Utah State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 140,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 3,029 (89%)
Days Without Precipitation 275 (86%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 17,923
Men / Women 47% / 53%
From State 70%
From Region 13%
Athletes 385 (2.3%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 81%
Hispanic 7%
Mixed 3%
Native American 2%
Asian 1%
Black 1%
International 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences 967 30% 87% 1% 1% 7% 0% $62,249 16 -0.13 62 90% 6.1%
Biochemistry 48 — 58% 85% 2% 2% 6% 2% $62,501 13 -0.80 63 96% — — — —
Biology 76 — 66% 88% 0% 1% 5% 1% $63,472 35 -0.35 65 92% — — — —
Biotechnology — — — — — — — — $63,490 16 -0.71 65 — — — — —
Biotechnology 4 — 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,676 19 -0.61 67 — — — — —
Botany 24 — 42% 88% 0% 0% 12% 0% $50,041 26 -0.70 31 — — — — —
Ecology 65 — 42% 92% 0% 0% 5% 0% $49,766 23 -0.73 30 94% — — — —
Agricultural Business and Management — — — — — — — — $81,536 75 +0.67 86 92% — — — —
Agricultural Production Operations 3 — 100% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,898 50 +0.04 62 100% — — — —
Animal Physiology 72 — 21% 86% 0% 0% 7% 0% $50,199 29 -0.49 31 84% — — — —
Animal Sciences — — — — — — — — $57,552 60 +0.31 51 94% — — — —
Aquatic Biology/Limnology 5 — 40% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,766 27 -0.54 30 94% — — — —
Dietetics/Dietitian 26 — 8% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,206 11 -1.03 40 90% — — — —
Food Science — — — — — — — — $59,643 29 -0.41 56 — — — — —
Horse Husbandry/Equine Science and Management — — — — — — — — $61,898 85 +0.78 62 100% — — — —
Horticultural Science — — — — — — — — $59,676 44 -0.17 57 85% — — — —
Plant Science — — — — — — — — $59,676 44 -0.17 57 85% — — — —
Soil Science and Agronomy — — — — — — — — $60,386 45 -0.10 58 — — — — —
Soil Sciences — — — — — — — — $61,410 47 -0.01 60 — — — — —
Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences — — — — — — — — $59,802 71 +0.55 57 — — — — —
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services — — — — — — — — $58,480 31 -0.47 54 85% 5.3% — — —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 205 — 7% 78% 2% 2% 12% 0% $58,480 31 -0.47 54 85% 5.3% — — —
Health and Wellness 148 — 41% 92% 1% 0% 5% 1% $67,832 52 -0.04 72 — — — — —
Music Therapy/Therapist 14 — 21% 86% 0% 0% 7% 7% $62,877 34 -0.38 63 90% — — — —
Nursing 67 — 18% 87% 0% 0% 7% 0% $93,771 65 +0.15 93 100% 2.9% — — —
Public Health 14 — 64% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $105,635 100 +3.76 97 91% — — — —
Agricultural Communication/Journalism 5 — 20% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,818 46 -0.17 59 — — — — —
Psychology 191 — 28% 87% 1% 0% 9% 0% $59,012 76 +0.60 55 89% 8.0% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Engineering 724 61% 88% 1% 0% 5% 1% $81,560 76 -0.12 86 97% 3.3%
Biological Engineering 18 — 50% 89% 0% 0% 0% 0% $88,894 32 -0.34 91 96% — — — —
Civil Engineering 50 — 74% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $92,756 49 +0.06 93 99% — — — —
Computer Engineering 11 — 91% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $116,500 61 -0.03 99 93% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 40 — 78% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $108,854 38 -0.39 98 100% — — — —
Environmental Engineering 13 — 38% 77% 0% 0% 15% 0% $85,683 45 +0.04 89 — — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 166 — 90% 95% 1% 0% 2% 0% $96,525 39 -0.34 95 99% — — — —
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies — — — — — — — — $52,284 9 -1.11 37 89% — — — —
