Utah State University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Utah State University

Utah State University operates as a public institution located in Logan, Utah (city: small), with a total reported enrollment of 20,272 students of which 30,065 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Utah State University is categorized as “15” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 92.5%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,187 and an ACT midpoint of 25. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $14,936, with published in-state tuition of $9,228 and a Pell grant recipient share of 25.8%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $14,340, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 58.2%, and the first-year retention rate is 70.8%. Graduates earn a median of $54,022 ten years after enrolling, compared with $44,822 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 811100.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 63.2% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.