University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

School Background

2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 24,850
Graduate Enrollment: 8,638
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Highest degree awarded: Graduate
Religious Affiliation: None

Campus Details

Medium City (100k-250k)
Four-year, large, primarily residential // medium full-time , selective, higher transfer-in

Applicant and Admittance Traits

2022 Admission Rate: 94.97%

Male/Female: 49% / 51% (2017)

First generation college students: 29.4% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 18.5% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.5% (2017)

Test scores for admission: Considered but not required
2022 Median Admit SAT: 1,257
SAT 25th Percentile - 75th: 1180 - 1390

2022 Median Admit ACT: 26
ACT 25th Percentile - 75th: 22 - 30

Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 49.8% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 24.6% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 16.1% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 10.6% (2017)

Ethnicity Information

White: 64.3%
Black: 1.4%
Hispanic: 14.3%
Asian: 6.4%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.4%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.4%
2+ races: 5.9%
Non-resident alien: 6.0%
Unknown race: 0.8%

Costs & Fees

2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $20,616
In-State tuition: $8,893
Out-of-State tuition: $28,345

Estimated books and supplies: $1,036 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $10,662 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $3,672 (2022)

Estimated off-campus room & board: $12,978 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $3,672 (2022)

Average Family Income: $76,212 (2017)
Median Family Income: $38,625 (2017)

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 22.3%
Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 23.7%

Median federal loan debt at graduation: $19,000 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $201 (2021)

Household Income Net Cost
0-$30k $9,750
$30k-48k $11,276
$48k-75k $11,917
$75k-110k $15,998
$110k+ $17,233

Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements

4-year graduation rate: 36%
6-year graduation rate: 67%

1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 94.9% (2020)

Loans

Median federal debt for graduates: $19,000 (2021)
Median federal debt for non-graduates: $9,500 (2021)

Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $14,003 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $15,666 (2021)

Ability to Repay Loans

Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment
(Non-delinquent/default)
Percentage
@1 Year 77.1% (2015)
@3 year 81.3% (2017)
@5 year 86.6% (2017)


1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 63.3% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 64.8% (2015)

Earnings Power

Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $47,858 (2020)
Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $60,025 (2020)

