University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT · Public · 27,264 undergrads (large, city) · website ↗

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$55 application fee

What you'll actually pay

Average net price per year — tuition, fees, room & board minus grant and scholarship aid — for in-state students by household income.

Household income	Avg net price / year
Under $30,000	$13,123
$30,000 – $48,000	$13,424
$48,000 – $75,000	$14,246
$75,000 – $110,000	$17,663
Over $110,000	$21,533
All incomes (average)	$16,200

Sticker tuition and fees: $9,620 in-state, $30,860 out-of-state — before aid, from the same earlier College Scorecard release as the net prices above.

These are averages. For an estimate for your family, use University of Utah's own net price calculator — every college that takes federal student aid must publish one.

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Other costs of attendance, 2025–26

The college's own estimate for a full-time undergraduate for the year, before aid, from the October 2026 College Scorecard. It is a newer year than the tuition and net prices above, so don't add the two together.

Housing and meals, on campus	$14,637
Housing and meals, off campus (not with family)	$24,000
Books and supplies	$1,300
Other expenses, on campus	$12,100
Other expenses, off campus	$12,100

Grants and loans for first-year students, 2022–23

What the college reported for its full-time, first-time students (5,294 of them) in 2022–23; 79% got some kind of aid, loans included. Each average is over the students who received that kind of aid, not over everyone. It is an older year than the 2025–26 costs above.

Type of aid	Students awarded	Average amount
Any grant or scholarshipFederal, state, local and the college's own	73%	$12,148
Federal Pell GrantNeed-based, from the federal government	18%	$5,273
The college's own grants and scholarshipsNeed- or merit-based, funded by the college	67%	$11,284
Federal student loansBorrowed by the student; repaid with interest. No Parent PLUS or private loans	20%	$5,078

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release); full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates; public domain.

Admissions & outcomes

Acceptance rate: 86%
Average SAT: 1257
Median ACT: 26
Students with Pell grants: 20%
Graduation rate (6yr): 65%
Freshman retention: 86%
Median earnings @ 10yr: $67,170
Median debt at graduation: $19,000
International undergrads: 1,685 (6.3%)

For comparison, the median across all 1,596 four-year colleges on this site: graduation rate 56%, earnings ten years after entering $54,869, debt at graduation $23,250.

Admission policy, test scores and teaching

SAT/ACT policy: Test-optional
Application fee: $55
Students per faculty member: 19 to 1
Faculty who are full-time: 88%
Open admission: No

Middle 50% of test scores, fall 2024

25th to 75th percentile of enrolled first-year students who submitted scores. A quarter scored below the first figure and a quarter above the second. Section ranges can't be added together into a total-score range.

SAT Reading and Writing: 600–690
SAT Math: 590–690
ACT composite: 22–29

What the college considers in admission decisions, fall 2023

How the college said it used each item when deciding on first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking applicants for fall 2023. For SAT and ACT scores, see the fall 2024 policy above.

High school GPA	Required
High school class rank	Not considered
High school record	Required
Completion of a college-preparatory program	Considered if submitted
Recommendations	Considered if submitted
Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g. portfolio)	Considered if submitted
English proficiency test (for applicable students)	Required
Other test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Not considered
Work experience	Considered if submitted
Personal statement or essay	Considered if submitted
Legacy status	Not considered

First-time applicants: 22,996
Admitted: 20,046
Enrolled: 5,560

Counts of first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking students, including early decision and early action. The acceptance rate higher up this page comes from a different College Scorecard release, so it may not match these counts.

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release), fall 2023; open admission from IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 (revised); public domain.

Most popular fields of study

Share of bachelor's degrees awarded.

Business15%

Social Sciences14%

Computer Science10%

Biology & Life Sciences9%

Engineering8%

Psychology8%

Visual & Performing Arts6%

Health & Nursing6%

Communications & Media5%

Physics & Chemistry2%

Earnings and debt by field of study

Median annual earnings of graduates who received federal student aid and were working, not studying: one year after completing (graduates of 2020–21 and 2021–22) and four years after (2017–18 and 2018–19), measured in 2022 and 2023 and shown in 2024 dollars. Median debt is federal Direct and Grad PLUS loans borrowed at this college by 2022–23 and 2023–24 graduates; it leaves out Parent PLUS and private loans. “National” is the median for the same field and credential across all US colleges.

