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USU is a Carnegie Foundation Doctoral/Research University Extensive institution.
USU is the Land-Grant Institution for the State of Utah.

Name changes:
- 1888 - Agricultural College of Utah
- 1916 - Utah Agricultural College
- 1929 - Utah State Agricultural College
- 1957 - Utah State University

USU is ranked in the top 3% of all colleges and universities in the nation.
USU receives more than 186 million in research dollars each year.
USU's research has been instrumental in the creation of more than 50 companies.
USU offers more than 200 undergraduate degrees, 90 masters, and 35 doctoral degrees.

USU's aircraft design teams have won first place in the nation 3 out of 4 years.
USU's math classes are restricted to no more than 35 students each.
80% of the pre-med graduates are placed (nat. ave. is 45%), 60% of the pre-dental students are placed, and 85% of the Vet science students are placed (nat. ave. is 33%) in schools.
USU has the only Music Therapy program in Utah and USU students pass their certification at a rate of 100% as compared to the national average of 80%.
USU has two pilot training programs. One is through the Mechanical Engineering Department (through commercial rating), and the other is the Air Force ROTC program.

USU professors have been selected as the Carnegie Utah Professor of the Year 7 out of the last 10 years.
Approximately 85% of the professors have earned their Doctoral or terminal degree.
There are approximately 800 faculty members.

Approximately 80% of the students at USU ( Logan campus) are living away from home
Approximately 80% of the USU students are undergraduates
98% of USU graduates, who responded to our survey, are employed in their field of study, or in grad school within a year of graduation
USU's students represent all 50 states and 83 countries
USU has more than 250 student clubs and organizations
The male/female percentages are: 49% male, 51% female
USU has approximately 16,000 students on the Logan campus, and approximately 22,000 statewide
USU has approximately 1,500 international students
Approximately 4% of the students are ethnic minorities
Freshmen who live on campus:
- Get better grades
- Take more credits per semester
- Have a lower drop-out rate
- Have more fun.

USU's Logan campus is about 400 acres and more than 7,000 acres for research state-wide.
The concrete "A" was built by the "Be No Club" in 1916, and they started the "True Aggie" tradition.
USU is approximately 5-8 degrees cooler than Salt Lake.
Cache Valley wears the colorful coats of all four seasons.
USU has more green space than any other college in Utah.

USU is ranked as one of the "100 College Best Buys" in the US
USU offers more than 50 million dollars in scholarships and financial aid each year to students
The USU admission/scholarship application fee is $40
The new freshmen resident tuition and student body fees for one academic year are approx. $3,949
The new freshmen nonresident tuition and student body fees for one academic year are approx. $11,449
The student body fees are about $272 per semester
To gain residency status as a student, one must first earn 60 semester credits in Utah
Federal Financial Aid comes in three forms: grants, loans, and work study
The admission index uses a combination of GPA and ACT/SAT composite score.
The minimum Index for admission for 2006-07 is 90. In addition, the minimum GPA is 2.5, minimum ACT is 18
The toll free number for the Office of Admissions is 1-800-488-8108
The E-mail address for Admissions is admit@usu.edu.

USU is a Division I athletic school

USU has 7 men's and 9 women's NCAA sports available: