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BASIC INFORMATION:

ENROLLMENT:

ACADEMICS:

ATHLETICS:

Varsity Sports (NCAA Division 1-A, Western Athletic Conference):

- Nickname: Aggies
- Mascot: "Big Blue" the bull
- Colors: Aggie Blue (navy) and white
- Teams: 16 varsity teams

Athletic Successes:

- Graduation success rate for student athletes: 82% — leads Western Athletic Conference (2008)
- USU Basketball team ranked 17th, its highest ranking ever, in the "USA Today/ESPN Coaches Poll" (Feb. 2012)
- USU Basketball team ranked 22nd in the Associated Press's "Top 25 Poll" (Feb. 2012)
- Athletic Successes: Graduation success rate for student athletes: 82% — leads Western Athletic Conference (2008)

TUITION AND EXPENSES:

Tuition Costs	Semester	Year
Undergraduate (12 credits/year)	$2,778	$5,556
Undergraduate nonresident (12 credits/year)	$7,970	$15,940
Undergraduate international (12 credits/year)	$8,416	$16,812
Graduate resident (9 credits/year)	$2,551	$5,102
Graduate nonresident (9 credits/year)	$7,921	$15,842

Expenses	Semester	Year
Room and board	$2,500	$5,000
Books and supplies	$400	$800

Note: Costs may vary based on your program of study and are subject to change. The figures provided are estimates. For current tuition rates, go to www.usu.edu/tuition.

INSTITUTIONAL FUNDING:

Fundraising (Comprehensive Campaign):

- Completing the Picture: $512 million (October 2012)
- Total Endowment: $209.2 million

ALUMNI:

Criteria for Notable Alumni recognition: With more than 160,000 alumni in the United States and in more than 100 countries around the globe, Utah State University alumni are making an impact. Alumni success stories listed in the "USU at a Glance" have achieved national prominence and recognition in their chosen profession.

Alumni:

- Total: 160,000
- Location: All 50 states and in more than 100 countries
- Percent of alumni who rate the current academic quality of USU as excellent or very good: 60%
- Percent of Alumni who said if they had to make the decision again, they would still attend USU: 90%
- Percent of alumni who would recommend USU to a friend or relative who wants to attend college: 90%
- Percent who agreed USU had prepared them well for employment: 82%

Notable Alumni:

- Greg Carr, B.S., History, '82, avid human rights activist and founder of the Greg C. Carr Foundation to support human rights, education and the arts
- Mary Louise Cleave, M.S., Biology, '75; PhD., Civil & Environmental Engineering, '80, NASA Astronaut
- Charlie Denson, B.S., Marketing, '78, President of Nike Brand
- Merlin Olsen, B.S., Finance, '62, well-known athlete and media personality
- Harry Reid, B.S., Political Science, '61, Democratic Senator of the state Nevada and the Democratic Leader in the United States Senate

NATIONAL RANKINGS:

Criteria for National Rankings and Recognitions: Utah State University has achieved several national and regional recognitions for its outstanding academic programs, faculty and students. Rankings promoted in the Utah State University Fast Facts reflect the university’s mission statement as one of the nation’s premier student-centered land-grant and space-grant universities.

• #1 highest-ranked public university in the West and #4 in the nation for lowest tuition in "America's Top Colleges" (Forbes, "America's Best College Buys," Aug. 2011)
• #15 in "America's Best College Buys" (Forbes, "America's Best College Buys," Aug. 2011)
• Ranked 6th in the nation's best public national universities for graduates with the least debt (U.S. News & World Report, "Debt Load, Class of 2010, Best Colleges 2012," Sep. 2011)
• "Best in the West" College (Princeton Review, "2012 Best Colleges: Region by Region," Aug. 2012)
• Ranked in top 2 percent of prestigious graduate schools of education in the United States for the past 12 years, Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services (U.S. News and World Report, "America's Best Graduate Schools," 2013 edition)
• "Best in the West" College (Princeton Review, "2012 Best Colleges: Region by Region," Aug. 2012)
• One of the country's most environmentally responsible universities (Princeton Review, "Guide to 311 Green Colleges," April 2011)
• Utah State University was named as a "Tree Campus USA" school in April 2011. USU was one of only four universities in the country selected for special tree planting ceremonies sponsored by the Arbor Day Foundation and Toyota. USU is the first Tree Campus USA university in the state of Utah. (Utah State Today, April 2011)
• Ranked 92nd of the nation's best public national universities (U.S. News & World Report, "Best Colleges 2011," Aug. 2010)

