University of Utah

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach National
Population 1,300,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 3,029 (89%)
Days Without Precipitation 275 (86%)

Honors College

Name Honors College
Students 2,000 (8%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 24,840
Men / Women 52% / 48%
From State 53%
From Region 10%
Athletes 517 (2.2%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 63%
Hispanic 13%
International 7%
Asian 6%
Mixed 6%
Native American 1%
Black 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Architecture and Planning 50 48% 70% 6% 0% 16% 2% $59,389 9 -1.00 49 94%
Architecture 50 — 48% 70% 6% 0% 16% 2% $59,389 13 -1.00 49 94% — — — —
Architecture and Related Services — — — — — — — — $65,104 30 -0.34 63 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education 66 6% 70% 2% 0% 21% 3% $60,527 11 +1.04 52 86%
Educational Psychology 14 — 14% 79% 0% 0% 14% 7% $66,356 96 +1.71 65 78% — — — —
Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,816 82 +0.67 53 — — — — —
Elementary Education 39 — 0% 62% 0% 0% 31% 3% $58,226 89 +0.88 46 89% — — — —
Special Education 12 — 17% 83% 8% 0% 0% 0% $61,183 79 +0.80 54 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Engineering 1,009 77% 57% 11% 1% 9% 16% $106,850 97 -0.22 97 96% 8.6%
Biomedical Engineering 80 — 49% 68% 11% 2% 10% 5% $102,723 67 +0.34 96 93% — — — —
Chemical Engineering 55 — 76% 75% 5% 0% 9% 4% $98,501 20 -0.72 94 96% — — — —
Civil Engineering 64 — 62% 58% 11% 2% 9% 14% $90,875 39 -0.21 91 98% — — — —
Computer Engineering 43 — 91% 60% 9% 0% 5% 14% $123,716 72 +0.31 99 93% — — — —
Construction Engineering 8 — 88% 50% 0% 0% 25% 25% $93,832 59 +0.21 92 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering 62 — 73% 61% 15% 0% 13% 8% $104,775 24 -0.58 96 93% — — — —
Engineering — — — — — — — — $94,440 38 -0.31 93 — — — — —
Geological Engineering 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $96,649 22 -0.81 94 — — — — —
Materials Science and Engineering 26 — 62% 85% 8% 0% 8% 0% $91,177 28 -0.37 91 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 153 — 88% 71% 5% 1% 13% 5% $99,669 59 +0.06 95 97% — — — —
Computer Game Programming 25 — 72% 44% 16% 4% 12% 24% $85,831 54 +0.07 88 — — — — —
Computer Programming 22 — 68% 59% 5% 0% 32% 0% $131,262 68 +0.19 99 — — — — —
Computer Science 307 — 83% 54% 17% 0% 8% 14% $146,076 79 +0.62 100 97% — — — —
Cybersecurity 163 — 77% 35% 7% 1% 5% 46% $50,301 1 -2.30 25 — 8.6% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Fine Arts 359 36% 64% 8% 1% 10% 9% $52,146 2 +0.37 30 92%
Art 48 — 23% 69% 0% 0% 10% 6% $65,696 97 +2.02 64 94% — — — —
Art History 9 — 0% 89% 11% 0% 0% 0% $65,696 88 +1.08 64 94% — — — —
Ballet 18 — 6% 72% 11% 0% 0% 6% $37,377 16 -0.76 5 93% — — — —
Dance 11 — 9% 73% 9% 9% 0% 0% $37,377 16 -0.76 5 93% — — — —
Design and Visual Communications 37 — 30% 68% 11% 0% 19% 0% $55,137 34 -0.38 38 — — — — —
Film and Media Arts 117 — 49% 52% 13% 1% 7% 25% $53,619 77 +0.67 34 91% — — — —
Industrial and Product Design 28 — 46% 50% 7% 4% 32% 4% $55,137 34 -0.38 38 — — — — —
Music 37 — 49% 73% 8% 0% 5% 0% $48,141 55 +0.15 20 95% — — — —
Theatre 53 — 34% 75% 2% 2% 8% 0% $41,723 41 -0.18 9 92% — — — —
Visual and Performing Arts 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $42,180 43 -0.12 9 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Health 392 22% 69% 6% 1% 16% 1% $81,301 76 -0.14 84 94% 4.0%
