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#44 of 2,597 In North America
#41 of 2,496 In the United States
#1 of 20 In Utah
#1 of 7 In Salt Lake
#23 of 1,114 For Military science
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Acceptance rate
86%
Average SAT
1285
Average ACT
26
Aid receiving
79%
Undergraduates
28,064
Graduates
8,830
Male:Female Ratio
51:49
Control
Public
Highest Degree
Doctor's degree
Website
www.utah.edu

University of Utah Acceptance rate and admissions statistics

University of Utah has an acceptance rate of 86% and is in the middle in terms of the difficulty of admission among universities in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

Total Men Women
Acceptance Rate 86% 85% 87%
Applicants 26,822 13,715 13,092
Admissions 23,062 11,633 11,418
Freshmen enrolled full time 5,858 2,967 2,891
Freshmen enrolled part time 143 72 71

15,066 students enrolled in some distance education courses.

2,249 enrolled exclusively in distance education.

SAT scores

Among admitted applicants
574 or 10%
submitted SAT

25% of them
had 1190
or below

75% of them
had 1380
or below

Typical SAT scores of first-years in the University of Utah are 1190-1380 (middle 50% range).

ACT scores

Among admitted applicants
2,252 or 38%
submitted ACT

25% of them
had 22
or below

75% of them
had 29
or below

Typical ACT scores of first-years in the University of Utah are 22-29 (middle 50% range).

Admissions requirements

Secondary school GPA Required
Secondary school record Required
TOEFL Required
College-preparatory program Considered but not required
Formal demonstration of competencies Considered but not required
Recommendations Considered but not required
SAT/ACT Considered but not required
Other Tests Neither required nor recommended
Secondary school rank Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

White 22857 (62%)
Hispanic 4712 (13%)
Nonresident Alien 3138 (9%)
Asian 2141 (6%)
Two or more races 2032 (6%)
Race or Ethnicity unknown 1278 (3%)
Black or African American 446 (1%)
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 133 (0.4%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 63 (0.2%)

Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees

The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.

Average aid awarded
$12,744
Students receiving aid
79%

Tuition and fees

UndergraduatesGraduates
Tuition in-district $8,461$7,610
Tuition in-state $8,461$7,610
Tuition out-of-state $29,701$26,869
Fee in-district $1,159$1,114
Fee in-state $1,159$1,114
Fee out-of-state $1,159$1,114

Room and board costs

Dormitory capacity 6,594
Combined charge for room and board $13,315
Room charge $7,465
Meal charge $5,850

University of Utah majors

University of Utah has granted 5,678 bachelor's degrees across 92 programs, 2,370 master's across 94 programs, and 817 doctorate degrees across 65 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at University of Utah.

