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By the Numbers
Facts and figures about research at Utah State University
Sponsored Program Funding, FY 2006-2010
Research Awards by Federal Agency, FY 2010
Research Awards by Source, FY 2010
Research Awards by College, FY 2010
| College | # | Amount |
| Agriculture | 148 | $20.8 M |
| Business | 2 | $.2 M |
| Education & Human Services | 184 | $28.4 M |
| Engineering | 216 | $15.2 M |
| Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences | 29 | $1.0 M |
| Natural Resources | 155 | $10.0 M |
| Science | 104 | $10.0 M |
| USU Research Foundation | 247 | $62.1 M |
| Student Grants | $31.9 M | |
| Misc. | 175 | $7.1 M |
| TOTAL | 1,260 | $186.8 M |
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Research Funding Stats
29%
increase in research funding from FY 2009 - 2010, the largest single-year increase ever.
top 10
among non-medical schools in the West for research funding.
28
number of external awards assisted by USU's new seed grant program and proposal development office.
Undergraduate Research Stats
1st
in the world in the number of student experiments sent into space.
63.5%
USU faculty who worked with undergraduates on a research project in the last two years.
2nd
oldest undergraduate research program in the nation (est. 1975).
College Research Stats
2nd
in the nation for research funding received for aerospace engineering.
10th
in the nation among colleges of education in external research dollars.