University of Utah
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
University of Utah is a public research university in Salt Lake City, UT (city setting), with 26,827 undergraduates (49% women). It admitted 87% of 22,996 applicants — lower half for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1180–1398 on the SAT and 22–29 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $51,135 a year for out-of-state students and $30,613 in-state; aided first-year students paid $13,341 on average after grants (top quarter for affordability in its division). 64% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, social sciences, biological sciences. The campus reported 4.86 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where University of Utah ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 64%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $9,315 in-state · $29,837 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 31 burglaries · 322 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 2 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research University of Utah
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
University of Utah teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Big 12 Conference | 26 | room 2 | 5 | $2.3M | $87,646 | 988 | |
| Baseball | Big 12 Conference | 39 | 5 over | 5 | $3.2M | $82,269 | 974 | |
| Men's Basketball | Big 12 Conference | 18 | 3 over | 6 | $9M | $497,473 | 946 | |
| Women's Basketball | Big 12 Conference | 14 | room 1 | 6 | $5M | $358,269 | 986 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Big 12 Conference | — | — | 6 | — | — | 997 | |
| Football | Big 12 Conference | 126 | 21 over | 1 | $41M | $328,655 | 988 | |
| Men's Golf | Big 12 Conference | 9 | at cap | 3 | $1.1M | $124,490 | 960 | |
| Women's Gymnastics | Big 12 Conference | 16 | room 4 | 6 | $3.5M | $216,337 | 1000 | |
| Men's Lacrosse | Atlantic Sun Conference | 51 | 3 over | 6 | $2.4M | $47,701 | 997 | |
| Softball | Big 12 Conference | 21 | room 4 | 6 | $2.2M | $103,719 | 979 | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Big 12 Conference | 43 | 13 over | 1 | $1.8M | $42,296 | 962 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Big 12 Conference | 36 | 6 over | 9 | $1.6M | $45,326 | 984 | |
| Men's Tennis | Big 12 Conference | 10 | at cap | 4 | $936k | $93,551 | 1000 | |
| Women's Tennis | Big 12 Conference | 7 | room 3 | 4 | $1.1M | $150,622 | 993 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Big 12 Conference | 93 | 48 over | 6 | $2.4M | $25,285 | 994 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Big 12 Conference | 17 | room 1 | 4 | $2.6M | $151,368 | 1000 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.