by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Utah State University was awarded 443 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is liberal arts / sciences & humanities.
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USU landed the #341 spot in College Factual's 2024 ranking of best overall colleges in the United States. The higher ed experts analyzed 2,217 colleges and universities across the nation to determine this ranking. This is an improvement over the previous year, when USU held the #423 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
USU is also ranked #5 out of 13 schools in Utah.
The acceptance rate at Utah State University is 93%, which is higher than many other schools to which you may be applying. But don't think getting into USU is a sure thing. The admissions staff is still going to review your application to see if you are a good fit for the school.
About 13% of students accepted to USU submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 550 and 660. Math scores were between 530 and 650.
The student to faculty ratio at Utah State University is 21 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1. This may indicate that some of your classes will be larger in size than they would be at other schools. However, upper level classes will probably be smaller.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Utah State University is 97%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 74% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Utah State University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
When it comes to finishing their studies on time, those seeking a bachelor's degree from USU have a four-year graduation rate of 28%. This is comparable to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 24,647 undergraduates at USU with 17,117 being full-time and 7,530 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $9,148 | $9,821 | $13,553 | $16,801 | $17,905 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of USU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At USU, approximately 19% of students took out student loans averaging $6,086 a year. That adds up to $24,344 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at USU is 3.6%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for USU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322-1400 |
| Phone: | 435-797-1000 |
| Website: | https://www.usu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/UtahState |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/USUAggies |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Economics | 419 | $49,648 |
| Communication Sciences | 322 | $29,537 |
| Teacher Education Subject Specific | 180 | $31,591 |
| General Psychology | 175 | $26,726 |
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 164 | $32,155 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 148 | $62,717 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 145 | $40,754 |
| Business Administration & Management | 134 | $45,008 |
| Health & Physical Education | 130 | NA |
| Human Development & Family Studies | 125 | $22,192 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 18,498 students took at least one online class at Utah State University. This is a decrease from the 20,592 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 18,498 | 4,747 |
| 2019-2020 | 20,592 | 5,350 |
| 2018-2019 | 13,952 | 5,005 |
| 2017-2018 | 13,852 | 4,905 |
| 2016-2017 | 13,148 | 4,852 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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