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U of U Demographics & Diversity Report

Many schools pride themselves on their diversity, but what does that mean, really? College Factual ran the numbers to find out how diverse the typical college campus really is, including race, gender, the ages of the students, and where they're from. Keep reading the U of U diversity report to see how they stack up against the average.

• Student Population
• Racial/Ethnic Diversity
• Male/Female Diversity
• Location Diversity
• Student Age Diversity

U of U Student Population

How Many Students Attend University of Utah?

U of U total enrollment is approximately 33,081 students. 18,749 are undergraduates and 6,656 are graduate students.

U of U Undergraduate Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Undergraduates

The full-time U of U undergraduate population is made up of 48% women, and 52% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

U of U Racial/Ethnic Breakdown of Undergraduates

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	12,247
Hispanic	2,515
International	1,177
Asian	1,159
Multi-Ethnic	1,111
Black or African American	268
Unknown	121
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	78

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

U of U Graduate Student Population

Male/Female Breakdown of Graduate Students

About 49% of full-time grad students are women, and 51% men.

For the gender breakdown for all students, go here.

U of U Racial-Ethnic Breakdown of Graduate Students

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	4,174
International	881
Hispanic	530
Unknown	426
Asian	338
Multi-Ethnic	208
Black or African American	62
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	18

See racial/ethnic breakdown for all students.

Racial/Ethnic Diversity

U of U Racial Demographics:

Race/Ethnicity	Number
White	21,388
Hispanic	4,127
International	2,396
Asian	1,929
Multi-Ethnic	1,633
Unknown	905
Black or African American	441
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	132

Average Racial/Ethnic Diversity Among Faculty

University of Utah Faculty Racial/Ethnic Demographics:

Ethnicity	Number of Faculty
White	9,610
Asian	780
Multi-Ethnic	308
Black or African American	132
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	40
Hispanic	0
International	0
Unknown	0

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U of U Male/Female Diversity

This school is more popular with men than with women.

There are approximately 16,008 female students and 17,073 male students at U of U.

Even Balance of Male & Female Teachers

Reporting of the gender of U of U is unknown or unavailable.

There are more female teachers than male teachers at this school.

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There are approximately 6,880 female teachers and 5,983 male teachers.

High Geographic Diversity

U of U ranks 365 out of 2,183 when it comes to geographic diversity.

27.66% of U of U students come from out of state, and 3.3% come from out of the country.

The undergraduate student body is split among 45 states (may include Washington D.C.). Click on the map for more detail.

Top 5 States

State	Amount
Utah	2,481
California	243
Idaho	123
Colorado	58
Texas	54

International Students at U of U

Students from 109 countries are represented at this school, with the majority of the international students coming from China, India, and South Korea.

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High Student Age Diversity

The age diversity score this school received indicates it is doing a good job attracting students of all ages.

A traditional college student is defined as being between the ages of 18-21. At U of U, 39.37% of students fall into that category, compared to the national average of 60%.

Student Age Group	Amount
22-24	7,075
18-19	6,626
25-29	6,622
20-21	6,287
35 and over	2,814
30-34	2,674
Under 18	0

Notes and References

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.

References

• Department of Homeland Security Citizenship and Immigration Services

• National Center for Education Statistics

• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

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