Ensign College

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#8826 / #2333
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
Private two-year college of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Ensign College at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#2333
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$4,128
Graduation rate
36%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
7,568

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About Ensign College

According to Wikipedia, Ensign College is a private college in Salt Lake City, Utah. The college is owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and operates under its Church Educational System. It also includes an Institute of Religion and is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.

Ensign College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Retention RateGraduation Rate
54%36%

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.

How Much Does Ensign College Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$4,128
Average Net Price by Family Income (2021–22)
IncomeAverage Net Cost
0 - 30K$9,629
30K - 48K$10,848
48K - 75K$12,594
75K - 110K$13,979
110K+$16,160

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.

How Much Do Ensign College Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former Ensign College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $56,881 a year, and 85% of those not still in school are working.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.

Ensign College's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-Grads
11,28611,286

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is Ensign College?

Ensign College is located at 95 North 300 West, Salt Lake City, UT 84101-3500.

How Safe is Ensign College?

Relative to its enrollment, Ensign College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of 0.08%. Salt Lake City has a violent crime rate of 0.88% and a property crime rate of 5.26%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.

What Is Ensign College Known For?

Ensign College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

Ensign College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much Ensign College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence

Business
#5621
World Rank
#5622
Historical Rank
#1560
USA Rank

Ensign College ranks #1560 in the U.S. and #5621 worldwide for influence in Business.

business Degrees
Computer Science
#6839
World Rank
#6847
Historical Rank
#1691
USA Rank

Ensign College ranks #1691 in the U.S. and #6839 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.

computer-science Degrees
Communications
#7732
World Rank
#7750
Historical Rank
#2078
USA Rank

Ensign College ranks #2078 in the U.S. and #7732 worldwide for influence in Communications.

communications Degrees
Nursing
#6152
World Rank
#6152
Historical Rank
#2381
USA Rank

Ensign College ranks #2381 in the U.S. and #6152 worldwide for influence in Nursing.

nursing Degrees
Engineering
#12673
World Rank
#12676
Historical Rank
#3049
USA Rank

Ensign College ranks #3049 in the U.S. and #12673 worldwide for influence in Engineering.

engineering Degrees
Medical
#13237
World Rank
#13238
Historical Rank
#3697
USA Rank

Ensign College ranks #3697 in the U.S. and #13237 worldwide for influence in Medical.

medicine Degrees

Who Are Ensign College's Most Influential Alumni?

Joseph Fielding Smith
Joseph Fielding Smith
A Tenth President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.