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Utah Valley University

Utah Valley University
800 West University Parkway
Orem, UT 84058-5999

Official telephone: (801) 863-8000
Fax number: (801) 226-5207
Website: www.uvu.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016

The admissions information below is valid for the 2016 academic year.
ADMISSIONS OFFICE
Admissions officer: Andrew Stone,
Director of Admissions
Contacting the office: 801 863-8706
admissions@uvu.edu

FIRST-TIME FRESHMAN APPLICATION PROCESS & REQUIREMENTS
Is there an application deadline for fall? yes
Final filing date for fall: August 1
Freshmen are accepted for terms other than fall: yes
Application fee: $35, ($100 for international applicants)
Can the application fee be waived? yes
Are refunds available on the application fee? no
Is the Common Application form accepted? no
Supplemental forms required for those using Common Application: no
Admissions requirements:
Open admissions policy.
High school graduation is: required, GED is accepted
A general college preparatory program is: neither required nor recommended
Campus visit is: recommended
Interview is: neither required nor recommended
Standardized test requirements: SAT I or ACT required
School's test preference: ACT
Aside from admissions, test scores are used for: counseling, placement
Dates test scores should be received: August 1 for SAT I/ACT
Special requirements for admission to specific programs:
  • Portfolio required of art program applicants.
  • Audition required of music program applicants.
  • Audition required of dance program applicants.
  • Audition required of theatre program applicants.
Special programs/policies for applicants not normally admissible: EOP
School has formalized early decision program: no
School has early action program: no
School has concurrent enrollment program for high school: no

FIRST-TIME FRESHMAN SELECTION PROCESS
Academic criteria:
  • secondary school report not considered
  • class rank not considered
  • recommendations not considered
  • standardized test scores not considered
  • essay not considered
Nonacademic criteria:
  • interview not considered
  • extracurricular activities not considered
  • particular talent/ability not considered
  • character/personal qualities not considered
  • alumni/ae relationship not considered
  • geographical residence not considered
  • state residency not considered
  • religious affiliation/commitment not considered
  • minority affiliation not considered
  • volunteer work not considered
  • work experience not considered
Admissions is need blind: yes
Average secondary school GPA: 3.31
Percent of freshmen who submitted GPA: 94%
Percent of freshmen who submitted class rank: 82%
Average ACT: 21 English, 21 math, 22 composite
Combined ACT middle 50% range: 18 - 25
Test taken by majority of applicants: ACT
Percent of accepted applicants who submitted ACT score: 85%

UNDERGRADUATE NOTIFICATION FOR FALL TERM
Notification of admission: on a rolling basis
Acceptance of admission: no set date

FIRST-TIME FRESHMAN ENROLLMENT
Number of completed applications received: 9,183
Number of applicants offered admission: 9,178 (100%)
Number of applicants offered admission who enrolled: 4,245 (46%)
School has a waiting list policy: no
Percent of freshmen who came from out of state: 22%
Admission may be deferred: yes, up to 1 semester

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

  • Utah Valley State Athletics offers the only NCAA wrestling program in Utah

  • UVSC's NCAA Division I scholarship athletic programs are: M/W basketball, M baseball, W softball, M/W track, M/W cross country, M/W golf, W volleyball, W soccer, M wrestling

  • Winning its last 10 of 11 season matches, the Wolverine women's volleyball team earned the 2005 D-I Independent Championship Title

  • During her final season of college eligilibity, Noelle Pikus-Pace '05 received NCAA Division I Independent All-American honors in shot put and discus and also became 2005 World Cup skeleton gold medalist

     

  • Student Heidi Wheelwright garnered national attention when she was selected to fill a pretigious nanotechnology intership at Stanford University

  • Happy Peterson, an integrated studies major (history and political science) from Orem, completed an internship at the United Nations in New York City

  • Jessica Beck, an integrated studies major (communications and leadership) from Orem, served an internship for the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initatives in Washington D.C.

  • Ronnie Price '05, guard for the Sacramento Kings, is the first Wolverine athlete to jump directly from UVSC to the NBA
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