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University of Utah

General Information

Name: University of Utah
Address: 201 Presidents Circle, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-9008
Phone:

  • General information: (801) 581-7200
  • Financial aid office: (801) 581-6211
  • Admissions office: (801) 581-7281

Website: www.utah.edu
Type of Institution: Public, 4-year or above
Religious affiliation: None

Estimated Student Expenses

Undergraduate academic year prices
Detailed expenses2006-072005-062004-05
Tuition and fees
        In-state$4,642$4,298$4,000
        Out-of-state$14,272$13,372$12,410
Books and supplies$1,100$1,100$1,086
Living arrangement
On-campus
        Room and board$6,100$5,822$5,726
        Other expenses$3,800$3,500$3,370
Off-campus
        Room and board$6,500$6,300$6,264
        Other expenses$3,800$3,400$3,370
Off-campus with family
        Other expenses$2,500$2,400$2,394

Total expenses   
In-state
        On-campus$15,642$14,720$14,182
        Off-campus$16,042$15,098$14,720
        Off-campus with family$8,242$7,798$7,480
Out-of-state
        On-campus$25,272$23,794$22,592
        Off-campus$25,672$24,172$23,130
        Off-campus with family$17,872$16,872$15,890

Financial Aid Recipients

    Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
  • Any form of aid: 56%
  • Federal grants: 16%
  • State/local grants: 7%
  • Institutional grants: 29%
  • Student loans: 18%
    Average Amount of Aid Received:
  • Federal grants:$2728
  • State/local grants:$778
  • Institutional grants:$3619
  • Student loans:$3164

Admissions

Undergraduate application fee (2006-07):$35
Undergraduate Admissions
Fall 2005
TotalMenWomen
Number of applicants6,7013,2683,433
Percent admitted85.1%84.2%86.0%
Percent admitted who enrolled
Full-time35.5%37.0%34.1%
Part-time7.7%8.0%7.3%

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 30558
Undergraduate enrollment: 24155
First-time student retention: 83%
Overall graduation rate: 43%

Characteristics of undergraduate students

    • Attendance:
    • Full Time: 64%
    • Part Time: 36%
    • Gender:
    • Men: 54%
    • Women: 46%

White non-hispanic: 78%
Black non-hispanic: 1%
Hispanic: 4%
Asian/pacific islander: 5%
American indian/alaska native: 1%
Other: 11%

Degrees offered

    Architecture and Related Services
  • Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD) - Bachelor, Master
    Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
  • Asian Studies/Civilization - Bachelor, Master
  • Near and Middle Eastern Studies - Bachelor, Master
  • Women's Studies - Bachelor
    Biological and Biomedical Sciences
  • Anatomy - Master, Doctor
  • Biochemistry - Master, Doctor
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Biostatistics - Master
  • Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology - Bachelor
  • Human/Medical Genetics - Master, Doctor
  • Neurobiology and Neurophysiology - Master, Doctor
  • Oncology and Cancer Biology - Master, Doctor
  • Pathology/Experimental Pathology - Master, Doctor
  • Physiology, General - Doctor
    Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services
  • Accounting - Bachelor, Master
  • Business Administration and Management, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Business/Commerce, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies - Bachelor
  • Finance, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Management Information Systems, General - Bachelor
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General - Bachelor, Master
    Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
  • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Mass Communication/Media Studies - Bachelor
    Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
  • Computer Science - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Education
  • Education, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General - Master, Doctor
  • Elementary Education and Teaching - Bachelor
  • Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education - Master, Doctor
  • Social Science Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Special Education and Teaching, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods, Other - Master, Doctor
    Engineering
  • Biomedical/Medical Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Chemical Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Civil Engineering, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Computer Engineering, General - Bachelor
  • Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Engineering Mechanics - Master
  • Engineering, General - Bachelor
  • Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering - Master, Doctor
  • Geological/Geophysical Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Materials Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Mechanical Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Metallurgical Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Mining and Mineral Engineering - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Nuclear Engineering - Master, Doctor
  • Petroleum Engineering - Master, Doctor
    English Language and Literature/Letters
  • Creative Writing - Master
  • English Language and Literature, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
  • Consumer Economics - Bachelor
  • Family and Community Services - Master
  • Family and Consumer Economics and Related Services, Other - Bachelor
  • Family Resource Management Studies, General - Bachelor
  • Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General - Master
  • Human Development and Family Studies, General - Bachelor
    Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Chinese Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General - Bachelor
  • Foreign Languages and Literatures, General - Master, Doctor
  • French Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • German Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • Japanese Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • Linguistics - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Russian Language and Literature - Bachelor
  • Spanish Language and Literature - Bachelor
    Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
  • Audiology/Audiologist and Hearing Sciences - Master
  • Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist - Bachelor, Master
  • Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician - Master, Doctor
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General - Bachelor
  • Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (MS, PhD) - Master, Doctor
  • Medicine (MD) - First Professional
  • Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Occupational Therapy/Therapist - Bachelor, Master
  • Pharmaceutics and Drug Design (MS, PhD) - Master, Doctor
  • Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada]) - Bachelor, First Professional
  • Pharmacy Administration/Policy/Regulatory Affairs (MS, PhD) - Master, Doctor
  • Physical Therapy/Therapist - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Physician Assistant - Master
  • Public Health Education and Promotion - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Public Health, General (MPH, DPH) - Master
  • Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist - Master
    History
  • History, General - Bachelor, Master
    Legal Professions and Studies
  • Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Law (LLM, MS, JSD/SJD) - Master
  • Law (LL.B.,J.D.) - First Professional
    Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies & Humanities
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies - Bachelor
    Mathematics and Statistics
  • Mathematics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Statistics, General - Master
    Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Gerontology - Master
  • International/Global Studies - Bachelor
  • Mathematics and Computer Science - Master
    Natural Resources and Conservation
  • Environmental Science - Bachelor
  • Environmental Studies - Bachelor
    Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies
  • Health and Physical Education, General - Bachelor
  • Kinesiology and Exercise Science - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Philosophy and Religious Studies
  • Philosophy - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Physical Sciences
  • Atomic/Molecular Physics - Doctor
  • Chemistry, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other - Bachelor, Master
  • Geology/Earth Science, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Geophysics and Seismology - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Meteorology - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Physical Sciences, Other - Master
  • Physics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Psychology
  • Educational Psychology - Master, Doctor
  • Psychology, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology - Master
    Public Administration and Social Service Professions
  • Public Administration - Master
  • Social Work - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
    Social Sciences
  • Anthropology - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Econometrics and Quantitative Economics - Master
  • Economics, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Geography - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Political Science and Government, General - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Social Sciences, General - Bachelor
  • Social Sciences, Other - Bachelor
  • Sociology - Bachelor, Master, Doctor
  • Urban Studies/Affairs - Bachelor, Master
    Visual and Performing Arts
  • Art History, Criticism and Conservation - Bachelor, Master
  • Art/Art Studies, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Ballet - Bachelor, Master
  • Dance, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Film/Cinema Studies - Bachelor, Master
  • Music, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Musicology and Ethnomusicology - Master
  • Visual and Performing Arts, General - Bachelor


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