by our College Data Analytics Team
College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
University of Utah was awarded 447 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is social work.
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U of U is ranked #151 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when U of U held the #210 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 13 colleges in Utah, U of U is ranked at #3.
With an acceptance rate of 95%, University of Utah is easier to get into than many other schools. But that doesn't mean you can slack off on your application. Make sure to treat this school like any other when submitting requested materials and documents.
About 13% of students accepted to U of U submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 590 and 690. Math scores were between 590 and 700.
With a student to faculty ratio of 18 to 1, University of Utah is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at University of Utah is 97%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 87% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like University of Utah enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full-time students who get their bachelor's degree with four years. At U of U this rate is 33%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at University of Utah.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 24,643 undergraduates at U of U with 18,749 being full-time and 5,894 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10,431 | $11,823 | $13,842 | $15,746 | $17,289 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of U of U, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At U of U, approximately 20% of students took out student loans averaging $10,728 a year. That adds up to $42,912 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at U of U is 1.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
Get more details about the location of University of Utah.
Contact details for U of U are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 201 Presidents Circle, Room 201, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-9008 |
| Phone: | 801-581-7200 |
| Website: | www.utah.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/universityofutah |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/uutah |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Child Development & Psychology | 355 | NA |
| Communication & Media Studies | 336 | $38,433 |
| Health & Physical Education | 300 | $29,370 |
| Economics | 204 | $45,716 |
| Business Administration & Management | 203 | $49,187 |
| Nursing | 202 | $58,898 |
| General Biology | 193 | $28,679 |
| Computer Science | 186 | $78,226 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 156 | $63,860 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 145 | $55,325 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 22,785 students took at least one online class at University of Utah. This is a decrease from the 29,665 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 22,785 | 3,407 |
| 2019-2020 | 29,665 | 11,039 |
| 2018-2019 | 11,058 | 1,446 |
| 2017-2018 | 11,323 | 1,476 |
| 2016-2017 | 10,720 | 1,411 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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