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University of Utah

Basic Information

Type Public

Location Salt Lake City, UT

Population 1,300,000

Website http://www.utah.edu/

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 26,041

Men / Women 52% / 48%

White 63%

Hispanic 14%

Asian 6%

Mixed 6%

International 5%

Native American 1%

Black 1%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees

Humanities & Social Sciences 37%

Business & Economics 18%

Computer Science & Math 11%

Health Sciences 10%

Arts 8%

Engineering 8%

Life & Natural Sciences 8%

Education 1%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,620

Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $30,860

Est. In-State Cost $12,444

Est. Out-of-State Cost $39,920

10-Year ROI $259,000

ROI Percentile 94th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 86%

4-Year Graduation Rate 37%

6-Year Graduation Rate 65%

Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84th pctl)

Sunshine Hours 3,029 (89th pctl)

Days Without Precipitation 275 (86th pctl)

Muggyness Very Dry

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 82%

Yield (Unbound) 25%

Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1

Expenditure

Life & Natural Sciences	$543M	#37
Engineering, Computing & Math	$131M	#51
Humanities & Social Sciences	$25M	#59

Graduate Degrees

Engineering, Computing & Math	132	#40
Life & Natural Sciences	470	#48
Humanities & Social Sciences	206	#118

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional

Submitted Test Scores 48%

SAT Range 1220 – 1350

SAT Math Range 590 – 690

SAT RW Range 600 – 690

ACT Range 22 – 29

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted 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; +1 is one standard deviation above. The emphasized lines at +2 and −2 mark two standard deviations. One chart per macro-category; all charts share a common y-axis.

Schools & Majors

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
College of Architecture and Planning	40	57% / 42%	8%
Architecture	39 —	59% / 41%	8%	—
Architecture and Related Services	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
College of Education	48	6% / 94%	0%	$59,934
Educational Psychology	7 —	29% / 71%	0%	$69,154
Elementary Education	33 —	3% / 97%	0%	$57,979
Special Education	8 —	0% / 100%	0%	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
College of Engineering	866	81% / 19%	13%	$109,563
Biomedical Engineering	79 —	68% / 32%	5%	$102,311
Chemical Engineering	61 —	64% / 36%	0%	$99,906
Civil Engineering	53 —	74% / 26%	8%	$86,172
Computer Engineering	32 —	81% / 19%	6%	—
Construction Engineering	4 —	100% / 0%	0%	—
Electrical Engineering	53 —	77% / 23%	0%	$118,941
Engineering	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	—
Geological Engineering	1 —	100% / 0%	0%	—
Materials Science and Engineering	18 —	50% / 50%	0%	—
Mechanical Engineering	145 —	88% / 12%	6%	$100,895
Computer Game Programming	156 —	82% / 18%	35%	—
Computer Programming	19 —	95% / 5%	0%	—
Computer Science	244 —	89% / 11%	14%	$122,521

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
College of Fine Arts	390	35% / 65%	9%	$51,612
Art	51 —	20% / 80%	2%	$50,769
Art History	12 —	25% / 75%	8%	$50,769
Ballet	26 —	12% / 88%	0%	—
Dance	11 —	0% / 100%	0%	—
Design and Visual Communications	34 —	29% / 71%	0%	—
Film and Media Arts	127 —	46% / 54%	26%	$51,131
Industrial and Product Design	29 —	59% / 41%	0%	—
Music	39 —	38% / 62%	3%	$54,542
Theatre	60 —	28% / 72%	2%	—
Visual and Performing Arts	1 —	100% / 0%	0%	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
College of Health	334	19% / 81%	1%	$91,289
Athletic Training
Clinical Laboratory Science	33 —	24% / 76%	0%	—
Communication Sciences and Disorders	33 —	9% / 91%	3%	$65,505
Kinesiology and Exercise Science
Nursing	219 —	14% / 86%	1%	$101,478
Public Health Education and Promotion
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	2 —	50% / 50%	0%	$71,588
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy	16 —	6% / 94%	6%	$81,653
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies	31 —	68% / 32%	0%	$53,003

