Utah State University (USU) is a public land-grant research university in Logan, Utah. As of 2025, USU is organized into ten academic colleges and schools that oversee the university's teaching, research, and statewide outreach missions. The organization reflects USU's land-grant heritage and its strengths in agriculture, engineering, education, natural resources, business, the arts, and the liberal arts. University-wide graduate policy is coordinated through the School of Graduate Studies, and statewide access is supported in partnership with USU Statewide Campuses and USU Extension.
Current colleges and schools The following colleges and schools grant undergraduate and/or graduate degrees and certificates at Utah State University:
College or school Abbreviation (common) Year founded Areas of emphasis / notes Caine College of the Arts CCA 2010 Art & Design; Music; Theatre; Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art. College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences CAAS 1888 Agriculture; aviation & drone technology; nutrition & food science; applied economics; plants, soils & climate; landscape architecture; technology & engineering education. Renamed in 2013 to reflect broader scope. College of Engineering COE 1903 Biological, civil, computer, electrical, environmental, and mechanical engineering; graduate programs in aerospace, composites, space systems, and engineering education; home to the Utah Water Research Laboratory. College of Humanities and Social Sciences CHaSS 1888 Ten departments including English; History; Journalism & Communication; Political Science; Social Work; World Languages; Aerospace Studies; Military Science; hosts Western American Literature and Western Historical Quarterly. College of Science COS 1903 Biology, Chemistry & Biochemistry, Geosciences, Mathematics & Statistics, Physics. Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services CEHS 1924 Teacher education; psychology; human development; communicative disorders; kinesiology; social work; #39 (tie) in U.S. News Best Education Schools (2024–25). Jon M. Huntsman School of Business Huntsman 1889 Oldest continuously operating business college in the Western U.S.; programs in accounting, economics, finance, management, MIS; home to the Shingo Institute. S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Natural Resources QCNR 1891 Environment & society; wildland resources; watershed sciences; renamed in 2012 following a $10 million gift from the Quinney Foundation. School of Graduate Studies SGS 1950 University-wide oversight of graduate degrees and policy; coordinates with all academic colleges. College of Veterinary Medicine CVM 2022 Utah's first four-year veterinary college; evolved from the prior WIMU regional DVM program with Washington State University.
Historical development In 1903, the Agricultural College of Utah (now USU) organized six schools: Agriculture; Military Science; Agricultural Engineering and Mechanical Arts; Home Economics; General Science; and Commerce. By 1923, the institution had seven academic colleges—Agriculture; Home Economics; Military Science; Agricultural Engineering; Commerce and Business Administration; Mechanic Arts; and General Science—and created a School of Education in 1924. The arts were reorganized when the Caine College of the Arts became a stand-alone college in 2010, separating from the former Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences structure. The College of Agriculture was renamed the College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences in 2013 to reflect expanded programs in aviation, technology, and applied fields. USU launched the state's first four-year College of Veterinary Medicine in 2022, building on the long-running WIMU regional partnership.
See also Space Dynamics Laboratory Utah State University Eastern
Notes Colleges and schools periodically reorganize; for the most current structure, refer to the university's official listing.
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