University of Utah

University of Utah
Former names
University of Deseret (1850–1892)[1]
Motto"Imagine, then Do"[2]
TypePublic research university
EstablishedFebruary 28, 1850; 174 years ago (1850-02-28)[1]
Parent institution
Utah System of Higher Education
AccreditationNWCCU
Academic affiliations
Endowment$1.64 billion (2023)[4]
Budget$6.75 billion (2023)[5]
PresidentTaylor R. Randall[6]
ProvostMitzi Montoya
Academic staff
4,858 (fall 2023)[7][a]
Administrative staff
30,369 (fall 2023)[7][b]
Students35,236 (fall 2023)[7]
Undergraduates26,827 (fall 2023)[7]
Postgraduates8,409 (fall 2023)[7]
Location
Salt Lake City
,
Utah
,
United States

40°45′51″N 111°50′47″W / 40.7642°N 111.8465°W / 40.7642; -111.8465
CampusMidsize city[9], 1,534 acres (6.21 km2)[8]
ColorsRed and white[10]
   
Nickname
Sporting affiliations
MascotSwoop[11]
Websitewww.utah.edu Edit this at Wikidata

The University of Utah (the U, U of U, or simply Utah)[12] is a public research university in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. It was established in 1850 as the University of Deseret (/ˌdɛzəˈrɛt/ ⓘ)[13] by the General Assembly of the provisional State of Deseret,[1] 25 years before Brigham Young University and making it Utah's oldest institution of higher education.[14] The university received its current name in 1892, four years before Utah attained statehood, and moved to its current location in 1900.[1] It is the flagship university of the Utah System of Higher Education.[15]

As of fall 2023, there were 26,827 undergraduate students and 8,409 graduate students, for an enrollment total of 35,236, making it the second-largest public university in Utah. Graduate studies include the S.J. Quinney College of Law and the School of Medicine, Utah's first medical school.[16] It is a member of the Association of American Universities (AAU) and is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity".[17][18]

According to the National Science Foundation, the university received $670 million in research and development funding in 2022, ranking it 47th in the nation.[19] The university's health care system includes four hospitals, including the University of Utah Hospital and Huntsman Cancer Institute, along with twelve community clinics and specialty centers such as the Moran Eye Center. The university's athletic teams, the Utes, participate in NCAA Division I athletics (FBS for football) as a member of the Big 12 Conference.[20]

Twenty-two Rhodes Scholars,[21] four Nobel Prize winners,[22][23][24][25] three Turing Award winners,[26][27][28] eight MacArthur Fellows,[29][30] various Pulitzer Prize winners,[31][32][33] two astronauts,[34][35] Gates Cambridge Scholars,[36] and Churchill Scholars have been affiliated with the university as students, researchers, or faculty members in its history.[37][38]

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  13. ^ churchofjesuschrist.org: "Book of Mormon Pronunciation Guide" (retrieved February 25, 2012), IPA-ified from «dĕz-a-rĕt´»
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  19. ^ "Table 20. Higher education R&D expenditures, ranked by FY 2022 R&D expenditures". ncsesdata.nsf.gov. National Science Foundation. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
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  21. ^ "Winning Institutions Search". www.rhodesscholar.org. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
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  23. ^ Piper, Matthew (October 3, 2017). "Utah-born Kip Thorne wins the Nobel Prize in physics for his role in detecting gravitational waves". The Salt Lake Tribune.
  24. ^ "Dr. Mario Capecchi". capecchi.genetics.utah.edu. Archived from the original on November 22, 2015. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
  25. ^ "U. of U. can claim another Nobel Prize". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
  26. ^ "Alan Kay". Turing Award. ACM. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
  27. ^ "Ivan Sutherland". Turing Award. ACM. Archived from the original on September 19, 2017. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
  28. ^ "A.M. Turing Award". amturing.acm.org. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  29. ^ "MacArthur Fellows Program — MacArthur Foundation". www.macfound.org. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
  30. ^ "MacArthur Fellows Program — MacArthur Foundation". www.macfound.org. Retrieved August 9, 2017.
  31. ^ Tribune, Nick Parker And Mariah Noble The Salt Lake. "Pulitzer Prize-winning Deseret News reporter Bob Mullins dies at age 91". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
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  34. ^ "DON (NOT "DONALD") LESLIE LIND (PH.D.) NASA ASTRONAUT (FORMER)". February 11, 2015. Archived from the original on October 12, 2017.
  35. ^ "National Aeronautics and Space Administration". Archived from the original on October 12, 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
  36. ^ "U Grad Student Named 2014 Gates Cambridge Scholar". archive.unews.utah.edu. February 13, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2015.
  37. ^ "University of Utah student awarded prestigious Churchill Scholarship | UNews". unews.utah.edu. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
  38. ^ "U. mathematics student awarded Churchill Scholarship". Deseret News. January 31, 2017. Archived from the original on February 2, 2017. Retrieved February 2, 2017.


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