Research:

• $213 million in research awards during 2011 fiscal year, a record 43% increase over funding in 2009. (Aug. 2011)
• 2nd oldest undergraduate research program in the nation (est. in 1975) behind only Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• A record 44 patents were filed and 11 patents were issued to USU, along with 10 commercialized technologies that fall into the "copyright category" (Utah State University Technology Commercialization Office, Fiscal Year 2009)
• A record 10 companies were spun out from 2009 to 2010, the average for a university is 3 per year (Utah State University Technology Commercialization Office, Aug. 2010)

Logan:

• #4 Most Secure Place to Live, Logan, Small Town Category (Farmers Insurance Group of Companies, Jan. 2010)
• #3 in "Top 10 College Towns for 2012," Logan (Livability.com, Aug. 2012)
• Cache County is #22 in the nation's "Top 25 Counties That Have Experienced the Most Job Growth in the Last 10 Years" (CNN Money.com, "Where the Jobs Are," Aug. 2011)
• One of the "Best Underrated College Towns," Logan (Maria Minsker, Cornell University, "Best Underrated College Towns," Feb. 2012)
• One of America's "Best College Towns," Logan (MSN, "A Survey Course in College Towns," Sept. 2011)
• One of the "Best Places to Live," North Logan (CNN Money Magazine, Aug. 2011)

SUSTAINABILITY

President Stan Albrecht approved a Climate Action Plan in mid-2010 that outlines steps aimed at minimizing USU’s greenhouse gas emissions. The plan is part of the American College and University Presidents' Climate Commitment that Albrecht signed in 2007. He was the first in the state to sign the pledge.

USU is a leading eco-friendly institution:

• One of the country's most environmentally responsible universities (Princeton Review, "Guide to 311 Green Colleges," April 2011)
• Utah State University was named as a "Tree Campus USA" school in April 2011. (Arbor Day Foundation and Toyota, April 2011)
• Nearly all of USU's Aggie Shuttles, which transport nearly 1 million people a year, run on compressed natural gas. It is the state's only alternative-fuel bus system in higher education.
• USU’s central heating system burns natural gas, reducing air pollutants in Cache Valley by more than 230 tons annually.
• The student-run Aggie Blue Bikes program provides bicycle loans to students and employees free of charge.
• The campus has several low-water-usage gardens, which showcase native plants and have interpretive displays that encourage people to garden with water-efficient plants.
• Over the past 15 years, USU has retrofitted 3.5 million square feet of space with efficient fluorescent lighting, reducing the university’s energy usage by 30 percent.
• The university runs the Utah Botanical Center and Utah House in Kaysville and the Swaner EcoCenter and Preserve outside Park City. These centers preserve the natural environment and educate visitors about living in ways that conserve natural resources.
• Even with a 20 percent increase in the student population since 1990, the university has managed to keep energy consumption to a minimum, increasing by only 1 percent during that time.
• Several major university research projects revolve around sustainability, including research on intuitive buildings that save energy and research aimed at developing biofuels from algae growth and from plant growth on previously unused municipal land.

For more information, visit the Sustainability website.

ADMISSIONS AND VISITOR INFORMATION:

Undergraduate Admissions:

USU Office of Undergraduate Admissions, Taggart Student Center, Room 102, 0160 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322-0160; Toll Free: 800-488-8108 or Local: 435-797-1079, www.usu.edu/admissions/.

Graduate Admissions:

USU School of Graduate Studies, Old Main, Room 164, 0900 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322-0900; Phone: (435) 797-1189, www.usu.edu/graduateschool/.

Visitor Information Center:

Located at entrance of Aggie Parking Terrace, approximately 600 N. 700 East, Open Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m., 435-797-6869 or email at usuparking@usu.edu.

Athletics Ticket Office:

Located on the west side of the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum, approximately 850 E. 900 North, Open Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., 435-797-0305 or toll free 1-888-878-2831.

Caine College of the Arts Box Office:

Located in the Chase Fine Arts Center, approximately 1110 E. 610 North, Open Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., or one hour prior to event, 435-797-8022, or online at http//boxoffice.usu.edu.

*Additional Facts about USU are available from the Office of Analysis, Assessment and Accreditation.

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