The University of Utah, located in the foothills of Salt Lake City and the Wasatch Range, is the state's flagship institution of higher learning. Founded in 1850, it serves more than 32,000 students from across the United States and the world. With more than 100 major subjects at the undergraduate level and more than 90 major fields of study at the graduate level, including law and medicine, the university prepares students to live and compete in the global workplace.