Education & Student Life

Record student enrollment in Fall 2021—34,400; student-to-faculty ratio—17 to 1
In 2019, the U was invited to join the prestigious Association of American Universities (AAU)
The U graduates 52% of all STEM graduates in Utah and trains 2/3 of Utah’s physicians
93% of our student athletes graduate (2^nd in the PAC-12 after Stanford)
The For Utah Scholarship provides full tuition and fees for first-generation students (more than 600 in fall 2021; 872 in 2020)
Ample outside learning opportunities in Utah’s mountains and deserts. There are 7 world-class ski resorts within an hour from campus and 5 National Parks in Utah
The University of Utah has an Asia Campus located in Incheon, South Korea

Research and Innovation

Extramural funding in 2021 totaled $641 million (including 400+ COVID-19 research projects)
Since 2000, the U has launched 300 companies and more than 750 products, generating 37,000 life science jobs

Together, the 1,500-acre campus and Red Butte Garden’s 100 acres in the foothills above, are the State Arboretum of Utah
The Natural History Museum of Utah (163,000-square-foot Rio Tinto Center) includes copper mined from the Bingham Copper Mine, the deepest open pit mine in the world
Utah Museum of Fine Arts holds 20,000 original works of art
The U campus is home to or the origin ground for 6 fine arts start-ups/spin-offs, including: Pioneer Theatre Company, Utah Presents, Tanner Dance Company, Ririe-Woodbury, Repertory Dance Theatre and the Utah Symphony
The U's direct employment of 39,300 jobs makes the U the largest employer in the state

71% of all energy used on campus comes from renewable resources
In December 2021, the university Board of Trustees adopted a new endowment fund investment strategy dedicated to values-based investment
Re-signed in 2021 the President’s Climate Leadership Commitment
In 2021, the University of Utah received a Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS) Gold rating

The U is the only academic medical center in Mountain West, offering care in more than 200 specialties, with 75 telemedicine sites, 5 hospitals, and 12 community clinics.
The U is home to the renowned Huntsman Cancer Institute and newly formed Huntsman Mental Health Institute.
U of U Health has ranked top 10 nationally for 11 years in a row for quality health care (Vizient).