The University of Utah

Founded in 1850, the University of Utah prepares students to live and compete in the global workplace. The U. encompasses 1,500 acres in the foothills of the Wasatch Mountain range.

With an enrollment of over 34,000, the U offers 100 undergraduate and more than 90 graduate level fields of study. In 2019, the University of Utah became one of the newest members of the prestigious Association of American Universities, which for more than 100 years has recognized the most outstanding academic institutions in the nation. Utah is now one of 65 AAU institutions, with only 33 of those members coming from Power Five conferences.

The U offers nationally-ranked programs in law, pharmacy, mathematics, business, biomedical engineering, family medicine, social sciences and humanities, fine arts, education, architecture, entertainment arts and engineering. It was rated among the top 45 public schools by U.S. News & World Report in 2022. The U has the lowest tuition among its Pac-12 and Big Ten public peers.

RESEARCH

A Tier 1 research university, the co-location of a comprehensive research university and an academic medical center makes the U one of fewer than 12 equivalent institutions in the country. Research funding continues to grow, totaling $641 million in fiscal year 2021 and was ranked No. 2 for innovation impact productivity by the George W. Bush Institute.

Geneticist Mario R. Capecchi received the 2007 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work on gene targeting. Çağan Şekercioğlu, assistant professor of biology, won the Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey’s highest prize for 2014. Peter J. Stang, distinguished professor of chemistry, received the 2013 Priestley Medal and 2011 National Medal of Science for his pioneering work in supramolecular chemistry.

TECHNOLOGY AND COMPUTER SCIENCES

The U’s entertainment arts and engineering program has been regularly ranked among the top three in the U.S. over the last decade according to Animation Career Review. The University’s computer science program, which earned a top 50 ranking in 2019, was founded in 1965 and began a pioneering legacy in computer graphics and visualization that continues today.

The College of Engineering was ranked No. 57 by U.S. News & World Report for 2023. The Scientific Computing & Imaging Institute is internationally recognized. a Level I trauma center, has earned a top-10 ranking among academic medical centers for patient care 12 years in a row, including No. 1 in 2020. U.S. News & World Report rated the Spencer F. Eccles School of Medicine’s programs in primary care 25th, nursing 25th, and research 35th for 2023.

The U’s surgeons were the first in the world to conduct a permanent artificial heart implant in 1982. More recently, the Utah Genome Project is one of several innovative medical research programs at the U. Other notable programs include the nationallyrecognized Huntsman Cancer Institute, the Clinical Neurosciences Center and the Moran Eye Center.

BUSINESS SCHOOL

The David Eccles School of Business’ undergraduate program was rated No. 40 by U.S. News & World Report for 2023. The school was ranked No. 11 for entrepreneurship and the graduate accounting program was rated top 35 by the same publication.

COLLEGE OF LAW

The S.J. Quinney College of Law was ranked 37th in the nation by U.S. News & World Report for 2023. It also earned top 20 ratings for practical training, as well as its public defender/prosecutor law and environmental law programs.

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

Utah’s College of Education has been ranked in the top 65 by U.S. News & World Report the past four years. Its special education and master’s programs were also highly rated by College Choice.

CAMPUS LIFE

A lively residential living experience is provided in the beautiful Heritage Commons, which served as the Athletes Village for the 2002 Winter Olympics. The Donna Garff Marriott Honors Residential Scholars Community, the George S. Eccles Student Life Center, and the Lassonde Studios for housing student entrepreneurs have opened in recent years. Kahlert Village, featuring four themed communities, opened in the fall of 2020 and a new wing will be ready in the fall of 2023. The Impact and Prosperity Epicenter, the University West Village, and the Ivory University House are also scheduled to open in the next two years.