UVU is a teaching institution where students learn, do and become. With nearly 33,000 students, UVU is now one of the largest institutions of higher learning in Utah–quite an evolution for an institution that began with a a few hundred students learning wartime trades on the old Provo fairgrounds. As a teaching institution that educates more Utahns than any other university, UVU’s primary focus is on student success–the academic, professional and personal success of its students.