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University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT · Public · Midsize city · Carnegie R1/R2 · The U

Public institution in Salt Lake City, UT · 26,041 undergraduates · 87% acceptance rate · $67,170 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$13,172527th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$9,315518th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$29,8371,237th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$21,799486th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$19,000541st lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$67,170335th highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$55,239336th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
63.9%626th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
85.4%406th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
87.2%1,136th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1231324th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
26270th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
26,04171st largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
18.0:11,696th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
20.1%1,701st highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 7 mi (SLC)

On 3 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$55
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 106 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Mining and Mineral EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$78,971—
Computer Sciencebachelors$78,198$74,307
Computer EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$71,015—
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$69,338$66,821
Chemical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$65,936$65,894
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$65,502$62,260
Information Science/StudiesComputer Sciencebachelors$60,054$62,409
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$59,640$57,657
Biomedical/Medical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$58,673$54,035
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professionsbachelors$58,479$50,856
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusinessbachelors$58,221$64,493
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$58,080$57,995

Campus facts

Athletics — 14 sports

NCAA Division I-FBS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $16,643,646 (M $9,858,505 · W $6,785,141)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to University of Utah’s 26,041 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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