Athletic Training — — — — — — — — $68,767 47 -0.10 70 — — — — —
Clinical Laboratory Science 33 — 21% 52% 18% 0% 18% 3% $84,259 84 +0.58 87 93% — — — —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 23 — 13% 61% 9% 0% 22% 0% $67,525 78 +0.71 67 90% — — — —
Community Health 6 — 33% 50% 0% 17% 33% 0% $69,877 58 +0.10 71 — — — — —
Emergency Medical Services 11 — 55% 73% 0% 0% 9% 18% $69,628 56 +0.08 71 — — — — —
Kinesiology and Exercise Science — — — — — — — — $64,148 64 +0.28 61 92% — — — —
Nursing 247 — 16% 70% 6% 1% 17% 0% $89,099 43 -0.31 90 95% 3.4% — — —
Public Health Education and Promotion — — — — — — — — $59,203 31 -0.55 49 91% — — — —
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,148 64 +0.28 61 92% — — — —
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy 18 — 6% 78% 0% 0% 6% 6% $63,873 41 -0.31 60 100% — — — —
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies 53 — 53% 81% 0% 0% 11% 0% $59,059 49 -0.14 49 86% 6.6% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Humanities 794 40% 67% 4% 2% 14% 6% $62,729 18 +0.11 58 92% 7.5%
Computer Science & Mathematics 20 — 65% 60% 15% 0% 0% 0% $112,947 24 -0.22 98 — — — — —
Asian Studies 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,661 76 +0.75 69 100% — — — —
Chinese 4 — 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,343 57 +0.12 49 — — — — —
Classical Languages 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,930 59 +0.17 51 — — — — —
English 79 — 35% 75% 6% 3% 13% 0% $56,834 75 +0.54 43 92% — — — —
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies 7 — 0% 14% 0% 0% 57% 0% $60,669 57 +0.11 53 96% — — — —
French 5 — 20% 80% 0% 0% 20% 0% $67,192 82 +0.82 67 89% — — — —
Gender Studies 22 — 23% 45% 0% 5% 36% 0% $60,669 72 +0.54 53 96% — — — —
German 4 — 50% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $59,458 58 +0.13 50 — — — — —
History 53 — 58% 72% 2% 0% 23% 0% $53,638 40 -0.32 34 94% — — — —
History and Philosophy of Science and Technology 8 — 38% 38% 25% 0% 38% 0% $53,638 40 -0.32 34 94% — — — —
Japanese 11 — 55% 64% 0% 0% 18% 9% $59,222 57 +0.11 49 — — — — —
Latin American Studies 6 — 50% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $68,661 76 +0.75 69 100% — — — —
Linguistics 13 — 54% 62% 8% 0% 23% 0% $46,463 12 -1.03 16 90% — — — —
Linguistics 11 — 36% 73% 9% 0% 18% 0% $46,463 12 -1.03 16 90% — — — —
Near and Middle Eastern Studies 4 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $68,661 76 +0.75 69 100% — — — —
Philosophy 24 — 71% 75% 0% 0% 12% 8% $59,368 51 -0.16 49 — — — — —
Religious Studies 8 — 62% 88% 0% 0% 12% 0% $59,466 89 +1.06 50 — — — — —
Rhetoric and Composition 22 — 32% 73% 9% 0% 14% 5% $69,621 97 +2.10 71 92% — — — —
Russian 4 — 50% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,524 58 +0.13 50 — — — — —
Spanish 12 — 50% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $67,192 82 +0.82 67 89% — — — —
Communication 293 — 38% 61% 3% 3% 11% 15% $70,289 80 +0.79 72 92% — — — —
International/Globalization Studies 65 — 40% 63% 11% 2% 14% 2% $66,004 35 -0.35 65 88% — — — —
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution 4 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,954 30 -0.46 61 — — — — —
Sustainability Studies 112 — 29% 77% 1% 0% 14% 3% $44,177 2 -1.77 12 93% 7.5% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Mines and Earth Sciences 31 68% 77% 3% 0% 10% 6% $73,044 52 -0.11 76 96%
