University of Utah | College of Education

What University of Utah | College of Education does

The College of Education at the University of Utah is a constituent college of a public R1 research university in Salt Lake City, offering undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degree programs across five departments: Education, Culture & Society; Educational Leadership & Policy; Educational Psychology; Special Education; and the Urban Institute for Teacher Education (UITE). It holds full CAEP accreditation for initial teacher licensure in Elementary, Secondary, and Special Education and for advanced School Leadership, and it operates three community-facing clinics — the Assessment & Support Clinic, U of U Reading Clinic, and Utah Community Mental Health Clinic — alongside research centers including the Prison Education Action Research Lab (PEARL), Utah Education Policy Center (UEPC), and Center for Science and Mathematics Education (CSME). Its core technology and methodology centers on evidence-based teaching practices, including the Eco-Solutioning and Socio-Science Issues (SSI) curriculum approach and a partnership with Gooru's Learning Navigator to organize learning activities and assessments.

The college generates revenue through three primary streams: tuition and fees from enrolled students (set by the University Bursar), competitive federal and state research and program grants (including a $2.83M Department of Education APEX grant and NSF-funded initiatives), and private donations that supported 77 scholarships via $481,110 in contributions during the 2020-21 academic year. It recruits students through University of Utah admissions channels with academic advising, financial aid services, and direct outreach via its admissions website, alongside marketing channels including social media (Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Pinterest), a monthly newsletter, and community engagement events. Clinical training and applied research are delivered through partnerships with Utah school districts (Canyons, Davis, Washington County, Summit, Wasatch), the Huntsman Mental Health Institute, the Natural History Museum of Utah, and Capitol Reef National Park. The college is led by Dean Frankie Santos Laanan and currently holds $8M in Ascendium funding for PEARL and a portfolio of multi-year federally funded research projects spanning multilingual education, science teacher development, and prison education.

Name

University of Utah | College of Education

Legal name

The University of Utah - College of Education

Website

https://education.utah.edu

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The College of Education at the University of Utah is a CAEP-accredited public college offering undergraduate through doctoral programs across five departments, operating research centers (PEARL, UEPC, CSME) and community clinics serving Utah K-12 districts, students, and the broader public.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Graduate Schools of Education (M.Ed., Ed.D., Ph.D.) (EDAHAFAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Undergraduate Teacher Education Colleges (EDAHAFAA), Secondary & Subject-Area Teacher Preparation Programs (STEM, Humanities, etc.) (EDAHAFAH), Education Professionals (Teacher/Administrator CE, CPD) (EDAAALAE)

Keywords

• Teacher education programs
• Educator preparation
• Educational research
• Clinical mental health
• Higher education degrees

Headquarters

HQ city

Salt Lake City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Fees: The College generates revenue through tuition and fees charged to undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in its educational programs.
2. Federal and State Grants: Research and program grants from federal agencies (Department of Education, National Science Foundation) and state sources support specific programs and research initiatives. Examples include $2,827,368 Department of Education APEX grant and NSF grants.
3. Private Donations and Scholarships: Donors contribute to student scholarships and college programs. The 2020-21 Scholarship Celebration noted $481,110 contributed by donors to support 67 students and 77 scholarships.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The College of Education delivers undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degree programs across five departments (Education, Culture & Society; Educational Leadership & Policy; Educational Psychology; Special Education; and the Urban Institute for Teacher Education). It provides CAEP-accredited initial teacher licensure in Elementary, Secondary, and Special Education, advanced Educational Leadership programs, clinical services through on-campus clinics, and operates specialized research centers addressing multilingual education, prison education, STEM instruction, and education policy.

Product overview

The University of Utah College of Education is a higher education institution offering undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degree programs across five departments: Education Culture & Society, Educational Leadership & Policy, Educational Psychology, Special Education, and Urban Institute for Teacher Education. The college operates multiple clinical services (Assessment & Support Clinic, U of U Reading Clinic, Utah Community Mental Health Clinic), research centers (Prison Education Action Research Lab, Utah Education Policy Center, Center for Science and Mathematics Education), and the Urban Institute for Teacher Education. Programs include CAEP-accredited initial teacher licensure in Elementary, Secondary, and Special Education, as well as advanced School Leadership programs. The institution focuses on research, teaching excellence, and community engagement to advance educational outcomes.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Prison Education Action Research Lab (PEARL): First national research center dedicated to prison education research and leadership, launched with $8 million from Ascendium Education Group.
• Urban Institute for Teacher Education (UITE)
• Utah Education Policy Center (UEPC)
• U of U Reading Clinic
• Office of Research, Innovation, Scholarship & Entrepreneurship (RISE)
• Utah Community Mental Health Clinic
• Assessment & Support Clinic

Products and services

• Teacher Education Programs
• Educational Leadership Programs
• Assessment & Support Clinic
• U of U Reading Clinic
• Utah Community Mental Health Clinic Mental health clinic providing community-based psychological services and support.
• Prison Education Action Research Lab (PEARL)
• Utah Education Policy Center (UEPC) Policy research center providing analysis and expertise on education policy matters in Utah.
• Center for Science and Mathematics Education (CSME) Collaborative center between the College of Education and College of Science enhancing K-12 math and science instruction and undergraduate support.