Engineering Management 103 — 80% 84% 1% 0% 8% 0% $68,151 33 -0.49 73 100% 3.2% — — —
Human Development and Family Studies 3 — 0% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $42,159 7 -1.32 13 72% 7.9% — — —
Human Services 91 — 7% 84% 1% 0% 8% 0% $51,716 36 -0.18 36 — — — — —
Social Work 81 — 17% 83% 0% 0% 11% 0% $48,557 19 -0.56 27 89% — — — —
Apparel and Textile Manufacture — — — — — — — — $75,475 92 +1.37 81 100% — — — —
Environmental Design/Architecture 2 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,828 1 -2.09 30 84% — — — —
Interior Architecture 20 — 15% 80% 5% 0% 5% 0% $72,181 73 +0.47 78 — — — — —
Landscape Architecture 26 — 35% 96% 0% 4% 0% 0% $73,409 79 +0.61 79 97% — — — —
Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology/Technician 13 — 85% 69% 15% 0% 0% 15% $97,550 61 +0.17 95 — — — — —
Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology 87 — 86% 78% 5% 0% 6% 7% $109,584 81 +0.94 98 96% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Humanities and Social Sciences 1,429 35% 73% 1% 1% 4% 1% $67,631 36 +0.12 72 88% 4.6%
Environmental Studies 35 — 46% 89% 0% 3% 3% 0% $44,556 2 -1.77 17 93% — — — —
Natural Resource Economics — — — — — — — — $51,279 16 -0.93 34 — — — — —
Applied Economics 23 — 48% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $94,882 58 -0.12 94 92% 2.8% — — —
Economics 340 — 56% 25% 0% 0% 2% 1% $94,882 58 -0.12 94 92% 2.8% — — —
American Studies — — — — — — — — $68,691 76 +0.75 73 82% 5.2% — — —
Area Studies 18 — 44% 83% 6% 0% 6% 0% $68,691 76 +0.75 73 82% 5.2% — — —
Asian Studies/Civilization 5 — 0% 40% 0% 0% 0% 20% $68,691 76 +0.75 73 82% 5.2% — — —
Chinese 5 — 80% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $72,166 93 +1.26 78 — — — — —
English 65 — 25% 91% 0% 0% 3% 0% $53,048 57 +0.08 39 83% — — — —
French 5 — 60% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $73,117 93 +1.34 79 93% — — — —
General Studies 49 — 43% 82% 0% 2% 10% 2% $50,553 19 -0.65 32 87% 7.4% — — —
German — — — — — — — — $72,169 93 +1.26 78 — — — — —
History 55 — 53% 91% 0% 0% 5% 0% $67,153 89 +1.00 71 88% 8.2% — — —
Philosophy 16 — 81% 81% 0% 6% 0% 0% $57,662 43 -0.28 52 — — — — —
Portuguese 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $73,117 93 +1.34 79 93% — — — —
Religious Studies 3 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $53,486 74 +0.33 40 — — — — —
Spanish 9 — 22% 78% 0% 0% 22% 0% $73,117 93 +1.34 79 93% — — — —
Anthropology 38 — 26% 89% 0% 0% 8% 3% $39,069 0 -1.62 8 87% 8.0% — — —
Communication 58 — 21% 91% 2% 0% 3% 2% $58,615 40 -0.30 54 100% — — — —
International and Intercultural Communication 10 — 20% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,097 43 -0.26 55 96% — — — —
Journalism 43 — 23% 86% 0% 0% 14% 0% $64,613 65 +0.26 67 95% 5.2% — — —
Political Science 40 — 52% 92% 0% 2% 2% 0% $66,879 36 -0.39 71 91% — — — —
Sociology 58 — 22% 72% 0% 3% 12% 2% $57,556 60 +0.06 51 87% 6.1% — — —
Technical and Scientific Communication 12 — 17% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,097 14 -1.15 55 96% — — — —
Agricultural Teacher Education 16 — 31% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,672 70 +0.29 65 83% 5.0% — — —
Biology Teacher Education 4 — 25% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $63,672 87 +0.57 65 83% 5.0% — — —
Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,672 70 +0.29 65 83% 5.0% — — —
Chemistry Teacher Education 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,672 87 +0.57 65 83% 5.0% — — —
Early Childhood Education 12 — 0% 92% 0% 0% 8% 0% $54,142 69 +0.28 42 80% — — — —
Educational Technology 46 — 37% 93% 2% 0% 2% 0% $76,764 99 +2.54 82 85% — — — —
