Utah State University
Logan, UT
School Background
2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 20,516
Graduate Enrollment: 3,171
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Highest degree awarded:
Graduate
Religious Affiliation:
None
Campus Details
Small City (<100k)
Four-year, large, primarily nonresidential
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full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Applicant and Admittance Traits
2022 Admission Rate: 92.63%
Male/Female: 45% / 55% (2017)
First generation college students: 28.4% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 21.7% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.3% (2017)
Test scores for admission: Considered but not required
Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 37.2% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 19.4% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 11.7% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 7.1% (2017)
Ethnicity Information
White: 83.3%
Black: 0.8%
Hispanic: 6.0%
Asian: 0.9%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 1.5%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.3%
2+ races: 2.4%
Non-resident alien: 0.7%
Unknown race: 4.0%
Black: 0.8%
Hispanic: 6.0%
Asian: 0.9%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 1.5%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.3%
2+ races: 2.4%
Non-resident alien: 0.7%
Unknown race: 4.0%
Costs & Fees
2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $20,239
In-State tuition: $8,960Out-of-State tuition: $24,080
Estimated books and supplies: $836 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $8,076 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $4,072 (2022)
Estimated off-campus room & board: $8,300 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $4,072 (2022)
Average Family Income: $71,338 (2017)
Median Family Income: $42,951 (2017)
Scholarships & Financial Aid
Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 28.8%Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 22.2%
Median federal loan debt at graduation: $14,340 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $152 (2021)
| Household Income | Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0-$30k | $8,962 |
| $30k-48k | $11,008 |
| $48k-75k | $12,882 |
| $75k-110k | $16,427 |
| $110k+ | $18,485 |
Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements
4-year graduation rate: 29%6-year graduation rate: 56%
1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 93.6% (2020)
Loans
Median federal debt for graduates: $14,340 (2021)Median federal debt for non-graduates: $6,500 (2021)
Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $10,000 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $11,000 (2021)
Ability to Repay Loans
| Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment (Non-delinquent/default) |
Percentage |
|---|---|
| @1 Year | 80.3% (2015) |
| @3 year | 84.1% (2017) |
| @5 year | 89.2% (2017) |
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 64.3% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 62.8% (2015)
Earnings Power
Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $41,246 (2020)Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $50,505 (2020)
Popular Majors
| Type of Degree | Major | 2022 Graduates | Median Federal Debt | Median Monthly Payment | 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) | 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doctoral Degree | Engineering, Other. | 6 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Area Studies. | 7 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Mathematics. | 3 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Statistics. | 7 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services. | 7 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences, Other. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 19 | $17,750 | $207 | $31,279 ($2,607) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Natural Resources Management and Policy. | 7 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Natural Resources Management and Policy. | 22 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Natural Resources Management and Policy. | 3 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Natural Resources Management and Policy. | 9 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Forestry. | 4 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Forestry. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management. | 56 | $21,000 | $203 | $33,754 ($2,813) | |
| Master's Degree | Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Environmental Design. | 11 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Landscape Architecture. | 17 | $48,671 ($4,056) | $61,739 ($5,145) | ||
| Master's Degree | Landscape Architecture. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Area Studies. | 42 | $13,000 | $138 | $33,660 ($2,805) | $44,503 ($3,709) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Communication and Media Studies. | 76 | $14,750 | $148 | $37,101 ($3,092) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Journalism. | 66 | $16,710 | $180 | $38,390 ($3,199) | $42,911 ($3,576) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | 30 | $25,858 ($2,155) | $53,112 ($4,426) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 88 | $17,996 | $175 | $67,784 ($5,649) | $91,862 ($7,655) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 320 | $14,757 | $156 | $33,949 ($2,829) | $48,047 ($4,004) |
| Master's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 51 | $137 | $57,193 ($4,766) | ||
| Master's Degree | Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. | 5 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering. | 7 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Civil Engineering. | 57 | $17,225 | $164 | $60,203 ($5,017) | $75,925 ($6,327) |
| Master's Degree | Civil Engineering. | 31 | $65,882 ($5,490) | $78,216 ($6,518) | ||
| Doctoral Degree | Civil Engineering. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer Engineering. | 19 | $64,563 ($5,380) | |||
| Master's Degree | Computer Engineering. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 36 | $14,500 | $147 | $67,878 ($5,657) | $87,163 ($7,264) |
| Master's Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 5 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | 9 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 143 | $13,654 | $139 | $64,542 ($5,379) | $77,504 ($6,459) |
| Master's Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 26 | $78,530 ($6,544) | |||
| Doctoral Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biological/Biosystems Engineering. | 35 | $12,000 | $137 | $49,213 ($4,101) | |
| Associate's Degree | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 928 | $11,000 | $104 | $25,531 ($2,128) | $36,363 ($3,030) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 128 | $20,917 | $191 | $30,086 ($2,507) | $42,982 ($3,582) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Biology, General. | 102 | $15,750 | $171 | $31,621 ($2,635) | $61,607 ($5,134) |
| Master's Degree | Biology, General. | 2 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Biology, General. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | 17 | $16,750 | $37,250 ($3,104) | ||
| Doctoral Degree | Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Botany/Plant Biology. | 15 | $36,104 ($3,009) | |||
| Master's Degree | Botany/Plant Biology. | 4 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Botany/Plant Biology. | 2 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Zoology/Animal Biology. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. | 14 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. | 15 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. | 11 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Mathematics. | 19 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Mathematics. | 8 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Economics. | 361 | $15,250 | $140 | $56,160 ($4,680) | $73,167 ($6,097) |
| Master's Degree | Economics. | 14 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Economics. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Geography and Cartography. | 5 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Geography and Cartography. | 4 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Geography and Cartography. | 27 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Political Science and Government. | 46 | $17,581 | $193 | $35,714 ($2,976) | $52,129 ($4,344) |
| Master's Degree | Political Science and Government. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Sociology. | 81 | $18,450 | $166 | $30,047 ($2,504) | $41,332 ($3,444) |
| Master's Degree | Sociology. | 4 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Sociology. | 3 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection. | 1 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Mechanics and Repairers, General. | 33 | $9,857 | $94 | ||
| Associate's Degree | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies. | 12 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies. | 8 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Precision Metal Working. | 2 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Precision Metal Working. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Air Transportation. | 41 | $25,500 | $265 | $31,506 ($2,626) | |
| Master's Degree | Air Transportation. | 2 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Ground Transportation. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Design and Applied Arts. | 15 | $48,448 ($4,037) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 20 | $15,601 | $172 | $25,895 ($2,158) | $25,367 ($2,114) |
| Master's Degree | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 172 | $14,000 | $148 | $49,448 ($4,121) | $64,575 ($5,381) |
| Master's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 137 | $349 | $84,943 ($7,079) | $92,050 ($7,671) | |
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Accounting and Related Services. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Accounting and Related Services. | 143 | $12,000 | $117 | $54,453 ($4,538) | $71,538 ($5,962) |
| Master's Degree | Accounting and Related Services. | 40 | $219 | $57,767 ($4,814) | $78,841 ($6,570) | |
| Associate's Degree | Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Finance and Financial Management Services. | 93 | $9,720 | $103 | $56,594 ($4,716) | $69,741 ($5,812) |
| Master's Degree | Finance and Financial Management Services. | 14 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Human Resources Management and Services. | 66 | $434 | $82,508 ($6,876) | $94,917 ($7,910) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | International Business. | 16 | $16,472 | $158 | $50,754 ($4,230) | |
| Master's Degree | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Marketing. | 152 | $13,801 | $146 | $51,511 ($4,293) | $67,969 ($5,664) |
| Bachelor's Degree | History. | 48 | $25,237 | $217 | $30,136 ($2,511) | $37,218 ($3,102) |
| Master's Degree | History. | 7 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Agriculture, General. | 19 | $12,000 | $127 | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Agricultural Business and Management. | 31 | $11,500 | $117 | $45,395 ($3,783) | $56,338 ($4,695) |
| Associate's Degree | Agricultural Mechanization. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Agricultural Production Operations. | 17 | $41,572 ($3,464) | |||
| Associate's Degree | Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services. | 13 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | International Agriculture. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Agricultural Public Services. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Animal Sciences. | 87 | $17,449 | $165 | $30,278 ($2,523) | $38,971 ($3,248) |
| Master's Degree | Animal Sciences. | 8 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Animal Sciences. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Plant Sciences. | 12 | $50,220 ($4,185) | |||
