	University of Utah 2016 University Academic Rankings
The University of Utah (also referred to as the U, the U of U, or Utah) is a public coeducational space-grant research university in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. As the state's flagship university, the university offers more than 100 undergraduate majors and more than 92 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 Fall 2015, there are 23,909 undergraduate students and 7,764 graduate students, for an enrollment total of 31,673. The university was established in 1850 as the University of Deseret (i/dÉ›z.É™ËˆrÉ›t./) 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. Academically, the university has produced or cultivated 22 Rhodes Scholars, 3 Nobel Prize winners, 3 MacArthur Fellows, 2 Gates Cambridge Scholars, and 1 Churchill Scholar. In addition, the university's Honors College has been ranked as one of the top 50 in the country. The university's athletic teams, the Utes, participate in NCAA Division I athletics (FBS for football) as a member of the Pac-12 Conference. Its football team has received national attention for winning the 2005 Fiesta Bowl and the 2009 Sugar Bowl. History A Board of Regents was organized by Brigham Young to establish a university in the Salt Lake Valley. The university was established on February 28, 1850, as the University of Deseret by the General Assembly of the provisional State of Deseret, and Orson Spencer was appointed as the first chancellor of the university. Early classes were held in private homes or wherever space could be found. The university closed in 1853 due to lack of funds and lack of feeder schools. Following years of intermittent classes in the Salt Lake City Council House, the university began to be re-established in 1867 under the direction of David O. Calder, who was followed by John R. Park in 1869. The university moved out of the council house into the Union Academy building in 1876 and into Union Square in 1884. In 1892, the school's name was changed to the University of Utah, and John R. Park began arranging to obtain land belonging to the U.S. Army's Fort Douglas on the east bench of the Salt Lake Valley, where the university moved permanently in 1900. Additional Fort Douglas land has been granted to the university over the years, and the fort was officially closed on October 26, 1991. Upon his death in 1900, Dr. John R. Park bequeathed his entire fortune to the university. The university grew rapidly in the early 20th century but was involved in an academic freedom controversy in 1915 when Joseph T. Kingsbury recommended that five faculty members be dismissed after a graduation speaker made a speech critical of Utah governor William Spry. One third of the faculty resigned in protest of these dismissals. Some felt that the dismissals were a result of the LDS Church's influence on the university, while others felt that they reflected a more general pattern of repressing religious and political expression that might be deemed offensive. The controversy was largely resolved when Kingsbury resigned in 1916, but university operations were again interrupted by World War I, and later The Great Depression and World War II. Student enrollment dropped to a low of 3,418 during the last year of World War II, but A. Ray Olpin made substantial additions to campus following the war, and enrollment reached 12,000 by the time he retired in 1964. Growth continued throughout the following decades as the university developed into a center for computer, medical, and other res ... [more on wikipedia]

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University of Utah Details

University of Utah Details
detail	value
state	Utah
conference	Pacific 12 Conference
public	Public
scores	1671/1114/25
level	AboveAverage
rank	[142
overall ROI rank	[86
size	medium-large
undergrads	23907
grads	7608
price	39959
drop	30
stem	33
research	408
scores valid	True

Common Questions...

What are the academic rankings for University of Utah?

1. number 142 for Academics.

2. number 86 for ROI (Return on Investment).

What universities are similar to University of Utah?

1. Colorado State University-Fort Collins

2. University of California-Irvine

3. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

4. University of Colorado Boulder

5. Iowa State University

6. University of Kansas

7. Purdue University

National Academic Rankings

(summary of all ranking placements)

University of Utah National Academic Rankings

University of Utah National Academic Rankings
category	rank	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	salary ROI	overall ROI
Top250	142	216	230	126	117	94	48	60	86
Div1	71	85	89	77	71	59	38	32	46
Div1 Nonivy	64	81	84	72	66	51	31	31	40
Div1 Public	49	56	67	54	53	40	24	25	30
Public	61	80	89	63	61	53	26	28	44
Power5	46	50	55	50	49	42	28	23	29
Stem Low	85	97	99	74	69	59	39	45	72
Pacific - 12 Conference	8	8	9	9	9	12	7	2	3
Mountain West Region	2	5	9	2	2	2	1	8	2
State of Utah	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2
Top Ten Top250	142	216	230	126	117	94	48	60	86
Top Ten Pacific - 12 Conference	9	8	9	9	9	10	7	2	4
Top Ten Mountain West Region	2	5	7	2	2	2	1	5	2
Top Ten State of Utah	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2

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University of Utah Peer Universities, Similar Universities to University of Utah

