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  • Students

    Find out more about the characteristics of students who attend USU.

  • Admissions

    See how many students applied, accepted, and enrolled at USU. Learn more about students’ high school preparation and test scores.

  • College Costs & Financial Aid

    Learn about costs to attend USU and how much financial aid is typically awarded.

  • College Cost Estimator

    Estimate your cost to attend USU in a few simple steps.

  • Classes and Campus Life

    Learn more about professors, where students live, and campus safety at USU.

  • Student Experiences

    Discover ways to be actively involved in your education at USU – inside and outside the classroom.

  • Majors, Graduation and Next Steps

    See which majors are most popular at USU and what recent graduates plan to do after earning their bachelor's degree.

  • Student Success & Progress

    Discover how many students who start at USU finish their bachelor's degree and how long it takes.

  • Student Learning Outcomes

    Figure out what learning gains to expect in critical thinking, writing, and other important subjects at USU.

USU Classes & Instructors

Classroom Environment
 
Students per Faculty 19 to 1
Undergraduate classes with fewer than 30 students 62%
Undergraduate classes with fewer than 50 students 82%
 
Total Full-Time Instructional Faculty 702
% of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Who Are Female 32%
% of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Who Are Persons of Color 7%
% of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Who Have the Highest Academic Degree Offered in Their Field of Study 85%
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Campus-based Housing

54% of new freshmen live in campus-based housing or residence halls.
20% of all undergraduates live on campus

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Campus Safety

Compared to similar institutions, Utah State University has a very low crime rate. In fact, USU was named the safest metropolitan university campus in the country in 2007. This environment allows for open access to facilities for the benefit of students, faculty, and staff. USU's goal is to maintain this access while ensuring the safety of people and property

Campus Crime Statistics

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Carnegie Classification of Institutional Characteristics

The Carnegie Classification's were created "to reference the great diversity of colleges and universities in the United States, and ... enable [people] to identify groups of roughly comparable institutions." For information on the Carnegie Classifications system, please visit their website: http://classifications.carnegiefoundation.org/

Basic Type
Research Universities (high research activity)
Size and Setting
Large four-year, primarily residential
Enrollment Profile
High undergraduate
Undergraduate Profile
Full-time four-year, selective, higher transfer-in
Undergraduate Instructional Program
Professions plus arts & sciences, high graduate coexistence
Graduate Instructional Program
Doctoral, STEM dominant

NOTE: Institutional classifications based on the Carnegie 2010 edition.

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