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Utah State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Location Logan, UT
Population 140,000
Website http://www.usu.edu/
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 20,342
Men / Women 46% / 54%
White 82%
Hispanic 8%
Mixed 3%
Native American 2%
Asian 1%
Black 1%
International 1%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 27%
Business & Economics 23%
Life & Natural Sciences 22%
Engineering, Computing & Math 14%
Education 9%
Arts 5%
Professional 2%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,228
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $24,802
Est. In-State Cost $11,937
Est. Out-of-State Cost $32,084
10-Year ROI $182,000
ROI Percentile 74th

Retention & Graduation

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

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 3,029 (89th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 275 (86th pctl)
Muggyness Very Dry

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 70%
Yield (Unbound) 21%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1
Expenditure
Engineering, Computing & Math $361M #11
Humanities & Social Sciences $11M #127
Life & Natural Sciences $72M #130
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 29 #139
Humanities & Social Sciences 58 #246
Life & Natural Sciences 45 #329

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
Submitted Test Scores 85%
SAT Range 1,070 – 1,290
ACT Range 20 – 28

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences 882 26% / 74% 0% $65,778
Agricultural Production Operations 9 — 100% / 0% 0% —
Animal Sciences 52 — 10% / 90% 0% $68,046
Aquatic Biology/Limnology 5 — 60% / 40% 0% —
Biochemistry 35 — 54% / 46% 3% —
Biology 79 — 61% / 39% 0% $74,863
Biotechnology 2 — 0% / 100% 0% —
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services 26 — 0% / 100% 0% $61,482
Communication Sciences and Disorders 208 — 2% / 98% 0% $61,482
Dietetics/Dietitian 27 — 7% / 93% 0% $56,714
Ecology 54 — 59% / 41% 0% —
Food Science 8 — 62% / 38% 0% —
Horse Husbandry/Equine Science and Management 1 — 0% / 100% 0% —
Horticultural Science 8 — 25% / 75% 0% $61,302
Music Therapy/Therapist 17 — 6% / 94% 0% $67,022
Nursing 66 — 11% / 89% 0% $75,716
Plant Science 22 — 32% / 68% 0% $61,302
Public Health 11 — 73% / 27% 0% $81,622
Soil Science and Agronomy 2 — 0% / 100% 0% —
Soil Sciences
Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences 5 — 20% / 80% 0% —
Agricultural Business and Management 32 — 66% / 34% 0% $70,087
Agricultural Communication/Journalism 9 — 11% / 89% 0% —
Psychology 204 — 25% / 75% 0% $63,619
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Engineering 777 62% / 38% 1% $74,746
Biological Engineering 27 — 63% / 37% 0% $76,849
Civil Engineering 45 — 87% / 13% 0% $92,882
Computer Engineering 24 — 96% / 4% 0% —
Electrical Engineering 43 — 98% / 2% 0% $108,554
Environmental Engineering 7 — 29% / 71% 0% —
Mechanical Engineering 188 — 86% / 14% 0% $92,044
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $49,447
Engineering Management 102 — 78% / 22% 0% —
Human Development and Family Studies 96 — 4% / 96% 0% $35,756
Social Work 76 — 18% / 82% 0% $51,443
Apparel and Textile Manufacture 35 — 60% / 40% 0% —
Environmental Design/Architecture 15 — 40% / 60% 0% —
Interior Architecture 20 — 0% / 100% 0% —
Landscape Architecture 24 — 42% / 58% 0% $73,125
Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology/Technician 13 — 100% / 0% 15% —
Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology 61 — 82% / 18% 8% —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Humanities and Social Sciences 1,430 31% / 69% 0% $64,594
Environmental Studies 46 — 41% / 59% 0% —
Health Teacher Education 45 — 18% / 82% 0% $64,448
Natural Resource Economics
Applied Economics 3 — 100% / 0% 0% $92,802
Economics
Economics 304 — 53% / 47% 1% $92,802
American Studies 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $55,112
Anthropology 36 — 19% / 81% 0% $32,337
