by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege 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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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.
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.
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.
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%.
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%.
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%
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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.
| $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.
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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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 |
| 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 |
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 |
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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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