Accreditation
Utah State University (USU) has been continuously accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) since 1924. NWCCU most recently reaffirmed USU’s accreditation on July 23, 2021. The next evaluation is scheduled for Spring 2025.
NWCCU is an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).
Inquiries regarding an institution’s accredited status by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities should be directed to Jeff Aird, USU’s accreditation liaison officer.
Individuals may also contact:
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
8060 165th Avenue N.E., Suite 100
Redmond, WA 98052
(425) 558-4224
www.nwccu.org
Additional Accreditations
Many USU programs are also accredited by discipline-specific associations and organizations as follows:
- AACSB International – The Association to Advance College Schools of Business
- Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing
- Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics
- Accrediting Board of Engineering and Technology
- Air University (USAF)
- American Association of Museums
- American Chemistry Society
- American Music Therapy Association
- American Psychological Association
- Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family Therapy Education
- Commission on English Language Program Accreditation
- Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP)
- Council for Interior Design Accreditation
- Council of Social Work Educators
- Council on Academic Accreditation of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
- Institute of Food Technologists
- Landscape Architecture and Accreditation Board
- National Association of School Psychologists
- National Association of Schools of Music
- National Association of Schools of Theater
- National Council on Family Relations
- National Institute of Food and Agriculture
- National Recreation and Park Association
- Society of American Foresters
- Society of Range Management
- US Army
- Utah State Office of Education
- Utah State Board of Education – Teacher Education Program
