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University of Utah is a public campus in Salt Lake City proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. The institution reports a hospital in its federal directory record.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$10,447

family income
under $30k

$10,667

$30–48k

$12,398

$48–75k

$16,886

$75–110k

$17,278

over $110k

Average net price

$16,2002023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at University of Utah rose from $12,152 (2008) to $16,200 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$12,152
2009	$13,101
2010	$11,271
2011	$13,333
2012	$14,114
2013	$13,874
2014	$13,969
2015	$12,674
2016	$13,728
2017	$14,364
2018	$14,773
2019	$13,572
2020	$7,937
2021	$9,422
2022	$13,172
2023	$16,200

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$25,5572024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at University of Utah rose from $15,899 (2009) to $25,557 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$15,899
2010	$17,266
2011	$16,797
2012	$18,259
2013	$19,048
2014	$18,931
2015	$19,447
2016	$18,444
2017	$19,406
2018	$20,422
2019	$20,948
2020	$20,303
2021	$18,307
2022	$18,891
2023	$21,799
2024	$25,557

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition (in-state vs out-of-state)

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition — data
Year	In-state	Out-of-state
2000	$2,897	$8,828
2001	$3,057	$9,353
2002	$3,324	$9,881
2003	$3,646	$11,291
2004	$4,000	$12,410
2005	$4,298	$13,372
2006	$4,642	$14,272
2007	$4,988	$15,662
2008	$5,284	$16,600
2013	$7,457	$23,736
2014	$7,835	$25,057
2015	$8,197	$26,022
2016	$8,518	$27,039
2017	$8,884	$28,127
2018	$9,222	$29,215
2019	$8,615	$27,220
2020	$8,615	$27,220
2021	$8,893	$28,345
2022	$9,315	$29,837
2023	$9,315	$29,837

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

University of Utah reports published tuition by residency: $9,620 in-state versus $30,860 out-of-state — a $21,240 gap that makes state lines part of the decision. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

University of Utah reports 27,264 undergraduates. This total does not establish class sizes for a particular subject.

65% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at University of Utah within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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65%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at University of Utah rose from 37.6% (entered 1991) to 65% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	37.6%
1992 cohort	38.6%
1993 cohort	39.5%
1994 cohort	54.4%
1995 cohort	51.9%
1996 cohort	48.8%
1997 cohort	51.2%
1998 cohort	47.5%
1999 cohort	43%
2000 cohort	53.3%
2001 cohort	56%
2002 cohort	51.1%
2003 cohort	57.6%
2004 cohort	56.4%
2005 cohort	55.3%
2006 cohort	58.7%
2007 cohort	60.4%
2008 cohort	62.2%
2009 cohort	63.8%
2010 cohort	65.1%
2011 cohort	67.4%
2012 cohort	69.5%
2013 cohort	69.5%
2014 cohort	67.1%
2015 cohort	67.2%
2016 cohort	64.5%
2017 cohort	63.9%
2018 cohort	65%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$11,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$9,519	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$9,519	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	—	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$7,500	$5,325
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$8,000	$4,040
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$8,746	$4,000
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$9,116	$3,938
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$9,500	$4,200
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$10,000	$4,875
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$10,000	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$9,929	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$11,000	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$11,750	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$12,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$13,141	$6,315
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$14,107	$7,135
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$14,777	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$15,000	$8,250
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$17,500	$9,000
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$18,088	$9,000
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$18,750	$9,038
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$19,000	$9,500

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$55,239

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$61,202

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$67,170

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

University of Utah admitted 23,062 of 26,822 applicants in Fall 2024. The 86% rate describes that application pool.

86%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $9,315 in-state tuition · 2023–24 27,264 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 1190–13801600

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Admissions

University of Utah reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For University of Utah’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 600–690 and Math was 590–690 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 1190–1380 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	600	645	690
SAT Math	590	640	690
ACT Composite	22	26	29

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, University of Utah received 26,822 applications and admitted 23,062 (86%), with 6,001 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

86%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	91%
Fall 2002	90%
Fall 2003	86.2%
Fall 2004	86.4%
Fall 2005	86.4%
Fall 2006	85.1%
Fall 2007	90.9%
Fall 2008	81.1%
Fall 2009	80.1%
Fall 2010	82.9%
Fall 2011	83.2%
Fall 2012	82.6%
Fall 2013	81.7%
Fall 2014	81.4%
Fall 2015	81.4%
Fall 2016	76.4%
Fall 2017	66.1%
Fall 2018	66.9%
Fall 2019	62.1%
Fall 2020	79.4%
Fall 2021	95%
Fall 2022	89.1%
Fall 2023	87.2%
Fall 2024	86%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

1190–1380Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2006	1000	1260
Fall 2007	1000	1270
Fall 2008	970	1245
Fall 2009	990	1260
Fall 2010	1000	1260
Fall 2011	1003	1280
Fall 2012	1020	1270
Fall 2013	983	1268
Fall 2014	1020	1290
Fall 2015	1010	1300
Fall 2016	1050	1300
Fall 2017	1110	1350
Fall 2018	1130	1350
Fall 2019	1143	1380
Fall 2020	1130	1350
Fall 2021	1180	1390
Fall 2022	1190	1390
Fall 2023	1180	1398
Fall 2024	1190	1380

