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Originally Posted by Comrade Reynolds
... The U is the most prominent research institution in the state of Utah - with USU a distant second. There is little competition, even with BYU 40 miles to the south, and I think that plays a huge role.
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While I do not dispute the major roll the U has in the state, I do find this claim of it being #1 to be more of an opinion than fact. The U is renown for its medical programs, but BYU is also renown on Wall Street for its business and accounting programs. According to collegestats.org, BYU has the largest enrollment in the state at 34,000 students while the U trails it by 6,000. I would consider them rivals more than anything else. Even SLCC has more students than USU - not that that says much for SLCC, but I still would consider BYU much more on par with the U than USU. BYU`s influence is felt without a doubt in SLC - 40 miles is not that far. When I ride TRAX and Frontrunner, I see a lot of backpacks heading south to Provo.
http://collegestats.org/colleges/utah/largest
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