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University Of Utah

The University of Utah, also referred to as 'The U' or 'the U of U', is a publicly funded research university located in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is part of the Utah System of Higher Education. The university offers a wide variety of degrees and programs in diverse areas of study. It is organized into the following academic divisions:

  • College of Architecture & Planning
  • College of Education
  • College of Engineering
  • College of Fine Arts
  • College of Health
  • College of Humanities
  • College of Law
  • College of Mines & Earth Sciences
  • College of Nursing
  • College of Pharmacy
  • College of Science
  • College of Social & Behavioral Science
  • College of Social Work
  • Graduate School
  • Honors College
  • School of Business, David Eccles
  • School of Medicine

The university’s sports teams are nicknamed the Utes. University of Utah competes in the NCAA's Division I as part of the Mountain West Conference.

Overview of University Of Utah

University Of Utah is located in a medium-sized city, in Salt Lake City, UT. The school is a public institution. Degree levels at University Of Utah top out at the Doctoral degree.

Areas of Study

Students at the school often study media, family and social work, and liberal arts.

University Of Utah Selectivity

The admissions department at University Of Utah does not accept all those who apply. Most students' verbal SAT scores were in the range of 500 to 630 in 2007. A quarter of students admitted in 2007 scored 640 or higher on the math SAT.

Faculty

The school's tenure system is geared toward rewarding and keeping the most valuable professors. By paying its faculty better than most schools, the school tries to attract and retain a high quality teaching staff.

Student Body

University Of Utah offers classes to 28,025 students (22,845 full-time equivalent).

Student Life

The school has a large share of part-time students. Students sports include formal participation in Mountain West Conference competitions.

More complete details are provided below.

Contacting University Of Utah

University Of Utah
201 Presidents Circle
Salt Lake City, UT 84112-9008
General Phone: (801) 581-7200
http://www.utah.edu

University Of Utah Programs and Degrees (2007)

General CategoryDegreesMost Common Majors [see all]
Liberal Arts1,790economics, political science, English, sociology, history, international studies, social services, general studies, ...
Business And Management916business management, finance, accounting, marketing, MIS, entrepreneurship, business, international business, ...
Engineering498mechanical engineering, civil engineering, electrical engineering, biomedical engineering, chemical engineering, materials engineering, metallurgical engineering, mining and mineral engineering, ...
Family And Social Work493family studies, social work, public administration, consumer economics, food and nutrition, family and community services, family and human sciences, family and consumer economics, ...
Media460mass communication, communication studies, communication and journalism
Science385biology, chemistry, physics, meteorology, geology, cell biology, oncology, biochemistry, ...
Therapy And Counseling369psychology, physical therapy, educational psychology, genetic counseling, psychology courses, quantitative psychology
Education And Teaching320teacher education, special ed, elementary school teaching, educational administration, ESL instruction, social foundations of education, social science teaching, education
Nutrition And Exercise Therapy295exercise science, parks and recreation studies, occupational therapy, health and physical education
Nursing And Emergency Medicine274registered nursing
Medicine203medicine, pharmacy, public health, pharmaceutics and drug design, gerontology, pharmaceutical chemistry, pharmacy administration
Law144law, energy and environmental law
Medical Support And Technology136physician assistant, audiology and speech pathology, clinical lab tech, speech pathology, audiology, health service and sciences
Computer Science And Engineering134computer science, computer engineering, computer and info science
Medical Administration132public health education, medical records tech, health care facilities management
Security And Law Enforcement110criminology
Mathematics87mathematics, mathematics and computer science, statistics
Art Studies84art studies, visual and performing arts
Drama And Performing Arts75drama, dance, ballet
Music69music, musicology
Architecture And Planning69architecture, architectural services
Photography And Commercial Art65film studies
Conservation And Resource Management42environmental studies, environmental science
Fine Arts19art history and criticism
Religion And Philosophy16philosophy
Design1graphic design

Number of programs and degrees for University Of Utah in 2007:

Degree LevelTotal
Awarded
Number of
Programs
Bachelor's degree4,82991
Master's degree1,44197
Doctor's degree34563
First-professional degree2773
Postbaccalaureate certificate27312
Post-master's certificate2118

Student Body

In 2007, University Of Utah had a total enrollment of 28,025 students (22,845 full-time equivalent).