Bachelor's degrees (62)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Research and Experimental Psychology	484	$41,235	—national $55,695	$18,000
Communication and Media Studies	261	$46,807	$63,309national $56,359	$16,067
Biology, General	261	$43,797	$62,950national $57,214	$15,351
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	255	—	—national $62,172	$15,000
Computer Science	244	$96,677	$137,329national $107,009	$19,500
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	219	$77,686	$86,243national $88,910	$12,500
Finance and Financial Management Services	211	$72,186	$100,793national $83,343	$17,187
Economics	203	$63,161	$84,146national $82,686	$17,469
Business Administration, Management and Operations	200	$62,183	$81,252national $68,257	$16,500
Computer Programming	175	—	—national $83,439	$20,500
Marketing	155	$58,259	$83,511national $69,303	$19,071
Mechanical Engineering	145	$78,453	$91,127national $92,135	$21,073
Accounting and Related Services	134	$66,764	$94,253national $76,194	$17,350
Political Science and Government	131	$45,124	$68,490national $63,293	$18,500
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	127	$31,407	$49,841national $43,765	$20,500
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other	118	$38,907	—national $46,475	$19,000
Social Sciences, General	118	$42,195	$57,708national $53,366	$15,000
Social Work	117	$46,574	$59,551national $51,790	$13,928
Information Science/Studies	113	$66,226	$105,127national $85,294	$14,812
Sustainability Studies	101	$37,606	—national $57,887	$12,170
Criminology	97	$42,252	—national $55,556	$13,000
Sociology	93	$44,621	$50,087national $52,657	$17,050
English Language and Literature, General	81	$37,717	$47,005national $48,590	$15,805
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	79	$74,614	$96,353national $93,451	$12,000
International/Globalization Studies	77	$41,429	$65,703national $59,972	$18,450
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	69	$71,550	—national $86,176	$18,258
History	66	$41,832	$46,896national $50,680	$21,955
Design and Applied Arts	63	$38,495	—national $51,490	$21,171
Fine and Studio Arts	63	$34,583	$50,166national $41,367	$15,750
Chemical Engineering	61	$73,651	$98,215national $98,158	$22,375
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	61	—	—national $65,466	$16,000
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	60	—	$49,802national $39,775	$15,750
Mathematics	55	$62,487	$71,059national $69,562	$10,875
Civil Engineering	53	$76,561	$85,097national $86,517	$14,566
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	53	$83,204	$91,361national $100,647	$22,000
Anthropology	49	$36,315	$43,492national $46,676	$18,422
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	46	$52,246	—national $55,012	$22,450
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	44	$43,064	—national $51,710	$14,000
Architectural Sciences and Technology	39	—	—national $70,074	$17,500
Music	39	$43,255	$49,240national $42,892	$18,852
Chemistry	37	$51,185	$71,276national $65,120	$19,500
Dance	37	$27,057	—national $39,980	$25,500
Physics	36	$39,612	$77,158national $76,786	$18,162
Applied Mathematics	34	$71,279	—national $91,532	—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	33	$57,243	$61,081national $47,382	$16,939
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	33	$66,979	$78,989national $75,975	$20,750
Computer Engineering	32	$87,804	$114,197national $109,015	$17,875
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies	31	$37,289	$59,855national $50,983	$24,750
Geography and Cartography	30	—	$54,757national $57,853	$13,567
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	28	$49,706	$64,568national $55,000	—
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	27	$26,392	$44,336national $49,984	—
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	26	$61,921	$62,867national $60,190	—
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	24	$45,398	$75,686national $48,471	—
Materials Engineering	18	$71,658	—national $91,449	—
Philosophy	18	$36,298	—national $54,455	—
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	16	$42,001	—national $55,792	—
Area Studies	15	$41,818	—national $56,625	—
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	11	—	$46,411national $48,568	—
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	2	$43,589	$64,356national $54,562	$13,239
Computer Software and Media Applications	—	$38,098	—national $58,894	$26,500
Psychology, General	0	—	$52,440national $50,706	—
Public Health	—	$42,413	$55,200national $58,808	—

