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University of Utah: A Salt Lake City Institution With Statewide Reach

Salt Lake City’s University of Utah is Utah’s oldest higher-education institution, a major public research university and the flagship campus of the Utah System of Higher Education.

By KLGBT News Desk ·

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The University of Utah is one of Salt Lake City’s defining civic institutions. Located in Utah’s capital, the public research university serves tens of thousands of undergraduate, graduate and professional students and operates as the flagship campus of the Utah System of Higher Education.

The school traces its origins to 1850, when the General Assembly of the provisional State of Deseret established it as the University of Deseret. That history makes the university Utah’s oldest institution of higher education. It adopted the University of Utah name in 1892 and moved to its present location in 1900.

The university’s scale has grown substantially since those early years. In fall 2024, enrollment totaled 36,881 students: 28,064 undergraduates and 8,817 graduate students. Those figures made it the second-largest public university in Utah at that time.

Its academic footprint extends beyond undergraduate education. Graduate and professional programs include the S.J. Quinney College of Law and the School of Medicine, identified in the source material as Utah’s first medical school. The university is also a member of the Association of American Universities, an organization that includes research institutions, and it holds an R1 classification for very high research activity.

Research is a central part of the institution’s role in Salt Lake City and across Utah. The National Science Foundation reported that the university received $723.7 million in research and development funding during fiscal year 2023. That placed it 47th nationally for research and development funding in the cited figures.

The University of Utah also has a health care system that includes four hospitals. The supplied material does not provide additional details about those facilities, but their inclusion underscores the university’s presence in both education and health care.

For Salt Lake City, the university represents more than a campus. Its long history, large student population, professional schools, research activity and health care system make it a significant local institution with statewide responsibilities. The available information does not describe specific LGBTQ programs, policies or campus organizations, so this overview does not make claims about those areas.

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