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Acceptance Rate 85.98%
Yield 26.02%
SAT Score 1,285
ACT Score 26
Applicants 26,822

The U Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 85.98% at University of Utah. Total 26,822 students applied and 23,062 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,285 and the average ACT score is 26.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$55
Graduate Application Fees$55
Admission Informationadmissions.utah.edu/
Online Applicationadmissions.utah.edu/apply/
Acceptance Rate85.98%
Average Test Scores1,285 SAT / 26 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 85.98%. A total of 26,822 students (13,715 men and 13,092 women) have applied to and 23,062 (11,633 men and 11,418 women) students admitted to University of Utah.
Among them, 3,039 male and 2,962 female students have enrolled into The U and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 26.02%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at The U
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants26,82213,71513,09200
Admitted23,06211,63311,41800
Enrolled6,0013,0392,96200
Acceptance Rate 85.98% 84.82% 87.21% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 26.02% 26.12% 25.94% - -
[Chart] University of Utah Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At The U, 574 applicants (10% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 2,252 applicants (38%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,285 at The U. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,380 and 25th percentile score is 1,190.
The average ACT score is 26 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 29 and the 25th percentile score is 22.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at The U. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of The U with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at The U
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total119012851380
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing600645690
Math590640690
ACT Composite222629
Math212528
English212530
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to University of Utah, applicants require to submit 3 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 6 item(s) are considered for admission - Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, Formal Demonstration of Competencies, Admission Test Scores, Work experience, Personal statement or essay.
Application Requirements for The U
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✗
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✓
Recommendations✓
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✓
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✓
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at The U

The calendar system at University of Utah is Semester. University of Utah accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that University of Utah accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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