Elementary Education 126 — 3% 90% 2% 0% 2% 1% $54,142 69 +0.28 42 80% — — — —
English Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,672 91 +1.16 65 83% 5.0% — — —
Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education 13 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,672 70 +0.29 65 83% 5.0% — — —
General Education 5 — 20% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,553 27 -0.53 32 87% 7.4% — — —
Health Teacher Education 44 — 20% 73% 0% 0% 7% 0% $63,672 82 +0.73 65 83% 5.0% — — —
Mathematics Teacher Education 27 — 30% 89% 0% 0% 11% 0% $63,672 87 +0.57 65 83% 5.0% — — —
Physics Teacher Education 2 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,672 87 +0.57 65 83% 5.0% — — —
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,672 87 +0.57 65 83% 5.0% — — —
Secondary Education and Teaching 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,142 46 -0.11 42 80% — — — —
Social Studies Teacher Education 9 — 22% 89% 0% 11% 0% 0% $63,672 93 +1.35 65 83% 5.0% — — —
Special Education 66 — 5% 91% 0% 2% 6% 0% $61,090 78 +0.78 60 78% — — — —
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education 1 — 100% 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% $63,672 70 +0.29 65 83% 5.0% — — —
Art History 10 — 0% 90% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,073 58 -0.06 34 80% — — — —
Art/Art Studies 47 — 15% 89% 2% 0% 4% 0% $51,073 72 +0.45 34 80% — — — —
Industrial Design 41 — 63% 90% 0% 0% 5% 0% $62,935 64 +0.22 64 90% — — — —
Music 17 — 47% 76% 6% 6% 6% 0% $28,270 1 -1.99 2 86% — — — —
Music Education 10 — 40% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,672 99 +1.82 65 83% 5.0% — — —
Theater 10 — 40% 80% 0% 0% 10% 0% $40,929 37 -0.29 11 96% — — — —
Criminology 28 — 18% 82% 4% 0% 7% 0% $64,314 77 +0.61 66 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Science 480 61% 83% 1% 2% 8% 1% $81,105 75 -0.18 86 91%
Computational Science 2 — 50% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $101,144 25 -0.70 96 — — — — —
Computer Science 108 — 87% 91% 0% 0% 4% 0% $118,680 49 -0.18 99 97% — — — —
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration 3 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $99,536 63 +0.06 96 — — — — —
Information Technology 68 — 72% 94% 0% 0% 3% 0% $118,680 86 +0.99 99 97% — — — —
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology — — — — — — — — $69,729 76 +0.42 75 — — — — —
Chemistry 16 — 50% 94% 0% 0% 0% 0% $71,594 56 +0.00 77 — — — — —
Earth and Environmental Studies 7 — 43% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $67,055 62 +0.18 71 — — — — —
Geosciences 14 — 43% 93% 0% 0% 7% 0% $70,738 80 +0.51 76 — — — — —
Hydrology and Water Resources Science 5 — 60% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,175 78 +0.46 75 — — — — —
Mathematics 22 — 68% 82% 0% 0% 14% 0% $80,501 52 -0.18 86 — — — — —
Physics 9 — 78% 89% 0% 0% 11% 0% $71,115 14 -0.90 77 90% — — — —
Statistics 16 — 75% 94% 0% 0% 6% 0% $86,736 23 -0.70 90 87% — — — —
Nutrition Sciences — — — — — — — — $59,743 29 -0.40 57 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 204 — 43% 71% 1% 4% 13% 1% $51,043 21 -0.60 34 86% — — — —
Geography and Environmental Studies 6 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,385 57 +0.03 62 — — — — —
Sustainability Studies — — — — — — — — $82,511 100 +2.25 87 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Jon M. Huntsman School of Business 580 61% 90% 1% 1% 5% 1% $91,665 91 +0.42 92 96% 3.2%
Exercise Science and Kinesiology — — — — — — — — $57,699 37 -0.48 52 — — — — —
Accounting 115 — 60% 96% 1% 0% 3% 0% $98,224 76 +0.72 95 96% — — — —
Business Analytics 44 — 70% 93% 0% 2% 5% 0% $96,998 65 +0.26 95 — — — — —