Popular Majors

Type of Degree Major 2022 Graduates Median Federal Debt Median Monthly Payment 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Nanotechnology. 6
Doctoral Degree Mechanical Engineering. 27
Graduate/Professional Certificate Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. 11
Bachelor's Degree Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 60 $44,911 ($3,743)
Bachelor's Degree Architecture. 6 $39,464 ($3,289) $62,795 ($5,233)
Bachelor's Degree Architectural Sciences and Technology. 44
Master's Degree Architectural Sciences and Technology. 24
Bachelor's Degree Architecture and Related Services, Other. 2
Bachelor's Degree Area Studies. 33
Master's Degree Area Studies. 2
Doctoral Degree Area Studies. 2
Bachelor's Degree Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. 31
Doctoral Degree Geological/Geophysical Engineering. 1
Bachelor's Degree Communication and Media Studies. 339 $18,017 $186 $42,257 ($3,521) $53,623 ($4,469)
Master's Degree Communication and Media Studies. 4
Doctoral Degree Communication and Media Studies. 10
Graduate/Professional Certificate Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. 11
Master's Degree Computer and Information Sciences, General. 36
Doctoral Degree Computer and Information Sciences, General. 5
Bachelor's Degree Information Science/Studies. 98 $24,041 $254 $65,910 ($5,493) $90,312 ($7,526)
Master's Degree Information Science/Studies. 153 $277 $85,931 ($7,161) $101,631 ($8,469)
Bachelor's Degree Computer Science. 177 $19,947 $201 $85,652 ($7,138) $99,562 ($8,297)
Master's Degree Computer Science. 45
Doctoral Degree Computer Science. 7
Bachelor's Degree Computer Software and Media Applications. 9 $23,250 $241
Master's Degree Computer Software and Media Applications. 54 $466 $58,081 ($4,840) $67,478 ($5,623)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Computer Software and Media Applications. 3
Master's Degree Educational Administration and Supervision. 52 $316 $56,809 ($4,734)
Doctoral Degree Educational Administration and Supervision. 9 $508
Master's Degree Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education. 24 $52,380 ($4,365)
Doctoral Degree Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education. 9
Bachelor's Degree Special Education and Teaching. 20
Master's Degree Special Education and Teaching. 20 $235 $60,044 ($5,004)
Doctoral Degree Special Education and Teaching. 2
Bachelor's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. 50 $25,472 $248 $48,025 ($4,002) $47,204 ($3,934)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. 29
Bachelor's Degree Engineering, General. 5
Bachelor's Degree Biomedical/Medical Engineering. 65 $19,476 $206 $63,887 ($5,324) $93,547 ($7,796)
Master's Degree Biomedical/Medical Engineering. 51
Doctoral Degree Biomedical/Medical Engineering. 18
Bachelor's Degree Chemical Engineering. 86 $22,750 $201 $73,510 ($6,126) $80,643 ($6,720)
Master's Degree Chemical Engineering. 20
Doctoral Degree Chemical Engineering. 11
Bachelor's Degree Civil Engineering. 52 $24,426 $199 $64,713 ($5,393) $73,089 ($6,091)
Master's Degree Civil Engineering. 23
Doctoral Degree Civil Engineering. 9
Bachelor's Degree Computer Engineering. 34 $19,375 $201 $75,570 ($6,298)
Master's Degree Computer Engineering. 18
Bachelor's Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 41 $24,477 $214 $71,975 ($5,998) $93,865 ($7,822)
Master's Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 31
Doctoral Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 18
Bachelor's Degree Materials Engineering 21 $56,052 ($4,671)
Master's Degree Materials Engineering 9
Doctoral Degree Materials Engineering 5
Bachelor's Degree Mechanical Engineering. 169 $22,400 $225 $67,601 ($5,633) $79,480 ($6,623)
Master's Degree Mechanical Engineering. 65 $76,144 ($6,345) $103,339 ($8,612)
Bachelor's Degree Metallurgical Engineering. 11
Master's Degree Metallurgical Engineering. 10
Doctoral Degree Metallurgical Engineering. 8
Bachelor's Degree Mining and Mineral Engineering. 13
Master's Degree Mining and Mineral Engineering. 2
Doctoral Degree Mining and Mineral Engineering. 1
Master's Degree Nuclear Engineering. 3
Doctoral Degree Nuclear Engineering. 3
Master's Degree Petroleum Engineering. 5
Master's Degree Geological/Geophysical Engineering. 2
Bachelor's Degree Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. 29 $21,715 $215 $30,881 ($2,573)
Master's Degree Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. 12
Doctoral Degree Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. 2
Bachelor's Degree East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 15
Bachelor's Degree Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 3
Bachelor's Degree Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 3
Bachelor's Degree Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 36 $44,728 ($3,727) $49,166 ($4,097)
Bachelor's Degree Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 1
Bachelor's Degree Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies. 20
Graduate/Professional Certificate Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies. 3
Bachelor's Degree Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. 137 $15,500 $148 $32,998 ($2,750) $41,041 ($3,420)
Master's Degree Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. 7
Bachelor's Degree Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other. 7 $22,855 $208
Bachelor's Degree Applied Mathematics. 22
First Professional Degree Law. 85 $842 $69,909 ($5,826) $86,029 ($7,169)
Master's Degree Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. 4