Quantifiable outcome

• Full CAEP accreditation for Teacher Licensure and Educational Leadership programs
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• U.S. Department of State's IDEAS Program / World LearningcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 June 2026The College of Education participates in the U.S. Department of State's IDEAS Program (administered by World Learning) which helps U.S. colleges and universities build capacity for international programming, broaden access to study abroad, and develop partnerships for global engagement. Faculty traveled to Mexico to strengthen international education partnerships with Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Quintana Roo.
• Live Like Sam FoundationminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 August 2024Partnership to support student mental health wellbeing in Summit and Wasatch Counties. The Live Like Sam foundation is a youth well-being nonprofit focused on positivity-based programming for students grades K-12, impacting over 4,000 local youth in 2024.
• WeBeWellminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 August 2024Partner with Utah School Mental Health Collaborative and Live Like Sam to deliver the Thrive program - an evidence-based well-being and mental health skills intervention for students in grades 6-12 in Summit and Wasatch Counties.
• Canyons School DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Partner in the APEX project (Advancing Pathways toward Equity and eXcellence with Educators of Multilingual Learners), a 5-year $2,827,368 Department of Education grant to increase Utah educators' knowledge and skills for teaching multilingual learners.
• Davis School DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Partner (Year 3 of APEX project) in the Department of Education grant to advance multilingual learning in Utah schools through four learning pathways for pre-service and in-service teachers.
• Huntsman Mental Health InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Utah School Mental Health Collaborative is an effort driven by the Huntsman Mental Health Institute and the College of Education. The institute also houses William A. Smith as Chief Executive Administrator.
• Teaching and Learning Coalition for Multilingual Education (TLC4ME)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational research coalition with faculty members Veronica Valdez, Wenyang Sun, and Tuba Yilmaz from ECS, along with 40 other members reaching into Canada and Finland. Goal is to engage in breakthrough endeavors that matter locally but can be thoughtful nationally.
• Natural History Museum of Utah (NHMU)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for educator workshops and professional development programs. Lynne Zummo holds joint appointment as Curator of Learning Sciences at NHMU. The museum hosts the 'A Climate of Hope' exhibit for climate change learning research.
• Capitol Reef National ParkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerField experience site for the 'Learning to Observe: Unpacking the Development of Science Teacher Observational Expertise' NSF-funded professional development program for Utah science educators.
• University of Utah Asia CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-sponsor of the Dean's Distinguished Speaker Series events, including lectures featuring Jungmin Kwon from Michigan State University on transnational lives and literacies of immigrant children.
• Utah Education Policy Center (UEPC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch center housed in the College of Education that publishes policy research, including work on the Utah STEM Action Center.
• University Advisory Council on Teacher Education (UACTE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity-wide advisory council with representatives from multiple colleges including Engineering, Fine Arts, Health, Humanities, Science, and Social & Behavioral Science to oversee teacher education programs.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• Ohio State University - College of Education and Human Ecology: Broad incumbent — much larger state university college of education operating at significantly greater scale with multiple accredited programs and research centers; broader portfolio than Utah but comparable structure and mission.

Direct peers

• Arizona State University - Mary Lou Fulton College of Education: Direct peer — large public state university college of education with research-intensive teacher preparation, CAEP accreditation, and major federal grant funding similar to Utah's profile.
• University of Wisconsin-Madison - School of Education: Direct peer — research-intensive public state university school of education offering initial licensure, advanced graduate programs, and policy research similar to Utah's structure.
• University of Colorado Boulder - School of Education: Direct peer — large state university school of education offering initial teacher licensure, graduate programs, and funded research in STEM/science education, comparable in scale and mission.
• Utah State University - Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services: Direct peer — another Utah-based state university college of education with CAEP-accredited teacher preparation, serving overlapping school district partners and competing for the same teacher pipeline.
• University of Oregon - College of Education: Direct peer — public state university college of education with CAEP accreditation and research strengths in equity, multilingual, and special education overlapping Utah's program areas.
• Michigan State University - College of Education: Direct peer — large public research university college of education with comparable teacher preparation, doctoral programs, and funded research portfolio across multiple departments.
• Brigham Young University - McKay School of Education: Direct peer — same state (Utah), same college-of-education model offering initial licensure and graduate programs with CAEP-equivalent accreditation. Competes for the same Utah-region teacher candidates and faculty.

Others

• Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP): Adjacent regulatory body — CAEP accredits educator preparation providers nationally including the University of Utah College of Education; relevant ecosystem entity that sets the quality standards the college meets.
• Huntsman Mental Health Institute (University of Utah): Adjacent institutional partner — University-of-Utah affiliated institute that houses William A. Smith and co-drives the Utah School Mental Health Collaborative; ecosystem partner rather than direct competitor, illustrating cross-college collaboration.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/uutah
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/UOFUCOEADMIN
• Facebookfacebook.com/UofUEducation
• Instagraminstagram.com/uofueducation
• Pinterestpinterest.com/uofucollegeofed
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/school/uofueducation

Compliance1 record

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

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