Major Bachelor Master Doctoral
Research and Experimental Psychology, Other 484 4 7
Business Administration and Management, General 200 269
Computer Science 244 70 17
Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse 219 14 97
Social Work 117 208 3
Information Science & Studies 113 181
Biology & Biological Sciences, General 261 3 12
Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology 255 9 7
Communication, General 261
Mechanical Engineering 145 67 23
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics 203 10 6
Accounting 134 74
Finance, General 208
Computer Game Programming 156
Marketing & Marketing Management, General 155
Management Science 69 71 9
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 79 44 19
Political Science and Government, General 131 1 4
Sustainability Studies 101 35
Film & Cinema & Media Studies 127 3
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 53 53 23
Family and Consumer Sciences & Human Sciences, Other 118
Social Sciences, General 118
Medicine 111
Sociology, General 93 5 5
Criminology 97
Financial Mathematics 97
Law 96
International & Globalization Studies 77 10
Civil Engineering, General 53 24 8
Educational Psychology 7 63 13
Mathematics, General 55 19 9
English Language and Literature, General 81 1
Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurial Studies 40 42
Chemical Engineering 61 6 10
Biochemistry 61 2 11
Music, General 39 17 16
Chemistry, General 37 9 21
History, General 56 9 2
Physician Assistant 67
Special Education and Teaching, General 8 56 2
Architectural and Building Sciences & Technology 39 26
Physics, General 36 20 5
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General 60
Computer Software and Media Applications, Other 58
Public Administration 57
Anthropology, General 49 5 2
Art & Art Studies, General 51 2
Dentistry 51
Geographic Information Science and Cartography 30 15 4
Public Health, General 47 1
Pharmacy 47
Environmental Studies 46
Physical Therapy & Therapist 46
Educational Leadership and Administration, General 25 19
Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist 42
Computer Software Engineering 40
Clinical Laboratory Science & Medical Technology & Technologist 33 6
Occupational Therapy & Therapist 35 2
Real Estate 37
Audiology & Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist 33 3
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration & Management 36
Medical Informatics 30 5
Applied Mathematics, General 34
Design and Visual Communications, General 34
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies 31 2 1
Elementary Education and Teaching 33
Geology & Earth Science, General 25 5 3
Computer Engineering, General 32
Rhetoric and Composition 24 3 4
Women's Studies 31
Computer and Information Sciences, General 19 10
Industrial and Product Design 29
Ballet 26 2
Earth Science Teacher Education 28
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General 12 13 2
Linguistics 19 7 1
Legal Professions and Studies, Other 26
Materials Engineering 18 3 4
Nutrition Sciences 25
Philosophy 18 1 6
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education 20 4
Spanish Language and Literature 24
Therapeutic Recreation & Recreational Therapy 16 4
Computer Programming & Programmer, General 19
Dance, General 11 6
Public Policy Analysis, General 17
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene 16
Athletic Training & Trainer 15
Mathematics and Computer Science 12 3
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 12 2
Computer and Information Systems Security & Auditing & Information Assurance 14
Human & Medical Genetics 10 4
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other 13
Mining and Mineral Engineering 11 1 1
Health Services & Allied Health & Health Sciences, General 12
Latin American Studies 7 5
Human Development and Family Studies, General 11
History and Philosophy of Science and Technology 10
Metallurgical Engineering 6 1 3
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 5 5
Visual and Performing Arts, Other 9
Family and Community Services 7 1
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General 8
Humanities & Humanistic Studies 8
Japanese Language and Literature 8
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services, Other 8
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution 8
School Psychology 8
Audiology & Audiologist 7
Pathology & Experimental Pathology 1 6
Biomedical Sciences, General 3 3
Gerontology 6
Nuclear Engineering 2 4
Perfusion Technology & Perfusionist 6
Asian Studies & Civilization 3 2
Biotechnology 5
Geophysics and Seismology 4 1
Near and Middle Eastern Studies 5
Neurobiology and Anatomy 1 4
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design 5
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other 5
Russian Language and Literature 5
Urban Studies & Affairs 5
Construction Engineering 4
French Language and Literature 4
German Language and Literature 4
Health Professions Education 4
Biostatistics 3
Chinese Language and Literature 3
Financial Planning and Services 3
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry 3
Oncology and Cancer Biology 1 2
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 2
Epidemiology and Biostatistics 2
Geological & Geophysical Engineering 1 1
Musicology and Ethnomusicology 2
Pharmacoeconomics & Pharmaceutical Economics 2
Religion & Religious Studies 2
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education & Fitness, General 2
Anatomy 1
Architecture and Related Services, Other 1
Business & Commerce, General 1
Creative Writing 1
Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Law 1
Engineering, General 1
Geological and Earth Sciences & Geosciences, Other 1
Visual and Performing Arts, General 1
Grand Total 5,678 2,370 817

University of Utah has a graduation rate of 65%, which is among the 31% highest for universities in the US.

Total Men Women
Graduation rate 65% 62% 68%
  • Full-time retention rate - 86%
  • Part-time retention rate - 64%

Publications & Citations

University of Utah is a world-class research university with 201,319 scientific papers published and 7,631,070 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Medicine, Chemistry, Engineering, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Computer Science, Physics, Genetics, Environmental Science, and Biochemistry.

