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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?

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$34,301 Avg Cost After Aid
95% Acceptance Rate
  • Students at U of U have an easier time paying back their loans. The school's student loan default rate is only 1%, compared to the national rate of 10.1%.
  • The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at U of U.
  • For the <nil> academic year, 98% of the faculty were full-time.
  • After graduation, U of U bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $64,456 a year. That's about 58% more than their peers at 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

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 Required
High School Rank Neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Considered but not required
Recommendations Neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores Considered but not required
TOEFL Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into U of U?

95% Acceptance Rate
50% Of Accepted Are Women
13% Submit SAT Scores
Since U of U has an acceptance rate of 95%, 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 50% of accepted students are men and 50% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 94%, and the acceptance rate for women is 96%.

Average Test Scores

About 13% 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 590 and 690. Math scores were between 590 and 700.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for University of Utah  ( 590 to 690 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for University of Utah  ( 590 to 700 )
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800
U of U received ACT scores from 54% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 31. Math scores were between 21 and 29. Composite scores were between 22 and 30.

ACT English Scores for University of Utah  ( 21 to 31 )
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ACT Math Scores for University of Utah  ( 21 to 29 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for University of Utah  ( 22 to 30 )
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36

Can I Afford University of Utah?

$34,301 Net Price
20% Take Out Loans
0.8% Loan Default Rate
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 $10,728 a year. That adds up to $42,912 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at U of U is 0.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

University of Utah Undergraduate Student Diversity

20,405 Full-Time Undergraduates
48% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 25,826 undergraduate students at U of U, with 20,405 being full-time and 5,421 being part-time.

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There are also 8,638 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 20,405 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 1,311
Black or African American 286
Hispanic or Latino 2,803
White 13,022
International Students 1,466
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,517

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.

Online Learning at University of Utah

3,407 Took All Classes Online
22,785 Took At Least One Class Online
168.2% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 22,785 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at U of U has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 6th most popular in Utah for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of U of U

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Utah was 168.2%. This is the #312 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at U of U regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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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