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Utah State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
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%
From State 70%
From Region 13%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 27%
Business & Economics 23%
Health Sciences 11%
Education 10%
Life & Natural Sciences 9%
Engineering 8%
Arts 5%
Computer Science 4%
Physical Sciences & Math 2%
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 (84%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 3,029 (89%)
Days Without Precipitation 275 (86%)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 93%
Yield (Unbound) 21%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1
Expenditure
Engineering, Computing & Math $361M #11
Humanities & Social Sciences $11M #126
Life & Natural Sciences $72M #129
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 29 #138
Humanities & Social Sciences 58 #238
Life & Natural Sciences 45 #307

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 85%
SAT Range 1110 – 1250
SAT Math Range 530 – 640
SAT RW Range 540 – 650
ACT Range 20 – 28

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).

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences 882 26% / 74% 0% $62,282 90%
Agricultural Production Operations 9 — 100% / 0% 0% $60,406 67 100%
Animal Sciences 52 — 10% / 90% 0% $64,644 75 90%
Aquatic Biology/Limnology 5 — 60% / 40% 0% $48,763 38 94%
Biochemistry 35 — 54% / 46% 3% $61,242 69 96%
Biology 79 — 61% / 39% 0% $71,120 83 92%
Biotechnology 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $63,252 72 —
Dietetics/Dietitian 27 — 7% / 93% 0% $53,878 53 90%
Ecology 54 — 59% / 41% 0% $48,763 38 94%
Food Science 8 — 62% / 38% 0% $59,087 65 —
Horse Husbandry/Equine Science and Management 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $60,406 67 100%
Horticultural Science 8 — 25% / 75% 0% $58,237 63 85%
Plant Science 22 — 32% / 68% 0% $58,237 63 85%
Soil Science and Agronomy 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $58,957 64 —
Soil Sciences — — — — $58,919 64 —
Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences 5 — 20% / 80% 0% $57,838 62 —
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services 26 — 0% / 100% 0% $59,735 66 88%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 208 — 2% / 98% 0% $59,735 66 88%
Music Therapy/Therapist 17 — 6% / 94% 0% $63,671 73 90%
Nursing 66 — 11% / 89% 0% $94,955 97 100%
Public Health 11 — 73% / 27% 0% $77,541 88 100%
Agricultural Business and Management 32 — 66% / 34% 0% $66,583 77 82%
Agricultural Communication/Journalism 9 — 11% / 89% 0% $55,902 58 —
Psychology 204 — 25% / 75% 0% $55,422 57 85%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Engineering 777 62% / 38% 1% $72,679 91%
Biological Engineering 27 — 63% / 37% 0% $73,007 84 90%
Civil Engineering 45 — 87% / 13% 0% $86,663 93 93%
Computer Engineering 24 — 96% / 4% 0% $109,296 99 100%
Electrical Engineering 43 — 98% / 2% 0% $98,046 97 94%
Environmental Engineering 7 — 29% / 71% 0% $75,865 87 —
Mechanical Engineering 188 — 86% / 14% 0% $87,442 94 95%
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $46,975 33 87%
Engineering Management 102 — 78% / 22% 0% $65,281 75 100%
Human Development and Family Studies 96 — 4% / 96% 0% $33,968 6 63%
Social Work 76 — 18% / 82% 0% $44,469 26 87%
Apparel and Textile Manufacture 35 — 60% / 40% 0% $73,192 84 100%
Environmental Design/Architecture 15 — 40% / 60% 0% $49,671 41 89%
Interior Architecture 20 — 0% / 100% 0% $61,420 69 —
Landscape Architecture 24 — 42% / 58% 0% $69,469 81 96%
Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering Technology/Technician 13 — 100% / 0% 15% $78,999 89 —
Aeronautics/Aviation/Aerospace Science and Technology 61 — 82% / 18% 8% $101,909 98 100%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Humanities and Social Sciences 1,430 31% / 69% 0% $59,512 85%
Environmental Studies 46 — 41% / 59% 0% $43,861 24 93%
Natural Resource Economics — — — — $46,276 31 —
Applied Economics 3 — 100% / 0% 0% $88,162 94 85%
Economics 304 — 53% / 47% 1% $88,162 94 85%
Economics — — — — $81,442 90 —
American Studies 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $52,356 49 73%
Anthropology 36 — 19% / 81% 0% $30,720 4 88%
Area Studies 24 — 33% / 67% 0% $52,356 49 73%
