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Utah State University Overview

Utah State University is a public institution situated in Logan, Utah. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

What Is Utah State University Known For?

5,712 Undergraduate Awards
$27,880 Avg Cost After Aid
91% Acceptance Rate
  • The highest award offered at USU is the doctor's degree.
  • In 2017-2018, 96% of the faculty were full-time.
  • Students who graduate from USU with a bachelor's degree make about $43,200 a year. That's 6% more than those who graduate from other schools.

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Utah State University Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at USU.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Most Popular Biological Engineering Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Most Popular Communication Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#2 Best Value Natural Resource Management Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#4 Most Popular Teacher Education Subject Specific Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#5 Best Value Natural Resources & Conservation Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#6 Best Value Forestry Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#10 Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#68 Best Value Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#79 Most Popular Social Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#83 Most Popular English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards USU has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Biological Engineering College Factual
#1 Best Value Colleges for Environmental/Natural Resource Economics College Factual
#1 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Water, Wetlands, & Marine Resources Management College Factual
#30 Best Mechanic & Repair Technologies Colleges for Veterans College Factual
#37 Best Value Colleges for Economics College Factual
#253 Best Health Professions Colleges for Veterans College Factual

Where Is Utah State University?

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Contact details for USU are given below.

Contact Details
Address: Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322-1400
Phone: 435-797-1000
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/UtahState
Twitter: http://twitter.com/USUAggies

How Do I Get Into USU?

You can apply to USU online at: www.usu.edu/admissions/applyonline/

Admission Requirements for USU

Submission Required?
High School GPA required
High School Rank considered but not required
High School Transcript required
College Prep Program required
Recommendations neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores required
TOEFL required

How Hard Is It To Get Into USU?

91% Acceptance Rate
51% Of Accepted Are Women
17% Submit SAT Scores
USU has the high acceptance rate of 91%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 49% of accepted students are men and 51% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 91%, and the acceptance rate for women is 91%.

Average Test Scores

About 17% of students accepted to USU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 550 and 660. Math scores were between 530 and 660.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Utah State University  ( 550 to 660 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Utah State University  ( 530 to 660 )
200
800
USU received ACT scores from 89% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 29. Math scores were between 20 and 28. Composite scores were between 21 and 29.

ACT English Scores for Utah State University  ( 20 to 29 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for Utah State University  ( 20 to 28 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for Utah State University  ( 21 to 29 )
1
36

Can I Afford Utah State University?

$27,880 Net Price
25% Take Out Loans
5.2% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of USU is $27,880. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At USU, approximately 25% of students took out student loans averaging $5,979 a year. That adds up to $23,916 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at USU is 5.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Utah State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

17,117 Full-Time Undergraduates
53% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 24,647 undergraduate students at USU, with 17,117 being full-time and 7,530 being part-time.

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There are also 3,044 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 17,117 full-time undergraduates at USU, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Utah State University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 150
Black or African American 118
Hispanic or Latino 949
White 14,236
International Students 141
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,523

Geographic Diversity

Utah students aren't the only ones who study at Utah State University. At this time, 44 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 82 countries are represented at USU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Utah State University

5,350 Took All Classes Online
20,592 Took At Least One Class Online
0.9% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
There are 13 bachelor’s degree and 16 master’s degree programs available online at USU. In 2019-2020, 20,592 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at USU has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 4th most popular in Utah for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of USU

The following table shows how USU is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations #1 #7
Agricultural Economics & Business #1 #1
Economics #1 #10
Natural Resource Management #1 #7
Air Transportation #1 #10
Transportation & Materials Moving #4 #10
Plant Sciences #4 #1
General Family & Consumer Sciences #4 #19
Food, Nutrition & Related Services #4 #22
Natural Resources & Conservation #4 #16
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services #7 #28
Communication Sciences #9 #9
Information Science #10 #36
Human Development & Family Studies #10 #42
History #13 #55
Writing Studies #13 #28
History #13 #55
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences #16 #61
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions #19 #37
General English Literature #19 #43
Engineering-Related Fields #19 #31
Sociology #22 #61
English Language & Literature #22 #55
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies #22 #104
Human Resource Management #25 #83
Health & Physical Education #25 #101
Social Sciences #34 #114
Marketing #37 #99
Computer & Information Sciences #40 #103
General Psychology #46 #136
Instructional Media Design #49 #117
Education #49 #106
Psychology #49 #151
Public Health #49 #123
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies #54 #117
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies #55 #192
Teacher Education Subject Specific #58 #132
Health Professions #70 #233
Engineering Technologies #72 #113

Online Growth Rankings of USU

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Utah State University was 0.9%. This is the #1,668 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at USU regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of USU majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Agricultural Economics & Business 6%
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations 10%
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 40%
Engineering Technologies 45%
Engineering-Related Fields 34%
General Agriculture 47%
General Psychology 19%
Health Professions 9%
Instructional Media Design 29%
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 3%
Liberal Arts General Studies 3%
Mechanic & Repair Technologies 16%
Mechanics & Repairers 20%
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies 65%
Nursing 31%
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 55%
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies 33%
Plant Sciences 67%
Psychology 19%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at USU ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at USU.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Mechanics & Repairers #1
Natural Resource Management #23
Plant Sciences #33
Air Transportation #35
General Family & Consumer Sciences #37
Transportation & Materials Moving #38
General Agriculture #41
Food, Nutrition & Related Services #45
Mechanic & Repair Technologies #49
Agricultural Economics & Business #50
Communication Sciences #50
Natural Resources & Conservation #75
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services #76
Economics #87
Geography & Cartography #92
Engineering-Related Fields #107
Writing Studies #109
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions #110
History #133
History #133
Sociology #144
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations #146
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies #192
English Language & Literature #221
Marketing #258
Public Health #260
Human Development & Family Studies #265
Health & Physical Education #274
Instructional Media Design #278
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies #301
General Psychology #311
Engineering Technologies #321
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences #336
Teacher Education Subject Specific #392
Social Sciences #442
Psychology #469
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies #487

