Enrollment Trends at The U

The student population at University of Utah is 34,734 (26,355 undergraduate and 8,379 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 2,657 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at The U is 75.88% which is increased by 1,863 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 794 and it has been increasing. The female to male ratio is 0.97 to 1 which means that the numbers of female and male students are similar.

2,431 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 140.69% since 2014.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 32,800 where 34,734 students are attending the school for the academic year 2022-2023.

75.88% of total students is undergraduate students and 24.12% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 1,863 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 794 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 0.97 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 2013.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	32,077	24,492	13,473	11,019	7,585	4,281	3,304
2014-15	31,515 -562	23,907 -585	13,221 -252	10,686 -333	7,608 23	4,266 -15	3,342 38
2015-16	31,592 77	23,794 -113	13,398 177	10,396 -290	7,798 190	4,355 89	3,443 101
2016-17	31,860 268	23,789 -5	12,947 -451	10,842 446	8,071 273	4,387 32	3,684 241
2017-18	32,800 940	24,635 846	13,108 161	11,527 685	8,165 94	4,388 1	3,777 93
2018-19	33,023 223	24,743 108	13,083 -25	11,660 133	8,280 115	4,420 32	3,860 83
2019-20	32,852 -171	24,485 -258	12,927 -156	11,558 -102	8,367 87	4,416 -4	3,951 91
2020-21	33,081 229	24,643 158	12,759 -168	11,884 326	8,438 71	4,314 -102	4,124 173
2021-22	34,464 1,383	25,826 1,183	13,389 630	12,437 553	8,638 200	4,312 -2	4,326 202
2022-23	34,734 270	26,355 529	13,605 216	12,750 313	8,379 -259	4,066 -246	4,313 -13
Average	32,800	24,667	13,191	11,476	8,133	4,321	3,812

University of Utah Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 24,667 where 26,355 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of Utah since 2013.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	24,492	17,319	9,474	7,845	7,173	3,999	3,174
2014-15	23,907	17,137	9,445	7,692	6,770	3,776	2,994
2015-16	23,794	16,927	9,565	7,362	6,867	3,833	3,034
2016-17	23,789	17,197	9,350	7,847	6,592	3,597	2,995
2017-18	24,635	18,066	9,599	8,467	6,569	3,509	3,060
2018-19	24,743	18,499	9,768	8,731	6,244	3,315	2,929
2019-20	24,485	18,628	9,774	8,854	5,857	3,153	2,704
2020-21	24,643	18,749	9,727	9,022	5,894	3,032	2,862
2021-22	25,826	20,405	10,550	9,855	5,421	2,839	2,582
2022-23	26,355	21,291	11,035	10,256	5,064	2,570	2,494
Average	24,667	24,667	9,829	8,593	24,667	3,362	2,883

University of Utah Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 8,133 where 8,379 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2022-2023. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at University of Utah since 2013.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	7,585	5,765	3,208	2,557	1,820	1,073	747
2014-15	7,608	5,857	3,256	2,601	1,751	1,010	741
2015-16	7,798	6,004	3,369	2,635	1,794	986	808
2016-17	8,071	6,192	3,320	2,872	1,879	1,067	812
2017-18	8,165	6,209	3,324	2,885	1,956	1,064	892
2018-19	8,280	6,366	3,350	3,016	1,914	1,070	844
2019-20	8,367	6,514	3,415	3,099	1,853	1,001	852
2020-21	8,438	6,656	3,368	3,288	1,782	946	836
2021-22	8,638	6,874	3,372	3,502	1,764	940	824
2022-23	8,379	6,779	3,251	3,528	1,600	815	785
Average	8,133	8,133	3,323	2,998	8,133	997	814

University of Utah Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 61.27%. The percentage was 69.19% 10 years ago and The U still has a high percentage of white students. 7.12% of enrolled students is Asian and 1.36% is black students.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at University of Utah over the past 11 years (2013-2023).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2013-14	150	1,502	383	2,581	168	22,195	874
2014-15	126	1,590	401	2,718	171	21,498	989
2015-16	140	1,657	410	3,015	165	21,392	1,153
2016-17	131	1,721	399	3,368	116	21,445	1,376
2017-18	115	1,805	432	3,626	131	21,767	1,498
2018-19	122	1,853	442	3,754	136	21,784	1,628
2019-20	125	1,872	403	3,832	135	21,318	1,629
2020-21	130	1,929	441	4,127	132	21,388	1,633
2021-22	129	2,076	442	4,360	134	21,676	1,795
2022-23	119	2,472	471	4,400	140	21,283	1,825
Average	129	1,848	422	3,578	143	21,575	1,440

University of Utah Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,431 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2022-2023, which is 7% of total students. The number of online students has increased 140.69% since 2014. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at University of Utah from 2014 to 2023.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2014-15	31,515	1,010	7,318	23,187
2015-16	31,592	1,230	7,368	22,994
2016-17	31,860	1,321	8,626	21,913
2017-18	32,800	1,411	9,309	22,080
2018-19	33,023	1,476	9,847	21,700
2019-20	32,852	1,446	9,612	21,794
2020-21	33,081	11,039	18,626	3,416
2021-22	34,464	3,407	19,378	11,679
2022-23	34,734	2,431	16,672	15,631
Average	32,880	2,752	11,862	18,266

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