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#165 Best Value Schools
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#43 Business Programs
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#10 Entrepreneurship
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#186 Top Performers on Social Mobility
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#44 Top Public Schools
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#61 Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs
At schools whose highest degree is a doctorate
University of Utah is ranked #104 in National Universities. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Read more about how we rank schools.
U.S. News Overall Score
Score
51
Outcomes (35%)
Outcomes rank
152
Graduation and retention rank
145
Average 6-year graduation rate (17.6%)
67%
Average first-year student retention rate (4.4%)
90%
Social Mobility Rank
186
6-year graduation rate of students who received a Pell Grant (2.5%)
62%
6-year graduation rate of students who did not receive a Pell Grant (2.5%)
73%
Predicted graduation rate (8%)
65%
Overperformance(+)/Underperformance(-)
5
Expert Opinion (20%)
Peer assessment score (out of 5)
3.2
Faculty Resources (20%)
Faculty resources rank
227
Faculty compensation rank (7%)
96
Percent of faculty who are full-time (1%)
86.9%
Full-time faculty with Ph.D or terminal degree (3%)
87%
Class Size Index (8%)
Classes with fewer than 20 students
37.3%
Classes with 50 or more students
19%
Student-faculty ratio (1%)
17:1
Student Excellence (10%)
Student excellence rank
143
SAT/ACT 25th-75th percentile (7.75%)
22-29
First-year students in top 10 percent of high school class (2.25%)
39%
Financial Resources (10%)
Financial resources rank
44
Alumni Giving (5%)
Alumni giving rank
115
Average alumni giving rate
10.6%
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Ranking Factors
- U.S. News Overall Score
- Outcomes (35%)
- Expert Opinion (20%)
- Faculty Resources (20%)
- Student Excellence (10%)
- Financial Resources (10%)
- Alumni Giving (5%)
