Utah State University

Utah State University, also referred to as USU, is a coeducational, public, land-grant university located in Logan, Utah, United States. It was established in 1888 as the Agricultural College of Utah and renamed to Utah State Agricultural College shortly thereafter. Finally, in 1957, it was raised to university status and given its present moniker.

Some of the departments of the University are listed below:

College of Agriculture
College of Business
College of Education and Human Services
College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences

The University's sports teams are called the Utah State Aggies. The official mascot is Big Blue. The University sponsors basketball, volleyball, softball, track and field, golf, tennis, cross country, and gymnastics.

Notable alumni of Utah State University include Kenny Guinn, Governor of Nevada; Rick Bas, writer and environmental activis; Charlie Denson, President of Nike Brand; and Mary L. Cleave, NASA Astronaut.

Campus Location

Old Main Hill
Logan, UT 84322-1400
USA
Main Tel: (435) 797-1000
Web Site

The campus is in a small city.

Highlights

Where the school stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

Many students concentrating in art studies, landscaping and horticulture, family and social work, engineering, and computer science and engineering.
Large number of programs of study offered.
Large number of students.
Affordable tuition & fees.
Good faculty-to-student ratio.
Numerous part-time students.
High male/female ratio.
High faculty salary.

Other important characteristics:

Faculty tenure system
Library on-campus
Campus housing available
Study abroad option
Distance learning available
Part-time classes available
ROTC
Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2008-2009)

Degree	Total Earned	Different Programs
Bachelor	2,844	112
Master	852	69
Doctorale	97	36
Associate	15	6
1-2 year certificate	5	4
Post-master's certificate	3	6
Postbaccalaureate certificate		1

Students

Student enrollment was 14,893 in 2007-2008 (12,785 full-time equivalent).

About 44% of the freshmen class in 2008-2009 was male and women were 56% of the class.

Undergrads are 87% of enrolled students and graduate students are 13%.

Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.

Among freshmen students, 92% are full-time and 8% are part-time.

Tuition and Other Costs (2008-2009)

Item	Cost
State Tuition and fees	$ 4,445
Out-of-state tuition and fees	$ 12,951
Room	$ 1,650
Board	$ 3,000
Books and supplies	$ 1,150
Other	$ 3,540

Financial Aid: Utah State participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Similar Schools

Based on computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Utah State:

	School	Location	Enrollment
1	University of Minnesota-Duluth	Duluth, MN	11,184
2	West Virginia University	Morgantown, WV	28,113
3	North Dakota State University-Main Campus	Fargo, ND	12,527
4	Montana State University	Bozeman, MT	11,932
5	Brigham Young University	Provo, UT	34,174
6	Texas Tech University	Lubbock, TX	28,260
7	Kansas State University	Manhattan, KS	23,332
8	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	Lincoln, NE	22,973
9	Auburn University Main Campus	Auburn University, AL	24,137
10	University of Arkansas Main Campus	Fayetteville, AR	18,648

Faculty

Tenure (2008-2009):

Full-Time Faculty		Total
With tenure		437
Without tenure; working toward tenure		183
Without tenure; tenure not available		183

Housing and Meals

Utah State provides on-campus housing for 2,996 of its 12,785 (full-time) students (as of 2008-2009).

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Western Athletic Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 107 male students received the aid (men were 49% of those receiving aid) and 111 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 51% of students receiving such aid) .

Admissions (2008-2009)

Applicants	Admitted
Men	98%
Women	97%
All	98%

SAT Test Scores:

SAT	Middle 50%
Verbal	470-600
Math	490-620

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2008-2009 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (55 awarded)

Agricultural Business and Management
Agricultural Communication/Journalism
Agricultural Economics
Agricultural Mechanization
Agricultural Production Operations
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences
International Agriculture

ANIMAL SCIENCE AND CARE (27 awarded)

Animal Sciences
Dairy Science

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (33 awarded)

Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD)

ART STUDIES (51 awarded)

Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (625 awarded)

Accounting
Business Administration and Management
E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
Finance
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
International Business/Trade/Commerce
Management Information Systems
Marketing/Marketing Management
Operations Management and Supervision

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (148 awarded)

Computer Engineering
Computer and Information Sciences
Information Science/Studies
Information Technology

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (23 awarded)

Environmental Studies
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management
Forestry
Land Use Planning and Management/Development
Natural Resources Management and Policy
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (2 awarded)

Apparel and Textiles

DESIGN (45 awarded)

Interior Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (10 awarded)

Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (698 awarded)

Agricultural Teacher Education
Biology Teacher Education
Business Teacher Education
Chemistry Teacher Education
Curriculum and Instruction
Early Childhood Education and Teaching
Education/Teaching Individuals - Early Childhood Spec Ed Pgms
Educational/Instructional Media Design
Elementary Education and Teaching
English/Language Arts Teacher Education
Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education
French Language Teacher Education
Geography Teacher Education
German Language Teacher Education
Health Teacher Education
History Teacher Education
Mathematics Teacher Education
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
Physics Teacher Education
Psychology Teacher Education
Sales & Marketing Oper/Marketing & Distribution Teacher Education
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
Secondary Education and Teaching
Social Studies Teacher Education
Spanish Language Teacher Education
Special Education and Teaching
Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods
Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas
Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education

ENGINEERING (341 awarded)

Agricultural/Biological Engineering and Bioengineering
Civil Engineering
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Operations Research

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (0 awarded)

Computer Engineering Technology/Technician
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (206 awarded)

Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies
Human Development and Family Studies
Social Work

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (58 awarded)

Agronomy and Crop Science
Horticultural Science
Ornamental Horticulture
Plant Sciences
Range Science and Management
Soil Science and Agronomy

LAW (19 awarded)

Pre-Law Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (754 awarded)

American/United States Studies/Civilization
Anthropology
Applied Economics
Area Studies
Asian Studies/Civilization
Economics
English Language and Literature
French Language and Literature
Geography
German Language and Literature
History
Humanities/Humanistic Studies
International Relations and Affairs
International/Global Studies
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
Political Science and Government
Social Sciences
Sociology
Spanish Language and Literature
Speech and Rhetorical Studies

MATHEMATICS (30 awarded)

Mathematics
Statistics

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (15 awarded)

Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician
Avionics Maintenance Technology/Technician

MEDIA (93 awarded)

Journalism
Mass Communication/Media Studies

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (8 awarded)

Audiology/Audiologist and Hearing Sciences

MEDICINE (21 awarded)

Pre-Veterinary Studies
Public Health
Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sci, Gen (Cert,MS,PhD)

MUSIC (34 awarded)

Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (60 awarded)

Dietetics/Dietitian (RD)
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling/Counselor

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (0 awarded)

Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science

PRODUCTION TRADES (0 awarded)

Welding Technology/Welder

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (5 awarded)

Philosophy
Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (177 awarded)

Aquatic Biology/Limnology
Biochemistry
Biology/Biological Sciences
Chemistry
Conservation Biology
Ecology
Geology/Earth Science
Hydrology and Water Resources Science
Physics
Toxicology
Wildlife Biology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (257 awarded)

Communication Disorders
Music Therapy/Therapist
Psychology

TRANSPORTATION (21 awarded)

Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew