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University of Utah

Basic Information

Type Public

Geographical Reach National

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%

From State 53%

From Region 10%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees

Humanities & Social Sciences 37%

Business & Economics 18%

Computer Science 10%

Health Sciences 10%

Arts 8%

Engineering 8%

Life & Natural Sciences 6%

Physical Sciences & Math 4%

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 (84%) very dry

Sunshine Hours 3,029 (89%)

Days Without Precipitation 275 (86%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes

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	#47
Humanities & Social Sciences	206	#117

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy 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 estimated median 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. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Schools & Majors

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Architecture and Planning	40	57% / 42%	8%	$59,122		94%
Architecture	39 —	59% / 41%	8%	$59,040	60	94%
Architecture and Related Services	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$62,330	66	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Education	48	6% / 94%	0%	$56,886		78%
Educational Psychology	7 —	29% / 71%	0%	$65,696	72	78%
Elementary Education	33 —	3% / 97%	0%	$55,080	50	78%
Special Education	8 —	0% / 100%	0%	$56,630	54	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Engineering	866	81% / 19%	13%	$101,712		94%
Biomedical Engineering	79 —	68% / 32%	5%	$97,195	96	83%
Chemical Engineering	61 —	64% / 36%	0%	$94,911	96	95%
Civil Engineering	53 —	74% / 26%	8%	$81,863	89	100%
Computer Engineering	32 —	81% / 19%	6%	$111,913	99	97%
Construction Engineering	4 —	100% / 0%	0%	$88,667	93	—
Electrical Engineering	53 —	77% / 23%	0%	$112,994	99	97%
Engineering	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$93,356	95	—
Geological Engineering	1 —	100% / 0%	0%	$97,051	96	—
Materials Science and Engineering	18 —	50% / 50%	0%	$89,435	94	—
Mechanical Engineering	145 —	88% / 12%	6%	$87,070	92	99%
Computer Game Programming	156 —	82% / 18%	35%	$99,023	97	—
Computer Programming	19 —	95% / 5%	0%	$109,399	99	—
Computer Science	244 —	89% / 11%	14%	$116,395	99	93%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Fine Arts	390	35% / 65%	9%	$48,958		92%
Art	51 —	20% / 80%	2%	$48,231	30	88%
Art History	12 —	25% / 75%	8%	$48,231	30	88%
Ballet	26 —	12% / 88%	0%	$34,981	5	97%
Dance	11 —	0% / 100%	0%	$34,981	5	97%
Design and Visual Communications	34 —	29% / 71%	0%	$57,073	55	—
Film and Media Arts	127 —	46% / 54%	26%	$48,574	31	87%
Industrial and Product Design	29 —	59% / 41%	0%	$57,366	56	—
Music	39 —	38% / 62%	3%	$51,815	40	100%
Theatre	60 —	28% / 72%	2%	$48,806	31	100%
Visual and Performing Arts	1 —	100% / 0%	0%	$38,930	9	—

