University of Utah: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #54 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #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 |
| #24 of 1,095 | For Military science |
| Top100 | For 113 other topics |
Quick Review
- Acceptance rate
- 87%
- Undergraduates
- 26,827
- Graduates
- 8,433
- 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 87% 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 | 87% | 86% | 89% |
| Applicants | 22,996 | 11,833 | 11,157 |
| Admissions | 20,046 | 10,162 | 9,880 |
| Freshmen enrolled full time | 5,371 | 2,723 | 2,648 |
| Freshmen enrolled part time | 189 | 68 | 121 |
15,418 students enrolled in some distance education courses.
2,226 enrolled exclusively in distance education.
SAT scores
Among admitted applicants
554 or 10%
submitted SAT
25% of them
had 1180
or below
75% of them
had 1398
or below
Typical SAT scores of first-years in the University of Utah are 1180-1398 (middle 50% range).
ACT scores
Among admitted applicants
2,422 or 44%
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 | 21487 (61%) |
|---|---|
| Hispanic | 4529 (13%) |
| Nonresident Alien | 3261 (9%) |
| Asian | 2069 (6%) |
| Two or more races | 1887 (5%) |
| Race or Ethnicity unknown | 1328 (4%) |
| Black or African American | 439 (1%) |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 132 (0.4%) |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 46 (0.1%) |
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
- $12,148
- Students receiving aid
- 79%
Tuition and fees
| Undergraduates | Graduates | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition in-district | $8,175 | $7,353 |
| Tuition in-state | $8,175 | $7,353 |
| Tuition out-of-state | $28,697 | $25,961 |
| Fee in-district | $1,140 | $1,095 |
| Fee in-state | $1,140 | $1,095 |
| Fee out-of-state | $1,140 | $1,095 |
Room and board costs
| Dormitory capacity | 5,956 |
|---|---|
| Combined charge for room and board | $12,398 |
| Room charge | $6,930 |
| Meal charge | $5,468 |
University of Utah majors
University of Utah has granted 5,556 bachelor's degrees across 91 programs, 2,453 master's across 93 programs, and 863 doctorate degrees across 63 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at University of Utah.
| Major | Bachelor | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration and Management, General | 176 | 356 | |
| Research and Experimental Psychology, Other | 442 | 10 | 8 |
| Social Work | 114 | 273 | 4 |
| Registered Nursing & Registered Nurse | 210 | 9 | 82 |
| Information Science & Studies | 122 | 173 | |
| Computer Science | 226 | 49 | 10 |
| Communication, General | 256 | ||
| Biology & Biological Sciences, General | 234 | 4 | 11 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 147 | 76 | 21 |
| Econometrics and Quantitative Economics | 221 | 15 | 6 |
| Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology | 206 | 5 | 1 |
| Finance, General | 207 | ||
| Accounting | 99 | 89 | |
| Management Science | 62 | 85 | 10 |
| Marketing & Marketing Management, General | 148 | ||
| Political Science and Government, General | 142 | 3 | 3 |
| Computer Game Programming | 146 | ||
| Sustainability Studies | 103 | 38 | |
| Film & Cinema & Media Studies | 137 | 3 | |
| Medicine | 125 | ||
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 73 | 36 | 15 |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 56 | 47 | 19 |
| International & Globalization Studies | 105 | 16 | |
| Criminology | 114 | ||
| Social Sciences, General | 114 | ||
| Sociology, General | 106 | 2 | 3 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 91 | 4 | 11 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences & Human Sciences, Other | 100 | ||
| Educational Psychology | 80 | 19 | |
| Financial Mathematics | 94 | ||
| Law | 85 | ||
| Chemistry, General | 48 | 5 | 26 |
| Exercise Science and Kinesiology | 78 | ||
| Architectural and Building Sciences & Technology | 51 | 25 | |
| Anthropology, General | 67 | 5 | 3 |
| Mathematics, General | 47 | 11 | 15 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications, Other | 72 | ||
| Civil Engineering, General | 48 | 13 | 10 |
| Chemical Engineering | 46 | 12 | 9 |
| Music, General | 45 | 11 | 11 |
| Physician Assistant | 63 | ||
| History, General | 55 | 5 | |
| Special Education and Teaching, General | 15 | 44 | 1 |
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General | 38 | 21 | |
| Public Health, General | 53 | 5 | |
| Pharmacy | 56 | ||
| Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration & Management | 54 | ||
| Dentistry | 51 | ||
| Physics, General | 35 | 4 | 12 |
| Physical Therapy & Therapist | 49 | ||
| Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General | 47 | ||
| Biochemistry | 35 | 1 | 10 |
| Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist | 46 | ||
| Entrepreneurship & Entrepreneurial Studies | 21 | 24 | |
| Occupational Therapy & Therapist | 35 | 10 | |
| Computer Software Engineering | 43 | ||
| Geographic Information Science and Cartography | 34 | 6 | 3 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | 39 | 2 | 2 |
| Art & Art Studies, General | 36 | 5 | |
| Computer Engineering, General | 41 | ||
| Elementary Education and Teaching | 40 | ||
| Materials Engineering | 27 | 12 | 1 |
| Public Administration | 40 | ||
| Medical Informatics | 36 | 2 | |
| Environmental Studies | 35 | ||
| Geology & Earth Science, General | 24 | 4 | 7 |
| Real Estate | 34 | ||
| Clinical Laboratory Science & Medical Technology & Technologist | 30 | 3 | |
| Applied Mathematics, General | 32 | ||
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 20 | 12 | |
| Industrial and Product Design | 29 | ||
| Audiology & Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology & Pathologist | 27 | 1 | |