University of Utah Peer Universities, Similar Universities to University of Utah
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
99.91	Colorado State University-Fort Collins	Colorado	Mountain West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	143	139
99.84	University of California-Irvine	California	Big West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	108	162
99.57	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	Louisiana	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	148	88
99.33	University of Colorado Boulder	Colorado	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	79	59
98.85	Iowa State University	Iowa	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	129	71
98.73	University of Kansas	Kansas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	172	130
98.60	Purdue University	Indiana	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	57	20
93.26	Virginia Commonwealth University	Virginia	Atlantic 10 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	178	207
93.24	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Virginia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Good	75	40
93.23	University of Cincinnati	Ohio	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	202	106
92.87	University of Massachusetts-Amherst	Massachusetts	Mid - American Conference / At...	Public	AboveAverage	88	144
92.71	The University of Tennessee-Knoxville	Tennessee	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	116	188
92.53	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	Oklahoma	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	137	54
92.45	University of California-Davis	California	Big Sky Conference / Big West ...	Public	AboveAverage	58	142
92.42	Auburn University	Alabama	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	139	79
92.24	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	Nebraska	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	119	98
92.21	University at Buffalo	New York	Mid American Conference	Public	AboveAverage	124	190
91.50	University of Arizona	Arizona	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Average	124	86
91.49	University of Houston	Texas	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	89	60
91.38	Drexel University	Pennsylvania	Colonial Athletic Association	Private	AboveAverage	120	134
91.33	University of Illinois at Chicago	Illinois	Horizon League	Public	AboveAverage	159	111
91.28	Mississippi State University	Mississippi	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	197	130
89.92	University of Alabama at Birmingham	Alabama	Conference USA	Public	AboveAverage	153	148
86.67	Oregon State University	Oregon	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Average	152	202
86.66	Washington State University	Washington	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Average	189	193
86.29	West Virginia University	West Virginia	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	320	192
86.28	Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapolis	Indiana	The Summit League	Public	Average	427	342
86.08	University of New Mexico	New Mexico	Mountain West Conference	Public	Average	265	153
85.98	San Jose State University	California	Mountain West Conference	Public	Average	386	389
85.67	Kansas State University	Kansas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	249	168
85.57	Texas Tech University	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Public	Average	176	104
85.24	University of California-Riverside	California	Big West Conference	Public	Average	167	212
85.23	University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	Pennsylvania	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Good	50	75
85.20	University of Washington-Seattle Campus	Washington	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Good	55	66
85.13	University of Connecticut	Connecticut	Big East Conference	Public	Good	87	139
85.04	California State University-Long Beach	California	Big West Conference	Public	Average	318	387
84.85	University of Florida	Florida	Southeastern Conference	Public	Good	43	38
84.81	Clemson University	South Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	AboveAverage	98	51
84.61	Rutgers University-New Brunswick	New Jersey	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	56	115
84.60	Stony Brook University	New York	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Public	Good	62	109
84.45	University of Louisville	Kentucky	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Average	258	224
84.11	Michigan State University	Michigan	Big Ten Conference	Public	Average	111	74
83.99	Arizona State University-Tempe	Arizona	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	AboveAverage	101	82
83.94	University of Hawaii at Manoa	Hawaii	Mountain West Conference / Big...	Public	Average	204	245
83.93	Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	53	84
83.71	Montana State University	Montana	Big Sky Conference	Public	AboveAverage	217	168
83.38	Texas A & M University-College Station	Texas	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	71	22
83.03	University of Central Florida	Florida	American Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	103	141
82.91	University of Missouri-Kansas City	Missouri	Western Athletic Conference	Public	AboveAverage	197	155
79.91	Kennesaw State University	Georgia	Atlantic Sun Conference	Public	Average	290	291

Academic Peer Universities / Similar Academics

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University of Utah Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to University of Utah

University of Utah Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to University of Utah
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
96.14	Iowa State University	Iowa	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	129	71
96.09	America East (Average)	-	America East	-Conf-	AboveAverage	-	202
95.23	University of Arizona	Arizona	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Average	124	86
95.14	Oregon State University	Oregon	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Average	152	202
94.55	Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	Louisiana	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	148	88
94.26	Colorado State University-Fort Collins	Colorado	Mountain West Conference	Public	AboveAverage	143	139
93.20	Florida International University	Florida	Conference USA	Public	Average	163	170
93.12	University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus	Oklahoma	Big Twelve Conference	Public	AboveAverage	137	54
92.73	University of Alabama at Birmingham	Alabama	Conference USA	Public	AboveAverage	153	148
92.56	Auburn University	Alabama	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	139	79
92.55	CUNY Bernard M Baruch College	New York	City University of New York At...	Public	AboveAverage	135	182
91.73	University of Missouri-Columbia	Missouri	Southeastern Conference	Public	AboveAverage	121	98
91.73	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	Nebraska	Big Ten Conference	Public	AboveAverage	119	98
91.06	University of Maryland-Baltimore County	Maryland	America East	Public	AboveAverage	130	174
90.51	Michigan Technological University	Michigan	Great Lakes Intercollegiate At...	Public	AboveAverage	146	58
89.85	University of Vermont	Vermont	America East	Public	AboveAverage	136	191
89.58	Baylor University	Texas	Big Twelve Conference	Private	Good	134	128
89.32	Rochester Institute of Technology	New York	Upstate Collegiate Athletic As...	Private	AboveAverage	151	195
88.41	Big East Conference (Average)	-	Big East Conference	-Conf-	Good	-	144
88.33	West Coast Conference (Average)	-	West Coast Conference	-Conf-	Good	-	155
88.02	Yeshiva University	New York	Skyline Conference	Private	Good	141	208
87.71	Patriot League (Low)	-	Patriot League	-Conf-	Good	-	84
86.49	The College of New Jersey	New Jersey	New Jersey Athletic Conference	Public	Good	164	193
85.52	United States Naval Academy	Maryland	Division I Independents / Patr...	Public	Excellent	126	48
85.33	Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology	Indiana	Heartland Collegiate Athletic ...	Private	Excellent	159	60
84.44	United States Military Academy	New York	Division I-A Independents / Pa...	Public	Good	145	78
83.90	University of Tulsa	Oklahoma	American Athletic Conference	Private	Good	139	75
83.44	Fordham University	New York	Patriot League / Atlantic 10 C...	Private	Good	109	167
82.86	St Olaf College	Minnesota	Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf	Private	Excellent	144	127
82.69	Wheaton College	Illinois	College Conference of Illinois...	Private	Excellent	149	114
80.94	Bucknell University	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	131	93
78.95	No Conference Affiliation (Average)	-	No Conference Affiliation	-Conf-	Excellent	-	180
77.89	Macalester College	Minnesota	Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf	Private	Excellent	133	146

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