University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah
PublicBachelor's to graduateFounded 1850Midsize citySEVP certified
About
The University of Utah (the U, U of U, or simply Utah) is a public research university in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. It was established in 1850 as the University of Deseret by the General Assembly of the provisional State of Deseret, making it Utah's oldest institution of higher education. The university received its current name in 1892, four years before Utah attained statehood, and moved to its current location in 1900. It is the flagship university of the Utah System of Higher Education. As of fall 2024, there were 28,064 undergraduate students and 8,817 graduate students, for an enrollment total of 36,881, making it the second-largest public university in Utah. Graduate and professional schools include the S.J.
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Cost per year
- Tuition and fees (out of state)
- US$31,768
- Estimated total for international students
- US$59,220
- Tuition and fees (in state, for comparison)
- US$9,832
- Total cost for in-state students
- US$37,284
International students at public universities pay the out-of-state rate. The estimated total adds housing, food and books to that tuition; it is derived from Scorecard figures, so check the university's own cost page.
Students
- Undergraduates
- 27,264
- Graduate students
- 8,830
- International undergraduates
- 5%
- Students per teacher
- 19 to 1
Admissions
- Admission rate
- 86%
- SAT
- Reading and writing 600–690 · Maths 590–690
- ACT
- 22–29
Test scores show the middle 50% of admitted students.
Outcomes
- Graduation rate
- 66%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- US$72,729
Earnings are for students who received US federal aid, so they may not reflect international graduates.
Programmes (354)
Bachelor's degrees92 subjects
Accounting and Related ServicesAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAnthropologyApplied MathematicsArchitectural Sciences and TechnologyArchitecture and Related Services, OtherArea StudiesAtmospheric Sciences and MeteorologyBiochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiology, GeneralBiomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational BiologyBiomedical/Medical EngineeringBusiness Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness/Commerce, GeneralChemical EngineeringChemistryCivil EngineeringClassics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsClinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyClinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCommunication Disorders Sciences and ServicesCommunication and Media StudiesComputer EngineeringComputer ProgrammingComputer ScienceComputer Software and Media ApplicationsConstruction EngineeringCriminologyDanceDesign and Applied ArtsDrama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftEast Asian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsEconomicsEducation, GeneralElectrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringEngineering, GeneralEnglish Language and Literature, GeneralEntrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsEthnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesFamily and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, OtherFilm/Video and Photographic ArtsFinance and Financial Management ServicesFine and Studio ArtsGeography and CartographyGeological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesGeological/Geophysical EngineeringGermanic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsHealth Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralHealth/Medical Preparatory ProgramsHistoryHuman Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesInformation Science/StudiesInternational/Globalization StudiesLiberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLinguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesManagement Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMarketingMaterials EngineeringMathematicsMathematics and Computer ScienceMechanical EngineeringMental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMetallurgical EngineeringMining and Mineral EngineeringMusicNatural Resources Conservation and ResearchNon-Professional Legal StudiesParks, Recreation, and Leisure StudiesPeace Studies and Conflict ResolutionPhilosophyPhysical Sciences, GeneralPhysical Sciences, OtherPhysicsPhysiology, Pathology and Related SciencesPolitical Science and GovernmentPsychology, GeneralPublic HealthRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingRehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsReligion/Religious StudiesResearch and Experimental PsychologyRhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesRomance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsSlavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsSocial Sciences, GeneralSocial WorkSociologySpecial Education and TeachingSports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessSustainability StudiesTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsVisual and Performing Arts, General
Master's degrees103 subjects
Accounting and Related ServicesAdvanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral SciencesAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAllied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAnthropologyApplied MathematicsArchitectural Sciences and TechnologyArea StudiesAtmospheric Sciences and MeteorologyBiochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiology, GeneralBiomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational BiologyBiomedical/Medical EngineeringBiotechnologyBusiness Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness/Commerce, GeneralCell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical SciencesChemical EngineeringChemistryCivil EngineeringClinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyClinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCommunication Disorders Sciences and ServicesCommunication and Media StudiesComputer EngineeringComputer ScienceComputer Software and Media ApplicationsComputer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementConstruction EngineeringDanceDrama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftEconomicsEducational Administration and SupervisionElectrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringEngineering MechanicsEngineering-Related FieldsEnglish Language and Literature, GeneralEntrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsFilm/Video and Photographic ArtsFine and Studio ArtsGeneticsGeography and CartographyGeological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesGeological/Geophysical EngineeringGerontologyHealth Professions Education, Ethics, and HumanitiesHealth Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralHealth and Medical Administrative ServicesHistoryHuman Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesHuman Resources Management and ServicesInformation Science/StudiesInternational/Globalization StudiesIranian/Persian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsLegal Professions and Studies, OtherLegal Research and Advanced Professional StudiesLiberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLinguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesManagement Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMarketingMaterials