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U.S. News & World Report placed 14 Utah colleges and universities in its new 2026 rankings , with Brigham Young University and the University of Utah at the top.

BYU ranked No. 1 overall in the state and tied for 110th on the list of national universities with six other schools with a score of 63 out of 100.

BYU finished in the top 10 in one category and the top 20 in another (see below).

The University of Utah finished second in Utah and tied for 151st nationally with an overall score of 57.

The Salt Lake City school ranked in the top 10 in two programs (see below).

Utah State University was the only other Utah school to make the national univ

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