div. I
Women's basketballyesNCAA Div. I
Women's cross-countryyesNCAA Div. I
Women's golfyesNCAA Div. I
Women's gymnasticsyesNCAA Div. I
Women's socceryesNCAA Div. I
Women's softballyesNCAA Div. I
Women's tennisyesNCAA Div. I
Women's track and field (outdoor)yesNCAA Div. I
Women's volleyballyesNCAA Div. I

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Las Vegas, NV (180 miles)
Nearest other airport: Cedar City, UT (2 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Salt Lake City, UT (260 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Cedar City, UT (1 mile)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

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