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University of Utah

University of Utah
201 Presidents Circle
Salt Lake City, UT 84112

Official telephone: (801) 581-7200
Toll-free telephone: (800) 444-8638
Website: www.utah.edu

Screen last updated on: December 2016

STUDENT PROFILE

Total undergraduates:

23,794

Full-time undergraduates:

16,927

Part-time undergraduates:

6,867

Total graduate students:

7,757

Full-time graduate students:

6,004

Part-time graduate students:

1,753

Average age of full-time undergraduates:

U.S. region where majority of students come from:

West

Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state:

20%

First-year student enrollment breakdown:


0.5%	American Indian or Alaskan Native
6.7%	Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
1.1%	Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
13.5%	Hispanic/Latino
1.0%	Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
68.8%	White, non-Hispanic/Latino
5.7%	Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
2.1%	Nonresident Alien
0.5%	Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:


0.5%	American Indian or Alaskan Native
5.5%	Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
1.4%	Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
11.1%	Hispanic/Latino
0.6%	Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
70.0%	White, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.2%	Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
5.5%	Nonresident Alien
1.1%	Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT

Campus size:

1,535 acres

City or town school is located in:

Salt Lake City

Population of city/town:

191,180

Locations of branch/satellite campuses:

Satellite campuses in Bountiful, Murray, Sandy, and St. George. Campus abroad in Asia at Songdo Global University.

Online campus map:

www.map.utah.edu

LIVING ON CAMPUS

Institution offers housing:

yes

Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year:

yes

Housing types (% in housing type, if given):

coed dorms (30%)
women's dorms (3%)
men's dorms (3%)
single-student apartments (30%)
married-student apartments (19%)
special housing for disabled students (1%)
other housing including Theme housing. (14%)

Percent of freshmen who live in school housing:

45%

Percent of students who live in school housing:

13%

Percent of students who live off campus:

87%

Percent of all students who have cars on campus:

32%

Student conduct policies:

class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited

Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age:

STUDY FACILITIES

Every student is required to lease or own a computer:

Every student is required to take a computer course:

Computer equipment is provided in:

residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center

Total number of microcomputers available to students:

1099

Other computer facilities/services:

Computer labs.

Internet access provided to all students:

yes

E-mail services/accounts provided to all students:

yes

School has a library on campus:

yes

Additional library facilities/collections:

Law and health sciences libraries. Archives. Special Collections. Manuscripts. Knowledge Commons. Book Arts Program. Institutional repository.

Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:

Theater, dance center, arboretum, cancer research center, research park, hospital, neuropsychiatric institute, student life center, observatory; fine arts and natural history museums.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES

Remedial learning services:

reading, writing, math, study skills, Workshops.

Additional services offered:

nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, day care, health insurance, Crisis services, career development.

Counseling services:

minority student, military, veteran student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological

Career placement services:

internships, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training

Services for students with disabilities:

note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special housing, adaptive equipment, braille services

Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped:

100%

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES

Number of social fraternities on campus:

Number of fraternities that have chapter houses:

Percent of men who join fraternities:

Number of social sororities on campus:

Number of sororities that have chapter houses:

Percent of women who join sororities:

Student activities:

student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, radio station, television station

School newspaper(s):

The Daily Utah Chronicle

Number of honor societies:

Total number of registered organizations:

671

Campus-based religious organizations:

Antioch College Ministry, Catholic Newman Society, Christians on Campus, Cru, Impact Campus Ministries, International Friends, Reformed University Fellowship, The Mount @ U of U, Young Life College, Women's Sufi Spiritual Group; Christian, Latter-day Saint, and Muslim Student Associations; Gospel Grace Campus, InterVarsity Christian, Orthodox Christian, and The Rising Christian Fellowships

International student organizations:

Global Students Initiative, International Youth Fellowship, ONE Campaign

Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:

Ballroom Dance Company, Flute Studio, Crisol Film Initiative, Eight Zero One, Red Readers, AIAA Student Chapter, American Conc, IEEE Student Branch, Amnesty International, Dixon Girls Leadership Forum, Empowered Amigo, Global Business Brigades, Good in the Hood, Latinos in Action, Rotaract, Social Justice Gardens, Student Veterans, Students for Smiles, Model Arab League, Union Programming Council, Department SAC Student Advisory Committees, The Edible Campus Gardens Student Project, 180 Degrees Consulting, Women in Business, RoboUtes, Health Professionals for Green Living, Health Science Student Council, Operation Diabetes, Operation Immunization, Intermountain Non-Traditional Pre-Medical Students, American Institute of Chemical Engineers Student Chapter, APSA, Organization for Women Leaders in Science, Organization of Women in Science; Latino Professionals for America, Health Sciences Multicultural, and Operation Smile Student Associations; John R. Park Debate, American Nuclear, Eccles Marketing, Public Relations, Women Engineers, Meteorological, and American Chemical Societies; peace/conflict, Toastmasters Key, CLAY, Oxfam, AB, Spanish, TEK, aerospace, and medical lab science professionals clubs

ATHLETICS

School has an athletic program:

yes

Athletic director:

Chris Hill,
Athletics Director

Director of women's athletics:

Nona Richardson,
Senior Associate Athletics Director for Student-Athlete Support Services/SW

Athletic department's mailing address:

Director of Athletics,
Chris Hill,
University of Utah,
110 Park,
Salt Lake City, UT 84112

School colors:

crimson and white

School mascot:

Swoop (red tailed hawk)

Athletic conference memberships:

PAC 12

Sports offered	Scholarships?	Athletic Assoc.
Men's Alpine skiing	yes	NCAA Div. I
Men's baseball	yes	NCAA Div. I
Men's basketball	yes	NCAA Div. I
Men's football	yes	NCAA Div. FBS-1
Men's golf	yes	NCAA Div. I
Men's Nordic skiing	yes	NCAA Div. I
Men's swimming	yes	NCAA Div. I
Men's tennis	yes	NCAA Div. I
Women's Alpine skiing	yes	NCAA Div. I
Women's basketball	yes	NCAA Div. I
Women's cross-country	yes	NCAA Div. I
Women's gymnastics	yes	NCAA Div. I
Women's Nordic skiing	yes	NCAA Div. I
Women's soccer	yes	NCAA Div. I
Women's softball	yes	NCAA Div. I
Women's swimming	yes	NCAA Div. I
Women's tennis	yes	NCAA Div. I
Women's track and field (indoor)	yes	NCAA Div. I
Women's track and field (outdoor)	yes	NCAA Div. I
Women's volleyball	yes	NCAA Div. I

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports:

Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports:

Athletic facilities:

basketball courts, gymnasium, fields, football stadium; gymnastic, recreation, and tennis centers

Intramural/Recreational sports:

basketball, bench press, canoe battleship, cornhole, dodgeball, flag football, flag rugby, floor hockey, kan jam, soccer (indoor/outdoor), softball, spikeball, squat, ultimate Frisbee, water polo

Club sports for men:

bowling, boxing, climbing, cycling, ice hockey, lacrosse, marksmanship, power lifting, rugby, soccer, swimming, table tennis, tennis, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo

Club sports for women:

bowling, boxing, climbing, cycling, lacrosse, marksmanship, power lifting, swimming, table tennis, tennis, ultimate Frisbee, water polo

GETTING AWAY

Public transportation serves campus:

yes

Nearest international airport:

Salt Lake City (6 miles)

Nearest passenger train service:

Salt Lake City (3 miles)

Nearest passenger bus service:

Salt Lake City (3 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS

Institutional employment is available:

yes

Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus:

18%

Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are:

excellent

Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term:

AFTER GRADUATION

Percent of graduates who pursue further study:

19% immediately, 21% within one year of graduation, 46% within 5 years of graduation

List of graduate schools most often selected by recent graduates:

Arizona State University, Brigham Young University--Provo, Utah State University, University of Utah, University of Washington, Weber State University, Westminster College.

Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major:

78% within six months of graduation

List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:

ARUP, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ernst & Young, Goldman Sachs, Granite School District, Intermountain Healthcare, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, State of Utah, University of Utah.

List of most prominent alumni/ae:

Willard Marriott, CEO, Marriott International
Ed Catmull, co-founder, PIXAR, president, Disney Feature Animation
John E. Warnock, co-founder/board chairman, Adobe Systems Inc.

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