Students in the Freshman Class:

GroupPercent
Men49%
Women51%
Full-Time87%
Part-Time13%

Students By Class:

GroupPercent
Undergraduate79%
Graduate18%
First Professional3%

Racial Diversity:
RacePercent
White77%
Black1%
Hispanic4%
Asian5%
American Indian1%
Unknown7%
(Foreign Students)5%

Students by Age:

AgePercent
Under 180%
18-1912%
20-2115%
22-2425%
25-2927%
30-3410%
35-394%
40-494%
50-642%
65+1%

Incoming (Freshman) Students by Place of Residence:
(From available data sampling)

ResidencePercent
Utah77%
(International Students)4%
California3%
Nevada2%
Idaho2%
Texas1%
Colorado1%
Washington1%
Wyoming1%
Oregon1%
Arizona1%
Pennsylvania1%

University Of Utah Graduation, Retention, and Transfers

Retention Rates (2007):

GroupReturning From
Previous Year
Full-Time80 %
Part-Time60 %

University Of Utah Room and Board (2007)

University Of Utah offers campus housing for 3,500 of its 22,845 (full-time) students.

(Please refer to our profile of Salt Lake City, Utah for details about the area surrounding the campus. Also see our list of other Utah Colleges).

The school does not offer students a meal plan.

University Of Utah Admissions and Selectivity (2007)

Acceptances:

GroupApplicantsAcceptedPercent
Accepted
EnrolledPercent of
Accepted Enrolled
Total6,5575,96291%2,83848%
Men3,1112,79090%1,38450%
Women3,4463,17292%1,45446%

Standardized Test Scores:

Test25th Percentile75th Percetile
SAT Verbal500630
SAT Math500640
ACT Verbal2027
ACT Math2027
ACT Composite2127

Application Requirements:

ItemRequirement
GPArequired
Class Ranknot required
High School Recordrequired
College Prep Programrecommended
Recommendationsnot required
Formal Demonstration of Competencenot required
Standardized Tests (SAT and/or ACT)required
Percent of Applicants Submitting SAT26%
Percent of Applicants Submitting ACT88%
TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language)required
Other Standardized Testsnot required

University Of Utah Expenses and Financial Aid (2007)

Expenses and Financial Aid:

ExpenseAmount
In-state tuition and fees$ 4,988
Out-of-state tuition and fees$ 15,662
Room and board$ 6,400
Room charge$ 2,890
Board (meal plan) charge$ 3,350
Books and supplies$ 1,100
Other expenses$ 4,100

Financial Aid:
University Of Utah participates in Federal Title IV financial aid programs. (The school's OPE ID is 367500)

University Of Utah Faculty

University Of Utah has a tenure system for faculty.

Tenure Status of Faculty (2007):

Full-Time Faculty LevelMenWomen
Tenured705222
Non-tenured, but on tenure track261154
Non-tenured and not on tenure track963682

Salaries for full-time faculty:

Full-Time Faculty (2007):

Full-Time Faculty LevelContract LengthNumber MenAvg Salary MenNumber WomenAvg Salary Women
Professorcalendar year47$163,20012$156,560
Associate professorcalendar year22$106,84112$103,253
Assistant professorcalendar year17$99,50118$83,030
Lecturercalendar year60$65,29790$65,331
No academic rankcalendar year21$45,88825$44,381
All faculty totalcalendar year167$99,364157$73,896

*: salaries are not displayed where there are fewer than 3 professors in the category.

Full-Time Faculty (2007):

Full-Time Faculty LevelContract LengthNumber MenAvg Salary MenNumber WomenAvg Salary Women
Professoracademic year275$106,73369$100,690
Associate professoracademic year148$77,82585$74,066
Assistant professoracademic year115$69,83982$64,704
Instructoracademic year2*4$51,429
Lectureracademic year55$56,10178$53,116
No academic rankacademic year6$48,6235$50,237
All faculty totalacademic year601$87,267323$71,668

*: salaries are not displayed where there are fewer than 3 professors in the category.

University Of Utah Athletics

Athletic Conferences:

SportConference
FootballMountain West Conference
BasketballMountain West Conference
BaseballMountain West Conference
TrackMountain West Conference

Students on Athletic Scholarships (2007):

SportMenWomenTotal
Total156118274
Football88088
Basketball91221
Baseball17017
Track11415
All Other Sports4192133

University Of Utah Degree Programs (2007)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING
Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)
Architecture and Related Services, Other

ART STUDIES
Art/Art Studies, General
Visual and Performing Arts, General

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
Accounting
Business Administration and Management, General
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other
Business/Commerce, General
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
Finance, General
International Business/Trade/Commerce
Management Information Systems, General
Marketing/Marketing Management, General

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Computer Engineering, General
Computer Science
Computer and Information Sciences, General

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
Environmental Science
Environmental Studies

DESIGN
Graphic Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS
Ballet
Dance, General
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General

EDUCATION AND TEACHING
Education, General
Educational Leadership and Administration, General
Elementary Education and Teaching
Social Science Teacher Education
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
Special Education and Teaching, General
Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods, Other
Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

