Following the Charlie Kirk assassination, the heavy police and campus security presence created a tense and hostile atmosphere for innocent students like me, who were exercising their rights to free expression. The response from the administration, such as city police and campus security, felt overly excessive and dismissive of student concerns. They used excessive force on me and took my property away without a warrant. I exercised my rights. President Astrid Tuminez appears disconnected from the student body and has demonstrated some genuine care, but not really that much. The university should take accountability for how it treats students and ensure that everyone's constitutional rights are respected on campus. Don't waste your money by going here. I feel ashamed for every recommending this school to anyone. It's a scam because it's not a fun experience to go here, unless you want a police and corrupt politician nanny school and want to waste your time and money. There's many other low cost options out there. Please, learn from my mistake!!!!! Especially if you're a straight person and not LGBTQ. They will discriminate against your size and gender and call security on you and discrimante against your race. read more

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the EVENTS are awesome but the debate team was a lot worse than i expected. overpriced af but decent college.

It's a disappointing place really. I'm a junior who have strict parents from a suburb of Portland. You would've thought that moving from that hellhole of an environment would be exciting. But no, nothing is happening on campus. No events, no clubs that actually do anything interesting, and the social scene is basically dead. Everyone just goes to class and leaves. It feels like there's zero energy or excitement. The 'culture' or what the seniors told me culture, is just nothing... .I expected college to be lively and engaging, but it's just monotonous routine of going to class and back, with nothing interesting ever happening as I said before. At least we have good and reliable professors, whom I highly recommend because they're very engaging in class. Unfortunately, the institution fails them. It's not worth it if you're looking for a vibrant school life. read more

Dishonest practices with students- charging $250 to accounts under the guise of "tuition" for an unannounced dispersion program- where your money is not going to you, or your education... it is going into a pot to pay for other students text books. Charity is great- unless taken without consent or inform. There have been NO emails, announcements, or any form of a heads up about this. It is extremely difficult to opt out of - and very hidden. Opt out before Jan 27 to get your money back. Shame on you UVU. Rather than having an "opt out" program, perhaps it would be better to let those who want to participate opt in... or let people know there is the option to opt out, and this has been charged to their account... or would you not get your money if you informed students of this? read more

Pretty cool school I would go to see, and I looks cool and has a good basketball and wrestling team

i love uvu. they're amazing, they're friendly, campus is beautiful, such a healthy environment. just because something tragic happened doesn't mean it's their fault. you guys are ridiculous. read more

Terrible experience. Beware young women and those who can't afford a real college. Online course books (2) I had to drop in the first week. NO REFUND FOR THE TEMPORARY ACCESS (180 days approx) canvas/bookshelf/Kendall Hunt digital books. $145 wasted... and since I had to drop them, my scholarship grants changed and I had to pay an additional $121 for the other course this semester. 3rd party company bookstore... a bunch of crooks taking advantage of people without strong educational backgrounds. Trump college scam rings a bell. The rate my professor scores seem off and it seems if you post about a bad experience, the website bans you if the professor reports they didn't like the review (I didn't swear or break protocol). It used to be a great website... BEWARE "...the times, they are a changin' " Bob Dylan If you have to take 60 credits and statistics a second time despite getting a B+ in it... when it should only take 12 credit hours... good luck world... these people are scam artists and you're all better off working from the bottom in your desired career... at least you will get REAL TRAINING and paid to learn. read more

I attended the Tan France lecture at UVU. The student and community here are warm and friendly. The campus is happy and it was easy to navigate directions. The parking garage was a total mess though! Only one machine worked and the line went on forever. I was thoroughly disappointed in that part of the experience, but everything else was flawless. read more

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The work environment is toxic at the library. Staff are disrespected by department leadership. Poor communication in this workplace.

Not a bad college, but didn't really get the best treatment here. Was kicked out of an online BIO class once because I "didn't cite my sources in the right way or the way WE wanted" I cited the sources on a simple assignment, but they didn't like it and kicked me out of the class anyway, and they were rude about it, and I was very upset. The testing center is like a prison. It's pretty much in a dirty, old trailer-like building, and all the folks in there that work are sad and rude. I graduated, but hey, guess what, 1,000 other people did at the same time and are looking for the same job as you. Plus parking was a mess. I spent 40$ grand for 4 years at this school and all I got was a Dr. Seuss book, a paper, and a pen. Going here did make me become an entrepreneur, I guess that worked out. read more

How do you review a school on Yelp? When choosing colleges, does a youth say to themselves "You know... I'm just gonna check out the reviews for this University on Yelp." ? UVU has terrible parking, a decent library, lots of students, average (and a few above average) professors, weird student events, lame "dances", and extensive resources to help students with any type of problem, academic or personal or professional. If you're really using Yelp to check out schools, I hope it works out for you??? It's super weird though. Sorry for judging you. read more

