USU Fall Enrollment Increases by 3.2%

Utah State University’s fall 2025 enrollment has shown continued growth with an overall student headcount increase across the state of 3.2% to 29,831. In addition to students who attend outside of the fall semester, Utah State serves approximately 34,000 students each year.

“USU’s strong fall enrollment reflects Utah State’s persistent commitment to access and opportunity,” Interim President Alan L. Smith said. “As a land-grant institution, we take pride in opening doors for students from every corner of our state and online, ensuring that higher education remains a powerful force for improving the lives of individuals, families, and communities.”

Enrollment Growth Highlights

For fall 2025, USU welcomed its largest-ever group of first-time students from Utah across the statewide system. In-state residents make up about three out of every four first-time students at USU, a strong reflection of how the university is meeting its land-grant mission of helping Utahns access higher education.

USU’s fall enrollment highlights also include:

• Undergraduate student enrollment increased by 3.6%.
• USU continues to serve Utah through affordable access to high school students. Concurrent enrollment increased across the entire USU system with the biggest gains in the statewide system of nearly 22%.
• Enrollment across the Logan campus is up 2% overall, driven primarily by a strong high school pipeline of students. New students coming straight from high school increased by 5.7% at the Logan campus.
• Full-time enrollment among incoming students increased 3% across the university, which indicates students are making faster progress toward completion.

Investing in New Students

More than 75% of first-year students participated in the Connections class on the Logan campus this fall, setting them up for success in college. Another 240 students participated across USU’s Eastern, Blanding and Tooele campuses.

Utah State invests in the success of new students through the Utah State Promise last-dollar scholarship, which ensures that Pell Grant-eligible students have their full tuition and fees covered; the Aggie Advantage Grant, just recently approved to continue through fall 2026 contributed to a 9% increase in student completions of the FAFSA for financial aid; and USU has expanded scholarship options for college-ready students.

Private donors are also playing a large role in student support. During the 2025 fiscal year, 107 new endowed scholarships were created, with 56 of those coming from first-time endowment donors. With this added support, more than $9.6 million given through 5,830 donor-funded scholarships to 4,394 students.