From providing a world-class education to creating jobs and generating revenue to delivering exceptional medical care, the impact the University of Utah has on the state of Utah is extensive. Here’s how the numbers break down:
Educating the State
- 72% of student body from Utah
- 7,446 undergraduate degrees awarded
- 2,527 graduate degrees awarded
- 99 medical degrees awarded
(source: Office of Budget and Institutional Analysis, University of Utah, for 2011-12 academic year)
Since 1886, the University of Utah has awarded:
- 188,640 Bachelor’s degrees
- 58,185 Master’s degrees
- 5,283 Doctor of Medicine degrees
(source: Office of Budget and Institutional Analysis, University of Utah)
Research & Innovation
- $393 million in research funds were awarded to the U; three percent came from the State of Utah
- 200 faculty inventors
- 275 intellectual property disclosures
- 49 patents issued in 2011
- 3,790 students involved in commercialization and innovation efforts
Technology and Commercialization Impact
- 221 companies have been founded since 1970 based on research conducted at the University of Utah, and they have created:
- 16,617 jobs
- $779.9 million in personal income
- $95.3 million in state tax revenue for 2011 fiscal year
(source: Technology Venture Development: Annual Report for 2012 fiscal year)
Family Income Based on Degree
- Doctoral degree: $1,551 (weekly median income); 2.5% (unemployment percentage)
- Professional degree: $1,665; 2.4
- Master’s degree: $1,263; 3.6
- Bachelor’s degree: $1,053; 4.9
- Associate degree: $768; 6.8
- Some college, no degree: $719; 8.7
- High-school diploma: $638; 9.4
- Less than a high school diploma: $451; 14.1
(source: United States Department of Labor)
Health Care
University of Utah Health Care provides preventative and critical care for those across Utah and the intermountain region. For the 2012 fiscal year, this included:
- 881,225 hospital and clinic visits
- 38,681 emergency room visits
- 1,800 AirMed missions
- 4,030 births
- University of Utah Burn Center served:
- 373 patients
- 6 states in the region
- 197.5 hours of community service by Burn Center doctors and staff
- 3,610 miles traveled, stretched across five states, for this community service
- Utah Poison Control Center (UPCC) receives over 46,000 calls/year from residents of Utah
- UPCC manages 75% of calls on-site, averting trips to a healthcare facility. If these cases were treated in local emergency departments, it would result in an extra $10 million to 20 million spent annually.
- Every $1 invested in the poison center system saves $13.39 in health care costs and lost productivity
(source: University of Utah Health Care for 2012 fiscal year)
USTAR
Research conducted through the Utah Science Technology and Research (USTAR) Initiative is responsible for:
- 1,102 jobs
- $41.9 million in labor earnings for Utah workers
- $80.9 million contributed to gross state product
- $3.7 million generated in state tax revenue
- $626,796 in local taxes
(source: Bureau of Economic and Business Research, University of Utah [pdf])
