I brought this up in a couple other threads, and some Yewts didn’t believe it and wanted the source... I told them to google it, but most of them can’t read or type, the few who can were embarrassed that, as usual, I was right... but as so many have forgotten this, I think it is important to post again...so here it is.
https://www.deseretnews.com/article/865688372/Are-you-more-likely-to-attend-the-U-or-BYU-Heres-what-the-data-says.html
BYU is #1 of course. No surprise it is the premiere University in the region.
But, when accepted to both, students choose UVU over UofU. A variety of factors contribute to UVU’s dominance including value, location, atmosphere and... well being the best public University in the state.