University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah · Also known as The U · Website
$67,170
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$67,170
median earnings, 10 years after starting
University of Utah is a public 4-year college in Salt Lake City, Utah with 27,264 undergraduates and 8,830 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $16,200 a year (tuition and fees $9,620 in-state, $30,860 out-of-state). It admits 86% of applicants and 65% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $67,170 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $19,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$16,200
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$9,620
Out-of-state $30,860
Admission rate
86%
US median 78%
Completion rate
65%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$19,000
About $201 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$67,170
Rank 456 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $16,200
- Tuition in-state
- $9,620
- Tuition out-of-state
- $30,860
- Cost of attendance
- $25,557
- Students with a need-based grant
- 20%
- Students with federal loans
- 21%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $13,123
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $13,424
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $14,246
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $17,663
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $21,533
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $8,197 in 2015-16 to $9,620 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1,257
- SAT reading, middle
- 640
- SAT math, middle
- 645
- ACT, middle
- 26
- Undergraduates
- 27,264
- Graduate students
- 8,830
- Part-time students
- 13%
- Women
- 48%
- Students per teacher
- 19
- Completion rate
- 65%
- Retention rate
- 86%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 362
- Endowment
- $1.7B
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 456 of 5,094 US colleges and 3 of 48 in Utah (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | UT median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $16,200 | $18,659 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $9,620 | $8,658 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 86% | 86% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 65% | 72% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 86% | 86% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $19,000 | $10,548 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $55,239 | $34,587 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $67,170 | $36,048 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 72% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 79% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
362 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research and Experimental PsychologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 442 | $17,825 | $39,661 | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 356 | $41,000 | $110,581 | $144,680 | $103,485 |
| Social WorkOnlineMaster's | Master's | 273 | $32,563 | $55,814 | $67,368 | $65,123 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 256 | $17,500 | $43,801 | $63,309 | $56,359 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 234 | $19,831 | $39,212 | $62,950 | $57,214 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 226 | $19,000 | $90,282 | $137,329 | $107,009 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 221 | $15,750 | $64,386 | $84,146 | $82,686 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 210 | $18,500 | $69,565 | $86,243 | $88,910 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 207 | $18,408 | $68,066 | $100,793 | $83,343 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 206 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 176 | $20,171 | $53,806 | $81,252 | $68,257 |
| Information Science/StudiesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 173 | $24,323 | $93,745 | $127,158 | $112,705 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 148 | $20,765 | $56,011 | $83,511 | $69,303 |
| Computer ProgrammingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 147 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 147 | $21,250 | $70,999 | $91,127 | $92,135 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 142 | $18,062 | $45,112 | $68,490 | $63,293 |
| Film/Video and Photographic ArtsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 137 | $23,000 | $28,138 | $49,841 | $43,765 |
| MedicineProfessional | Professional | 125 | $190,914 | $66,101 | $103,469 | $112,460 |
| Information Science/StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 122 | $23,920 | $70,833 | $105,127 | $85,294 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 114 | $13,903 | $38,338 | $59,551 | $51,790 |
| Social Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 114 | $21,500 | $35,363 | $57,708 | $53,366 |
| CriminologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 114 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 106 | $14,516 | $36,308 | $50,087 | $52,657 |
| International/Globalization StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 105 | $24,305 | $36,883 | $65,703 | $59,972 |
| Sustainability StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 103 | $17,810 | $30,229 | Withheld | $57,887 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: Utah on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does University of Utah cost?
$16,200 a year is the average net price at University of Utah after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $9,620 for in-state students and $30,860 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $25,557. Families earning under $30,000 pay $13,123 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at University of Utah?
86% of applicants are admitted to University of Utah. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,257 and the middle ACT score is 26. The median admission rate of colleges in Utah is 86%.
How much do University of Utah graduates earn?
$67,170 a year is the median pay of former University of Utah students who work, 10 years after they started ($55,239 after 6 years). That ranks 456 of 5,094 US colleges and 3 of 48 in Utah. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Doctoral) at $119,589.
How much student debt do University of Utah graduates have?
$19,000 is the median federal student loan debt of University of Utah graduates, about $201 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 21% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at University of Utah?
65% of first-time, full-time students at University of Utah finish within 6 years. 86% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at University of Utah?
Research and Experimental Psychology (442 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (356 master's graduates), Social Work (273 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 362 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.