Utah State University

About Utah State University

Utah State University (USU or Utah State) is a public land-grant university and research university in Logan, Utah, United States. Founded in 1888 under the Morrill Land-Grant Acts as Utah's only federal land-grant institution, USU is one of the state's two flagship universities. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". As of fall 2025, USU enrolled 29,831 students across its statewide system, making its Logan campus the largest public residential campus in Utah, with more than 84 percent of students living away from home. Under the Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act, signed by President Abraham Lincoln, USU's original land-grant oriented mission was to provide education in agriculture, mechanical arts, science, classical studies, military science and officer training for all branches of the U.S. Department of Defense (then named the "United States Department of War"), later expanding to include liberal arts, business, and engineering. Today, Utah State operates 14 separate statewide campuses (including 3 residential campuses), 29 extension office locations, 14 research farms, 8 field sites, and over 50 research centers, having the most campuse

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