IPEDS Fall 2006–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

22–29Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	20	26
Fall 2002	20	25
Fall 2003	22	26
Fall 2004	21	26
Fall 2005	21	26
Fall 2006	21	27
Fall 2007	21	27
Fall 2008	21	27
Fall 2009	21	27
Fall 2010	21	27
Fall 2011	21	27
Fall 2012	21	27
Fall 2013	21	27
Fall 2014	21	28
Fall 2015	21	28
Fall 2016	21	27
Fall 2017	22	29
Fall 2018	22	29
Fall 2019	22	29
Fall 2020	22	29
Fall 2021	22	30
Fall 2022	22	29
Fall 2023	22	29
Fall 2024	22	29

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

27,264Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at University of Utah rose from 21,760 (Fall 2002) to 27,264 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	21,760
Fall 2003	21,322
Fall 2004	21,626
Fall 2005	21,702
Fall 2006	21,259
Fall 2007	20,560
Fall 2008	20,475
Fall 2009	20,983
Fall 2010	22,260
Fall 2011	23,275
Fall 2012	23,972
Fall 2013	23,273
Fall 2014	22,804
Fall 2015	22,761
Fall 2016	22,748
Fall 2017	23,402
Fall 2018	23,396
Fall 2019	23,432
Fall 2020	23,645
Fall 2021	24,850
Fall 2022	25,392
Fall 2023	26,041
Fall 2024	27,264

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

86%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at University of Utah has held near 86% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	80%
Fall 2003 cohort	85%
Fall 2004 cohort	83%
Fall 2005 cohort	77%
Fall 2006 cohort	80%
Fall 2007 cohort	83%
Fall 2008 cohort	85%
Fall 2009 cohort	85%
Fall 2010 cohort	87%
Fall 2011 cohort	88%
Fall 2012 cohort	88%
Fall 2013 cohort	89%
Fall 2014 cohort	89%
Fall 2015 cohort	90%
Fall 2016 cohort	90%
Fall 2017 cohort	89%
Fall 2018 cohort	89%
Fall 2019 cohort	89%
Fall 2020 cohort	87%
Fall 2021 cohort	85%
Fall 2022 cohort	85%
Fall 2023 cohort	86%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about University of Utah

Faculty pay at University of Utah averages $153,312 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes University of Utah as a primarily residential campus of 27,264 undergraduates — and 86.2% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

University of Utah's SAT section-percentile sums are 1190–1380 — their midpoint is above the UT four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on University of Utah's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How University of Utah compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

University of Utah86%

Utah median83.9%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

University of Utah$9,620

Utah median$9,424

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

University of Utah's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

University of Utah$67,170

Utah median$52,159

National median$53,781

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University of Utah, Utah and national reference values
Metric & basis	University of Utah	Utah median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	86%	83.9%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$9,620	$9,424	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$67,170	$52,159	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For University of Utah, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

University of Utah federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 46 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Computer Science	$137,329
Computer Engineering	$114,197
Information Science/Studies	$105,127
Finance and Financial Management Services	$100,793
Chemical Engineering	$98,215
Biomedical/Medical Engineering	$96,353
Accounting and Related Services	$94,253
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering	$91,361
Mechanical Engineering	$91,127
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$86,243
Civil Engineering	$85,097
Economics	$84,146
Marketing	$83,511
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$81,252
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	$78,989
Physics	$77,158
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$75,686
Chemistry	$71,276
Mathematics	$71,059
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies	$69,027
Urban Studies/Affairs	$68,928
Political Science and Government	$68,490
Architecture	$67,987
International/Globalization Studies	$65,703
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$64,568
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$64,356
Communication and Media Studies	$63,309
Biology, General	$62,950
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	$62,867
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$61,081
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies	$59,855
Social Work	$59,551
Social Sciences, General	$57,708
Public Health	$55,200
Geography and Cartography	$54,757
Psychology, General	$52,440
Fine and Studio Arts	$50,166
Sociology	$50,087
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	$49,841
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$49,802
Music	$49,240
English Language and Literature, General	$47,005
History	$46,896
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	$46,411
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	$44,336
Anthropology	$43,492

These 46 fields listed for University of Utah measure earnings after completion. The $67,170 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 47 additional University of Utah fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does University of Utah report?

University of Utah's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 1190–1380 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is University of Utah's acceptance rate?

86% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 23,062 admitted from 26,822 applicants.

How much does University of Utah cost?

In-state tuition is $9,620; out-of-state students pay $30,860. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does University of Utah report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $67,170. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Utah

Utah State University — 92.5% admitted
Neumont College of Computer Science — 86.8% admitted
Westminster University — 66.6% admitted
Southern Utah University — 81.8% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.