Utah State University

We started out as an agricultural college in 1888. That's why they branded us Aggies. No matter where you live, or who you are, Utah State University is built for all. We are innovators, and doers. A University For All.

The mission of Utah State University is to be one of the nation’s premier student-centered land-grant and space-grant universities by fostering the principle that academics come first, by cultivating diversity of thought and culture, and by serving the public through learning, discovery, and engagement.

Utah State Aggies create transformational impacts through meaningful research, particularly in space, water, land, air, and quality of life questions. As a research-focused institution, we engage in fields of study the world can’t live without.

Utah State grad student Paul Kusuma examines a tomato plant as part of a series of plant experiments designed to eventually grow plants on Mars.

As one of 14 university-affiliated research centers, USU’s Space Dynamics Laboratory (SDL) works with the U.S. Department of Defense and industry leaders to defend and protect our nation, as well as supports NASA’s vision to “reveal the unknown for the benefit of humankind.”

Graduate students such as Jalin Finai are helping to make an impact on children through early identification of hearing loss.

Graduate students like Jalin Finai help improve children’s lives through early identification of hearing loss.

Utah State’s Dr. Ricardo Ramirez examines corn leaves grown at the university’s research green house.