Graduate applicants to the University of Utah must hold a completed and officially conferred U.S. four-year Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution, or the institutionally-accepted international equivalent.
All prospective graduate students must submit an application to the University of Utah, including those who are currently undergraduate students at the University. Please note that some degrees also require program-specific applications. Please review the department’s page for particular admissions requirements.
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Graduate applicants must meet the application deadlines and academic standards set by their department.
University of Utah Graduate School admissions requirements can be reviewed here.
The University of Utah will evaluate your application only after we receive all required fees and documents, including transcripts and proof of English proficiency for international applicants.
The non-refundable graduate application fee is $55 for domestic applicants and $65 for international applicants. The application fee must be paid in order to consider your application complete.
Some academic programs may cover the cost (or partial cost) of the application fee. Consult your department’s website to learn more about fee waiver possibilities.
McNair Scholars are eligible to have the application fee waived, but must upload proof of status to the online graduate application.
All documents submitted to the University of Utah become institutional property and will not be released to students or other institutions.
Applicants must upload:
A copy of all college-level transcripts to the application
These transcripts will be used as working copies during the admissions evaluation process. You must report and upload an individual, up-to-date transcript for every college you have attended (including courses taken as concurrent enrollment or transferred into another university).
To provide a clear picture of your academic history, a complete record of your student credentials must be present within your application. Applications are checked against National Student Clearinghouse which provides a record for each institution that reports a student has attended their institution. The evaluation team reaches out to students by email for missing materials. Please note that missing materials can cause further delay in processing your application and it cannot move forward until what is requested is received.
In order to be evaluated, a transcript must include:
Any additional documents required by the academic department/program
Questions about program specific admissions requirements (e.g., statements of purpose, letters of recommendation) can be answered by the department to which you are applying.
Proof of English proficiency, if required.
Learn more about who needs to submit proof of English proficiency here. For additional information and resources for international graduate applicants, please review this page.
Please do not send official transcripts via email or fax, as they will not be accepted as official.
While student-provided transcripts are used during the admissions process, admitted students will be required to submit official transcripts sent directly from their previous institutions to the University of Utah.