| Master's Degree | Plant Sciences. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Soil Sciences. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Soil Sciences. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 17 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Computer and Information Sciences, General. | 1 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Information Science/Studies. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Information Science/Studies. | 87 | $14,413 | $143 | $57,418 ($4,785) | $78,628 ($6,552) |
| Master's Degree | Information Science/Studies. | 25 | $80,076 ($6,673) | $86,489 ($7,207) | ||
| Associate's Degree | Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services. | 3 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Curriculum and Instruction. | 3 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Curriculum and Instruction. | 21 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Educational/Instructional Media Design. | 46 | $273 | $64,595 ($5,383) | $69,563 ($5,797) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Educational/Instructional Media Design. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Special Education and Teaching. | 180 | $18,125 | $119 | $57,508 ($4,792) | $49,647 ($4,137) |
| Master's Degree | Special Education and Teaching. | 9 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Special Education and Teaching. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 187 | $16,574 | $167 | $43,193 ($3,599) | $45,267 ($3,772) |
| Master's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 33 | $137 | $59,456 ($4,955) | $59,947 ($4,996) | |
| Master's Degree | Biological/Biosystems Engineering. | 6 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Biological/Biosystems Engineering. | 6 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Engineering-Related Fields. | 48 | $13,988 | $146 | $47,841 ($3,987) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 21 | $20,500 | $159 | $37,698 ($3,142) | $57,396 ($4,783) |
| Master's Degree | Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. | 49 | $9,718 | $96 | $30,564 ($2,547) | $44,984 ($3,749) |
| Master's Degree | Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. | 8 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 166 | $16,573 | $175 | $21,265 ($1,772) | $27,114 ($2,260) |
| Master's Degree | Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 5 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Apparel and Textiles. | 29 | $16,125 | $171 | $52,127 ($4,344) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate). | 20 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Statistics. | 27 | $42,742 ($3,562) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 118 | $19,500 | $180 | $31,920 ($2,660) | $41,372 ($3,448) |
| Master's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 3 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | 10 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | 72 | $21,932 | $199 | $28,338 ($2,362) | $39,623 ($3,302) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies. | 18 | $28,579 ($2,382) | $37,883 ($3,157) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Philosophy. | 15 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Religion/Religious Studies. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Chemistry. | 14 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Chemistry. | 1 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Chemistry. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 12 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 11 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Physics. | 17 | $50,651 ($4,221) | |||
| Master's Degree | Physics. | 3 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Physics. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Psychology, General. | 159 | $18,461 | $191 | $27,843 ($2,320) | $41,237 ($3,436) |
| Master's Degree | Psychology, General. | 50 | $238 | $54,514 ($4,543) | $57,587 ($4,799) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Psychology, General. | 6 | ||||
| Associate's Degree | Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 27 | $11,700 | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Social Work. | 82 | $16,132 | $164 | $30,124 ($2,510) | $39,435 ($3,286) |
| Master's Degree | Social Work. | 14 | $233 | $50,856 ($4,238) | $48,487 ($4,041) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Anthropology. | 25 | $21,000 | $186 | $26,905 ($2,242) | $30,608 ($2,551) |
| Master's Degree | Anthropology. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 59 | $17,500 | $182 | $31,454 ($2,621) | $31,040 ($2,587) |
| Master's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Music. | 31 | $13,500 | $123 | $22,929 ($1,911) | $35,642 ($2,970) |
| Master's Degree | Music. | 2 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | 344 | $17,479 | $134 | $30,686 ($2,557) | $50,790 ($4,233) |
| Master's Degree | Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | 31 | $264 | $49,872 ($4,156) | $52,575 ($4,381) | |
| First Professional Degree | Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | 5 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | 7 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Public Health. | 24 | $67,477 ($5,623) | |||
| Master's Degree | Public Health. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | 8 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | 7 | $56,632 ($4,719) | |||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | 16 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. | 15 | $137 | $72,397 ($6,033) | ||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. | 59 | $133 | $52,811 ($4,401) | ||
| Associate's Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 52 | $18,900 | $139 | $50,727 ($4,227) | $61,151 ($5,096) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 21 | $21,265 | $156 | ||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. | 44 | $14,000 | $105 |
Campus Resources
Average faculty salary: $86,922Full time faculty: 97%
Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 21.0
School's endowment start of year: $436,491,736 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $522,949,924 (2022)