List of Utah State University colleges and schools

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.[1] 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:[1]

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.[2][3]
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.[4][5]
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.[6][7]
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.[8][9]
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).[10]
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.[11][12]
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.[13]
School of Graduate Studies SGS 1950 University-wide oversight of graduate degrees and policy; coordinates with all academic colleges.[14]
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.[15][16]

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.[17] 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.[17] 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.[18] 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.[4] USU launched the state's first four-year College of Veterinary Medicine in 2022, building on the long-running WIMU regional partnership.[15]

See also

Notes

  • Colleges and schools periodically reorganize; for the most current structure, refer to the university's official listing.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Colleges and Schools". usu.edu. Utah State University. Archived from the original on December 19, 2020. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
  2. ^ "Caine College of the Arts". cca.usu.edu. Utah State University. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  3. ^ "Fine Tuning: Utah State University Performance Hall". ArchNewsNow. August 8, 2006. Archived from the original on September 23, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2010.
  4. ^ a b "History". caas.usu.edu. Archived from the original on April 18, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  5. ^ "Logan–Cache Airport Authority Minutes (July 11, 2024)" (PDF). Utah.gov. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  6. ^ "College Overview". engineering.usu.edu. Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  7. ^ "Utah Water Research Laboratory Publications". digitalcommons.usu.edu. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
  8. ^ "The College of Humanities & Social Sciences". chass.usu.edu. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  9. ^ "About Western American Literature". University of Nebraska Press. Retrieved October 27, 2024.
  10. ^ "Best Education Schools – Utah State University". U.S. News & World Report. Archived from the original on November 30, 2024. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  11. ^ "Business Administration Major". huntsman.usu.edu. Archived from the original on September 17, 2016. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
  12. ^ "Education – Shingo Institute". shingo.org. Archived from the original on September 23, 2016. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  13. ^ Wood, Benjamin (September 26, 2012). "Natural resources college at USU announces new name, $10M donation from Quinney Foundation". Deseret News. Archived from the original on August 13, 2016. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  14. ^ "Office of the Provost". usu.edu. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
  15. ^ a b "New veterinary college coming to USU". KSL NewsRadio. March 9, 2022. Archived from the original on October 1, 2023. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  16. ^ "WIMU Regional Program in Veterinary Medicine". usu.edu. Archived from the original on August 22, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  17. ^ a b Parson, Robert (January 2009). "An Encyclopedic History of Utah State University Academic Organization". Merrill-Cazier Library, Special Collections & Archives. Retrieved June 12, 2016.
  18. ^ "Caine College of the Arts engages students in design". Sparano + Mooney Architecture. June 2, 2016. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
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