List of Utah State University colleges and schools

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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

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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

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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

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Notes

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

References

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  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.