Academics
| University rankings | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| ARWU | 47 |
| Forbes | 158 |
| U.S. News & World Report | 124 |
| Washington Monthly | 154 |
| Global | |
| ARWU | 79 |
| QS | 306 |
| Times | 83 |
The university offers 72 undergraduate majors, more than 70 minors and certificates, more than 40 teaching majors and minors, and 95 major fields of study at the graduate level. Students at the undergraduate level can also create an individualized major under the direction of the Bachelor of University Studies program and the supervision of a tenure-track faculty member. The university has three semesters a year: spring, summer, and fall. Tuition and fees for 2008–2009 were US$2,226 for Utah residents and $6,954 for non-residents per 12-credit-hour semester.
The university is classified as a research university with very high research activity by the Carnegie Foundation, with research and training awards for 2007–2008 amounting to US$298,044,997. The university's research expenditures were the 67th highest in the nation in the Center for Measuring University Performance's 2008 report. Additionally, the university was the 58th highest for federal research expenditures, 52nd for National Academy of Sciences membership, 50th for faculty awards, 51st for doctorates awarded, and 42nd for postdoctoral appointees. In 2009, the University of Utah created the highest number of startup companies in the nation based on university technology, just ahead of MIT.
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