Graduate/Professional Certificate Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. 24
Bachelor's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 106 $20,000 $184 $30,897 ($2,575) $44,957 ($3,746)
Master's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 4
Doctoral Degree English Language and Literature, General. 8
Bachelor's Degree Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. 32 $39,943 ($3,329)
Master's Degree Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. 1
Bachelor's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 1
Master's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 6
Graduate/Professional Certificate Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 26
Bachelor's Degree Biology, General. 196 $21,000 $210 $33,436 ($2,786) $51,081 ($4,257)
Master's Degree Biology, General. 2
Doctoral Degree Biology, General. 8
Doctoral Degree Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 6
Doctoral Degree Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. 1
Master's Degree Genetics. 7
Doctoral Degree Genetics. 2
Master's Degree Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. 3
Doctoral Degree Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences. 15
Master's Degree Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. 6
Master's Degree Biotechnology. 3
Doctoral Degree Neurobiology and Neurosciences. 7
Bachelor's Degree Mathematics. 73 $24,625 $232 $56,462 ($4,705) $69,595 ($5,800)
Master's Degree Mathematics. 16
Doctoral Degree Mathematics. 15
Bachelor's Degree Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution. 12
Master's Degree Mathematics and Computer Science. 4
Master's Degree Gerontology. 2
Graduate/Professional Certificate Gerontology. 10
Master's Degree Nutrition Sciences. 22 $392 $40,889 ($3,407)
Bachelor's Degree International/Global Studies. 107 $25,611 $258 $37,755 ($3,146) $56,942 ($4,745)
Master's Degree International/Global Studies. 17 $439 $47,799 ($3,983)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies. 12
Master's Degree Sustainability Studies. 15
Graduate/Professional Certificate Sustainability Studies. 5
Bachelor's Degree Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies. 72 $22,982 $203 $35,104 ($2,925) $42,364 ($3,530)
Master's Degree Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies. 14
Doctoral Degree Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies. 3
Bachelor's Degree Health and Physical Education/Fitness. 212 $19,500 $187 $34,364 ($2,864) $52,242 ($4,354)
Master's Degree Health and Physical Education/Fitness. 10
Doctoral Degree Health and Physical Education/Fitness. 6
Bachelor's Degree Philosophy. 33
Doctoral Degree Philosophy. 1
Bachelor's Degree Religion/Religious Studies. 6
Bachelor's Degree Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology. 9
Master's Degree Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology. 5
Doctoral Degree Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology. 7
Bachelor's Degree Chemistry. 74 $18,375 $169 $38,443 ($3,204) $61,624 ($5,135)
Master's Degree Chemistry. 17
Doctoral Degree Chemistry. 24
Bachelor's Degree Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. 26 $36,638 ($3,053)
Master's Degree Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. 11
Doctoral Degree Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. 9
Bachelor's Degree Physics. 49 $21,990 $46,844 ($3,904) $69,676 ($5,806)
Master's Degree Physics. 35
Doctoral Degree Physics. 17
Bachelor's Degree Physical Sciences, Other. 4
Master's Degree Physical Sciences, Other. 3
Bachelor's Degree Psychology, General. 342 $23,500 $188 $32,569 ($2,714) $42,396 ($3,533)
Master's Degree Psychology, General. 14
Doctoral Degree Psychology, General. 11
Master's Degree Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. 78 $297 $59,518 ($4,960) $59,700 ($4,975)
Doctoral Degree Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. 10
Graduate/Professional Certificate Psychology, Other. 28
Graduate/Professional Certificate Homeland Security. 1
Graduate/Professional Certificate Community Organization and Advocacy. 6
Master's Degree Public Administration. 67 $262 $58,561 ($4,880) $69,747 ($5,812)
Master's Degree Public Policy Analysis. 12
Bachelor's Degree Social Work. 108 $15,038 $147 $37,283 ($3,107) $47,108 ($3,926)
Master's Degree Social Work. 155 $370 $50,783 ($4,232) $60,292 ($5,024)
Doctoral Degree Social Work. 4
Graduate/Professional Certificate Social Work. 1
Bachelor's Degree Social Sciences, General. 78 $22,442 $228 $35,846 ($2,987)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Social Sciences, General. 2
Bachelor's Degree Anthropology. 60 $22,887 $249 $33,315 ($2,776) $37,854 ($3,155)
Master's Degree Anthropology. 2
Doctoral Degree Anthropology. 4
Bachelor's Degree Criminology. 6
Graduate/Professional Certificate Criminology. 46
Bachelor's Degree Economics. 201 $16,642 $167 $51,466 ($4,289) $68,470 ($5,706)
Master's Degree Economics. 13
Doctoral Degree Economics. 12
Bachelor's Degree Geography and Cartography. 40 $12,373 $147 $39,600 ($3,300)
Master's Degree Geography and Cartography. 10
Doctoral Degree Geography and Cartography. 4
Graduate/Professional Certificate Geography and Cartography. 22
Graduate/Professional Certificate International Relations and National Security Studies. 5
Bachelor's Degree Political Science and Government. 142 $18,370 $191 $41,114 ($3,426) $52,856 ($4,405)
Master's Degree Political Science and Government. 5
Doctoral Degree Political Science and Government. 5
