Utah State University
Logan, UT · Public · Small city · Carnegie R1/R2 · USU
Public institution in Logan, UT · 20,342 undergraduates · 94% acceptance rate · $54,022 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 5%Undergraduates
- Top 15%Median graduate debt
- Top 22%Cost of attendance
- Top 25%In-state tuition & fees
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $12,869503rd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $9,228508th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $24,8021,056th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $21,050439th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $14,340287th lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $54,022848th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $44,822899th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 57.3%860th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 74.2%1,016th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 93.6%1,351st most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1189433rd highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- 25346th highest of 952 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 20,342114th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 19.0:11,798th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 25.7%1,429th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 66 mi (SLC)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- EADec 2
- RDJul 29
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- $50
- Personal essay
- Optional / not required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 81 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $71,575 | $71,015 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $70,083 | $69,338 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $65,944 | $63,501 |
| Mechanical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $63,324 | $61,728 |
| Public HealthHealth Professions | bachelors | $63,005 | $38,289 |
| Information Science/StudiesComputer Science | bachelors | $57,318 | $60,298 |
| International BusinessBusiness | bachelors | $56,415 | $44,835 |
| Civil EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $55,859 | $54,656 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $52,420 | $50,439 |
| MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | $51,273 | $44,942 |
| EconomicsSocial Sciences | bachelors | $50,515 | $52,107 |
| Landscape ArchitectureArchitecture | bachelors | $49,918 | $47,729 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1888source
- Athletic nickname: "Aggies"source
- Maverik Stadium, Utah State seats about 25,513source
- Competes in NCAA Division Isource
- Mascot: Big Bluesource
- Motto: ""Research, Service, Teaching""source
- Formerly known as "Agricultural College of Utah" (1888–1928)source
- Formerly known as "Utah State Agricultural College" (1928–1957)source
- Athletic conference: Pac-12source
- Football rivalry: Battle of the Brothers (since 1892)source
- Plays for the "Bridger Rifle" (since 1903)source
- Plays for the "The Old Wagon Wheel" (since 1922)source
- Fight song: ""Utah State Fight Song""source
- Notable alum: Harry Reidsource
- Notable alum: Lars Peter Hansensource
- Notable alum: Nolan Bushnellsource
- Notable alum: Mary L. Cleavesource
- Notable alum: Hesham Qandilsource
Athletics — 9 sports
NCAA Division I-FBS · NCAA Division I
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $7,489,322 (M $4,339,128 · W $3,150,194)
- Basketball
- Football
- Golf
- Gymnastics
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Utah State University’s 20,342 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In UT
- Weber State UniversityOgden, UT · 15,619 undergrads
- University of UtahSalt Lake City, UT · 26,041 undergrads
- Utah Valley UniversityOrem, UT · 27,481 undergrads
- Southern Utah UniversityCedar City, UT · 9,533 undergrads
- Brigham Young UniversityProvo, UT · 32,221 undergrads
- Utah Tech UniversitySaint George, UT · 8,320 undergrads
Elsewhere
- University at BuffaloBuffalo, NY · 20,284 undergrads
- University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, PA · 20,189 undergrads
- James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg, VA · 20,497 undergrads
- Palm Beach State CollegeLake Worth, FL · 20,532 undergrads
- The University of Texas at El PasoEl Paso, TX · 20,547 undergrads
- University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, NC · 20,556 undergrads
Key links
- Official websiteusu.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 230728)
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