ENGINEERING
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering, General
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
Engineering Mechanics
Engineering, General
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
Geological/Geophysical Engineering
Materials Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Metallurgical Engineering
Mining and Mineral Engineering
Nuclear Engineering
Petroleum Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK
Consumer Economics
Family Resource Management Studies, General
Family and Community Services
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Services, Other
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General
Human Development and Family Studies, General
Public Administration
Social Work

FINE ARTS
Art History, Criticism and Conservation

LAW
Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Law (LLM, MS, JSD/SJD)
Law (LLB, JD)

LIBERAL ARTS
American Government and Politics (United States)
Anthropology
Arabic Language and Literature
Asian Studies/Civilization
Chinese Language and Literature
Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics, General
Creative Writing
East Asian Studies
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
Economics, General
English Language and Literature, General
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies, Other
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General
French Language and Literature
General Studies
Geography
German Language and Literature
Hebrew Language and Literature
History, General
Humanities/Humanistic Studies
Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies
International Relations and Affairs
International/Global Studies
Iranian/Persian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
Japanese Language and Literature
Linguistics
Near and Middle Eastern Studies
Political Science and Government, General
Russian Language and Literature
Social Sciences, General
Social Sciences, Other
Sociology
Spanish Language and Literature
Urban Studies/Affairs
Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS
Mathematics and Computer Science
Mathematics, General
Statistics, General

MEDIA
Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
Mass Communication/Media Studies

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management
Public Health Education and Promotion

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY
Audiology/Audiologist and Hearing Sciences
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
Physician Assistant
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

MEDICINE
Gerontology
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (MS, PhD)
Medicine (MD)
Pharmaceutics and Drug Design (MS, PhD)
Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada])
Pharmacy Administration/Policy/Regulatory Affairs (MS, PhD)
Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)

MUSIC
Music, General
Musicology and Ethnomusicology

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY
Health and Physical Education, General
Kinesiology and Exercise Science
Occupational Therapy/Therapist
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART
Film/Cinema Studies

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY
Philosophy

SCIENCE
Anatomy
Atomic/Molecular Physics
Biochemistry
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Biostatistics
Biotechnology
Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology
Chemistry, General
Genetics, General
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other
Geology/Earth Science, General
Geophysics and Seismology
Human/Medical Genetics
Meteorology
Neurobiology and Neurophysiology
Oncology and Cancer Biology
Pathology/Experimental Pathology
Physical Sciences
Physical Sciences, Other
Physics, General
Physiology, General

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
Criminology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING
Educational Psychology
Genetic Counseling/Counselor
Physical Therapy/Therapist
Psychology, General
Psychology, Other
Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology

University Of Utah Highlights

(Details are provided further down on this page.)

What Sets University Of Utah Apart:

CategoryTrophy 
Number of degree programs
(vs. all colleges)
Top 1%University Of Utah Number of degree programs
Number of students
(vs. all colleges)
Top 1%University Of Utah Number of students
Salaries of full-time faculty
(vs. all colleges)
Top 8%University Of Utah Salaries of full-time faculty
Faculty/student ratio (full-time)
(vs. colleges of similar size)
Top 11%University Of Utah Faculty/student ratio (full-time)
% of degrees in nutrition and exercise therapy
(vs. colleges of similar size)
Top 11%University Of Utah % of degrees in nutrition and exercise therapy
Male % of student body
(vs. all colleges)
Top 15%University Of Utah Male % of student body
Lowest tuition & fees (in-state)
(vs. colleges with similar degree levels)
Top 15%University Of Utah Lowest tuition & fees (in-state)
% of degrees in drama and performing arts
(vs. colleges of similar size)
Top 16%University Of Utah % of degrees in drama and performing arts
% of freshmen enrolled part-time
(vs. all colleges)
Top 18%University Of Utah % of freshmen enrolled part-time
% of degrees in family and social work
(vs. colleges with similar degree levels)
Top 18%University Of Utah % of degrees in family and social work
% of degrees in medical adminstration
(for colleges of its size and type)
Top 18%University Of Utah % of degrees in medical adminstration
% of degrees in liberal arts
(vs. colleges with similar degree levels)
Top 18%University Of Utah % of degrees in liberal arts
% of degrees in media
(vs. all colleges)
Top 20%University Of Utah % of degrees in media
Explanation of the Highlights categories

Notable:
Accepts some high school credits
Offers credit for life experience
Grants credits for AP courses
Offers distance learning
Career counseling
Career services
Student employment services
On-campus day care
Remedial classes for students
Option to study abroad
Offers part-time study
On-campus library
Offers campus housing
Tenure system for quality teaching
Has ROTC (army, navy, air force)
Offers athletic scholarships
Has hospital on campus
NCAA athletic conference member

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