Bachelor's Degree Sociology. 133 $15,071 $154 $35,082 ($2,924) $47,324 ($3,944)
Master's Degree Sociology. 5
Doctoral Degree Sociology. 1
Bachelor's Degree Urban Studies/Affairs. 17 $46,496 ($3,875)
Master's Degree Urban Studies/Affairs. 6 $51,741 ($4,312)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Urban Studies/Affairs. 108
Bachelor's Degree Visual and Performing Arts, General. 2
Bachelor's Degree Dance. 46 $17,269 $162 $18,588 ($1,549)
Master's Degree Dance. 7
Graduate/Professional Certificate Dance. 6
Bachelor's Degree Design and Applied Arts. 15 $16,344 $60,314 ($5,026)
Bachelor's Degree Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. 40 $20,316 $207 $25,713 ($2,143)
Bachelor's Degree Film/Video and Photographic Arts. 139 $24,063 $244 $25,918 ($2,160) $37,398 ($3,117)
Master's Degree Film/Video and Photographic Arts. 6
Bachelor's Degree Fine and Studio Arts. 70 $23,506 $239 $32,828 ($2,736) $47,300 ($3,942)
Master's Degree Fine and Studio Arts. 8
Graduate/Professional Certificate Fine and Studio Arts. 1
Bachelor's Degree Music. 43 $16,500 $164 $34,041 ($2,837)
Master's Degree Music. 15 $20,528 ($1,711)
Doctoral Degree Music. 12
Graduate/Professional Certificate Music. 1
Bachelor's Degree Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. 1
Master's Degree Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. 16
Graduate/Professional Certificate Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. 1
Bachelor's Degree Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. 32
First Professional Degree Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. 55
Master's Degree Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. 38 $637 $51,941 ($4,328) $55,568 ($4,631)
Doctoral Degree Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. 2 $72,603 ($6,050)
First Professional Degree Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. 13
First Professional Degree Dentistry. 27 $2,972 $110,126 ($9,177)
Master's Degree Health and Medical Administrative Services. 31 $537 $64,349 ($5,362) $101,774 ($8,481)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Health and Medical Administrative Services. 3
Bachelor's Degree Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. 24 $25,496 $265
Master's Degree Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. 60 $1,216 $106,945 ($8,912)
Bachelor's Degree Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. 27 $25,000 $224 $61,145 ($5,095)
Master's Degree Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. 6
First Professional Degree Medicine. 118 $2,172 $61,874 ($5,156) $98,684 ($8,224)
Master's Degree Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. 1
Doctoral Degree Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. 8 $1,459 $92,739 ($7,728) $130,487 ($10,874)
First Professional Degree Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. 61
Bachelor's Degree Public Health. 113 $14,500 $156 $35,667 ($2,972) $56,703 ($4,725)
Master's Degree Public Health. 71 $355 $51,617 ($4,301)
Doctoral Degree Public Health. 4
Graduate/Professional Certificate Public Health. 12
Bachelor's Degree Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. 16
Master's Degree Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. 33 $789 $67,068 ($5,589) $68,137 ($5,678)
Doctoral Degree Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. 5 $914 $70,068 ($5,839) $74,734 ($6,228)
Master's Degree Medical Illustration and Informatics. 24 $84,429 ($7,036)
Doctoral Degree Medical Illustration and Informatics. 7
Bachelor's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 194 $22,106 $196 $62,547 ($5,212) $66,109 ($5,509)
Master's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 16
First Professional Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 100
Graduate/Professional Certificate Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 4
Bachelor's Degree Business/Commerce, General. 1
Graduate/Professional Certificate Business/Commerce, General. 15
Bachelor's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 237 $21,500 $214 $50,902 ($4,242) $72,856 ($6,071)
Master's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 274 $466 $102,602 ($8,550) $124,796 ($10,400)
Doctoral Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 11
Bachelor's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 165 $20,759 $219 $59,878 ($4,990) $73,543 ($6,129)
Master's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 142 $233 $59,958 ($4,997) $81,271 ($6,773)
Bachelor's Degree Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. 19
Graduate/Professional Certificate Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. 4
Bachelor's Degree Finance and Financial Management Services. 107 $18,850 $195 $60,152 ($5,013) $90,829 ($7,569)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Management Information Systems and Services. 24
Master's Degree Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. 158 $350 $79,926 ($6,661)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. 36
Bachelor's Degree Marketing. 120 $20,632 $220 $51,688 ($4,307) $68,614 ($5,718)
Master's Degree Real Estate. 39 $466 $92,205 ($7,684)
Graduate/Professional Certificate Real Estate. 2
Bachelor's Degree History. 47 $22,250 $193 $28,541 ($2,378) $47,392 ($3,949)
Master's Degree History. 6
Graduate/Professional Certificate History. 5


Campus Resources

Average faculty salary: $100,314
Full time faculty: 98%

Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 18.0

School's endowment start of year: $1,071,908,000 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $1,362,088,000 (2022)