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Ok, let me tell you exactly why I gave UVU only two stars out of five. I honestly don't think I have enough room to say all that I want about this school, but here it goes. This school is overcrowded, parking is a HUGE joke, they have now moved the free parking zone to the other side of the freeway. The testing center is the equivalent of a prison and it should be burned to the ground. They find ways to charge you for everything! They have this awesome wellness center for students, but that's only if you are taking 10 credit hours or more. If you happen to have a life outside of school, and work full time and are only taking nine hours, you have to pay to use the gym, or you can sign up for their monthly fee. Teachers are probably the only bright spot of this school, and only a select few. Honestly, if you can go somewhere else, do it, it's too late for me so save yourself! read more

I majored in technology management and community health from UVU. 90% of obtaining this degree was having pretentious teachers tell you to go home and research about specific topics relating to the class on the free internet and to write an essay about it. Then you hand in your essay and the teacher grades you on if they agree with your opinion or not. THAT IS UVU EDUCATION! Cost for your education from internet = free Cost to hand in your essay at UVU about education obtained from internet = $40,000 read more

oh my beloved UVU. I've spent time at many higher education institutions, but for some reason, UVU has remained my favorite. I transferred here after finish a degree when I was 20 from BYU because I didn't feel like I was ready for the real world, and UVU gave me a nice scholarship. Seeing that UVU was a technical college for so long, they offer some really great alternative shorter programs to students as well as over 100 great bachelor degree programs and a handful of master degree programs. The staff here are really interested in improving the school and making it continue to grow. After gaining university status, population exploded and the only real downside that is tied with it is that there is not nearly enough parking. The new parking garage by the revamped student center (which rocks and wish was there when I was a student!) definitely helps minimize the issue of parking, but it's still there. It you are a student who wants to be involved, it's easy to get involved here. I did UVUSA, service council, multi culture club, African Club (yes I'm white, anyone can join), As well as helped start the English Conversation Club for the ESL students and I played a vital role In getting the first sorority on campus. Whatever you want to do here, you can! read more

UVU Is Biggest and Best University In the State!!!! The library is one of the most awesome buildings on campus! read more

Current UVU Honors student and my a Healthcare Administration major. Love this school! I transferred from another school (BYUI) and I love this university so much more! I love the classes and how instructors are willing to work with you and there's so many opportunities to get involved. I wish we had sports teams and parking was a little better, but overall this is truly a fantastic university. read more

Great school! Bets "bang-for-your-buck" in the state for those wishing to further their education. I really enjoy how the school is so navigable and connected indoors so the students don't freeze while walking to classes. The instructors here have all been super friendly and helpful. They are all willing to work with you so that's nice. A+++++++++ read more

UVU is hands down the best university in the state especially considering the tuition that you pay. Im going on my third year at UVU and have enjoyed the school, resources they offer, and countless opportunities to get involved. read more

Insane tuition for such a mediocre university. Utah laws make it very difficult to send a child to Utah State universities because the residency policies are so restrictive and punish out of state parents. Unless you go to BYU you are screwed in Utah! read more

This college is nothing but a money-sucking business. Most of my professors did not care for my success in the course. The methods of teaching are sloppy and disorganized. If you want to go into student debt, go here. The university will find ways to get into your wallet. Even if you have FAFSA. read more

Honestly this school is a joke reason why is they accept anyone they dont care. The teachers are nice however they really don't reach out to you. I had 1 professor that did while I was their from 08-10 2 years wasted I felt like. Plus your degree is not even ranked so its not worth much. I transferred out so hopefully other people are having better experiences. read more

Where to begin... I transferred to UVU from another school, and I had to pay to have my transcript sent three times to UVU because they kept "losing" it. Over the years, I've made many phone calls, and the phones just ring and ring but no one picks up and it doesn't go to voicemail. I've had employees argue with me before, and now the school is refusing to send my official UVU transcript to a school I am attending now. The professors are hit or miss; I've had some really good ones, but I've also had a few that didn't speak more than a couple words of clear English, and others who couldn't care less about the students. Tuition is due nearly a month before classes even start, which is a hassle in and of itself, because many students rearrange their classes (add or drop) after classes begin. If you don't pay tuition during that time, all of your classes get dropped and they charge you a large fee to be able to sign up for any classes again. The BIGGEST issue is this: the university is growing far too fast. They don't know how to keep up. It's so overpopulated and it's becoming quite apparent that they aren't yet capable of handling the high volume of students. Terrible university at this point, but they do have potential, if they learn to care for the students and not just the money. read more

