After University of Utah: graduation, pay and debt
Salt Lake City, Utah · Public · 27,264 undergrads
64% of University of Utah students finish within six years, the typical student earns $72,729 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $16,878 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$72.7k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
64%
finish within six years.
34%
finish in four years.
86%
of first-years come back for year two.
$16.9k
median federal debt at graduation.
72%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
34%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
64%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
86%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
61%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
67%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
3,696
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
72%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
15%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
2,883
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$59,675
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$72,729
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
73%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$16,878
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$14,000
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$15,666
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$12,000
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
72%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
77%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
83%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: Common Data Set, fall 2025 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- GPA, early rounds and wait list: Common Data Set, fall 2025 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers