#183, overall score 34.42/100
Fun Fact:
The University of Utah hosted the opening and closing ceremonies for the 2002 Winter Olympics.
CAMPUS INFORMATION
- Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
- Region: West
- Campus type: Small city
- Public/Private: Public
- Undergraduate enrollment: 23,789
- Jewish undergraduate enrollment: 150
- Jewish population share: 1%
- Student origin: 81% in-state / 19% out-of-state
- Student newspaper: The Daily Utah Chronicle
- NCAA Division: I
- NCAA team: Utes
- Ultimate Frisbee teams: Zion Curtain / Spiral Jetty
COST & AID Score: 7.5/15
- Score: 7.5/15
- In-state tuition: $9,166
- Out-of-state tuition: $26,408
- Room & board costs: $9,936
- Average annual scholarship/grant package: $8,212
- Average loan debt: $21,188
- Starting median salary: $51,100
ACADEMICS Score: 5/20
- Score: 5/20
- Acceptance rate: 66%
- Student/faculty ratio: 16.1:1
- Median SAT range: 1110-1350
- Jewish Studies program: Yes
- Jewish Studies major: Yes
- Hebrew major: No
ISRAEL Score: 9/20
- Score: 9/20
- Israel Studies center: No
- Israel-related clubs: None
- BDS vote in last four years: Never introduced
SAFETY Score: 7.67/11
- Score: 7.67/11
- Anti-Semitic incidents in 2017: 0
- Campus crime rate: 3.80/1,000 students (medium low)
- City crime rate: 94.71/1,000 people (high)
- LGBT center: Yes
JEWISH LIFE Score: 5.25/34
- Score: 5.25/34
- Hillel: Hillel for Utah
- Chabad: Chabad Lubavitch of Utah
- Jewish fraternities: None
- Jewish sororities: None
- Synagogues within 10 miles: 3 (1 Conservative, 2 Reform)
- Eruv: No
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