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Health	334	19% / 81%	1%	$69,174		94%
Athletic Training	— —	—	—	$63,162	68	—
Clinical Laboratory Science	33 —	24% / 76%	0%	$77,409	86	97%
Communication Sciences and Disorders	33 —	9% / 91%	3%	$66,963	74	90%
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	— —	—	—	$59,576	61	—
Nursing	219 —	14% / 86%	1%	$71,368	80	94%
Public Health Education and Promotion	— —	—	—	$62,575	67	—
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	2 —	50% / 50%	0%	$68,009	76	94%
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy	16 —	6% / 94%	6%	$63,342	68	100%
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies	31 —	68% / 32%	0%	$50,353	36	93%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Humanities	786	38% / 62%	8%	$55,498		92%
Mathematics and Computer Science	12 —	83% / 17%	17%	$83,273	90	—
Asian Studies	3 —	33% / 67%	0%	$53,429	45	—
Chinese	3 —	100% / 0%	0%	$50,288	36	—
Classical Languages	2 —	100% / 0%	0%	$50,241	36	—
Communication	261 —	31% / 69%	21%	$58,546	59	93%
English	81 —	28% / 72%	0%	$52,921	44	85%
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	13 —	15% / 85%	15%	$53,250	45	—
French	4 —	0% / 100%	0%	$54,571	48	96%
Gender Studies	31 —	32% / 68%	0%	$53,155	44	—
German	4 —	100% / 0%	0%	$50,206	36	—
History	56 —	50% / 50%	0%	$51,794	40	92%
History and Philosophy of Science and Technology	10 —	50% / 50%	0%	$51,794	40	92%
International/Globalization Studies	77 —	36% / 64%	5%	$64,104	70	88%
Japanese	8 —	50% / 50%	0%	$50,682	37	—
Latin American Studies	7 —	29% / 71%	14%	$53,413	45	—
Linguistics	19 —	26% / 74%	0%	$43,449	17	92%
Linguistics	8 —	62% / 38%	0%	$43,449	17	92%
Near and Middle Eastern Studies	5 —	60% / 40%	0%	$53,087	44	—
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	8 —	25% / 75%	0%	$57,566	56	—
Philosophy	18 —	56% / 44%	6%	$54,485	48	—
Religion/Religious Studies	2 —	100% / 0%	0%	$51,321	39	—
Rhetoric and Composition	24 —	58% / 42%	0%	$74,172	83	94%
Russian	5 —	60% / 40%	0%	$50,301	36	—
Spanish	24 —	50% / 50%	0%	$54,571	48	96%
Sustainability Studies	101 —	42% / 58%	0%	$43,832	18	93%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Mines and Earth Sciences	42	64% / 36%	5%	$74,038		95%
Metallurgical Engineering	6 —	100% / 0%	0%	$87,777	93	—
Mining Engineering	11 —	100% / 0%	9%	$94,792	96	—
Geology	25 —	40% / 60%	4%	$61,610	65	95%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Science	752	46% / 54%	3%	$66,789		95%
Applied Mathematics	34 —	68% / 32%	12%	$89,797	94	—
Atmospheric Sciences	12 —	25% / 75%	0%	$62,257	66	—
Chemistry	37 —	57% / 43%	3%	$66,729	74	92%
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	1 —	0% / 100%	0%	$61,610	65	95%
Mathematics	55 —	69% / 31%	13%	$69,638	78	92%
Physical Sciences	— —	—	—	$72,675	82	—
Physics	36 —	64% / 36%	3%	$75,615	85	92%
Biochemistry	61 —	52% / 48%	3%	$68,163	76	—
Biology	261 —	44% / 56%	3%	$66,286	73	96%
Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology	255 —	36% / 64%	2%	$62,290	66	—

⇅	Trends	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Social Work		117	10% / 90%	2%	$55,294		93%
Social Work		117 —	10% / 90%	2%	$55,294	50	93%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
College of Social and Behavioral Science	1,380	35% / 65%	4%	$58,774		92%
Economics	203 —	74% / 26%	4%	$80,323	88	96%
Anthropology	49 —	33% / 67%	0%	$43,163	16	82%
Criminology	97 —	28% / 72%	1%	$55,959	52	—
Environmental and Sustainability Studies	46 —	57% / 43%	13%	$58,284	58	83%
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences	118 —	11% / 89%	2%	$50,463	36	93%
Family, Community, and Human Development	11 —	36% / 64%	0%	$46,872	26	76%
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	30 —	70% / 30%	0%	$53,662	46	92%
Political Science	131 —	51% / 49%	1%	$60,348	62	94%
Psychology	484 —	24% / 76%	8%	$57,508	56	92%
Social Sciences	118 —	14% / 86%	1%	$49,866	34	96%
Sociology	93 —	29% / 71%	1%	$52,418	42	93%

⇅	Degrees	Male/Female	Intl	Earnings	ROI	Employment
David Eccles School of Business	923	69% / 31%	5%	$88,710		98%
Information Systems	113 —	71% / 29%	5%	$110,079	99	100%
Accounting	134 —	69% / 31%	7%	$82,700	90	100%
Business Administration	200 —	68% / 32%	7%	$83,910	91	95%
Business Analytics	69 —	75% / 25%	0%	$88,510	93	—
Business/Commerce	1 —	100% / 0%	0%	$81,321	89	—
Entrepreneurship	40 —	75% / 25%	8%	$77,639	86	—
Finance	208 —	79% / 21%	6%	$96,414	96	100%
Financial Planning and Services	3 —	67% / 33%	0%	$96,414	96	100%
Marketing	155 —	51% / 49%	3%	$77,028	86	97%