10-yr median earnings
$67,170
Federal aid recipients only
Public · Salt Lake City, Utah
University of Utah
University of Utah is a public institution in Salt Lake City, Utah. as a public institution, published Scorecard outcomes are the federal Title-IV cohort view of former students — not every graduate and not a guarantee for any one enrollee.
- $16,200
- Avg net price / yr
- $67,170
- 10-yr median earnings
- 64.5%
- 150%-time completion
- 86.0%
- Acceptance rate
The verdict
University of Utah pairs top-10% former-student earnings with open admission.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 9%
- former-student earnings, US
- 86.0%
- acceptance rate
- 64.5%
- 150%-time completion
- +22%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Midsize
Carnegie: R1
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this University of Utah profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
B-
College Value Score
68/100
University of Utah
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings A+
$67,170
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price C-
$16,200
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate C+
64.5%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt F
$19,000
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment A
81.3%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention B+
86.2%
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$16,200
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
64.5%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 64.5%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - University of Utah vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How University of Utah ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
University of Utah: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$67,170 Top 9% higher than 91% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | University of Utah | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $67,170 | #456 of 5103 | 91st |
| Average net price | $16,200 | #2326 of 5020 | 54th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 64.5% | #1862 of 4858 | 62nd |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 27,264 | #80 of 5462 | 99th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
27,264
Undergraduate enrollment
86.0%
Acceptance rate
1,257
SAT average
64.5%
150%-time completion
$67,170
10-yr median earnings
86.2%
First-year retention
How University of Utah ranks in Utah
State rank among 48 reporting Utah colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | University of Utah | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $67,170 | #3 of 48 | 94th |
| Average net price | $16,200 | #19 of 47 | 60th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 64.5% | #32 of 52 | 38th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 27,264 | #4 of 56 | 93rd |
Highest former-student earnings in Utah
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neumont College of Computer Science | $97,827 | $35,205 |
| 2 | Brigham Young University | $75,790 | $15,564 |
| 3 | University of UtahThis school | $67,170 | $16,200 |
| 4 | Westminster University | $66,215 | $27,094 |
| 5 | Galen Health Institutes-Salt Lake City | $61,480 | $28,324 |
| 6 | Western Governors University | $60,615 | $12,548 |
| 7 | Weber State University | $56,287 | $10,258 |
| 8 | Utah Valley University | $55,486 | $6,376 |
| 9 | Utah State University | $54,022 | $14,936 |
| 10 | Ensign College | $50,630 | $10,824 |
| 11 | Southern Utah University | $50,296 | $10,462 |
| 12 | Joyce University of Nursing and Health Sciences | $49,841 | $28,039 |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 86.0% |
| SAT Average | 1,257 |
| SAT Math (25th-75th) | 590 – 690 |
| SAT Reading (25th-75th) | 600 – 690 |
| ACT Average | 26 |
| ACT (25th-75th) | 22 – 29 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at University of Utah
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$13,123 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$13,424 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$14,246 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$21,533 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at University of Utah - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $9,620 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $30,860 |
| Average Net Price | $16,200 |
19.6%
Pell Grant Rate
20.5%
Federal Loan Rate
$19,000
Median Debt
$201/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at University of Utah swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $7,937 to $14,773 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as -6.7%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$7,937
Highest year
$14,773
Most recent (2023)
$13,172
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $14,1142023 · $13,172
Over the same years, enrollment went +11.9% (23,273 → 26,041 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
50.6%
Female
29.4%
First Generation
Outcomes
86.2%
Retention Rate
$55,239
Median Earnings (6yr)
72.7%
Earning Over $25K
81.3%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 64.5% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 86.2% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $55,239 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $67,170 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 72.7% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 81.3% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $19,000 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $201/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's | 62 | 5,167 | $70,853 | $137,329 | $19,156 |
| Master's | 30 | 1,810 | $95,187 | $144,680 | $39,587 |
| Doctoral | 6 | 61 | $110,980 | $149,652 | $77,071 |
| First Professional | 3 | 262 | $123,450 | $153,714 | $175,393 |
Top programs at University of Utah by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Dentistry
Dentistry
$153,714 median earnings
- Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical S…
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration
$149,652 median earnings
- Business Administration, M…
Business Administration, Management and Operations
$144,680 median earnings
- Medical Illustration and I…
Medical Illustration and Informatics
$137,424 median earnings
- Computer Science
Computer Science
$137,329 median earnings
- Registered Nursing, Nursin…
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$133,019 median earnings
- Allied Health Diagnostic, …
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
$129,233 median earnings
- Information Science/Studies
Information Science/Studies
$127,158 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dentistry | First Professional | 45 | $153,714 | $261,254 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration | Doctoral | 8 | $149,652 | $128,300 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's | 326 | $144,680 | $41,000 |
| Medical Illustration and Informatics | Master's | 21 | $137,424 | - |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's | 219 | $137,329 | $19,000 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Doctoral | 9 | $133,019 | $54,967 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Master's | 79 | $129,233 | $106,924 |
| Information Science/Studies | Master's | 175 | $127,158 | $24,323 |
| Real Estate | Master's | 31 | $122,525 | $41,000 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | Master's | 206 | $115,739 | $30,750 |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's | 28 | $114,197 | $18,970 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Master's | 51 | $114,128 | $47,209 |
| Law | First Professional | 104 | $113,168 | $74,012 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Master's | 93 | $109,883 | $20,500 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Master's | 75 | $106,317 | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at University of Utah? ▼
University of Utah is a public institution in Salt Lake City, Utah. The acceptance rate is 86.0%. The average SAT score is 1,257. Undergraduate enrollment is 27,264 students.
How much do University of Utah former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at University of Utah who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $67,170 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $55,239.
How much does University of Utah cost? ▼
The average net price at University of Utah is $16,200. In-state tuition is $9,620 and out-of-state tuition is $30,860. Median student debt at graduation is $19,000.
What is the graduation rate at University of Utah? ▼
University of Utah has a 64.5% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 86.2%.
Is University of Utah worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at University of Utah is $19,000, while former students earn a median of $67,170 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 28% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 81.3% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $201.
Sources & methodology
Public-college profiles lean on IPEDS enrollment and Scorecard Title-IV outcomes. State appropriations are outside this page; the figures below are the federal cohort measures only.
Every number is read live from the Mar–Jul 2026 Scorecard/IPEDS retrievals. Public institutions often enroll large Title-IV cohorts, so medians can be stable — still cohort averages, never a personal forecast. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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