Business Management and Administration 112 — 62% 86% 0% 1% 7% 1% $87,592 80 +0.52 90 95% — — — —
Finance 139 — 83% 88% 1% 0% 5% 1% $99,814 60 +0.02 96 95% — — — —
International Business 10 — 30% 70% 0% 0% 0% 0% $84,833 66 +0.05 89 100% — — — —
Marketing 131 — 40% 91% 1% 1% 5% 1% $88,035 79 +0.81 90 98% 3.2% — — —
Recreation Management 15 — 47% 93% 0% 7% 0% 0% $45,274 2 -1.38 19 100% — — — —
Sports Management — — — — — — — — $57,699 39 -0.38 52 — — — — —
Pre-Law 14 — 50% 86% 7% 0% 7% 0% $61,268 63 +0.19 60 — — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,695
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $26,386
Est. In-State Cost $12,541
Est. Out-of-State Cost $34,133
ROI Percentile 79th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 71%
4-Year Graduation Rate 31%
6-Year Graduation Rate 59%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 24.7% 1,032 61% 68% 1% 0% 4% 1% $90,862 74 +0.14 92 95% 3.0%
Social Sciences 15.2% 636 23% 86% 0% 0% 8% 0% $56,119 40 -0.08 47 91% 7.3%
Health Sciences 10.7% 448 22% 85% 1% 1% 8% 0% $68,458 16 -0.10 73 89% 4.7%
Humanities 10.4% 435 43% 79% 1% 3% 9% 1% $55,522 54 -0.12 46 86% 7.3%
Education 9.0% 378 15% 89% 1% 1% 4% 0% $61,136 86 +0.74 60 81% 5.1%
Engineering 7.1% 298 81% 95% 0% 0% 2% 0% $97,351 28 -0.25 95 99% —
Life & Natural Sciences 5.2% 217 53% 89% 0% 1% 6% 1% $57,688 12 -0.60 52 94% —
Arts 4.4% 183 33% 89% 2% 1% 4% 0% $57,213 73 +0.18 50 87% 5.0%
Computer Science 4.3% 181 81% 92% 0% 0% 3% 0% $118,169 63 +0.26 99 97% —
Professional 3.4% 142 69% 79% 6% 0% 6% 6% $94,792 92 +0.73 94 96% —
Agriculture & Food Science 3.4% 141 27% 89% 0% 1% 4% 0% $49,586 10 -0.90 30 88% —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.1% 89 61% 91% 0% 0% 7% 0% $75,898 42 -0.14 82 88% —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $356M #10 90% $5.0M 22 #124 159 7
Agriculture & Food Science $55.1M #35 47% $0.6M 14 #41 — 6
Humanities & Social Sciences $10.6M #147 45% $0.0M 25 #160 32 7
Life & Natural Sciences $9.0M #170 39% $0.1M 20 #108 136 24
Physical Sciences & Math $8.4M #187 59% $0.2M 9 #173 83 4
Computer Science $3.9M #150 59% $0 5 #138 — —
Education $3.0M #144 45% $0 29 #144 — —
Business & Economics $1.4M #188 24% $0 2 #225 7 —
Health Sciences $1.2M #234 58% $0 — — — 1
Total $448M #70 81% $5.8M 126 #154 417 49

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 110 $17.3M $17.3M $0
Track & Field (combined) 110 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Basketball 15 $5.7M $5.7M $0
Golf 9 $532K $532K $0
Tennis 7 $559K $559K $0
Total 193 $25.3M $25.3M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 131 $1.3M $1.3M $0
Soccer 33 $3.4M $3.4M $0
Basketball 31 $3.1M $3.1M $0
Softball 25 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Gymnastics 18 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Volleyball 18 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Tennis 8 $676K $676K $0
Total 192 $12.6M $12.6M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 241 $2.5M $2.5M $0
Football 110 $17.3M $17.3M $0
Basketball 46 $8.8M $8.8M $0
Soccer 33 $3.4M $3.4M $0
Softball 25 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Gymnastics 18 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Volleyball 18 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Tennis 15 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Golf 9 $532K $532K $0
Total 385 $48.3M $48.3M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 92%
Yield (non-ED) 23%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 92% 92% 92%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 83%
SAT Range 1090 – 1310
SAT Math Range 530 – 650
SAT RW Range 540 – 670