Utah Tech University is increasing scholarship awards and introducing a new scholarship opportunity for incoming Utah freshmen to make higher education more accessible. The university, which maintains the most affordable university tuition in the state, aims to help more students see a college education as an achievable goal.
Students admitted for the Summer or Fall 2027 semesters qualify for increased Utah Resident Freshmen Scholarships. The Presidential Scholarship continues to cover full base tuition. The Chancellors Scholarship is now worth $3,700 per year, while the Trustees Scholarship is $2,700, the Deans Scholarship is $1,750, and the Merit Scholarship is $1,250. These four scholarships are renewable until a student reaches 130 overall attempted credits.
Several of these awards are based on a combination of a student's ACT composite score and GPA, while others are based on GPA alone. This allows students to earn certain scholarships without taking the ACT. Additionally, the Red Cliffs Community Scholarship remains available to Washington and Kane county high school seniors with a high school GPA of 2.0 or higher and is valued at $1,000 for one year.
The university has also created the Trailbreaker CE Scholarship for incoming freshmen who have completed 12 or more credits through Utah Tech with a GPA of 2.0 or higher. This scholarship awards $500 per year and is renewable for up to four years. The Trailbreaker CE Scholarship can be stacked with other academic scholarships, with the exception of the Presidential Scholarship.
Incoming freshmen admitted to Utah Tech before March 1 are automatically considered for institutional scholarships. Qualified entering CE students are automatically considered for the Trailbreaker CE Scholarship through June 1.
Dr. Brian Sandusky, vice president of enrollment and marketing at Utah Tech, stated that the scholarships expand access and reflect a commitment to providing an affordable, high-quality polytechnic education. He noted that the university's hands-on approach to learning is designed to prepare graduates to meet workforce demands and ensure the community thrives.
