Awards and Accolades
#1 Ranked Games Program 2026, 2025, 2024, 2021, 2020, 2018, 2016.
World-wide leading Games program ranked by US News and World Report and Princeton Review.
Rankings
University and National Recognition for Faculty Research and Teaching
2 NSF CAREER awards, 4 HEVGA Fellows, 1 IEEE Outstanding Educator Award, 2 Presidential Teaching Awards, 1 Early Career Teaching Award.
Awards
Over $2 Billion USD in Economic Impact.
Utah Games graduates have contributed to commercial games sales of more than $2B, with over $1B of that at studios within the State of Utah.
Economic Impact
The Division of Games at the University of Utah is distinguished by a culture of excellence—and it shows in the honors our faculty and students receive. From NSF CAREER fellowships to HEVGA Fellow recognitions, a IEEE Outstanding Educator Award, multiple Presidential Teaching Awards, and an Early Career Teaching Award, our community’s achievements reflect both deep scholarly impact and commitment to transformative education. These awards underscore the Division’s mission: to create ideas that advance our understanding of games, to share that understanding with our students, our community, and society, and with that understanding to develop skilled, principled, and innovative game makers who change the world.