Why Salt Lake City?
The University of Utah is the heterogeneous core of a community that is more cosmopolitan than most newcomers suspect. As a public institution of higher learning, diversity is something that we are committed to and strive for. We believe that that plurality of perspective, viewpoint, and experience greatly enriches the educational process. Salt Lake City is culturally mixed. Overall, it exemplifies the Western lifestyle — less formal, less intense, less frenetic, and in general more friendly than life on the East or West coasts. The University of Utah is a place where freedom of thought and freedom of belief are a living reality. The college’s student body, faculty, and administration come from all over the United States and many parts of the world. Members of our law school community have varied backgrounds, and include actors, physicians, social workers, biologists, military officers, and teachers. As a result, we appreciate both commonality and difference. If you choose to become a
