201 S. Presidents Circle
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
General Information
Type: Public institution
Year Founded: 1850
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 22,661
Geographical Setting: Urban
Endowment: $389,791,000
Admissions
Application Fee: $35
Application Deadline: April 1
Selectivity: More selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $3,948 in-state, 12,298 out-of-state
Room/Board: $8,964
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: math
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, military, personal, veteran student, academic, older student, psychological, birth control
Careers
Career Services Offered: co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: 47%
Within 1 Year of Graduation: N/A
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: KPMG, IBM, Deloitte & Touche
Library
Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 3,038,589
Number of current serial subscriptions: 31,904
Number of microforms: 2,994,607
Number of audiovisuals: 1,825,469
Number of ebooks: 103,932
Other library facilities: Manuscripts,Middle East,Photograph Archives,Rare Books and Maps,University Archives,University Records Center,Western Americana,Remote Access to Library Resources,Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library,S. J. Quinney Law Library; 4.13million files with 350,000 newspaper pages in 40 titles with 163,000 other digital collections;
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Babcock Theatre,Kingsbury Hall,Museum of Fine Arts,Museum of Natural History,
Pioneer Theatre,Red Butte Garden & Arboretum, Marriot Center for Dance, Gardner Hall
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 8,000
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): 167
Classrooms: 500
Labs: 7,910
Other areas: 300
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in all the libraries, in some classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 5,000
Recommended operating system: Microsoft
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – Yes
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 8%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 1%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 1%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 10%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 8%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – No
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms (52%), sorority housing (5%), fraternity housing (4%), apartments for married students (19%), apartment for single students (11%), special housing for disabled students (9%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: 18%
Doubles: 43%
Triples or Suites: 28%
Apartments: 11%
Other: 0%
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 30
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 100%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 1,500 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Salt Lake City (5)
Nearest train station: Salt Lake City (3)
Nearest bus station: Salt Lake City (3)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 35%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 17%
Average undergraduate wage: 5,958
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered on campus
Navy ROTC Offered on campus
Air Force ROTC: Offered on campus
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – No
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited
Campus
Most popular events: Redfest, Men’s Football, Men’s Basketball, Women’s Basketball, Women’s Gymnastics, Black Awareness Month, Women’s Week, Brown Bag Series, Green Bag Series, Red Butte Garden Workshops, Movie Night, Greek Week, Music Lounge,