Enrollment Trends at The U

5,302

Total Enrollment

1,178

Men

4,124

Women

The student population at University of Utah is 36,894 (28,064 undergraduate and 8,830 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 5,302 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at The U is 76.07% which is increased by 4,270 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 1,032 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 0.95 to 1 which means that the numbers of female and male students are similar.

2,249 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 82.85% since 2015.

Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 33,656 where 36,894 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

76.07% of total students is undergraduate students and 23.93% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 4,270 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 1,032 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 0.95 to 1 and it means that there are similar numbers of female and male students enrolled in The U.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at University of Utah since 2015.

YearTotalUndergraduateGraduate
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-1631,59223,79413,39810,3967,7984,3553,443
2016-1731,860
268
23,789
-5
12,947
-451
10,842
446
8,071
273
4,387
32
3,684
241
2017-1832,800
940
24,635
846
13,108
161
11,527
685
8,165
94
4,388
1
3,777
93
2018-1933,023
223
24,743
108
13,083
-25
11,660
133
8,280
115
4,420
32
3,860
83
2019-2032,852
-171
24,485
-258
12,927
-156
11,558
-102
8,367
87
4,416
-4
3,951
91
2020-2133,081
229
24,643
158
12,759
-168
11,884
326
8,438
71
4,314
-102
4,124
173
2021-2234,464
1,383
25,826
1,183
13,389
630
12,437
553
8,638
200
4,312
-2
4,326
202
2022-2334,734
270
26,355
529
13,605
216
12,750
313
8,379
-259
4,066
-246
4,313
-13
2023-2435,260
526
26,827
472
13,848
243
12,979
229
8,433
54
4,147
81
4,286
-27
2024-2536,894
1,634
28,064
1,237
14,569
721
13,495
516
8,830
397
4,362
215
4,468
182
Average33,65625,31613,36311,9538,3404,3174,023
University of Utah Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 25,316 where 28,064 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of Utah since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-1623,79416,9279,5657,3626,8673,8333,034
2016-1723,78917,1979,3507,8476,5923,5972,995
2017-1824,63518,0669,5998,4676,5693,5093,060
2018-1924,74318,4999,7688,7316,2443,3152,929
2019-2024,48518,6289,7748,8545,8573,1532,704
2020-2124,64318,7499,7279,0225,8943,0322,862
2021-2225,82620,40510,5509,8555,4212,8392,582
2022-2326,35521,29111,03510,2565,0642,5702,494
2023-2426,82722,37411,61110,7634,4532,2372,216
2024-2528,06423,76312,42411,3394,3012,1452,156
Average25,31625,31610,3409,25025,3163,0232,703
University of Utah Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 8,340 where 8,830 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of Utah since 2015.

YearTotalFull-timePart-time
TotalMenWomenTotalMenWomen
2015-167,7986,0043,3692,6351,794986808
2016-178,0716,1923,3202,8721,8791,067812
2017-188,1656,2093,3242,8851,9561,064892
2018-198,2806,3663,3503,0161,9141,070844
2019-208,3676,5143,4153,0991,8531,001852
2020-218,4386,6563,3683,2881,782946836
2021-228,6386,8743,3723,5021,764940824
2022-238,3796,7793,2513,5281,600815785
2023-248,4336,9093,3743,5351,524773751
2024-258,8306,9183,3163,6021,9121,046866
Average8,3408,3403,3463,1968,340971827
University of Utah Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 61.95%. The percentage was 67.71% 10 years ago and The U still has a high percentage of white students. 5.80% of enrolled students is Asian and 1.21% is black students. Hispanic students comprise 12.77% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 67.71% to 61.95%. Asian enrollment grew from 5.24% to 5.80%. Black student enrollment decreased from 1.30% to 1.21%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 9.54% to 12.77%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.5933 which indicates that moderately diverse. This increased from 0.5281 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has improved.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at University of Utah over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

YearAmerican Indian or Native AmericanAsianBlackHispanicNative Hawaiian or Other Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More Races
2015-161401,6574103,01516521,3921,153
2016-171311,7213993,36811621,4451,376
2017-181151,8054323,62613121,7671,498
2018-191221,8534423,75413621,7841,628
2019-201251,8724033,83213521,3181,629
2020-211301,9294414,12713221,3881,633
2021-221292,0764424,36013421,6761,795
2022-231192,4724714,40014021,2831,825
2023-241282,0694394,52913221,4871,887
2024-251572,1414464,71213322,8572,032
Average1301,9604333,97213521,6401,646
University of Utah Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,249 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 6% of total students. The number of online students has increased 82.85% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of Utah from 2015 to 2025.

YearTotal EnrollmentOnline CompletelyEnrolled in Some Online CoursesNot Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-1631,5921,2307,36822,994
2016-1731,8601,3218,62621,913
2017-1832,8001,4119,30922,080
2018-1933,0231,4769,84721,700
2019-2032,8521,4469,61221,794
2020-2133,08111,03918,6263,416
2021-2234,4643,40719,37811,679
2022-2334,7342,43116,67215,631
2023-2435,2602,22615,41817,616
2024-2536,8942,24915,06619,579
Average33,6562,82412,99217,840

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