| Linguistics | 20 | 7 | 1 |
| Rhetoric and Composition | 27 | 1 | |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General | 10 | 9 | 8 |
| Therapeutic Recreation & Recreational Therapy | 25 | 2 | |
| Philosophy | 22 | 4 | |
| Dance, General | 22 | 3 | |
| Legal Professions and Studies, Other | 25 | ||
| Design and Visual Communications, General | 23 | ||
| Ballet | 20 | ||
| Women's Studies | 20 | ||
| Mining and Mineral Engineering | 12 | 4 | 3 |
| Health Services & Allied Health & Health Sciences, General | 18 | ||
| Spanish Language and Literature | 18 | ||
| Audiology & Audiologist | 17 | ||
| Nutrition Sciences | 17 | ||
| Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education | 15 | 1 | |
| Foreign Languages and Literatures, General | 14 | 1 | |
| Human & Medical Genetics | 12 | 3 | |
| Latin American Studies | 12 | 2 | |
| Athletic Training & Trainer | 1 | 12 | |
| Metallurgical Engineering | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene | 13 | ||
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 11 | 1 | |
| Asian Studies & Civilization | 10 | 2 | |
| Computer and Information Systems Security & Auditing & Information Assurance | 12 | ||
| Biomedical Sciences, General | 3 | 8 | |
| History and Philosophy of Science and Technology | 11 | ||
| Humanities & Humanistic Studies | 11 | ||
| Near and Middle Eastern Studies | 11 | ||
| Oncology and Cancer Biology | 1 | 10 | |
| Pathology & Experimental Pathology | 11 | ||
| Public Policy Analysis, General | 11 | ||
| Construction Engineering | 10 | ||
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other | 10 | ||
| Public Health Education and Promotion | 10 | ||
| Geological and Earth Sciences & Geosciences, Other | 2 | 7 | |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | 4 | 5 | |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 4 | 5 | |
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution | 8 | ||
| Visual and Performing Arts, Other | 8 | ||
| Japanese Language and Literature | 7 | ||
| Nuclear Engineering | 3 | 4 | |
| Biotechnology | 6 | ||
| Epidemiology and Biostatistics | 6 | ||
| Neurobiology and Anatomy | 6 | ||
| Religion & Religious Studies | 6 | ||
| Biostatistics | 5 | ||
| Chinese Language and Literature | 5 | ||
| Family and Community Services | 5 | ||
| Gerontology | 5 | ||
| Perfusion Technology & Perfusionist | 5 | ||
| Pharmaceutics and Drug Design | 1 | 4 | |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions, Other | 5 | ||
| Russian Language and Literature | 5 | ||
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 4 | ||
| French Language and Literature | 4 | ||
| Geological & Geophysical Engineering | 3 | 1 | |
| Urban Studies & Affairs | 4 | ||
| Creative Writing | 2 | ||
| Geophysics and Seismology | 1 | 1 | |
| German Language and Literature | 2 | ||
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services, Other | 2 | ||
| Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry | 2 | ||
| Pharmacoeconomics & Pharmaceutical Economics | 2 | ||
| Physical Sciences, Other | 1 | 1 | |
| Anatomy | 1 | ||
| Business & Commerce, General | 1 | ||
| Clinical, Hospital, and Managed Care Pharmacy | 1 | ||
| Computer Programming & Programmer, General | 1 | ||
| Environmental Health | 1 | ||
| Pathology & Pathologist Assistant | 1 | ||
| School Psychology | 1 | ||
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education & Fitness, General | 1 | ||
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | 1 | ||
| Grand Total | 5,556 | 2,453 | 863 |
University of Utah has a graduation rate of 64%, which is among the 33% highest for universities in the US.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduation rate | 64% | 61% | 67% |
| |||
Publications & Citations
University of Utah is a world-class research university with 195,055 scientific papers published and 7,256,213 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.
Publication / Citation count by topic
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 1776 | 33601 |
| 1993 | 1904 | 33904 |
| 1994 | 1904 | 36445 |
| 1995 | 1888 | 40072 |
| 1996 | 2206 | 44497 |
| 1997 | 2213 | 49232 |
| 1998 | 2419 | 54610 |
| 1999 | 2421 | 61109 |
| 2000 | 2482 | 69251 |
| 2001 | 2542 | 74194 |
| 2002 | 3260 | 86880 |
| 2003 | 3190 | 95030 |
| 2004 | 3304 | 104611 |
| 2005 | 3811 | 116725 |
| 2006 | 4028 | 128728 |
| 2007 | 4204 | 143772 |
| 2008 | 4334 | 158926 |
| 2009 | 4554 | 173637 |
| 2010 | 4880 | 193166 |
| 2011 | 5329 | 215740 |
| 2012 | 5516 | 239335 |
| 2013 | 6178 | 256087 |
| 2014 | 6422 | 276878 |
| 2015 | 6925 | 290114 |
| 2016 | 7313 | 305925 |
| 2017 | 7655 | 330221 |
| 2018 | 8560 | 351384 |
| 2019 | 8970 | 394005 |
| 2020 | 9984 | 471665 |
| 2021 | 10082 | 521651 |
| 2022 | 9962 | 508701 |
| 2023 | 9894 | 525855 |
| 2024 | 8775 | 512793 |
University of Utah alumni
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Alex Smith
- 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 the 2005 Fiesta Bowl as a senior. He was selected first overall by the San Francisco 49ers in the 2005 NFL draft.
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Kyle Kuzma
- 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.
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Maggie Baird
- Occupations
- drama teacherfilm actorsinger-songwritertelevision actorvoice actor
- Biography
-
Maggie May Baird is an American actress. 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.
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Matthew Davis
- 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).
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 | 15,237 |
| Carnegie classification | Doctoral Universities: Highest 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 |