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The University of Utah was founded on February 28, 1850. It was originally named the University of Deseret, and its current name was adopted in 1894. The university covers over 1,500 acres of land in Salt Lake City, Utah. It is organized into several academic divisions:
- College of Architecture & Planning
- College of Education
- College of Engineering
- College of Finearts
- College of Health
- College of Humanities
- College of Mines & Earth Sciences
- College of Nursing
- College of Pharmacy
- College of Social and Behavioral Science
- College of Social Work
- David Eccles School of Business
- S.J. Quinney College of Law
- School of Medicine
- Utah College of Science
The sports teams of Utah are known as the Utes.
Among the notable alumni of the University of Utah are Anson Vasco Call II, the first Mayor of Afton, Wyoming; Calvin Quate, one of the inventors of the atomic force microscope; and John Warnock, a co-founder of Adobe Systems.
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Campus Location201 Presidents Circle
Salt Lake City, UT 84112-9008
USA
Main Tel: (801) 581-7200
Web Site The campus is in a medium-sized city. |
University Of Utah HighlightsWhere University Of Utah stands out most compared to other schools (details below): - Many students concentrating in nutrition and exercise therapy, drama and performing arts, family and social work, medical adminstration, liberal arts, and media.
- Large number of programs of study offered.
- Large number of students.
- High faculty salary.
- Good faculty-to-student ratio.
- High male/female ratio.
- Affordable tuition & fees.
- Numerous part-time students.
Other important characteristics: - Faculty tenure system
- On-campus hospital
- Library on-campus
- Campus housing available
- Study abroad option
- Distance learning available
- Part-time classes available
- ROTC
- Athlete financial aid
Degrees Awarded (in 2007)| Degree | Total
Earned | Different
Programs |
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| Bachelor | 4,829 | 91 | | Master | 1,441 | 97 | | Doctorale | 345 | 63 | | First-professional degree | 277 | 3 | | Postbaccalaureate certificate | 273 | 12 | | Post-master's certificate | 21 | 18 |
StudentsThe student enrollment at University Of Utah was 28,025 in 2007 (22,845 full-time equivalent). About 49% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 51% of the class. Undergrads are 79% of enrolled students, graduate students are 18%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 3%. About 4% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 96% of incoming freshmen. Among freshmen students, 87% are full-time and 13% are part-time.
Tuition and Other Costs| Item | Cost |
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| State Tuition and fees | $ 4,988 | | Out-of-state tuition and fees | $ 15,662 | | Room | $ 2,890 | | Board | $ 3,350 | | Books and supplies | $ 1,100 | | Other | $ 4,100 |
Financial Aid: University Of Utah participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs. Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.
FacultyTenure (2007): | Full-Time Faculty | | Total |
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| With tenure | | 927 | | Without tenure; working toward tenure | | 415 | | Without tenure; tenure not available | | 1,645 |
Housing and MealsUniversity Of Utah provides on-campus housing for 3,500 of its 22,845 (full-time) students (as of 2007).
University Of Utah AthleticsSchool sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. University Of Utah is in the Mountain West Conference for major sports. University Of Utah offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 156 male students received the aid (men were 57% of those receiving aid) and 118 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 43% of students receiving such aid) .
University Of Utah Admissions (2007)| Applicants | Admitted |
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| Men | 90% | | Women | 92% | | All | 91% |
SAT Test Scores:| SAT | Middle 50% |
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| Verbal | 500-630 | | Math | 500-640 |
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Programs of Study(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses) ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (69 awarded) - Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)
- Architecture and Related Services
ART STUDIES (84 awarded) - Art/Art Studies
- Visual and Performing Arts
BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (916 awarded) - Accounting
- Business Administration and Management
- Business Administration, Management and Operations
- Business/Commerce
- Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
- Finance
- International Business/Trade/Commerce
- Management Information Systems
- Marketing/Marketing Management
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (134 awarded) - Computer Engineering
- Computer Science
- Computer and Information Sciences
CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (42 awarded) - Environmental Science
- Environmental Studies
DESIGN (1 awarded) DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (75 awarded) - Ballet
- Dance
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
EDUCATION AND TEACHING (320 awarded) - Education
- Educational Leadership and Administration
- Elementary Education and Teaching
- Social Science Teacher Education
- Social and Philosophical Foundations of Education
- Special Education and Teaching
- Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods
- Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
ENGINEERING (498 awarded) - Biomedical/Medical Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
- Engineering Mechanics
- Engineering
- Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
- Geological/Geophysical Engineering
- Materials Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Metallurgical Engineering
- Mining and Mineral Engineering
- Nuclear Engineering
- Petroleum Engineering
FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (493 awarded) - Consumer Economics
- Family Resource Management Studies
- Family and Community Services
- Family and Consumer Economics and Related Services
- Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
- Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies
- Human Development and Family Studies
- Public Administration
- Social Work
FINE ARTS (19 awarded) - Art History, Criticism and Conservation
LAW (144 awarded) - Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Law (LLM, MS, JSD/SJD)
- Law (LLB, JD)
LIBERAL ARTS (1,790 awarded) - American Government and Politics (United States)
- Anthropology
- Arabic Language and Literature
- Asian Studies/Civilization
- Chinese Language and Literature
- Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
- Creative Writing
- East Asian Studies
- Econometrics and Quantitative Economics
- Economics
- English Language and Literature
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies
- Foreign Languages and Literatures
- French Language and Literature
- General Studies
- Geography
- German Language and Literature
- Hebrew Language and Literature
- History
- Humanities/Humanistic Studies
- Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies
- International Relations and Affairs
- International/Global Studies
- Iranian/Persian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
- Japanese Language and Literature
- Linguistics
- Near and Middle Eastern Studies
- Political Science and Government
- Russian Language and Literature
- Social Sciences
- Sociology
- Spanish Language and Literature
- Urban Studies/Affairs
- Women's Studies
MATHEMATICS (87 awarded) - Mathematics and Computer Science
- Mathematics
- Statistics
MEDIA (460 awarded) - Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
- Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
- Mass Communication/Media Studies
MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (132 awarded) - Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician
- Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management
- Public Health Education and Promotion
MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (136 awarded) - Audiology/Audiologist and Hearing Sciences
- Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
- Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
- Physician Assistant
- Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
MEDICINE (203 awarded) - Gerontology
- Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (MS, PhD)
- Medicine (MD)
- Pharmaceutics and Drug Design (MS, PhD)
- Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada])
- Pharmacy Administration/Policy/Regulatory Affairs (MS, PhD)
- Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)
MUSIC (69 awarded) - Music
- Musicology and Ethnomusicology
NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (274 awarded) - Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (295 awarded) - Health and Physical Education
- Kinesiology and Exercise Science
- Occupational Therapy/Therapist
- Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies
PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (65 awarded) RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (16 awarded) SCIENCE (385 awarded) - Anatomy
- Atomic/Molecular Physics
- Biochemistry
- Biology/Biological Sciences
- Biostatistics
- Biotechnology
- Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology
- Chemistry
- Genetics
- Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
- Geology/Earth Science
- Geophysics and Seismology
- Human/Medical Genetics
- Meteorology
- Neurobiology and Neurophysiology
- Oncology and Cancer Biology
- Pathology/Experimental Pathology
- Physical Sciences
- Physics
- Physiology
SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (110 awarded) THERAPY AND COUNSELING (369 awarded) - Educational Psychology
- Genetic Counseling/Counselor
- Physical Therapy/Therapist
- Psychology
- Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology
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