Moving to Logan for Utah State University

USU at a glance

• Fall 2025 total statewide enrollment: 29,831 (up 3.2% from 28,900 the prior year).
• Logan campus fall 2025: 18,314 undergraduate and 2,257 graduate students (about 20,571 combined).
• USU is a Carnegie R1 (very high research activity) university founded March 8, 1888; the Logan campus covers 600 acres.
• Total USU workforce (fall 2025): 12,437, including about 1,200 faculty and 1,367 at the Space Dynamics Lab.
• Logan is about 82 miles north of Salt Lake City; 2020 census population 52,778.

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Getting around

• Aggie Shuttle is free on its regular routes: five fixed routes Mon-Fri 7 a.m.-5 p.m. plus an evening route 5-10 p.m.; no summer service. Real-time tracking via Passio GO!.
• Cache Valley Transit District rebranded as Connect Public Transit in 2024; buses remain zero fare.
• USU HR notes Connect Public Transit Route 1 serves campus, Merrill-Cazier Library and Aggie Village.
• Aggie Blue Bikes offers free daily and 3-month bike check-outs to students.
• Logan campus parking requires a USU permit, bought through the USU Parking Portal; lots use license plate recognition and virtual permits. 2026-27 student permits opened July 1 (residents) and July 8 (commuters).
• New employees buy a parking permit by calling 435-797-3414 with plate number, vehicle make/model/year and employee type.

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New faculty and staff

• Benefit-eligible employees attend New Blue Employee Orientation (in person on the Logan campus, or live on Zoom). HR: [email protected], (435) 797-0122.
• USU Policy 3010 allows hiring departments to offer discretionary relocation assistance to faculty and exempt hires; moving payments are taxable income to the employee.

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Housing for students

• On-campus single student options include the Living Learning Community, Blue Square Apartments, Canyon Crest Suites, Central Suites, Richards, Bullen, Merrill and Ridge Point halls, and the Student Living Center halls.
• Family housing still exists: Aggie Village (1, 2 and 3 bedroom), Townhomes and West Stadium Villa. Applicants must be USU students enrolled in at least 6 credits.
• 2027-28 housing contracts for new students open December 1, 2026; family housing application requests open November 4.

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Neighborhoods and towns near campus

• The Island is a Logan neighborhood between First Dam and the two branches of the Logan River, near the mouth of Logan Canyon; its north end sits across from the USU campus.
• North Logan is a suburb adjoining Logan (2020 population 10,986) and is home to Green Canyon High School (Cache County School District).
• Providence lies about 2.5 miles south of Logan (2020 population 8,218).
• River Heights is a small Cache County city (2020 population 2,144) in the Logan metro area.
• Most of Logan is served by Logan City School District; North Logan, Providence, River Heights and other Cache County communities are served by Cache County School District.

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Calendar and campus life

• Fall 2026: classes began Mon., Aug. 31; fall break Fri., Oct. 9; Thanksgiving Nov. 25-27; finals Dec. 14-18. Spring 2027 classes begin Jan. 11; Spring 2027 commencement May 5-7.
• Utah State officially joined the Pac-12 on July 1, 2026 (2026-27 athletic year), after about a decade in the Mountain West.
• Football plays at Merlin Olsen Field at Maverik Stadium, seating capacity 25,513, opened 1968.
• Aggie Ice Cream dates to 1888; its parlor is in the Nutrition and Food Sciences building, 750 North 1200 East, with a second location at Blue Square (opened Sept. 2023). Signature flavor: Aggie Blue Mint.

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Schools and health care near campus

• Edith Bowen Laboratory School is a K-6 public charter school on the USU campus (chartered in 2006 through Logan City School District); admission is by random selection.
• Intermountain Logan Regional Hospital: 500 East 1400 North, Logan, UT 84341; (435) 716-1000.

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Rentals and investor notes

• Logan requires a landlord license for anyone with one or more rental dwellings in city limits (Logan Municipal Code Chapter 5.17).
• Logan's occupancy limit is one family, or no more than three unrelated individuals in all zones except the Campus Residential zone; landlords must disclose occupancy and zoning information to tenants (Sec. 5.17.095).
• The Campus Residential zone near USU allows more unrelated residents; confirm current limits with Logan City before buying a rental.

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Town guides near campus

Logan, North Logan, River Heights, Providence, Hyde Park, Nibley and Smithfield. For the Cache County School District changes this year, see 2026–27 school changes.

Helpful links

• USU Fast Facts
• USU Academic Calendar
• USU HR: New employee next steps
• USU Policy 3010 Relocation Assistance
• USU Parking and Transportation
• Aggie Shuttle
• Connect Public Transit (zero fare)
• USU Housing
• USU Family Housing
• Edith Bowen Laboratory School
• Aggie Ice Cream
• Utah State Athletics
• Logan City landlord license amendment form