Metallurgical Engineering 4 — 100% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $96,597 60 +0.24 94 — — — — —
Mining Engineering 4 — 100% 0% 25% 0% 25% 50% $99,645 28 -0.67 95 94% — — — —
Geology 23 — 57% 91% 0% 0% 4% 0% $64,322 53 -0.07 61 96% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Science 801 44% 67% 7% 0% 13% 4% $71,661 49 +0.19 74 92%
Applied Mathematics 38 — 71% 74% 0% 0% 11% 8% $108,691 61 -0.00 97 — — — — —
Atmospheric Sciences 14 — 71% 93% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,825 50 -0.11 60 — — — — —
Chemistry 40 — 45% 57% 12% 0% 12% 2% $72,960 64 +0.13 76 93% — — — —
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences — — — — — — — — $64,322 53 -0.07 61 96% — — — —
Mathematics 45 — 58% 60% 9% 0% 9% 11% $98,906 82 +0.51 95 93% — — — —
Physical Sciences — — — — — — — — $78,674 35 -0.35 82 — — — — —
Physics 69 — 72% 74% 3% 0% 10% 3% $72,141 16 -0.82 75 94% — — — —
Biochemistry 54 — 48% 78% 4% 0% 9% 6% $70,999 49 -0.04 73 — — — — —
Biology 258 — 37% 62% 10% 1% 15% 3% $69,505 66 +0.35 71 92% — — — —
Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology 283 — 36% 67% 6% 1% 14% 4% $64,536 66 +0.32 62 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Social Work 93 23% 67% 2% 4% 20% 0% $59,950 10 +0.79 51 95% 4.6%
Social Work 93 — 23% 67% 2% 4% 20% 0% $59,950 89 +0.79 51 95% 4.6% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Social and Behavioral Science 1,473 37% 63% 5% 2% 17% 5% $66,729 34 +0.10 66 92% 5.0%
Environmental Science 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,032 79 +0.68 61 95% — — — —
Economics 207 — 74% 66% 5% 0% 15% 5% $91,334 51 -0.25 91 97% 3.1% — — —
Anthropology 57 — 30% 74% 2% 0% 14% 4% $53,548 43 -0.30 34 78% — — — —
Environmental and Sustainability Studies 44 — 59% 61% 5% 0% 7% 27% $64,032 62 +0.31 61 95% — — — —
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences 35 — 11% 60% 6% 3% 17% 6% $51,175 34 -0.25 27 93% 7.2% — — —
Family, Community, and Human Development 93 — 9% 56% 5% 2% 20% 6% $56,382 70 +0.37 41 86% 5.0% — — —
Geographic Information Science and Cartography 34 — 76% 82% 0% 0% 9% 0% $64,741 66 +0.30 62 87% — — — —
Humanities 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $59,528 71 +0.24 50 — — — — —
Political Science 147 — 48% 67% 3% 2% 18% 1% $82,132 83 +0.73 85 94% — — — —
Psychology 472 — 29% 63% 7% 1% 16% 6% $58,086 38 -0.36 46 92% 5.7% — — —
Social Sciences 110 — 24% 59% 11% 4% 18% 2% $69,356 92 +1.13 71 93% — — — —
Sociology 109 — 21% 59% 4% 7% 20% 4% $65,468 90 +0.78 64 87% 5.1% — — —
Criminology 162 — 29% 61% 2% 2% 25% 1% $60,731 58 +0.12 53 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
David Eccles School of Business 1,067 66% 67% 7% 1% 12% 6% $99,299 94 +0.55 95 96% 3.4%
Information Systems 126 — 72% 45% 15% 2% 13% 19% $102,370 66 +0.20 96 96% — — — —
Accounting 154 — 64% 62% 7% 0% 17% 6% $97,816 75 +0.70 94 98% — — — —
Business Administration 199 — 60% 65% 4% 1% 19% 7% $86,052 78 +0.44 88 96% — — — —
Business Analytics 108 — 68% 70% 9% 0% 9% 6% $99,464 70 +0.40 95 — — — — —
Business/Commerce 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $90,386 82 +0.66 90 — — — — —
Entrepreneurship 42 — 64% 81% 7% 0% 5% 5% $89,584 81 +0.61 90 85% — — — —
Finance 243 — 83% 76% 6% 1% 7% 3% $117,389 85 +0.63 99 96% 3.4% — — —
Financial Planning and Services 28 — 61% 64% 4% 4% 18% 4% $117,389 85 +0.63 99 96% 3.4% — — —