Master's degrees (31)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Business Administration, Management and Operations	269	$119,499	$144,680national $103,485	$41,000
Social Work	208	$61,143	$67,368national $65,123	$35,304
Information Science/Studies	181	$94,521	$127,158national $112,705	$25,500
Applied Mathematics	97	—	—national $116,060	$41,000
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	88	$121,926	$129,233national $127,347	$91,547
Accounting and Related Services	74	$76,759	$109,883national $95,833	$24,084
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	71	$62,410	$80,164national $65,184	$29,887
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	71	$98,623	$115,739national $124,807	$30,750
Mechanical Engineering	67	$92,629	$106,317national $115,974	—
Public Health	63	$70,758	$70,327national $82,751	$39,000
Computer Software and Media Applications	58	$83,845	$93,475national $120,083	$41,000
Public Administration	57	$76,937	$80,501national $81,408	$36,166
Special Education and Teaching	56	$68,599	$73,872national $64,397	$27,450
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	53	$99,961	—national $133,654	—
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	44	$80,435	—national $106,375	—
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	42	$61,771	$70,303national $67,030	$41,000
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	42	$47,489	—national $97,366	—
Computer Engineering	40	$97,229	—national $136,736	$38,750
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	39	$77,359	$72,964national $71,416	$71,017
Real Estate	37	$110,480	$122,525national $135,104	$47,314
Health and Medical Administrative Services	36	$82,718	$114,128national $89,981	$45,853
Sustainability Studies	35	$65,811	—national $76,897	$31,375
Medical Illustration and Informatics	30	$102,135	$137,424national $101,441	$41,000
Architectural Sciences and Technology	26	$66,789	—national $77,466	$43,045
Legal Professions and Studies, Other	26	—	—national $101,855	$31,125
Educational Administration and Supervision	25	$70,677	$75,629national $71,685	$20,000
Nutrition Sciences	25	$49,482	$74,055national $67,126	—
Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education	20	$66,491	$67,488national $66,129	—
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	14	$95,470	—national $120,193	—
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	12	$222,645	—national $78,149	—
Visual and Performing Arts, Other	9	$62,252	—national $56,099	—

First professional degrees (3)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Medicine	111	$66,570	$103,469national $112,460	$196,445
Law	96	$92,047	$113,168national $107,773	$61,500
Dentistry	51	$109,408	$153,714national $170,812	$279,129

Doctoral degrees (7)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Educational Administration and Supervision	19	$118,212	—national $100,573	—
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	19	$115,592	—national $131,848	—
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	13	$61,405	—national $99,878	—
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration	10	$84,792	$149,652national $136,696	$140,334
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	6	$113,818	$133,019national $138,131	$57,505
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	5	$71,816	$78,651national $82,893	$100,203
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	3	$79,899	$82,597national $88,343	$82,000

A dash means the Department of Education suppressed the figure because too few graduates were measured — not zero. 251 more programmes at this college have every figure suppressed and are not listed.

Contact and accreditation

Address: 201 Presidents Circle, ROOM 201, Salt Lake City, UT 84112-9008
Phone: (801) 581-7200
Institutional accreditor: Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts) and IPEDS Fall Enrolment for international student counts. College Scorecard, October 2026 release: net price calculator link, mission flags and religious affiliation (2025–26), enrolment shares, test policy, SAT/ACT ranges and student-to-faculty ratio (fall 2024), cost-of-attendance components (2025–26), and earnings and debt by field of study. IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 for the application fee and the IPEDS 2024 directory for the phone number. IPEDS Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release) for admission requirements and first-time applicants, admits and enrolments (fall 2023). IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release) for grants and loans to full-time, first-time students. All are U.S. Department of Education data in the public domain. Verify current costs and requirements with the school.

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