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
College of Humanities	786	38% / 62%	8%	$60,427
Mathematics and Computer Science	12 —	83% / 17%	17%	—
Asian Studies	3 —	33% / 67%	0%	—
Chinese	3 —	100% / 0%	0%	—
Classical Languages	2 —	100% / 0%	0%	—
Communication	261 —	31% / 69%	21%	$61,627
English	81 —	28% / 72%	0%	$55,706
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	13 —	15% / 85%	15%	—
French	4 —	0% / 100%	0%	$57,443
Gender Studies	31 —	32% / 68%	0%	—
German	4 —	100% / 0%	0%	—
History	56 —	50% / 50%	0%	$54,520
History and Philosophy of Science and Technology	10 —	50% / 50%	0%	$54,520
International/Globalization Studies	77 —	36% / 64%	5%	$67,478
Japanese	8 —	50% / 50%	0%	—
Latin American Studies	7 —	29% / 71%	14%	—
Linguistics	19 —	26% / 74%	0%	—
Linguistics	8 —	62% / 38%	0%	—
Near and Middle Eastern Studies	5 —	60% / 40%	0%	—
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	8 —	25% / 75%	0%	—
Philosophy	18 —	56% / 44%	6%	—
Religion/Religious Studies	2 —	100% / 0%	0%	—
Rhetoric and Composition	24 —	58% / 42%	0%	—
Russian	5 —	60% / 40%	0%	—
Spanish	24 —	50% / 50%	0%	$57,443
Sustainability Studies	101 —	42% / 58%	0%	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
College of Mines and Earth Sciences	42	64% / 36%	5%
Metallurgical Engineering	6 —	100% / 0%	0%	—
Mining Engineering	11 —	100% / 0%	9%	—
Geology	25 —	40% / 60%	4%	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
College of Science	752	46% / 54%	3%	$69,832
Applied Mathematics	34 —	68% / 32%	12%	—
Mathematics	55 —	69% / 31%	13%	—
Atmospheric Sciences	12 —	25% / 75%	0%	—
Biochemistry	61 —	52% / 48%	3%	—
Biology	261 —	44% / 56%	3%	$69,775
Chemistry	37 —	57% / 43%	3%	$70,241
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	—
Physical Sciences
Physics	36 —	64% / 36%	3%	—
Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology	255 —	36% / 64%	2%	—

⇅	Trends	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
College of Social Work		117	10% / 90%	2%	$64,038
Social Work		117 —	10% / 90%	2%	$64,038

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
College of Social and Behavioral Science	1,380	35% / 65%	4%	$65,133
Economics	203 —	74% / 26%	4%	$84,551
Anthropology	49 —	33% / 67%	0%	$45,435
Criminology	97 —	28% / 72%	1%	—
Environmental and Sustainability Studies	46 —	57% / 43%	13%	$61,352
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences	118 —	11% / 89%	2%	—
Family, Community, and Human Development	11 —	36% / 64%	0%	$49,339
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	30 —	70% / 30%	0%	—
Political Science	131 —	51% / 49%	1%	$63,524
Psychology	484 —	24% / 76%	8%	—
Social Sciences	118 —	14% / 86%	1%	$52,491
Sociology	93 —	29% / 71%	1%	$55,177

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	5yr Earn
David Eccles School of Business	923	69% / 31%	5%	$102,986
Information Systems	113 —	71% / 29%	5%	$118,747
Accounting	134 —	69% / 31%	7%	$99,004
Business Administration	200 —	68% / 32%	7%	$115,305
Business Analytics	69 —	75% / 25%	0%	—
Business/Commerce	1 —	100% / 0%	0%	—
Entrepreneurship	40 —	75% / 25%	8%	—
Finance	208 —	79% / 21%	6%	$101,488
Financial Planning and Services	3 —	67% / 33%	0%	$101,488
Marketing	155 —	51% / 49%	3%	$81,082