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Utah State University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 975 0 110 0 0 0 1,085
Communication Sciences 0 0 0 338 0 35 7 380
Economics 0 0 0 343 0 7 0 350
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 0 0 308 0 24 0 332
Business Administration & Management 0 0 0 148 0 117 0 265
General Psychology 0 0 0 187 0 67 11 265
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 0 0 167 0 17 0 184
Human Development & Family Studies 0 0 0 151 0 7 7 165
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 1 0 0 163 0 0 0 164
Mechanical Engineering 0 0 0 141 0 13 2 156
Accounting 1 0 0 112 0 41 0 154
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 0 0 0 34 58 31 0 123
Information Science 0 0 0 108 0 14 0 122
Computer Information Systems 0 0 0 95 0 23 3 121
General Biology 0 0 0 115 0 2 1 118
Social Work 0 0 0 72 0 42 0 114
Marketing 0 0 0 113 0 0 0 113
General English Literature 0 0 0 102 0 10 0 112
Finance & Financial Management 0 0 0 105 0 3 0 108
Nursing 0 72 0 34 0 0 0 106
Special Education 0 0 0 88 0 9 7 104
Civil Engineering 0 0 0 63 0 21 5 89
Journalism 0 0 0 79 0 0 0 79
Engineering-Related Fields 0 0 0 73 0 0 0 73
Electrical Engineering 0 0 0 38 0 27 6 71
Sociology 0 0 0 64 0 3 3 70
Communication & Media Studies 0 0 0 69 0 0 0 69
Instructional Media Design 0 0 0 0 0 62 4 66
Area Studies 0 0 0 54 0 7 0 61
Animal Science 0 0 0 52 0 4 3 59
Human Resource Management 0 0 0 0 0 56 0 56
History 0 0 0 41 0 9 0 50
Biological Engineering 0 0 0 37 0 5 4 46
Fine & Studio Arts 0 0 0 44 0 2 0 46
Plant Sciences 0 0 0 38 0 6 1 45
Mechanics & Repairers 0 41 0 0 0 0 0 41
Wildlife Management 0 0 0 39 0 2 0 41
Anthropology 0 0 0 35 0 5 0 40
Political Science & Government 0 0 0 35 0 3 0 38
Music 0 0 0 38 0 0 0 38
Natural Resource Management 0 0 0 7 13 15 2 37
General Agriculture 0 36 0 0 0 0 0 36
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 0 0 34 0 0 0 0 34
Agricultural Economics & Business 0 0 0 33 0 0 0 33
Romance Languages 0 0 0 33 0 0 0 33
Sustainability Science 0 0 0 23 0 9 1 33
Air Transportation 0 0 0 33 0 0 0 33
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 0 0 0 17 14 31
Horticulture 14 16 0 0 0 0 0 30
Public Relations & Advertising 0 0 0 30 0 0 0 30
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 0 0 0 6 16 8 0 30
Mathematics 0 0 0 21 0 6 3 30
Geography & Cartography 0 0 0 3 26 1 0 30
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 0 0 24 0 3 2 29
Textile & Apparel Studies 0 0 0 27 0 0 0 27
Statistics 0 0 0 25 0 2 0 27
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 26 0 0 0 0 0 26
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 0 0 0 9 0 13 3 25
International Business 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 25
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 0 0 14 0 8 1 23
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 0 21 1 0 0 0 0 22
Computer Engineering 0 0 0 11 0 10 0 21
Precision Metal Working 0 10 11 0 0 0 0 21
Natural Resources Conservation 0 0 0 19 0 0 0 19
Physics 0 0 0 16 0 1 1 18
Environmental Design 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 17
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 0 0 17 0 0 0 0 17
Non-Professional General Legal Studies 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 17
Chemistry 0 0 0 12 0 2 3 17
Public Health 0 0 0 12 0 4 0 16
Health & Physical Education 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 16
Drama & Theater Arts 0 0 0 16 0 0 0 16
Agricultural Production 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 15
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 13 2 15
Mechanical Engineering Technology 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 13
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 12
Environmental Engineering 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 11
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 11
Design & Applied Arts 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 11
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 10
Philosophy 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 10
Agricultural Public Services 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 9
Writing Studies 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 9
Nutrition Science 0 0 0 1 0 5 3 9
Teaching English or French 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 8
Fisheries Sciences 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 8
Forestry 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 8
Agricultural Mechanization 0 4 3 0 0 0 0 7
Mental & Social Health Services 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 7
Cosmetology 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 7
Religious Studies 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 7
Zoology 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 6
Food Science Technology 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 5
East Asian Languages 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4
Soil Sciences 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3
Other Engineering 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3
International Agriculture 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2
Computer Software & Applications 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Building Management & Inspection 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2
Germanic Languages 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2
General Family & Consumer Sciences 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Health Sciences & Services 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1
Library & Information Science 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
Ground Transportation 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
Other Agriculture 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Interior Architecture 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Landscape Architecture 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Botany/Plant Biology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pharmacology & Toxicology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Business Support & Assistant Services 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Entrepreneurial Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
General Business/Commerce 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Computer Science 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Data Processing 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Information Technology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Educational Administration 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
General Education 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Computer Engineering Technology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Electronics Engineering Technology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Energy Systems Technologies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mining & Petroleum Technology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Agricultural Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chemical Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
General Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mining Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Operations Research 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ethnic Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Allied Health Professions 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Classical & Ancient Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gerontology 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
International Relations & National Security 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 18 1,209 74 4,411 115 837 103 6,767

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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