How education adds up in and outside of Utah

Tuition comparison

A look the cost to attend classes during the 2005-06 school year at various types of colleges and universities in Utah and around the country.

Brigham Young University

Tuition: $1,705 per semester

Mission: Private, religious, undergraduate

Harvard University

Tuition: $16,049 per semester

Mission: Private, research

Providence College, Providence, R.I.

Tuition: $12,655 per semester

Mission: Religious undergraduate

Westminster College

Tuition: $9,720 per semester (15 credit hours)

Mission: Private, undergraduate

University of Utah

Tuition: $2,149 per semester (for state residents taking 15 credit hours)

Mission: Public, research

Utah Valley State College

Tuition: $1,511 (for state residents taking 15 credit hours)

Mission: Public, undergraduate

Source: usnews.com database of America's Best Colleges and Westminster College