Publications
201,319
Citations
7,631,070

Publication / Citation count by topic

Biology
127,017 / 5,529,522
Medicine
119,145 / 4,584,261
Chemistry
93,675 / 4,272,162
Engineering
74,693 / 2,861,359
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences
74,236 / 2,639,688
Computer Science
73,217 / 2,906,821
Physics
72,705 / 2,840,752
Genetics
70,287 / 3,399,697
Environmental Science
62,947 / 2,389,662
Biochemistry
61,260 / 3,157,200
Psychology
57,999 / 2,175,061
Pathology
52,939 / 2,050,297
Quantum and Particle physics
44,172 / 1,729,839
Surgery
41,068 / 1,421,527
Organic Chemistry
39,224 / 1,655,095
Geology
37,299 / 1,445,791
Psychiatry
36,286 / 1,377,503
Mathematics
35,168 / 1,253,640
Political Science
34,867 / 1,116,700
Law
33,345 / 1,096,407
Materials Science
33,228 / 1,290,030
Sociology
31,509 / 1,162,537
Geography and Cartography
30,057 / 1,098,228
Statistics
29,325 / 1,089,355
Philosophy
28,302 / 981,221
Paleontology
26,244 / 1,053,650
Radiology and Nuclear medicine
25,129 / 859,068
Neuroscience
23,169 / 917,460
Immunology
21,844 / 954,451
Ecology
21,652 / 974,064
Optical Engineering
20,999 / 844,744
Business
19,991 / 688,356
History
19,846 / 673,296
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
19,504 / 693,760
Anatomy and Physiology
17,648 / 674,902
Economics
17,618 / 587,824
Oncology and Cancer research
17,607 / 792,121
Public Health
17,399 / 759,734
Archaeology
16,456 / 612,951
Demography
15,271 / 683,170

Annual publication & citation counts

Year Publications Citations
1993 1907 33939
1994 1904 36501
1995 1900 40088
1996 2207 44542
1997 2213 49258
1998 2419 54618
1999 2421 61127
2000 2483 69289
2001 2543 74212
2002 3258 86956
2003 3190 94993
2004 3308 104616
2005 3811 116709
2006 4027 128693
2007 4204 143770
2008 4336 158981
2009 4555 173755
2010 4881 193232
2011 5330 215910
2012 5514 239663
2013 6180 256321
2014 6427 277266
2015 6936 290655
2016 7320 306228
2017 7661 330517
2018 8566 351703
2019 8978 394215
2020 9990 472080
2021 10087 522397
2022 9975 509474
2023 9913 526833
2024 8909 518659
2025 7723 467915
Academic rankings

University of Utah alumni

  1. Alex Smith

    Alex Smith
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1984-.. (age 42)
    Occupations
    American football player
    Biography

    Alexander Douglas Smith is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons. Smith played college football for the Utah Utes, earning first-team All-American honors and winning MW Offensive Player of the Year in 2004. He was selected first overall by the San Francisco 49ers in the 2005 NFL draft.

  2. Kyle Kuzma

    Kyle Kuzma
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1995-.. (age 31)
    Occupations
    basketball player
    Biography

    Kyle Alexander Kuzma is an American professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Utah Utes and was named first-team all-conference in the Pac-12 as a junior in 2016–17. Kuzma was selected in the first round of the 2017 NBA draft with the 27th overall pick, and he was named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team with the Los Angeles Lakers in 2018. He won an NBA championship with the Lakers in 2020 before being traded to the Washington Wizards in 2021.

  3. Maggie Baird

    Maggie Baird
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1959-.. (age 67)
    Occupations
    singertelevision actorsinger-songwriterfilm actorvoice actor
    Biography

    Maggie May Baird is an American actress, activist, and singer-songwriter. She grew up in Colorado performing music, and studied theater and dance at the University of Utah, before moving to New York City, where she performed on Broadway. She made her television debut in 1981 in the soap opera Another World and her film debut in the 1989 feature An Innocent Man.

  4. Matthew Davis

    Matthew Davis
    Born in
    United States Flag United States
    Years
    1978-.. (age 48)
    Occupations
    film actoractortelevision actor
    Biography

    Matthew Wadsworth Davis is an American actor. He is mostly known for his roles as Warner Huntington III in Legally Blonde, Adam Hillman on the ABC comedy-drama What About Brian (2006–2007) and Alaric Saltzman on The CW fantasy drama The Vampire Diaries (2009–2017) as well as the spin-off series Legacies (2018–2022).

All 100 notable alumni

General info

Alternative names The U
Founded 1850
Colors crimson, white
Academic calendar August to May (August - December; January-May). Also Summer Semester (May-August)
Total FTE staff 15,999
Carnegie classification Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity

Location and contacts

Address 201 Presidents Circle, ROOM 201
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112-9008
United States
City population 200,000
Phone 8015817200

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