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University of Utah Overview

University of Utah is a public institution located in Salt Lake City, Utah. The city atmosphere of Salt Lake City makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

What Is University of Utah Known For?

5,813 Undergraduate Awards
$34,301 Avg Cost After Aid
89% Acceptance Rate
  • The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at U of U.
  • In a recent academic period90% of the faculty were full-time.
  • Students who graduate from U of U with a bachelor's degree make about $67,170 a year. That's 65% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Where Is University of Utah?

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Contact details for U of U are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 201 Presidents Circle, Room 201, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-9008
Phone: 801-581-7200
Website: www.utah.edu

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How Do I Get Into U of U?

You can apply to U of U online at: admissions.utah.edu/apply/

Admission Requirements for U of U

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 3
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 5
Recommendations 3
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into U of U?

89% Acceptance Rate
51% Of Accepted Are Women
12% Submit SAT Scores
Since U of U has an acceptance rate of 89%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 49% of accepted students are men and 51% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 87%, and the acceptance rate for women is 91%.

Average Test Scores

About 12% of students accepted to U of U submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 600 and 690. Math scores were between 590 and 700.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for University of Utah  ( 600 to 690 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for University of Utah  ( 590 to 700 )
200
800
U of U received ACT scores from 48% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 29. Math scores were between 20 and 0. Composite scores were between 22 and 29.

ACT English Scores for University of Utah  ( 21 to 29 )
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ACT Composite Scores for University of Utah  ( 22 to 29 )
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36

Can I Afford University of Utah?

$34,301 Net Price
20% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of U of U is $34,301. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At U of U, approximately 20% of students took out student loans averaging $8,287 a year. That adds up to $33,148 over four years for those students.

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University of Utah Undergraduate Student Diversity

18,749 Full-Time Undergraduates
48% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 24,643 undergraduate students at U of U, with 18,749 being full-time and 5,894 being part-time.

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There are also 8,438 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 18,749 full-time undergraduates at U of U, 52% are male and 48% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Utah students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 1,159
Black or African American 268
Hispanic or Latino 2,515
White 12,247
International Students 1,177
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,383

Geographic Diversity

Utah students aren't the only ones who study at University of Utah. At this time, 47 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 109 countries are represented at U of U. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