EngineeringMathematicsMathematics and Computer ScienceMechanical EngineeringMechatronics, Robotics, and Automation EngineeringMedical Illustration and InformaticsMetallurgical EngineeringMiddle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsMining and Mineral EngineeringMusicNeurobiology and NeurosciencesNuclear EngineeringNutrition SciencesParks, Recreation, and Leisure StudiesPetroleum EngineeringPharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationPhilosophyPhysical Sciences, OtherPhysicsPhysiology, Pathology and Related SciencesPolitical Science and GovernmentPublic AdministrationPublic HealthPublic Policy AnalysisReal EstateRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingRehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsResearch and Experimental PsychologyRhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesSecurity Science and TechnologySocial WorkSocial and Philosophical Foundations of EducationSociologySpecial Education and TeachingSports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessStatisticsSustainability StudiesSystems EngineeringTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasTurkic, Uralic-Altaic, Caucasian, and Central Asian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsVisual and Performing Arts, Other
Doctoral degrees61 subjects
AnthropologyArea StudiesAtmospheric Sciences and MeteorologyBiochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBiology, GeneralBiomedical/Medical EngineeringBusiness Administration, Management and OperationsCell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical SciencesChemical EngineeringChemistryCivil EngineeringClinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyCommunication Disorders Sciences and ServicesCommunication and Media StudiesComputer ScienceComputer and Information Sciences, GeneralDrama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftEcology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyEconomicsEducational Administration and SupervisionElectrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringEnglish Language and Literature, GeneralGeneticsGeography and CartographyGeological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesGeological/Geophysical EngineeringHistoryHuman Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesIranian/Persian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsLinguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesManagement Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaterials EngineeringMathematicsMechanical EngineeringMechatronics, Robotics, and Automation EngineeringMedical Illustration and InformaticsMetallurgical EngineeringMiddle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsMining and Mineral EngineeringMusicNeurobiology and NeurosciencesNuclear EngineeringParks, Recreation, and Leisure StudiesPharmacology and ToxicologyPharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationPhilosophyPhysicsPhysiology, Pathology and Related SciencesPolitical Science and GovernmentPublic HealthRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingRehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsResearch and Experimental PsychologyRhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesSocial WorkSocial and Philosophical Foundations of EducationSociologySpecial Education and TeachingSports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessTurkic, Uralic-Altaic, Caucasian, and Central Asian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsUrban Studies/Affairs
Professional degrees (MD, JD and similar)7 subjects
Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesDentistryLawMedicinePharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingRehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Undergraduate certificates39 subjects
Arts, Entertainment, and Media ManagementBusiness/Commerce, GeneralClinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyCognitive ScienceCommunity Organization and AdvocacyComputer and Information Sciences, GeneralCriminologyDanceData ScienceDesign and Applied ArtsDigital Humanities and Textual StudiesDispute ResolutionDrama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftEngineering, GeneralEntrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsEthnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesFamily and Consumer Economics and Related StudiesFine and Studio ArtsGeography and CartographyGerontologyHealth and Medical Administrative ServicesHuman Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesIntercultural/Multicultural and Diversity StudiesInternational Relations and National Security StudiesLiberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLinguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesMechanical EngineeringMechatronics, Robotics, and Automation EngineeringMental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsMining and Mineral EngineeringMusicPsychology, OtherPublic AdministrationPublic Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationRhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesSocial Sciences, GeneralSocial WorkSustainability StudiesTeaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language
Graduate certificates52 subjects
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral SciencesAllied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesArea StudiesBusiness Administration, Management and OperationsBusiness/Commerce, GeneralCell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical SciencesCommunication, Journalism, and Related Programs, OtherCommunity Organization and AdvocacyComputer ProgrammingComputer Software and Media ApplicationsComputer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementDanceDesign and Applied ArtsEducational Administration and SupervisionEnergy Systems EngineeringEngineering, GeneralEthnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesFamily and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, OtherGeneticsGeography and CartographyGeological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesGerontologyHealth Professions Education, Ethics, and HumanitiesHealth Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralHealth and Medical Administrative ServicesHistoric Preservation and ConservationHistoryHomeland SecurityInternational/Globalization StudiesLegal Research and Advanced Professional StudiesLinguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesManagement Information Systems and ServicesManagement Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMarketingMathematics and Computer ScienceMechanical EngineeringMechatronics, Robotics, and Automation EngineeringMedical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical StudiesMulti/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherNanotechnologyPublic HealthPublic Policy AnalysisPublic Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationReal EstateRegistered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingStatisticsSustainability StudiesSystems EngineeringTeacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsTeaching English or French as a Second or Foreign LanguageUrban Studies/Affairs
Subjects and degree levels reported to the US Department of Education. See the university's course catalogue for course-by-course details.