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University of Utah and BYU: Highest Likelihood of Making Unicorns

Economic Development, Economic News | $1 billion valuation, Brigham Young University, Professor Ilya A. Strebulaev, Stanford Graduate School of Business, Unicorn-versities, Unicorns, University of Utah

The (#1) University of Utah and (#11) Brigham Young University (BYU) were recently listed in the “Universities with highest likelihood of unicorns” rankings among all major universities in the U.S. by Professor Ilya A. Strebulaev, Stanford Graduate School of Business. These are elite universities that produce entrepreneurs who successfully build and scale a privately held […]

Utah Schools Rank High: U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges

Community Development, Economic News | Best Colleges, Brigham Young University, Nationally Ranked Universities, U.S. News & World Report, University of Utah, Weber State University

Layton City is virtually the center of education in Utah, with access to six major public and private universities and nineteen colleges and technical schools within a convenient one-hour radius, and home to Weber State University, Davis Campus. Two local universities received impressive rankings, including the University of Utah, just 30 minutes away from Layton, […]