University of Utah
United States public research university based in Salt Lake City, Utah, known as the University of Utah (often known as UofU or just The U). As the flagship school of the Utah System of Higher Education, it serves as a model for other similar institutions. According to the General Assembly of the provisional State of Deseret, the university was formed in 1850 as the University of Deseret, making it the state's oldest institution of higher learning and the state's first public university. It was given its present name in 1892, four years before Utah was admitted as a state, and it was relocated to its current position the following year.
As of Fall 2019, there were 24,485 undergraduate students and 8,333 graduate students enrolled, for a total enrollment of 32,818, making it the second biggest public institution in the state behind Utah Valley University, with a total enrollment of 32,818, according to the most recent available data. Graduate courses are available at the S.J. Quinney College of Law and the School of Medicine, which was established in 1890 as Utah's first medical school. AAU member, it is categorised as "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very High Research Activity" and belongs to the "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very High Research Activity" category. It got $552 million in research and development funding from the National Science Foundation in 2018, placing it 45th in the country, according to the organisation. In addition, the university's Honors College has been recognised as one of the top 100 national honours colleges in the United States, according to a recent evaluation. The University of Utah's national healthcare system consists of four hospitals, including the University of Utah Hospital and Huntsman Cancer Institute, as well as twelve community clinics and specialist facilities, such as the Moran Eye Center, that serve the local population. As a member of the Pac-12 Conference, the University of Utah's sports teams, known as the Utes, compete in NCAA Division I athletics (FBS for football).
The university had also offered to host 22 Rhodes Scholars, four Nobel Prize winners, three Turing Award winners, eight MacArthur Fellows, various Pulitzer Prize winners, two NASA astronauts, two Gates Cambridge Scholars, and Churchill Scholars throughout its history as students, researchers, or faculty members. The university has also hosted Nobel Prize winners, Turing Award winners, and MacArthur Fellows.