The University of Utah Alumni

International Students

8

% of international students in the university

3052

Total International Students in the university

The University of Utah is a top-tier public research university and a powerhouse in medical innovation, computing, entrepreneurship, athletics, and the arts. Its alumni and faculty have founded major companies, won Olympic medals, produced Nobel laureates, and led global movements.

Alumni Name

Notable Achievement / Famous For

Degree

Graduating Year

Alan Ashton

Co‑founder of WordPerfect & Thanksgiving Point

BS (Computer Science)

1968

Nolan Bushnell

Founder of Atari & Chuck E. Cheese

BS (Electrical Engineering)

1968

Ed Catmull

Co‑founder of Pixar; ACM Turing Award laureate

BS, PhD (Computer Science)

1969, 1974

Jim Clark

Co‑founder: SGI, Netscape

PhD (Computer Science)

1975

John Warnock

Co‑founder of Adobe Systems

BS, MS, PhD (EECS)

’61, ’64, ’69

David Neeleman

Founder of JetBlue, Azul; co‑founder WestJet

Attended (Business)

1999

J. Willard Marriott

Founder of Marriott International

AB (Unknown)

1926

Robert A. McDonald

Former CEO of Procter & Gamble

Attended?

Orson Scott Card

Author of Ender’s Game

MA (English)

1981

Stephen R. Covey

Author of The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

BS (Business)

1952

Wallace Stegner

Pulitzer-Prize author

BA (English)

1930

Martha Raddatz

Chief Global Affairs Correspondent for ABC News

Attended

N/A

Jake Garn

U.S. Senator & former NASA astronaut

BS (Aviation)

’55

Gordon B. Hinckley

15th President, LDS Church

Attended

N/A

Thomas S. Monson

16th President, LDS Church

BS (Business)

’48

Andrew Bogut

NBA Champion & No.1 Draft Pick (2005)

BS (Sports)

2005

Andre Miller

NBA All-Star, career assist leader

BA (Sports)

1999

Alex Smith Sr.

NFL Pro Bowler & former #1 pick

Attended

2005

Keith Van Horn

NBA All-Star & No.2 Draft Pick (1997)

BS (Sports)

1997

Missy Marlowe

Olympic gymnast; NCAA champion

BA (Psychology)

’92

LaVell Edwards

Legendary BYU football coach (MS at U)

MS (Physical Education)

1960

Zane Beadles

NFL lineman

BS (Business)

2008

Martha Raddatz

(Duplicate listing—see above)

Evelyn Wood

Inventor of speed reading courses

BA (Education)

1929

Students

1,229

Yocketers Applied

635

Yocketers Admitted

4,623

Yocketers Interested

The University of Utah admitted student profiles

GRE

313

TOEFL

100

IELTS

7

Profiles that got Into The University of Utah

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Shubham Dabre
fall 2025
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IELTS 8

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Yael Robert
fall 2025
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The University of Utah

GRE 315

TOEFL 113

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Muskan Mehrotra
fall 2025
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The University of Utah

GRE 297

TOEFL 102

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Tanisha Chandani
fall 2025
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The University of Utah

GRE 320

TOEFL 108

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Sowmya C
fall 2025
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The University of Utah

IELTS 8

TOEFL 102

GRE 322

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Soumya Thakur
fall 2025
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IELTS 8

GRE 317

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Shreyas Sunil
fall 2025
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The University of Utah

SAT 925

IELTS 7

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Yug Jain
fall 2025
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TOEFL 98

SAT 1180

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