a $10 million donation was received by the S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney Foundation. The Quinneys were both graduates of USU (then the Agricultural College of Utah), and their foundation has supported the College of Natural Resources for 40 years, contributing more than $40 million in all.
== Academics ==
As of fall 2024, there were 28,900 students enrolled, of whom 25,702 were undergraduate students and 3,198 were graduate students. The university is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. Utah State has over 270-degree offerings, including 137 undergraduate degrees, 95 master's degrees, and 39 doctoral degrees. Utah State has a 19 to 1 student-to-faculty ratio, and 49 percent of its classes have fewer than 20 students. USU offers more than 1,000 study abroad opportunities in 90 countries.
According to Business Insider in 2015, USU was the 25th "Most Underrated College" in the United States.
=== Admissions ===
In fall 2022, Utah State received 16,069 applications for first-time …