University of Utah is a public institution that was founded in the year 1850. It has a total undergraduate enrollment of around 23,371, its setting is urban, and the campus size is 1,535 acres. The University has a semester-based academic calendar. University of Utah is ranked 124 in the 2012 edition of Best Colleges is National Universities.
The University of Utah, known as the U of U or The U, is the Salt Lake City center of academics, powerhouse sports, and research. The Utah sports teams, the Utes, participate in the NCAA Division I PAC-12 Conference and are rivals with the Brigham Young University’s teams. The U of U runs a range of research centers and institutes, including the American West center, the Brain Institute, and the Center for the High Performance Computing.
The University of Utah’s regarded S. J. Quinney College of Law, College of Education, David Eccles School of Business and College of Engineering, all offer degree programs for the graduate students. The U of U School of Medicine, which is particularly well renowned for its primary care program, is the only medical school in the state. Famous alumni of the University of Utah include Nolan Bushnell, the founder of both Chuck E. Cheese’s and video game company Atari Inc.; John Warnock, the cofounder of Adobe Systems Inc. and Alan Ashton, cofounder of WordPerfect.
Campus Location
201 S. Presidents Circle
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
General Information
School type-public, coed college
Year founded-1850
Religious affiliation-N/A
Academic calendar-semester