This so-called University kicked my son out of 3 to 4 classes. Some classes that were supposed to be in person ended up being online and they were not an effective way to learn anything. Professors posted test dates without notifying students of changes as well. This is a "University" for those who need to get in somewhere and can't get in elsewhere which is probably why it has gotten too big, too quickly and they can't even hold many classes on the campus. Beware of this "learning" institution and look elsewhere first. read more

My experience with UVU was mostly terrible. The majority of my professors were adjuncts. The best were folks who (a) worked full-time in non-academics jobs, or (b) were retired. Either (a) or (b) taught a class or two as a part-time job. They were great, without exception. The rest of the adjuncts were people with Masters or PhDs who complained openly about how they believed they were under-compensated and deserved benefits and job security because they'd paid their dues, man, and did you know the groundskeepers earn more than me? But at least they tried. That my worst professors were full-time academics should have been a major red flag. The tenure-track professors mostly had massive egos because they earned degrees from Elite National University and/or their doctoral advisor was was Professor Superstar who won the 1982 Whatever Prize for discovering that the chicken came before the egg. Tenured professors tended to believe they possessed supernatural insight and wisdom. "I studied under the leading professor in subject x, therefore I am special not only in understanding subject x but also special in general and definitely smarter than all of you plebes". (See also Sayre's law: "Academic politics are so vicious precisely because the stakes are so small.") Liberal arts professors were by far the worst. Armchair radicals who are completely detached from reality as they rail against the system from the comfort of six-figure taxpayer-funded sinecures after which they earn taxpayer-funded pensions for the remainder of their natural lives. For reasons no one can articulate, you will learn to study literature through different "lenses." You will study Marxist economics, even though the economics department doesn't mention Marx because all his ideas were completely wrong. You will be expected to analyze literature via the lens of Ferdinand de Saussure's linguistics from the early 1900s, despite the fact that his methods are outdated and barely mentioned in linguistics except as a founding father of the discipline whose work is now part of the distant past. And so forth, until you'll want to puke. All of this misinformation is taught as if it were holy writ beyond criticism. And none of the professors could write worth a d-a-m-n. To quote what Andrew DelBanco wrote in the New York Review of Books: "...if you want to locate the laughingstock on your local campus these days, your best bet is to stop by the English department." The majority of professors, liberal arts or not, clearly didn't bother to read the textbooks they assigned to us. I don't know if if this a sign of laziness, being overworked, contempt (for their students or jobs), or something else. But it was disheartening in the extreme and made it difficult to take them seriously. Often in discussions I'd make a comment and the professors would say, "how interesting, where did you learn that fact?" Uh, it's in chapter 4, professor. One memorably awful English professor (a) had an MFA; (b) had a PhD; (c) proclaimed himself a feminist, then (d) referred to a textbook's female author as a man: "...we don't have time to go into the subject deeply today but read the section in the textbook, because he really explains it very well." Gag. Typical giant bureaucracy. Getting an answer to the simplest of questions could require trekking from one end of campus to the other, and then back because Person A told you to visit Person B, but B is only in their office on every other Tuesday assuming there's also a full moon that night. Seemed as if nobody practiced accountability and they're just going through the motions and passing off the problems to other departments. As one of Parkinson's laws of bureaucracies states: "Officials make work for each other." The counselors were ridiculous. "I've known you for 30 seconds and barely listened to your question, but here's a pamphlet that will answer all the questions you could possibly ask - next!" Over a decade ago UVU tried to monopolize or cartelize their textbook sales. They attempted to shut down the companies near campus that buy and sell used books. It was not a success, but it was a telling moment. They had no shame, and their money-grubbing greed was exposed. It was never about education. It was never about learning. It was always about money money money. The best thing about the school, pre 2008-ish, was the old library near the LDS Institute building. Lots of nooks and crannies, quiet places to read and study. The new library is a monstrosity, designed by some show-off architect. Coffee shop on the ground floor (because it's all about money). Sound echoes EVERYWHERE and it was impossible for me to get any work done. In short, I didn't like UVU very much and the places still makes me irritable a decade later. Maybe your experiences will be different. Maybe it's gotten better. I sure hope so, for your sake. read more

I moved here for the school's Deaf Studies-interpreting program and have not been disappointed. My teachers have been great, classes are interesting (they're willing to work with students and I feel like they really do care), their gym is great (I love that the classes like high fitness, yoga, etc are included), and really I have no complains. read more

Great campus, great teachers. Lots of activities and diversity amongst students.

I really enjoy attending UVU great class sizes as well as faculty and staff.

