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University of Utah

Salt Lake City, Utah · Public · 4-year · City

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At a glance

Average net price
$16,200What students typically pay per year after grants and scholarships.
Acceptance rate
86%
Graduation rate
64%Share of students who finish within 150% of the normal time.
Undergraduates
27,264
In-state tuition
$9,620Published price before aid.
Out-of-state tuition
$30,860
SAT midpoint
1,285
Median earnings, 10 yrs
$67,170Median earnings of former students ten years after they first enrolled.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Data year: 2022-23 academic year. Updated September 2026. Figures are averages across all students and will differ from what any individual pays.

How it compares to similar colleges

Each rating covers one measure against public 4-year colleges nationally. Five stars means the top fifth on that measure. There is no overall score, because which of these matters is your call.

Affordability

$16,200

Better than 37% of public 4-year colleges (565 compared).

Completion

64%

Better than 76% of public 4-year colleges (566 compared).

Earnings

$67,170

Better than 84% of public 4-year colleges (590 compared).

Debt at graduation

$19,000

Better than 70% of public 4-year colleges (588 compared).

What these ratings are based on
Affordability
Based on average net price: what students receiving federal aid actually paid, after grants and scholarships. Your own cost depends on your family's finances.
Completion
Based on the share of first-time, full-time students who graduate within 150% of normal time. It excludes transfer and part-time students, which understates colleges serving many of them.
Earnings
Based on median earnings ten years after students first enrolled. It reflects the subjects a college teaches and the region it sits in as much as its teaching.
Debt at graduation
Based on median federal loan debt among students who completed. Private and parent loans are not included, so real totals are often higher.
Why there is no rating for selectivity
A lower acceptance rate is selectivity, not quality. Awarding stars for it would be us inventing a value judgement and hiding it behind a number.

What it actually costs

Published cost

$25,557

The sticker price: tuition, fees, housing, food and books for one academic year, before any aid.

Average net price

$16,200

What students receiving federal aid actually paid on average, after grants and scholarships. This is the more useful number, though your own figure depends on your family’s finances.

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Outcomes

Graduation, retention, debt and earnings for University of Utah
Graduation rateWithin 150% of normal time64%
Retention rateFirst-year students who return86%
Median debt at graduationFederal loans only, students who completed$19,000
Median earnings, 10 years after entryFormer students, working and not enrolled$67,170

What graduates of each major earn

Median earnings one year after finishing, for people who took that subject here. This is the figure a college-wide median hides: the spread between subjects at one college is usually far wider than the spread between colleges.

Bachelor’s programs at University of Utah by graduate earnings
MajorEarnings, 1 yrDegrees awarded
Computer Science$90,282226
Computer Engineering$89,60541
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$75,65456
Chemical Engineering$73,84146
Civil Engineering$72,15648
Mechanical Engineering$70,999147
Information Science/Studies$70,833122
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$69,565210
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$68,78373
Finance and Financial Management Services$68,066207
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$67,96530
Economics$64,386221
Accounting and Related Services$60,99299
Marketing$56,011148
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods$54,60440
Business Administration, Management and Operations$53,806176
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$49,44626
Mathematics$48,84247
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$47,95027
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$45,86822
Political Science and Government$45,112142
Communication and Media Studies$43,801256
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$43,68425
Music$42,54845
Chemistry$41,27548
Geography and Cartography$41,05234
Architectural Sciences and Technology$40,71751
Research and Experimental Psychology$39,661442
Biology, General$39,212234
Physics$38,74835
English Language and Literature, General$38,64491
Social Work$38,338114
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$37,92079
Public Health$37,06810
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies$37,00939
International/Globalization Studies$36,883105
Sociology$36,308106
Psychology, General$36,000Not reported
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$35,467Not reported
Social Sciences, General$35,363114
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other$34,802100
Computer Software and Media Applications$33,508Not reported
Fine and Studio Arts$33,08147
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services$30,25122
Sustainability Studies$30,229103
History$28,27766
Film/Video and Photographic Arts$28,138137
Anthropology$27,84467
Dance$24,12542
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$20,70147
Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesNot reported206
Computer ProgrammingNot reported147
CriminologyNot reported114
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsNot reported62
Design and Applied ArtsNot reported52
Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchNot reported35
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyNot reported35
Area StudiesNot reported33
Applied MathematicsNot reported32
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesNot reported30
Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesNot reported27
Materials EngineeringNot reported27
PhilosophyNot reported22
Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsNot reported21
Special Education and TeachingNot reported15
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsNot reported12
Mining and Mineral EngineeringNot reported12
Construction EngineeringNot reported10
Atmospheric Sciences and MeteorologyNot reported10
Peace Studies and Conflict ResolutionNot reported8
Religion/Religious StudiesNot reported6
Metallurgical EngineeringNot reported5
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsNot reported5
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsNot reported4
Mathematics and Computer ScienceNot reported4
Geological/Geophysical EngineeringNot reported3
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsNot reported2
Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralNot reported1
Business/Commerce, GeneralNot reported1
Physical Sciences, OtherNot reported1
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsNot reported1
Urban Studies/AffairsNot reportedNot reported
Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyNot reportedNot reported
Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsNot reportedNot reported
Education, GeneralNot reportedNot reported
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralNot reportedNot reported
Architecture and Related Services, OtherNot reportedNot reported
Engineering, GeneralNot reportedNot reported
Physical Sciences, GeneralNot reportedNot reported
Family and Consumer Economics and Related StudiesNot reportedNot reported
ArchitectureNot reportedNot reported
Non-Professional Legal StudiesNot reportedNot reported
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesNot reportedNot reported

All 93 bachelor’s programs this college reported.

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