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Students

Who's on campus

A large campus of 27,264 undergrads, where 20% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.

+20% since fall 2014Over time

Race & ethnicity

Diversity index0.56

Diversity index vs. every college0.56
0.56
← 0.00higher than 47% of 1,8930.80 →

Economic access

Pell Grant recipients20%
National median: 34%Below typical
First-generation students29%
National median: 33%Below typical
Pell Grant share vs. every college20%
20%
← 0%higher than 16% of 1,88287% →

Campus size

27,264undergrads
Compared to every college27.3K
27.3K
← 19larger than 97% of 1,89337.8K →

6% of undergraduates take every course online, and another 49% take some

Where first-years come from

6,001 first-time students

42% came from other states and 3.5% from abroad; 53% are from Utah. More from other states than at 72% of colleges.

  • In-state (Utah)53%
  • Other states42%
  • Abroad3.5%
  • Not reported1.9%

Top home states

  1. Utah(home state)53% 3,180
  2. California15% 899
  3. Washington3.9% 232
  4. Colorado3.6% 217
  5. Idaho2.7% 163

From 51 states (counting DC) and 2 from U.S. territories.

AKMEVTNHWAIDMTNDMNILWIMINYRIMAORNVWYSDIAINOHPANJCTCAUTCONEMOKYWVVAMDDEAZNMKSARTNNCSCDCOKLAMSALGAHITXFL
Share of first-yearsNoneUnder 1%1–3%3–10%10–25%25%+Home state

Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.

Transfers in and out

Transferring in, fall 2024

1,522

new transfer students, 20% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 38% of colleges.

1,174 full-time, 348 part-time.

Going on to another college

14%

of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 880 students).

Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.

Who they are

13% of undergrads study part-time.

Men52%
National median: 44%Above typical

48% women

Another gender: 0 reported. The college may not record other genders.

Part-time students13%
National median: 7.5%Above typical
Students 25 and older12%
National median: 11%About typical

Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.

Campus life

Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life

Housing for 5,956 students.

Housing

Beds

5,956

About 22 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.

First-years

Not required to live on campus

Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.

Meal plans

Up to 21 meals a week

Athletics & programs

Athletics

NCAA Division I FBS · Big Twelve Conference

Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, baseball, cross country/track.

Recent move: Moved from the Pacific-12 Conference to the Big Twelve Conference, 2024–25

How the Big Twelve Conference compares

ROTC

Army, Navy, Air Force

Study abroad

Offered

Undergraduate research

A formal program

Calendar

Semesters

Student services

  • Academic and career counseling
  • Help finding a job while enrolled
  • Job placement after graduating
  • On-campus child care for students' children
  • 12% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office

Religious life

Faith communities · 2

  • Catholic 1
  • Nonreligious and secular 1

Nonreligious and secular

Secular Student Alliance

University of Utah Secular Student Alliance

Greek life

3chapters

On the national organizations' own chapter lists.

Councils and chapters

  • 1listedPanhellenic sororities (NPC)

    From each organization's own chapter list.

    Pi Beta Phi

    Utah Alpha

  • 2listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)

    From each organization's own chapter list.

LGBTQ+ life

Support on campus

Policies

  • Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
  • Gender-inclusive housing
  • Chosen name and pronouns on campus records
  • Gender-inclusive restrooms listed online
  • Student health plan covers transition-related care

Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.

State law for public colleges

Utah public colleges may not keep offices or programs that treat people differently by race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or similar traits, or that are named diversity, equity, and inclusion; teaching and research are exempt.

Utah Code §53H-1-504 (formerly §53B-1-118) (Utah HB 261 (2024)), in effect since July 1, 2024. Lists can lag changes on campus, so a center listed above may have changed since the list was read.

Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024

0 reported. The college may not record other genders.

Gender unknown: 383

Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;State laws on public colleges, In effect since July 1, 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)