Utah State University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

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.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in landscaping and horticulture, therapy and counseling, education and teaching, and family and social work.
• 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.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Doctoral/Research Universities, Extensive.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

Utah State participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 80% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 15,099 in 2009-2010 (12,925 full-time equivalent).

About 44% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 56% of the class.

Undergrads are 88% of enrolled students and graduate students are 12%.

Students under 25 years old represent 76% of the student body. About 2% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

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

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Utah State provides on-campus housing for 2,996 of its 12,925 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

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) .

Graduate School Focus

Utah State offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is STEM Dominant.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (46 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 (22 awarded)

• Animal Sciences
• Dairy Science

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (32 awarded)

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

ART STUDIES (65 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (635 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
• Specialized Merchandising, Sales, and Marketing Operations

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (101 awarded)

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

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (28 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 (0 awarded)

• Apparel and Textiles

DESIGN (31 awarded)

• Interior Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (16 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (671 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 (278 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 (231 awarded)

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

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (81 awarded)

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

LAW (14 awarded)

• Pre-Law Studies

LIBERAL ARTS (802 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 (37 awarded)

• Mathematics
• Statistics

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (8 awarded)

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

MEDIA (102 awarded)

• Journalism
• Mass Communication/Media Studies

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (3 awarded)

• Audiology/Audiologist and Hearing Sciences

MEDICINE (23 awarded)

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

MUSIC (29 awarded)

• Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (35 awarded)

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

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (1 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science

PRODUCTION TRADES (0 awarded)

• Welding Technology/Welder

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (13 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (170 awarded)

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

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (293 awarded)

• Communication Disorders
• Music Therapy/Therapist
• Psychology

TRANSPORTATION (18 awarded)

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