Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 8.9-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 297 Title IV programs, 74 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 223 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing74 · 24.9%
- No Data223 · 75.1%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
Programmatic accreditations · 24
Action history · 26
- Apr 2025Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation · Counseling Psychology (COPSY) - PhD Doctoral programs
- Oct 2024Renewal of AccreditationAcademy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics · Dietetics (DIET) - Coordinated Program in Dietetics
- Feb 2023Renewal of AccreditationNorthwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
- Nov 2022Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation · Clinical Psychology (CLPSY) - PhD Doctoral programs
- Aug 2022Program Name ChangeCommission on English Language Program Accreditation · English Language
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 6,377 students received $36.3M in Pell grants, alongside $161.3M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 5,144 borrowers who entered repayment, 45 (0.8%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at University of Utah
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 14
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus288
- Non-campus31
Includes 143 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
- Sexual orientation7
- Race6
- Gender identity2
- Gender1
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Data quality: 19 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
University of Utah vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions University of Utah selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectUniversity of Utah | 65% | — | 36,894 | $16,200 | R1 Research |
| 57% | 92.5% | 28,904 | $14,936 | R1 Research | |
| 67% | 88.5% | 34,096 | $21,279 | R1 Research | |
| 74% | 78.1% | 38,799 | $25,346 | R1 Research | |
| 46% | 74.7% | 23,124 | $11,900 | R1 Research | |
| 57% | 82.1% | 17,135 | $22,499 | R1 Research | |
| Peer group median | 61% | 82.1% | 31,500 | $18,740 |
Institutions like University of Utah
Explore the federal data for institutions in University of Utah's comparison group.
- R1 ResearchUtah
Utah State University
Grad rate57%Admit rate92.5%Enrollment28,904Net price$14,936View data - R1 ResearchColorado
Colorado State University-Fort Collins
Grad rate67%Admit rate88.5%Enrollment34,096Net price$21,279View data - R1 ResearchColorado
University of Colorado Boulder
Grad rate74%Admit rate78.1%Enrollment38,799Net price$25,346View data - R1 ResearchColorado
University of Colorado Denver/Anschutz Medical Campus
Grad rate46%Admit rate74.7%Enrollment23,124Net price$11,900View data - R1 ResearchMontana
Montana State University
Grad rate57%Admit rate82.1%Enrollment17,135Net price$22,499View data
University of Utah Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The page details the availability of pilot project funding from the Institutional Research Grant offered by the American Cancer Society, through the Huntsman Cancer Institute. It specifies funding details, eligibility criteria, application requirements, and the submission process for junior faculty at the University of Utah. Contact information for the Office of the Vice President for Research is also provided.
Visit IR office pageCommon Data Set
University of Utah's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.
Selectivity & Admissions
Admissions funnel
C122,996 applied → 20,046 admitted (87.2%) → 5,560 enrolled.
Selectivity
C1Accessible — 87.2% acceptance rate.
Admit rate by gender
C1Admit rates are similar across genders (Men 85.9%, Women 88.5%).
SAT range (middle 50%)
C9Middle 50% SAT 1190–1380 (median 1280).
ACT range (middle 50%)
C9Middle 50% ACT 22–29 (median 25).
High-school class rank
C10Share of enrolled first-years by HS class-rank band.
What matters in admission
C7Relative importance of each admission factor.
Affordability & Value
Cost of attendance
GTotal sticker cost of attendance is $32,879 (2024-2025).
Sticker vs. net price
G+HSticker $32,879 → about $19,953 net for aided students after the average need-based grant ($12,926); 65% of demonstrated need is met.
Where grant aid comes from
H12% of need-based grant dollars come from the institution itself.
Graduate debt
H4/H535% of graduates borrowed; those who did owed $23,399 on average.
Academic Experience
Class-size distribution
I344% of classes have under 20 students; 5% have 50+.
Faculty profile
IKey faculty indicators.
Degrees by discipline
JSTEM-dominant: ~28% of bachelor's degrees are in computing, engineering, math & sciences.
Source publications
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