• The University of Utah is a public institution of higher learning and research in Salt Lake City, Utah. The college hosts over 28,500 students and 16,000 total staff members each year.Official Site: University of Utah Facts

• 1. Established: 1850
  2. Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
  3. President: Michael K. Young
  4. Faculty: 2,700Official Site: University of Utah Facts
  5. Nickname: The U
  6. Acceptance rate: 86.4% USA Today: College Acceptance Rates: How Many Get In? (November 8, 2006)
  7. [http: //www.weatherunderground.com/cgi-bin/findweather/getForecast?query=84112 Current Weather]

• Noted Programs

  • Computer Science
  • Law
  • Medicine
  • Political Science

• University History

  The university was originally founded in 1850 as the University of Deseret. After only two years of operation, the school was closed, and then reopened in 1867. It assumed its current name in 1894 and moved to tis present location in 1900. Most recently, in 2002, the university, and Salt Lake City, had the honor of hosting the Winter Olympics.

• Notable Alumni

  • George Ouzounian a.k.a. Maddox, blogger
  • Robert Bennett, U.S. Senator
  • Gordon B. Hinckley, President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
  • John Warnock, co-founder of Adobe Systems
  • J. Willard Marriott, founder of Marriott International
  • Alex Smith, SNFL player
  • David Neeleman, founder, former CEO of JetBlue Airways
  • Edwin Catmull, co-founder of Pixar

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