Marketing 166 — 45% 73% 6% 1% 11% 2% $87,102 77 +0.74 89 95% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,107
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $32,831
Est. In-State Cost $13,074
Est. Out-of-State Cost $42,470
ROI Percentile 82th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 86%
4-Year Graduation Rate 37%
6-Year Graduation Rate 65%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 27.4% 1,683 32% 64% 5% 2% 16% 6% $62,991 66 +0.17 58 91% 5.7%
Business & Economics 19.6% 1,201 66% 70% 6% 1% 13% 4% $95,829 81 +0.42 93 95% 3.6%
Computer Science 10.8% 663 78% 48% 14% 1% 9% 22% $110,461 49 -0.24 98 97% 8.6%
Health Sciences 10.1% 622 26% 68% 6% 1% 16% 2% $75,569 43 +0.07 79 95% 3.4%
Engineering 8.1% 500 74% 67% 8% 1% 11% 8% $101,039 47 -0.10 95 96% —
Arts 6.7% 409 38% 65% 8% 1% 11% 9% $53,032 56 +0.20 32 93% —
Life & Natural Sciences 5.1% 312 39% 64% 9% 1% 14% 4% $69,764 60 +0.29 71 92% —
Humanities 4.9% 300 44% 70% 4% 1% 19% 1% $58,198 67 +0.29 46 93% —
Physical Sciences & Math 3.7% 229 63% 71% 5% 0% 9% 5% $82,315 56 -0.14 85 94% —
Professional 2.6% 162 29% 61% 2% 2% 25% 1% $60,731 29 +0.12 53 — —
Education 0.8% 52 4% 67% 2% 0% 23% 2% $58,958 81 +0.86 48 89% —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.0% 2 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,032 67 +0.68 61 95% —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Health Sciences $439M #27 53% $45.5M 39 #49 200 33
Engineering $122M #41 82% $3.9M 96 #37 527 26
Life & Natural Sciences $63.5M #76 68% $2.6M 43 #63 504 99
Physical Sciences & Math $43.5M #78 77% $1.4M 41 #74 376 98
Humanities & Social Sciences $30.3M #78 76% $3.7M 80 #61 258 17
Computer Science $5.3M #127 0% $0 27 #30 244 —
Business & Economics $2.3M #149 9% $0 15 #90 27 —
Education $1.8M #185 47% $0 25 #167 — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — 10
Total $708M #46 61% $57.1M 366 #60 2,136 283

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 126 $95.9M $41.4M $54.5M
Lacrosse 51 $1.2M $2.4M -$1.2M
Swimming & Diving 43 $691K $1.8M -$1.1M
Baseball 39 $726K $3.2M -$2.5M
Basketball 18 $17.0M $9.0M $8.0M
Skiing 15 $263K $1.1M -$852K
Tennis 10 $949K $935K $14K
Golf 9 $232K $1.1M -$888K
Total 310 $117.0M $61.0M $56.0M
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 93 $710K $2.4M -$1.6M
Swimming & Diving 36 $633K $1.6M -$998K
Soccer 26 $830K $2.3M -$1.4M
Softball 21 $433K $2.2M -$1.7M
Beach Volleyball 18 $234K $508K -$273K
Volleyball 17 $739K $2.6M -$1.8M
Gymnastics 16 $1.3M $3.5M -$2.2M
Basketball 14 $764K $5.0M -$4.3M
Skiing 14 $240K $1.1M -$847K
Tennis 7 $153K $1.1M -$901K
Total 207 $6.0M $22.1M -$16.1M
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 126 $95.9M $41.4M $54.5M
Track & Field (combined) 93 $710K $2.4M -$1.6M
Swimming & Diving 79 $1.3M $3.5M -$2.1M
Lacrosse 51 $1.2M $2.4M -$1.2M
Baseball 39 $726K $3.2M -$2.5M
Basketball 32 $17.7M $14.0M $3.8M
Skiing 29 $503K $2.2M -$1.7M
Soccer 26 $830K $2.3M -$1.4M
Softball 21 $433K $2.2M -$1.7M
Beach Volleyball 18 $234K $508K -$273K
Tennis 17 $1.1M $2.0M -$886K
Volleyball 17 $739K $2.6M -$1.8M
Gymnastics 16 $1.3M $3.5M -$2.2M
Golf 9 $232K $1.1M -$888K
Total 517 $125.2M $118.7M $6.5M

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 82%
Yield (non-ED) 25%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 82% 82% 82%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 48%
SAT Range 1190 – 1380
SAT Math Range 590 – 690
SAT RW Range 600 – 690