University of Utah

Overview of University of Utah

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If you visit before deciding to enroll, you might want to take your time looking around. You’ll see the student union, university bookstore, a golf course, the Ute Natatorium, and many other locations on campus. Salt Lake City is a mid-size city, so you’ll probably need to get used to where things are there, as well. When you have time, you can drive around or take an Uber to go from the campus to get something to eat or do a little shopping.

The student population is fairly large for a university, totaling nearly 33,000 with a relatively high student-to-faculty ratio of 17 to 1.

Top Rankings For University of Utah

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Admissions

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Tuition Cost & Financial Aid

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You and your parents may receive a “sticker price” quote of the total charges for attending the University of Utah. This includes tuition (in- or out-of-state), books, supplies, room, board, and other charges. All together, this came out to $23,869 for the 2019-2020 academic year. However, this cost does not take into account any financial aid that may be applied to your charges.

Because of financial aid, you may not have to pay this full cost. The 2018-2019 academic year’s average net price was $13,739. This is the average that was left for students to pay after financial aid and scholarships had been applied. If your family earned between $48,001 and $75,000, they paid around $14,501; those earning less than this can expect an even more generous aid package.

About 85% of first-year students qualified for financial aid in recent years. Of that percentage, 76% received $8,314 in grants or scholarships and 70% received $6,343 in institutional grants and scholarships.

Sticker Price

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Academics

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Take a look at the most popular degree programs. While they may not be what you are planning to major in, having an idea of what they are is good to know. Many students will be in these majors or related ones. These degree programs include social sciences; business, management, marketing and related programs; engineering, health professions and related programs; and visual and performing arts.

If you look through your class schedule for the upcoming academic semester and realize that your work hours conflict with one or more of your classes, you’ll have some options. University of Utah offers evening classes and distance learning (online classes), though not for every class available. If one or both of these options will allow you to take all of your classes and keep your job, choose whichever you prefer. Graduating on time usually means you’ll have less debt when you graduate.

Three statistics you should check out when you are considering what school to attend are the retention rate, and the 4-year and 6-year graduation rates. The retention rate, 89% at the University of Utah, measures the percentage of first-year students who return to the campus for their second year of classes. The 4-year graduation rate (31%) and 6-year graduation rate (67%) keep track of how many students graduate within 100% or 150% of normal time. This can give you a snapshot of what attending the school might be like since schools with particularly low retention rates may not provide enough services for freshman and those with severely low graduation rates may have other, systemic issues.

Student Population Total

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Outcome & Salary

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You can look at the outcome for previous graduates in order to give you an idea of what you might expect when you graduate from the University of Utah. Graduate’s early-career salaries averaged around $59,100 and their mid-career salaries increased to $112,200.

The average 4-year cost of education at this school is $54,956, which can help you analyze the outcomes for previous graduates. Their 10-year salary earnings potential was $742,010 and their 20-year potential was $1,864,010. If you subtract the cost of education from these two numbers, you’ll see what their average return on investment (ROI) was. That gives them a 10-year projected ROI of $687,054 and a 20-year ROI of $1,809,054.

On the other hand, high school graduates who don’t go to college earn a national average salary of $38,792. Their 10-year projected income is $387,920 and their 20-year projected income is $775,840.

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