University of Utah Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Business Administration & Management 0 176 16 356 0 548
Child Development & Psychology 0 442 0 10 8 460
Social Work 9 114 0 273 4 400
Nursing 0 210 1 9 82 302
Information Science 0 122 0 173 0 295
Computer Science 0 226 0 49 10 285
Communication & Media Studies 0 256 0 4 5 265
General Biology 0 234 0 7 19 260
Mechanical Engineering 0 147 0 76 21 244
Economics 0 221 0 15 6 242
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 206 0 6 22 234
Computer Programming 0 147 80 0 0 227
Finance & Financial Management 0 207 0 0 0 207
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 62 43 85 10 200
Accounting 0 99 0 89 0 188
Criminology 55 114 0 0 0 169
Marketing 0 148 0 0 0 148
Sustainability Science 3 103 4 38 0 148
Political Science & Government 0 142 0 3 3 148
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 0 137 0 3 0 140
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 25 0 37 64 126
Applied Mathematics 0 32 0 94 0 126
Medicine 0 0 0 0 125 125
Biomedical Engineering 0 73 0 36 15 124
Electrical Engineering 0 56 0 47 19 122
International Studies 0 105 0 16 0 121
General Social Sciences 2 114 0 0 0 116
Sociology 0 106 0 2 3 111
General English Literature 0 91 0 4 11 106
Public Health 0 10 19 66 6 101
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences (Other) 0 100 0 0 0 100
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 0 0 81 19 100
Communication Sciences 0 27 0 46 18 91
Law 0 0 0 0 85 85
Computer Engineering 0 41 0 43 0 84
Allied Health Professions 0 1 0 80 0 81
Health & Physical Education 0 79 0 0 0 79
Chemistry 0 48 0 5 26 79
Architectural Sciences & Technology 0 51 0 25 0 76
Computer Software & Applications 0 0 3 72 0 75
Anthropology 0 67 0 5 3 75
Mathematics 0 47 0 11 15 73
Civil Engineering 0 48 0 13 10 71
History 0 66 0 5 0 71
Geography & Cartography 27 34 1 6 3 71
Chemical Engineering 0 46 0 12 9 67
Music 0 45 0 11 11 67
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 0 0 0 2 64 66
Design & Applied Arts 2 52 11 0 0 65
Special Education 0 15 0 44 1 60
Educational Administration 0 0 0 38 21 59
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 0 4 54 0 58
Fine & Studio Arts 1 47 0 6 0 54
Dentistry 0 0 0 0 51 51
Physics 0 35 0 4 12 51
Dance 2 42 3 3 0 50
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 26 2 12 8 48
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 2 22 0 21 2 47
Drama & Theater Arts 0 47 0 0 0 47
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 35 0 1 10 46
Entrepreneurial Studies 1 21 0 24 0 46
Legal Research 0 0 44 0 0 44
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 0 39 0 2 2 43
General Business/Commerce 41 1 0 0 0 42
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 40 0 0 0 40
Materials Engineering 0 27 0 12 1 40
Public Administration 0 0 0 40 0 40
Real Estate 0 0 5 34 0 39
Computer Information Systems 3 0 4 20 12 39
Area Studies 0 33 1 4 0 38
Medical Illustration & Informatics 0 0 0 36 2 38
Ethnic Studies 4 30 2 0 0 36
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 0 0 36 0 0 36
Writing Studies 5 27 0 3 0 35
Natural Resources Conservation 0 35 0 0 0 35
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 30 0 3 0 33
Other Psychology 29 0 0 0 0 29
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 0 10 0 9 8 27
Systems Engineering 0 0 26 0 0 26
Philosophy 0 22 0 0 4 26
Information Technology 0 0 13 12 0 25
Legal Professions (Other) 0 0 0 25 0 25
Mental & Social Health Services 24 0 0 0 0 24
Romance Languages 0 22 0 0 0 22
Management Information Systems 0 0 19 0 0 19
Mining Engineering 0 12 0 4 3 19
Teaching English or French 13 0 5 0 0 18
Health Sciences & Services 0 0 0 18 0 18
Nutrition Science 0 0 0 17 0 17
Education Philosophy 0 0 0 15 1 16
Genetics 0 0 0 12 3 15
Metallurgical Engineering 0 5 0 3 5 13
Human Development & Family Studies 8 0 0 5 0 13
Public Policy 0 0 2 11 0 13
East Asian Languages 0 12 0 0 0 12
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 0 0 11 0 11
Construction Engineering 0 10 0 0 0 10
Mathematics & Computer Science 0 4 0 5 0 9
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution 0 8 0 0 0 8
Other Visual Art 0 0 0 8 0 8
Nuclear Engineering 0 0 0 3 4 7
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 0 0 6 1 0 7
Multicultural & Diversity Studies 7 0 0 0 0 7
Biotechnology 0 0 0 6 0 6
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 0 0 0 0 6 6
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 0 0 0 0 6 6
Public Relations & Advertising 6 0 0 0 0 6
Gerontology 0 0 1 5 0 6
Religious Studies 0 6 0 0 0 6
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 0 0 0 5 0 5
Nanotechnology 0 0 5 0 0 5
General Engineering 5 0 0 0 0 5
Slavic, Baltic & Albanian Languages 0 5 0 0 0 5
Urban Studies 0 0 1 0 4 5
Geoscience Engineering 0 3 0 1 0 4
Family & Consumer Economics 4 0 0 0 0 4
Classical Languages & Literature 0 4 0 0 0 4
Statistics 0 0 3 0 0 3
International Relations & National Security 3 0 0 0 0 3
Germanic Languages 0 2 0 0 0 2
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 0 0 2 0 0 2
Other Physical Science 0 1 0 1 0 2
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 0 0 0 0 1 1
Homeland Security 0 0 1 0 0 1
Community Organization & Advocacy 0 0 1 0 0 1
Arts & Media Management 1 0 0 0 0 1
General Visual & Performing Arts 0 1 0 0 0 1
Architecture (Other) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pharmacology & Toxicology 0 0 0 0 0 0
Human Resource Management 0 0 0 0 0 0
Communication & Journalism (Other) 0 0 0 0 0 0
General Education 0 0 0 0 0 0
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 0 0 0 0 0
Engineering Mechanics 0 0 0 0 0 0
Petroleum Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iranian & Persian Languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Middle Eastern Semitic Languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Turkic & Central Asian Languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
Health/Medical Prep Programs 0 0 0 0 0 0
Medical Science 0 0 0 0 0 0
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cognitive Science 0 0 0 0 0 0
Data Science 0 0 0 0 0 0
Digital Humanities and Textual Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0
Historic Preservation 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0
General Physical Sciences 0 0 0 0 0 0
General Psychology 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 257 5,556 364 2,453 863 9,493

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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