Area Studies 24 — 33% / 67% 0% $55,112
Asian Studies/Civilization 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $55,112
Chinese 7 — 57% / 43% 0% —
Communication 64 — 30% / 70% 0% —
Criminology 5 — 80% / 20% 0% —
English 75 — 20% / 80% 0% $51,180
French 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $69,879
General Studies 47 — 34% / 66% 0% $47,631
German 2 — 50% / 50% 0% —
History 47 — 47% / 53% 0% $46,452
International and Intercultural Communication 19 — 26% / 74% 0% —
Journalism 70 — 26% / 74% 1% $58,069
Philosophy 17 — 65% / 35% 0% —
Political Science 46 — 50% / 50% 0% $62,292
Portuguese 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $69,879
Religion/Religious Studies 3 — 33% / 67% 0% —
Sociology 52 — 17% / 83% 2% $42,895
Spanish 12 — 33% / 67% 0% $69,879
Technical and Scientific Communication 11 — 9% / 91% 0% —
Agricultural Teacher Education 8 — 0% / 100% 0% $64,448
Biology Teacher Education 5 — 20% / 80% 0% $64,448
Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $64,448
Chemistry Teacher Education 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $64,448
Early Childhood Education 16 — 0% / 100% 0% $60,716
Educational Technology 46 — 46% / 54% 0% $78,186
Elementary Education 159 — 2% / 98% 0% $60,716
English Education 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $64,448
Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education 17 — 0% / 100% 0% $64,448
General Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $47,631
Mathematics Teacher Education 21 — 33% / 67% 0% $64,448
Physics Teacher Education 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $64,448
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education 5 — 60% / 40% 0% $64,448
Secondary Education and Teaching 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $60,716
Social Studies Teacher Education 16 — 31% / 69% 0% $64,448
Special Education 66 — 3% / 97% 0% $57,174
Teacher Education and Professional Development
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $64,448
Art History 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $42,418
Art/Art Studies 60 — 15% / 85% 0% $42,418
Music 22 — 41% / 59% 5% $39,268
Music Education 11 — 45% / 55% 0% $64,448
Theater 19 — 32% / 68% 0% $42,001
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Science 530 62% / 38% 0% $76,081
Computer Science 122 — 93% / 7% 0% $110,983
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration 12 — 50% / 50% 0% —
Information Technology 56 — 80% / 20% 0% $110,983
Mathematics 39 — 64% / 36% 0% —
Physics 10 — 90% / 10% 0% —
Statistics 25 — 60% / 40% 0% —
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology 1 — 100% / 0% 0% —
Chemistry 11 — 73% / 27% 0% —
Geosciences 8 — 88% / 12% 0% —
Hydrology and Water Resources Science 3 — 100% / 0% 0% —
Nutrition Sciences 23 — 35% / 65% 0% —
Geography and Environmental Studies 8 — 88% / 12% 0% —
Interdisciplinary Studies 212 — 40% / 60% 0% $46,778
Sustainability Studies
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Jon M. Huntsman School of Business 738 60% / 40% 1% $89,047
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 162 — 41% / 59% 1% —
Accounting 98 — 72% / 28% 0% $95,667
Business Analytics 36 — 72% / 28% 0% —
Business Management and Administration 132 — 61% / 39% 1% $91,661
Finance 130 — 80% / 20% 2% $88,797
International Business 14 — 43% / 57% 7% —
Marketing 136 — 54% / 46% 2% $81,981
Sports Management 9 — 11% / 89% 0% —
Pre-Law 21 — 67% / 33% 0% —

Rankings

My Tribe

Wonder Bread Most White Students
Heartland

Engineering, Computing & Math

Farming with Numbers Biological & Agricultural Engineering
Roots Run Deep

Life & Natural Sciences

Doomsday Prepping with Data Environmental Science
Sustainability Squad
Farmers, Cowboys, and Tree Huggers Plant & Agricultural Systems
Harvest Season
Puppies Over People Zoology & Veterinary Sciences
Look, But Don't Touch (Zoology)

Education

No Johnny, Don't Eat Your Buggers Early Education
Nap Time Navigators

Professional

Top Gun II Generation Aviation
The Flight Line