The university was established on February 28, 1850, as the University of Deseret by the General Assembly of the provisional State of Deseret, and Orson Spencer was appointed as the first chancellor of the university.
ວິທະຍາໄລໄດ້ສ້າງຕັ້ງຂຶ້ນໃນເດືອນກຸມພາ 28, 1850, ເປັນ ວິທະຍາໄລຂອງ Deseret ໂດຍສະພາແຫ່ງທົ່ວໄປຂອງ provisionalState ຂອງ Deseret, ແລະອໍສັນແອ Spencer ໄດ້ຮັບການແຕ່ງຕັ້ງເປັນນາຍົກລັດມົນທໍາອິດຂອງວິທະຍາໄລໄດ້.