Great things about USU and Logan:

USU bragging rights:

• "Best in the West" College (Princeton Review, "2012 Best Colleges: Region by Region," Aug. 2012)
• #5 ranked public university in "America's Best College Buys" (Forbes, "America's Best College Buys," Aug. 2011)
• #1 highest-ranked public university in the West and #4 in the nation for lowest tuition in "America's Top Colleges" (Forbes, "Top Colleges," Aug. 2011)
• #1 safest metro area in nation, Logan (CQ Press, March 2013)
• #3 in "Top 10 College Towns for 2012," Logan (Livability.com, Aug. 2012)
• #1 best performing small city in the nation, Logan (Milken Institute, March 2013)
• One of the "Best Underrated College Towns," Logan (Maria Minsker, Cornell University, "Best Underrated College Towns," Feb. 2012)
• Cache County is #22 in the nation's "Top 25 Counties That Have Experienced the Most Job Growth in the Last 10 Years" (CNN Money.com, "Where the Jobs Are," Aug. 2011)
• One of America's "Best College Towns," Logan (MSN, "A Survey Course in College Towns," Sept. 2011)
• One of the "Best Places to Live," North Logan (CNN Money Magazine, Aug. 2011)
• One of the country's most environmentally responsible universities (Princeton Review, "Guide to 311 Green Colleges," April 2011)

Logan, Utah by the numbers:

Logan Population - 48,174
Cache County Population- 112,656
USU Enrollment: 28,786
Elevation: 4,778 feet (on Logan Campus)
Average summer highs: 85 degrees
Average winter highs: 34 degrees
Cost of public transportation for Logan campus, Logan City, Cache Valley: $0
81 miles northeast of Salt Lake City
5 hours south of Yellowstone National Park
1 hour drive to four ski resorts
2 minute drive to Logan Canyon
Number of steps to the top of Old Main Hill: 124

For more information about USU, see:
http://www.usu.edu/about/at_a_glance/