Study abroad at Salt Lake City

Salt Lake City (proudly known as 'SLC' and 'The Crossroads of the West') is the scenic, exceptionally safe, and prosperous capital of Utah, situated between the shimmering Great Salt Lake and the towering, snow-capped 11,000-foot peaks of the Wasatch Range in the Rocky Mountains, home to Salt Lake City International Airport (SLC - Delta Air Lines major western hub). Celebrated for Temple Square, the Utah State Capitol, Red Butte Garden and Arboretum, proximity to world-class ski resorts (Park City, Alta, Snowbird - 30 minutes away), and its status as the headquarters of 'Silicon Slopes' (one of America's fastest-growing technology, cloud software, gaming, and biomedical corridors housing Adobe, Qualtrics, Overstock, BioFire, and ARUP Laboratories). Salt Lake City is the flagship campus home of Utah's premier research powerhouse: University of Utah (The U - founded in 1850, elite Carnegie R1 Very High Research Activity flagship institution and proud member of the prestigious Association of American Universities AAU, enrolling over 35,000 students on an expansive 1,534-acre foothills campus overlooking the Salt Lake Valley). The University of Utah is globally celebrated for the John and Marcia Price College of Engineering (world leader in Computer Science, Entertainment Arts and Engineering EAE ranked #1 for Video Game Design, and Biomedical Engineering), David Eccles School of Business (AACSB-accredited, leading in Entrepreneurship and Finance), Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine / Huntsman Cancer Institute, and S.J. Quinney College of Law, alongside Westminster University. Degrees are taught 100% in English with prestigious US accreditations. International students benefit from direct Silicon Slopes tech recruitment, generous University of Utah International Academic Merit Scholarships ($3,000 to $12,000/year), free UTA TRAX light rail transit, and direct US F-1 / I-20 Student Visa support with 3-year STEM OPT work extensions.

Tuition fees in Salt Lake City for international undergraduate students at the University of Utah (The U - AAU / Carnegie R1) range between $31,500 and $34,800 per academic year for Price College of Engineering, Computer Science, EAE Game Design, and David Eccles Business (with the University of Utah awarding automatic International Academic Merit Scholarships discounting $3,000 to $12,000/year from tuition for qualified applicants with a GPA of 3.3+, bringing net tuition down to approx. $22,500–$28,500/year). Postgraduate Master's degrees range from $20,000 to $32,000 per year. Modern on-campus university student residences (The U: Kahlert Village, Lassonde Studios - world-famous entrepreneurship residential community, Heritage Center, Officers Circle) cost between $750 and $1,250 per month (inclusive of meal plans, utilities, and high-speed Wi-Fi), while off-campus student apartments in Downtown SLC, Sugar House, and Central City range from $600 to $1,050 per month for shared flats. General monthly living expenses range between $800 and $1,300.

International students require a US F-1 Student Visa. Upon academic admission and verification of financial documentation (bank statement certifying first-year tuition and living expenses minus scholarship awards approx. $26,000), International Student and Scholar Services (The U ISSS) issues the official Form I-20. The student pays the SEVIS I-901 fee, completes the DS-160 online visa application, and attends the F-1 visa interview at the US Embassy or Consulate. STEM graduates qualify for a 24-month OPT extension (total 36 months of US employment authorization across Silicon Slopes and nationwide).