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Utah State University

Utah State University
Old Main Hill
Logan, UT 84322

Official telephone: (435) 797-1000
Fax number: (435) 797-3880

Website: www.usu.edu


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Screen last updated on: September 10, 2007
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 6,619 men, 6,160 women, 12,779 total
Full-time undergraduates: 5,463 men, 5,221 women, 10,684 total
Part-time undergraduates: 1,156 men, 939 women, 2,095 total
Total graduate students: 1,044 men, 621 women, 1,665 total
Full-time graduate students: 578 men, 345 women, 923 total
Part-time graduate students: 466 men, 276 women, 742 total
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 22
U.S. region where majority of students come from: West
Percent of full-time U.S. undergraduates from out of state: 31%
First-year student breakdown:
1.2% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.2% American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.4% Asian or Pacific Islander
1.9% Hispanic
89.5% White (non-Hispanic)
1.4% total international (nonresident aliens)
4.4% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown
Undergraduate breakdown:
0.8% Black (non-Hispanic)
0.4% American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.5% Asian or Pacific Islander
2.1% Hispanic
88.7% White (non-Hispanic)
3.0% total international (nonresident aliens)
3.5% race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

Utah State University
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 450 acres
City or town school is located in: Logan, Utah
Population of city/town: 50,000
Locations of branch/satellite campuses: Brigham City, Moab, Ogden, Roosevelt, Tooele, Vernal
Nearest major city: Salt Lake City
Distance of nearest major city: 85 miles
Population of nearest major city: 250,000
Online campus map: www.cpi.usu.edu/
campusmaps.htm

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • women's dorms
  • men's dorms
  • sorority housing
  • fraternity housing
  • single-student apartments
  • married-student apartments
  • special housing for disabled students
  • special housing for international students
  • other housing including Mobile Home Park
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, Smoking prohibited in nondesignated areas.
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: no

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 850
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Quinney Natural Resources Research Library, Anne Carroll Moore Library
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Nora Eccles Harrison Museum, Space Dynamics Lab, Water Research Lab, Center for Persons with Disabilities, Edith Bowen Elementary School, Caine Dairy, Bio-Technilogy Center

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Remedial learning services:
reading, writing, math, study skills
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, day care, health insurance, Outdoor Recreation Center
Counseling services:
minority student, military, veteran student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious
Career placement services:
co-op education, internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special housing, adaptive equipment, braille services
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: fully

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 5
Number of fraternities that have chapter houses: 4
Percent of men who join fraternities: 2%
Number of social sororities on campus: 3
Number of sororities that have chapter houses: 3
Percent of women who join sororities: 2%
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper
School newspaper(s): The Statesman
Number of honor societies: 9
Total number of registered organizations: 200
Campus-based religious organizations:
Christian Fellowship, Faith and Fellowship Center, Jewish Union, Lambda Delta Sigma, Latter-Day Saints Student Association, Lutheran Student Association, Muslim Student Association, Newman Club, Sigma Gamma Chi
Minority student organizations:
Arab, Asian-American, Black, Hispanic, Indian, Japanese, Korean, Native American, Polynesian, and Southeast Asian student groups, International Council
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
concert, jazz, marching, and pep bands, orchestra, choral groups, music clubs, concert series, Old Lyric Repertory Company, children's theatre, gamers, drill team, flying team, martial arts groups, art guild, Amnesty International, College Republicans, gay/lesbian alliance, Circle K, partners program, Society for Creative Anachronism, academic and professional groups, team managers, outdoor recreation center

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Randy Spetman,
Athletic Director
Director of women's athletics: Mary Ellen Cloninger,
SWA
Athletic department's mailing address: Athletic Director
Rance Pugmire
Utah State University
7400 Old Main Hill
Logan, UT 84322-7400
School mascot: Aggies
Athletic conference memberships: Big West Conference (Division I, Football I-A);Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (Division I)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's basketballno 
Men's cross-countryno 
Men's footballno 
Men's golfno 
Men's tennisno 
Men's track and field (indoor)no 
Men's track and field (outdoor)no 
Women's basketballyesNCAA Div. I
Women's basketballno 
Women's cross-countryno 
Women's gymnasticsno 
Women's soccerno 
Women's softballno 
Women's tennisno 
Women's track and field (indoor)no 
Women's track and field (outdoor)no 
Women's volleyballno 

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports: 7%

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Salt Lake City (85 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Ogden (34 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Logan (1 mile)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus: 29%
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: fair
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
Percent of graduates who pursue further study: 23% within one year of graduation
Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major: 82% within one year of graduation
List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:
Cache School District, Logan School District, Hewlett Packard, Sherwin-Williams, Micron, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, KPMG Peat Marwick, Compaq Computer
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • Charlie Denson, B.S., Marketing, '78. President of Nike Brand, where he is in charge of global and regional profits and corporate function. Kathleen Clarke, B.S., Political Science, '72. Director, U.S. Bureau of Land Management. First woman to be appointed to this position.

 
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