University of Utah

University of Utah

University of Utah, also known as the U or the U of U, is a public, coeducational research university in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The university was established in 1850 as the University of Deseret by the General Assembly of the provisional State of Deseret, making it Utah’s oldest institution of higher education. It received its current name in 1892, four years before Utah attained statehood, and moved to its current location in 1900.It is one of ten institutions that make up the Utah System of Higher Education.
The university offers more than 100 undergraduate majors and more than 90 graduate degree programs.  Graduate studies include the S.J. Quinney College of Law and the School of Medicine, Utah’s only medical school.   As of 2008, there are 21,526 undergraduate students and 6,685 graduate students, with 85% coming from Utah and 7% coming from foreign countries.  Just over 10% of students live on campus.
The university’s athletic teams, the Utes, participate in NCAA Division I athletics (FBS for football). Its football team has received national attention in recent years for winning the 2005 Fiesta Bowl and the 2009 Sugar Bowl.

University of Utah Rankings in 2010

• BIO CHEMICAL / BIOENGINEERING GRADUATE SCHOOL RANKING
• TOP 100 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING GRADUATE SCHOOL RANKING IN 2010
• BEST UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY RANKING
• MEDICAL SCHOOL RANKINGS – BEST RESEARCH MEDICAL SCHOOLS
• WORLD’S BEST UNIVERSITY RANKINGS – TOP 400 UNIVERSITIES IN THE WORLD
• TOP 100 EDUCATION COLLEGES / UNIVERSITIES IN 2010
• TOP PUBLIC NATIONAL UNIVERSITY RANKING
• TOP UNDERGRADUATE BUSINESS PROGRAM
• TOP 100 NURSING GRADUATE SCHOOL RANKING IN 2009
• ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING GRADUATE SCHOOL RANKINGS

University of Utah Rankings in 2011

• TOP 100 GRADUATE COMPUTER ENGINEERING SCHOOL RANKINGS IN 2011
• MATERIALS GRADUATE SCHOOL RANKINGS IN 2011
• POLITICAL SCIENCE GRADUATE COLLEGE RANKINGS IN 2011
• WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKINGS IN 2011-2012
• 2011-2012 TOP 200 COLLEGES IN UNITED STATES
• QS WORLD UNIVERSITY RANKINGS 2011
• FORBES AMERICAN’S BEST COLLEGE RANKINGS IN 2011
•  TOP ENGINEERING GRADUATE SCHOOLS RANKING IN 2011-2012
•  TOP 30 PHARMACY SCHOOL RANKINGS IN U.S
• 2011 TOP PUBLIC COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY RANKINGS IN UNITED STATES

University of Utah Tuition and Fees

Schools and Colleges of University of Utah

• Architecture + Planning, College of
• Business, David Eccles School of
• Continuing Education
• Education, College of
• Engineering, College of
• Fine Arts, College of
• Graduate School
• Health, College of
• Honors College
• Humanities, College of
• Law, College of
• Medicine, School of
• Mines & Earth Sciences, College of
• Nursing, College of
• Pharmacy, College of
• Science, College of
• Social & Behavioral Science, College of
• Social Work, College of
• Undergraduate Studies, Office of

University of Utah News

• Montana Wilderness Home to U of U’s Environmental Humanities Study Center - Mon, 21 May 2012
  The University of Utah has once more extended its educational reach beyond the 1,500 acre campus in the state’s capital city. Read More

• First National Meeting of Science, Math Ed Centers - Wed, 16 May 2012
  More than 60 U.S. colleges and universities have created centers to promote science and math education, but there has been no organization to unite them. So on May 20-22, the University of Utah will take a leadership role by hosting the First National Conference for Centers of Science and Mathematics Education. Read More

• Measuring CO2 to Fight Global Warming - Mon, 14 May 2012
  If the world’s nations ever sign a treaty to limit emissions of climate-warming carbon dioxide gas, there may be a way to help verify compliance: a new method developed by scientists from the University of Utah and Harvard. Read More

• College of Law Announces $4 Million Gift for New Building - Fri, 11 May 2012
  The University of Utah S.J. Quinney College of Law announced that it has received a $4 million gift from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints toward construction of its new 155,000 gross square-foot facility that will support the law school’s cutting-edge service- and simulated learning pedagogies and collaborative research programs. Groundbreaking on the building is expected to begin in 2013, the College’s centennial year. Read More

• Links between Social and Environmental Justice Studied - Wed, 09 May 2012
  The Department of Parks, Recreation, & Tourism at the University of Utah will examine the links between healthy people and a healthy environment in a symposium designed to improve thinking, research and practical applications related to these topics. Read More

• Student Study Looks for Solutions to Poor Health Care for American Indians - Tue, 08 May 2012
  Is there a cultural bias in healthcare services? Students in the American Indian Patient Experience Think Tank course at the University of Utah’s Honors College took an in-depth look at the complex issues surrounding American Indian healthcare. Read More

• The U Wants You (to Nominate a Veteran) - Mon, 07 May 2012
  The University of Utah will host its 15th annual Veterans Day commemoration on Friday, November 9, 2012 at the University Union. Members of the public are encouraged to nominate a Utah veteran to be honored at the events that day. The university’s commemoration is considered to be one of the largest of its kind on a college campus anywhere in the United States. Read More

• Study Suggests Women CEOs Face a ‘Green Ceiling’ in Attracting IPO Investors - Mon, 07 May 2012
  When it comes to a company’s critical stock market debut, investors are less likely to trust their money to an enterprise led by a female CEO, a University of Utah researcher says. Read More

• Warming Trend in Job Market Continues for 2012 U Grads - Mon, 07 May 2012
  Undergraduate students walking in this year’s University of Utah commencement can take comfort knowing that the job outlook is continuing to improve for new graduates as the economy rebounds. Read More

• The Energy Efficient Soldier - Mon, 07 May 2012
  U.S. soldiers are increasingly weighed down by batteries to power weapons, detection devices and communications equipment. So the Army Research Laboratory has awarded a University of Utah-led consortium almost $15 million to use computer simulations to help design materials for lighter-weight, energy efficient devices and batteries. Read More