Slide 2 Slide 3 University of Utah Type of School: Public
four-year university in Salt Lake City Enrollment: 22,661
undergrad, 6,315 graduate Degrees offered: Bachelor's, Master's,
Law, Doctoral (including Medical), First Professional Admissions
standards: 88% of students had high school GPA of 3.0 and higher;
100% above 2.0 Slide 4 Brigham Young University Type of School:
Private four-year university in Provo, UT, owned by the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Enrollment: 30,847 undergrad;
3,279 graduate Degrees offered: Associate, Bachelor's, Master's,
Doctoral, Law, First Professional Admissions standards: 98% of
students had h.s. GPA of 3.0 and higher; 100% over 2.0 Slide 5
University of Utah Slide 6 Brigham Young University Slide 7
Benefits Cost of Education Respectful peers/community Disadvantages
Very competitive program Reserved atmosphere Benefits Big city feel
A lot of fun events Well known reputation Disadvantages Commuter
school Majority of those attending live in the valley Expense of
education Slide 8 U of U Athletics: NCAA Division I 10 men's teams
11 women's teams BYU Athletics: NCAA Division I 10 men's teams 11
women's teams Cougar Pride!!! Slide 9 U of UBYU Slide 10 U of UBYU
According to CNN Money when comparing Salt Lake to Provo Salary
slightly decreases Housing is 7% less Groceries are 5% more
Overall, by looking at the cost of tuition as well, it is more
expensive to live in Salt Lake City. cost of tuition Slide 11 Salt
Lake City, Utah Population: 189,314 Estimate household income:
$42,827 Crime Rate: 485.3 (compared to United States average of
301.1) Median gross rent: $755 Slide 12 Provo, Utah Population:
115,919 Estimate household income: $36,972 Crime Rate: 144.1
(compared to United States average of 301.1) Median gross rent:
$744 Slide 13 Slide 14 Slide 15 Cougar Pride!!! Slide 16 University
of Utah facts. http://www.utah.com/colleges/u_of_u.htm Brigham
Young University facts. http://www.Utah.com/colleges/byu.htm U of U
diversity. http://diversity.utah.edu/uploads/data/pdf/2012-2013-
report/Diversity%20States%20Web%20Report%202012-2013.pdf BYU
diversity. http://yfacts.byu.edu/Article?id=135 Wilson Meek.
Interview, November 2014. Carson Mills. Interview, November 2014.
BYU tuition.
http://finserve.byu.edu/content/tuition-and-general-fees?destination=node%2F4011
U of U tuition.
http://fbs.admin.utah.edu/download/income/Graduate/GeneralGraduateRes.pdf
Cost of living data.
http://money.cnn.com/calculator/pf/cost-of-living/ Salt Lake City
information. http://www.city-data.com/city/Salt-Lake-City-Utah.html
Provo City information.
http://www.city-data.com/city/Provo-Utah.html
