Student Population at The U

How many students at The U?

For the academic year 2024-2025, University of Utah has a total enrollment of 36,894 students, including 28,064 undergraduate and 8,830 graduate students.

Gender Breakdown: 18,931 male students (51.3%) and 17,963 female students (48.7%) are attending .
Race and Ethnicity Breakdown: The two largest race/ethnicity groups are 22,857 White students (62%) and 4,712 Hispanic students (12.8%).
Class Level Breakdown: 28,064 undergraduate students (76.1%) and 8,830 graduate students (23.9%).
Class Delivery: 2,249 students are enrolled online exclusively, while 15,066 students take a hybrid mix of online and on-campus courses.

Compared to similar public Research University (very high research activity) - which average 34,856 - The U's body is relatively large.

Explore complete student demographics below, including gender ratio, race and ethnicity, age distribution, and distance learning statistics.

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Enrollment by Gender and Class Level

By gender, 18,931 male (51.31%) and 17,963 female (48.69%) students are attending University of Utah. The number of male students per 100 females students (male-to-female ratio) is 105.39.

By class level, 28,064 (76.07%) are undergraduate students and 8,830 (23.93%) are graduate students. Among undergraduates, 51.91% are male and 48.09% are female, while among graduate students, 49.40% are male and 50.60% are female.

Total Student Enrolled By Gender
	Total	Undergraduate	Graduate
Total	36,894	28,064	8,830
Men	18,931	14,569	4,362
Women	17,963	13,495	4,468

Student Distribution by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, 22,857 White, 446 Black, and 2,141 Asian students out of a total of 36,894 are attending at University of Utah. Comprehensive enrollment statistic data by race/ethnicity is shown in the chart below (academic year 2024-2025 data).

University of Utah is moderately diverse with a diversity index of 59.2% measured by Census Bureau Diversity Index. The institution shows moderate representation of multiple racial and ethnic groups.

All Students

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Total)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	157	63	94
Asian	2,141	1,007	1,134
Black	446	206	240
Hispanic	4,712	2,086	2,626
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	133	60	73
White	22,857	11,869	10,988
Two or more races	2,032	972	1,060
Race Unknown	1,278	649	629

Undergraduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Undergraduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	120	48	72
Asian	1,663	811	852
Black	343	166	177
Hispanic	3,859	1,717	2,142
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	103	49	54
White	17,685	9,370	8,315
Two or more races	1,703	851	852
Race Unknown	997	476	521

Graduate

Race/Ethnicity Distribution (Graduate)
Race	Total	Men	Women
American Indian or Native American	37	15	22
Asian	478	196	282
Black	103	40	63
Hispanic	853	369	484
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders	30	11	19
White	5,172	2,499	2,673
Two or more races	329	121	208
Race Unknown	281	173	108

Student Age Distribution

By age, The U has 591 students under 18 years old and 189 students over 65 years old. There are 26,973 students under 25 years old, and 9,921 students over 25 years old out of 36,894 total students.

In undergraduate programs, 591 students are younger than 18 and 178 students are older than 65. The U has 24,909 undergraduate students aged under 25 and 3,155 students aged 25 and over.

It has 2,064 graduate students aged under 25 and 6,766 students aged 25 and over.

All Students

Student Age Distribution (Total)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	591	324	267
18-19	10,042	5,148	4,894
20-21	9,453	4,659	4,794
22-24	6,887	3,090	3,797
25-29	5,485	2,456	3,029
30-34	2,063	908	1,155
35-39	909	462	447
40-49	926	589	337
50-64	349	235	114
Over 65	189	92	97

Undergraduate

Student Age Distribution (Undergraduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
Under 18	591	324	267
18-19	10,042	5,148	4,894
20-21	9,345	4,590	4,755
22-24	4,931	1,982	2,949
25-29	1,754	686	1,068
30-34	572	264	308
35-39	239	133	106
40-49	283	191	92
50-64	129	90	39
Over 65	178	87	91

Graduate

Student Age Distribution (Graduate)
Age	Total	Men	Women
20-21	108	69	39
22-24	1,956	1,108	848
25-29	3,731	1,770	1,961
30-34	1,491	644	847
35-39	670	329	341
40-49	643	398	245
50-64	220	145	75
Over 65	11	5	6

Online Student Enrollment

Distance learning, also called online education, is very attractive to students, especially those who want to continue education and work in the field. At University of Utah, 2,249 students are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 15,066 students are enrolled in some online courses.

1,794 students who live in Utah or the jurisdiction in which the school is located are enrolled exclusively in online courses and 455 students live in another State or outside of the United States.

Online Population

Online Student Population
	All Students	Enrolled Exclusively Online Courses	Enrolled in Some Online Courses
All Students	36,894	2,249	15,066
Undergraduate	28,064	1,555	13,652
Graduate	8,830	694	1,414

By Locality

Online Student Population by Locality
	Utah Residents	Other States in U.S.	Outside of U.S.
All Students	1,794	409	46
Undergraduate	1,279	263	13
Graduate	515	146	33

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)

Among 28,064 enrolled in undergraduate programs, 1,522 students have transferred-in from other institutions. The percentage of transfer-in students is 5.42%.1,174 students have transferred in as full-time status and 348 students transferred in as part-time status.

Transfer-in Students (Undergraduate)
	Number of Students
Regular Full-time	22,589
Transfer-in Full-time	1,174
Regular Part-time	3,953
Transfer-in Part-time	348

The U Enrollment Frequently Asked Questions

How many students attend The U?

For the academic year 2024-2025, 36,894 students are enrolled at The U.

How many undergraduate and graduate students are at The U?

28,064 undergraduate and 8,830 graduate students are enrolled at The U.

What is the gender breakdown at The U?

18,931 male (51.31%) and 17,963 female (48.69%) students are attending The U.

What is the international student enrollment at The U?

3,138 international students (8.51%) are enrolled at The U, including 1,591 undergraduate and 1,547 graduate students.

How diverse is the student population at The U?

The U has a student population that is predominantly White: 22,857 White (61.95%), 446 Black (1.21%), and 2,141 Asian (5.80%) students are enrolled.

How many students at The U are under 18 or over 65?

591 students are under 18 and 189 students are over 65 years old.

How many students at The U take online courses?

2,249 students are enrolled exclusively online, and 15,066 students take some online courses.

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