Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at USU is largely skewed towards women students, with 55.7% of undergraduate students being women and 44.3% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 24,255, with 13,506 women and 10,749 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at USU is largely skewed towards women students, with 56.3% of undergraduate students being women and 43.7% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 3,171, with 1,784 women and 1,387 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 44.3% 10,749 students
- women 55.7% 13,506 students
Graduate Students
- men 43.7% 1,387 students
- women 56.3% 1,784 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is White, comprising 84.8% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 20,259 students.
Following behind are Hispanic students, constituting 6.1% of the student body, with 1,454 students. Mixed race students represent 2.5% of the population, with 591 students, while Asian students account for 0.8%, with 203 students. African American students account for 0.8% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 192 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.3% , with 75 students.
International students make up 0.7% of the undergraduate population, totaling 164 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 4.0% of the population, totaling 953 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within USU.
Undergraduate Students
- White 84.8% 20,259 students
- Hispanic 6.1% 1,454 students
- Unknown race 4.0% 953 students
- Mixed race 2.5% 591 students
- Asian 0.8% 203 students
- African American 0.8% 192 students
- International students 0.7% 164 students
- Hawaiian 0.3% 75 students
Graduate Students
- White 77.8% 2,450 students
- International students 7.0% 222 students
- Hispanic 6.7% 211 students
- Asian 2.4% 77 students
- Unknown race 2.4% 76 students
- Mixed race 2.1% 67 students
- African American 1.1% 35 students
- Hawaiian 0.4% 12 students
Transfer Students
- White 84.3% 1,055 students
- Hispanic 7.7% 96 students
- Mixed race 3.2% 40 students
- African American 1.6% 20 students
- International students 1.3% 16 students
- Unknown race 1.2% 15 students
- Asian 0.4% 5 students
- Hawaiian 0.4% 5 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 27% 6,477 students
- 18-19 24% 5,851 students
- 22-24 21% 5,199 students
- 25-29 7% 1,686 students
- 30-34 2% 606 students
- 40-49 2% 520 students
- 35-39 2% 414 students
- 50-64 1% 151 students
- 25-29 36% 1,149 students
- 22-24 19% 598 students
- 30-34 16% 496 students
- 40-49 12% 386 students
- 35-39 11% 340 students
- 50-64 5% 155 students
- 20-21 1% 38 students
- 18-19 0% 1 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at Utah State University in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | 2,953 | 70.54% | |
| Idaho | 332 | 7.93% | |
| California | 106 | 2.53% | |
| Colorado | 99 | 2.37% | |
| Texas | 96 | 2.29% | |
| Washington | 69 | 1.65% | |
| Arizona | 62 | 1.48% | |
| Nevada | 51 | 1.22% | |
| Virginia | 41 | less than 1% | |
| Wyoming | 40 | less than 1% | |
| Oregon | 39 | less than 1% | |
| Montana | 26 | less than 1% | |
| North Carolina | 20 | less than 1% | |
| Minnesota | 18 | less than 1% | |
| Alaska | 17 | less than 1% | |
| Illinois | 17 | less than 1% | |
| Pennsylvania | 16 | less than 1% | |
| New Mexico | 15 | less than 1% | |
| Georgia | 13 | less than 1% | |
| Michigan | 11 | less than 1% | |
| Ohio | 11 | less than 1% | |
| Alabama | 10 | less than 1% | |
| Mississippi | 10 | less than 1% | |
| Maryland | 9 | less than 1% | |
| Missouri | 9 | less than 1% | |
| Wisconsin | 8 | less than 1% | |
| Connecticut | 7 | less than 1% | |
| Indiana | 7 | less than 1% | |
| Florida | 6 | less than 1% | |
| New York | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Tennessee | 6 | less than 1% | |
| Hawaii | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Kansas | 5 | less than 1% | |
| New Hampshire | 5 | less than 1% | |
| New Jersey | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Oklahoma | 5 | less than 1% | |
| South Carolina | 5 | less than 1% | |
| Iowa | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Maine | 4 | less than 1% | |
| Arkansas | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Louisiana | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Nebraska | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Delaware | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Rhode Island | 2 | less than 1% | |
| North Dakota | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Vermont | 1 | less than 1% |
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