I am not a student, but rather a community partner with the University. We work directly with the students and some campus clubs. In my position, I have had a lot of interaction with staff, faculty, and students. I have also had the opportunity to use many rooms on campus. I have been very impressed with all that I see. The students are excited about the programs and quality of education. The staff is passionate about their school, and they work hard to support the needs of the students. While I completed my education years ago, based on what I Have seen and experienced this is a great place to complete coursework. All the benefits of a large university, and it is large, but some of the same feel as a local community college. read more

It's a fairly decent looking university, but that's all it really has going for it. I haven't had any professors that have been outstanding or made a lasting impression on me. The staff that I have talked to are fairly callous and didn't really care about working with me or my situation. I would give it a two or three star rating if it weren't for their parking. UVU's parking services are ruthless. A few weeks ago I had some car trouble. I had to take my mothers car that day to school on short notice because I was unable to drive mine. I was ticketed because I didn't put her car on the parking pass I paid 50 dollars for quick enough. Being a poor college student, I didn't have the money to pay off the ticket that day, so I had to wait a few days for my next paycheck to come in; however, I still had to drive my mom's car to school, and I wasn't able to add her car on to my parking pass because it was flagged. I was ticketed three more times until I had enough money to pay off the tickets. They didn't care that I had paid for a parking pass and that I was having car troubles, and essentially told me to suck it up. Yesterday I got my new car and put it on my parking pass prior to parking and was again ticketed. Now I have to take more time out of my already busy day and more money out of my small paycheck to fix something that never should've happened in the first place. If I have to pay this ticket then I will have paid UVU's parking services $110 this semester to use their overcrowded parking lots. Just remember that universities are businesses too. Universities need to make money in order to continue doing what they do. UVU is no different. I wouldn't be surprised if they are so ruthless in their ticketing policies to pay for more parking lots. Regardless, it's so ridiculous that it doesn't make me feel much pride in being a wolverine. read more

LGBT-friendly. This school's staff seem to be progressive and welcoming in my experience.

The website is absolutely ridiculous. Not user friendly at all! The counselors are incompetent and they dont understand how to navigate their own programs. I am so displeased with how this university operates. read more

UVU is an excellent school. I've been attending off and on since August 2013 and am anticipating graduating summer of 2018. I love how the campus is all mostly interconnected indoors as well as through walkways on the rooftops. The Student Life and Wellness Center is a huge bonus to students as a free gym for full timers or activity center for people who enjoy bowling, rock climbing, ping-pong, video games, etc. Most of my professors have been great and the education is more well-rounded than the neighbor school that has to filter everything (you can probably guess where I'm referring to). The Woodbury Business program is awesome too. It's nice for students coming from western states to utilize the WUI scholarship and UVU's tuition is way cheaper for in-staters than many other big, public universities are. The main concern for me is how fast the school is growing and it's struggle to accommodate their ever-expanding campus and population. We're finally getting some more parking added--which is a plus. However, I'm not sure there will ever really be enough parking here. read more

Ok look there are some great things about UVU and then there are some horrible things about UVU. I personally believe that most of what is being done is positive. They have a done a good job of expanding as the student enrollment has sky rocketed. Don't get it wrong they still have a long way to go until the halls are no longer packed to the brim. I'm currently in the business school and I like a lot of the things they are doing. Yes there are some classes and professors that should not be there but I feel like they are doing a good job of weeding them out. What the school really needs are some on campus housing and a football team. With those two things I feel the school would gain a lot of pride in itself and be able to move forward by itself instead of just the younger sibling of BYU. I am proud to say that I am a UVU student and I will countinue to feel that way if the school keeps improving the way they are right now. read more

I've been to over 4 different Colleges and Universities and I can say that UVU is by far my favorite of the bunch. Teachers are cool, and generally very knowledgeable in their fields. Only had a couple professors of the 20 or so that I've had there that I wouldn't recommend. None of the busy work that BYU and BYUI give you and none of the ridiculous rules. I would say over half of my classes have been enjoyable, meaning it was actually fun to go to class. read more

UVU is a great school. It has expended so much over the years. Traffic surrounding the school can be intense. The school has hallways connecting all of the buildings together so you dont have to go outside to face the elements. The instructors are usually very intelligent and helpfull. I would highly recommend attending! read more

My married daughter tried to go to UVU. She is quite intelligent and made the honor roll in high school, in spite of having ADHD. She enrolled in classes, then she and husband learned they were expecting a baby! The professors and administrators refused to help her and did not work with her at all, so she just stopped attending. This school was so charming when recruiting her, but the minute she had a problem, they were hard-nosed and dropped her like a hot potato. The professors were not even good at teaching. They did not make the classes the least bit interesting, which is super important if there are all these "required" classes. If you want a high ratio of graduating students, this is NOT the way to get that. You will just get a lot of drop-outs instead, and that costs the public a LOT of money, because our taxes help keep the students' costs down at the state colleges and universities. My daughter's experience was a total fiasco, academically and financially. I wish she had never enrolled in the first place. With some fine acceptions, the administrators and professors act like they are only interested in marking time to grab their pay. They need to actually EARN their pay! read more