Asian Studies/Civilization 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $52,356 49 73%
Chinese 7 — 57% / 43% 0% $65,446 76 —
Communication 64 — 30% / 70% 0% $57,499 61 100%
Criminology 5 — 80% / 20% 0% $55,344 57 —
English 75 — 20% / 80% 0% $48,621 38 82%
French 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $66,385 77 94%
General Studies 47 — 34% / 66% 0% $49,791 41 85%
German 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $65,625 76 —
History 47 — 47% / 53% 0% $44,129 25 91%
International and Intercultural Communication 19 — 26% / 74% 0% $60,441 67 90%
Journalism 70 — 26% / 74% 1% $55,166 56 90%
Philosophy 17 — 65% / 35% 0% $50,647 44 —
Political Science 46 — 50% / 50% 0% $59,177 65 85%
Portuguese 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $66,385 77 94%
Religion/Religious Studies 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $48,444 37 —
Sociology 52 — 17% / 83% 2% $40,750 16 86%
Spanish 12 — 33% / 67% 0% $66,385 77 94%
Technical and Scientific Communication 11 — 9% / 91% 0% $60,441 67 90%
Agricultural Teacher Education 8 — 0% / 100% 0% $60,160 67 85%
Biology Teacher Education 5 — 20% / 80% 0% $60,160 67 85%
Business and Innovation/Entrepreneurship Teacher Education 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $60,160 67 85%
Chemistry Teacher Education 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $60,160 67 85%
Early Childhood Education 16 — 0% / 100% 0% $49,585 41 74%
Educational Technology 46 — 46% / 54% 0% $74,277 85 85%
Elementary Education 159 — 2% / 98% 0% $49,585 41 74%
English Education 3 — 33% / 67% 0% $60,160 67 85%
Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education 17 — 0% / 100% 0% $60,160 67 85%
General Education 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $49,791 41 85%
Health Teacher Education 45 — 18% / 82% 0% $60,160 67 85%
Mathematics Teacher Education 21 — 33% / 67% 0% $60,160 67 85%
Physics Teacher Education 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $60,160 67 85%
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education 5 — 60% / 40% 0% $60,160 67 85%
Secondary Education and Teaching 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $49,585 41 74%
Social Studies Teacher Education 16 — 31% / 69% 0% $60,160 67 85%
Special Education 66 — 3% / 97% 0% $54,315 54 83%
Teacher Education — — — — $54,727 55 —
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $60,160 67 85%
Art History 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $40,297 15 80%
Art/Art Studies 60 — 15% / 85% 0% $40,297 15 80%
Music 22 — 41% / 59% 5% $37,305 10 91%
Music Education 11 — 45% / 55% 0% $60,160 67 85%
Theater 19 — 32% / 68% 0% $39,901 14 96%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Science 530 62% / 38% 0% $72,862 90%
Computer Science 122 — 93% / 7% 0% $105,434 98 94%
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration 12 — 50% / 50% 0% $95,820 97 —
Information Technology 56 — 80% / 20% 0% $105,434 98 94%
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $64,551 74 —
Chemistry 11 — 73% / 27% 0% $66,825 78 —
Geosciences 8 — 88% / 12% 0% $63,854 73 —
Hydrology and Water Resources Science 3 — 100% / 0% 0% $64,446 74 —
Mathematics 39 — 64% / 36% 0% $76,435 87 —
Physics 10 — 90% / 10% 0% $91,592 95 89%
Statistics 25 — 60% / 40% 0% $84,537 92 97%
Nutrition Sciences 23 — 35% / 65% 0% $56,755 60 —
Geography and Environmental Studies 8 — 88% / 12% 0% $57,456 61 —
Interdisciplinary Studies 212 — 40% / 60% 0% $44,439 26 87%
Sustainability Studies — — — — $50,706 44 —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Jon M. Huntsman School of Business 738 60% / 40% 1% $73,777 92%
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 162 — 41% / 59% 1% $55,438 57 —
Accounting 98 — 72% / 28% 0% $84,245 92 95%
Business Analytics 36 — 72% / 28% 0% $83,942 92 —
Business Management and Administration 132 — 61% / 39% 1% $74,645 86 94%
Finance 130 — 80% / 20% 2% $84,357 92 91%
International Business 14 — 43% / 57% 7% $82,312 91 100%
Marketing 136 — 54% / 46% 2% $77,882 88 88%
Sports Management 9 — 11% / 89% 0% $53,734 52 —
Pre-Law 21 — 67% / 33% 0% $54,357 54 —

Rankings

My Tribe

Wonder Bread Most White Students
Heartland

Engineering

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
Gym Class Heroes Physical Education
Last One Picked, Still Made It

Professional

Top Gun II Generation Aviation
The Flight Line