University of Utah
Salt Lake City, Utah · Public · 27,264 undergraduates · utah.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
90%
of 30,036 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1120 to 1320
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$31,810Est.Estimate
$57,920 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at University of Utah
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
90% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$57,920
a year in 2027-28, from a $57,920 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1230
Send your score
About 58% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1050, and yours is above it.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- You can type your scores into the application; official reports come later.
Source: Freshmen Admissions Standards · Checked October 16, 2026
Application deadlines
- Dec1Early Action · December 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Apr1Regular Decision · April 1, 2027The standard deadline.
Source: Freshman Students
Who gets in
90%
of applicants were admitted: 27,076 of 30,036 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 12/1, hear by 1/15.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 14% of them sent SAT scores and 36% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1120 to 1320
Reading and Writing 560 to 670
Math 550 to 660
ACT composite 22 to 29
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160011%
- 1200 to 139948%
- 1000 to 119936%
- 800 to 9995%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.64
- 4.010%
- 3.75 to 3.9936%
- 3.50 to 3.7424%
- 3.25 to 3.4918%
- 3.00 to 3.249%
- 2.50 to 2.993%
- Below 2.500%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$31,810
a year, in state
$57,920
a year, out of state (tuition $36,480)
- Tuition (in state)$10,370
- Fees$1,120
- Food and housing$15,990
- Books and supplies$1,650
- Transportation and other$2,680
University of Utah published $30,903 in state for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$24,961
- $30,001 to $48,000$23,936
- $48,001 to $75,000$25,277
- $75,001 to $110,000$27,795
- Over $110,000$32,141
Financial aid
45%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$10,870
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
30%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $6,770 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 2/1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
National Merit University of Utah Scholarship (NMSC college-sponsored)
National Merit
Deadline: Name this college your first choice with NMSC.
Details
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
39 of 39
Earn credit with a score of 3
39 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $1,040Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART 1XXX |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART 1XXX |
| African American Studies | 3 | 3 | ETHNC 2550 |
| Art History | 3 | 6 | ARTH 2500 & ARTH 2XXX |
| Biology | 3 | 3 | BIOL 1010 |
| Biology | 4 | 4 | BIOL 1610 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 7 | MATH 1050 & MATH 1060 |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 6 | MATH 1210 & MATH 1XXX |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 6 | MATH 1210 & MATH 1XXX |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 8 | MATH 1210 & MATH 1220 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 3 | CHEM 1010 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 4 | CHEM 1210 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | CHIN 1010 & CHIN 1020 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 12 | CHIN 1010, CHIN 1020 & CHIN 2010 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 5 | 16 | CHIN 1010, CHIN 1020, CHIN 2010 & CHIN 2020 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POLS 2200 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | CS 1400 |
| Computer Science A | 5 | 8 | CS 1400 & CS 1410 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | CS 1030 |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | ART 1010 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | WRTG 1010 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL 2XXX |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | ENVST 2050 |
| European History | 3 | 3 | HIST 1110 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | FRNCH 1010 & FRNCH 1020 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 12 | FRNCH 1010, FRNCH 1020 & FRNCH 2010 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 16 | FRNCH 1010, FRNCH 1020, FRNCH 2010 & FRNCH 2020 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | GERM 1010 & GERM 1020 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 12 | GERM 1010, GERM 1020 & GERM 2010 |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 16 | GERM 1010, GERM 1020, GERM 2010 & GERM 2020 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GEOG 1400 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | ITAL 1010 & ITAL 1020 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 12 | ITAL 1010, ITAL 1020 & ITAL 2010 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 5 | 16 | ITAL 1010 & ITAL 1020, ITAL 2010 & ITAL 2020 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | JAPAN 1010 & JAPAN 1020 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 12 | JAPAN 1010, JAPAN 1020 & JAPAN 2010 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 5 | 16 | JAPAN 1010, JAPAN 1020, JAPAN 2010 & JAPAN 2020 |
| Latin | 3 | 8 | LATIN 1010 & LATIN 1020 |
| Latin | 4 | 12 | LATIN 1010, LATIN 1020 & LATIN 2010 |
| Latin | 5 | 16 | LATIN 1010, LATIN 1020, LATIN 2010 & LATIN 2020 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 2020 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 2010 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | MUSC 1100 |
| Music Theory | 5 | 3 | MUSC 1110 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 1010 & PHYS 1XXX |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 5 | PHYS 2010 & PHYS 2015 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 1010 & PHYS 1XXX |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 5 | PHYS 2020 & PHYS 2025 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | PHYS 1010 & PHYS 1XXX |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 5 | PHYS 2020 & PHYS 2025 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | PHYS 1010 & PHYS 1XXX |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 5 | PHYS 2010 & PHYS 2015 |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 4 | MATH 1050 |
| Pre-Calculus | 4 | 5 | MATH 1080 |
| Psychology | 3 | 4 | PSY 1010 |
| Seminar | 3 | 3 | WRTG 2010 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | SPAN 1010 & SPAN 1020 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 12 | SPAN 1010, SPAN 1020 & SPAN 2010 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 16 | SPAN 1010, SPAN 1020, SPAN 2010 & SPAN 2020 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 6 | SPAN 1XXX & SPAN 1XXX |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 12 | SPAN 1XXX, SPAN 1XXX, SPAN 2XXX & SPAN 2XXX |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | MATH 1070 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POLS 1100 |
| United States History | 3 | 3 | HIST 1700 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | HIST 1510 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
66%
Come back for a second year
86%
Typical earnings
$72,729
a year, 10 years after starting here
- University of Utah$69,701
- All colleges$60,083
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 50 majors here have earnings data.
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