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Oregon State University Overview

Located in Corvallis, Oregon, Oregon State University is a public institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

What Is Oregon State University Known For?

5,968 Undergraduate Awards
$39,812 Avg Cost After Aid
83% Acceptance Rate
  • The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Oregon State.
  • In a recent academic period73% of the faculty were full-time.
  • After graduation, Oregon State bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $64,010 a year. That's about 57% more than their peers at other schools.

Where Is Oregon State University?

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Contact details for Oregon State are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1500 Sw Jefferson Avenue, Corvallis, OR 97331
Phone: 541-737-0123
Website: oregonstate.edu

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How Do I Get Into Oregon State?

You can apply to Oregon State online at: https://oregonstate.force.com/AppLogin

Admission Requirements for Oregon State

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 1
Recommendations 3
SAT or ACT Scores 3
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Oregon State?

83% Acceptance Rate
55% Of Accepted Are Women
Oregon State has an acceptance rate of 83%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 45% of accepted students are men and 55% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 80%, and the acceptance rate for women is 84%.

Can I Afford Oregon State University?

$39,812 Net Price
34% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of Oregon State is $39,812. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Oregon State, approximately 34% of students took out student loans averaging $7,622 a year. That adds up to $30,488 over four years for those students.

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Oregon State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

18,084 Full-Time Undergraduates
47% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 26,644 undergraduate students at Oregon State, with 18,084 being full-time and 8,560 being part-time.

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There are also 5,668 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 18,084 full-time undergraduates at Oregon State, 53% are male and 47% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Oregon State University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 1,354
Black or African American 251
Hispanic or Latino 2,142
White 11,030
International Students 1,435
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,872

Geographic Diversity

Oregon students aren't the only ones who study at Oregon State University. At this time, 41 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 111 countries are represented at Oregon State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Saudi Arabia, and India.

Oregon State University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Computer Science 0 912 0 103 18 1,033
Business Administration & Management 0 435 7 123 2 567
General Psychology 0 341 0 0 0 341
Mechanical Engineering 0 273 0 42 7 322
Health & Physical Education 0 223 0 2 7 232
Natural Resource Management 0 160 14 57 0 231
Public Health 0 116 7 89 15 227
General Biology 0 200 0 5 7 212
Human Development & Family Studies 0 169 0 1 6 176
Electrical Engineering 0 113 0 40 17 170
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 2 95 61 5 163
Health/Medical Prep Programs 0 146 0 0 0 146
Civil Engineering 0 88 0 46 9 143
Geography & Cartography 1 29 103 4 3 140
Fisheries Sciences 0 101 20 8 2 131
Natural Resources Conservation 0 101 0 20 6 127
Finance & Financial Management 0 107 0 0 0 107
Plant Sciences 0 85 0 17 4 106
Economics 0 91 0 3 5 99
Marketing 0 96 0 0 0 96
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 86 0 3 6 95
Chemical Engineering 0 87 0 4 2 93
Animal Science 0 87 0 3 2 92
Mathematics 0 64 0 15 8 87
General Education 0 57 0 14 15 86
Student Counseling 0 0 17 57 10 84
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 0 0 0 6 78 84
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 0 67 14 0 81
Wildlife Management 0 24 42 11 3 80
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 0 22 2 52 0 76
Anthropology 0 67 4 5 0 76
Veterinary Medicine 0 0 0 0 74 74
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 0 70 0 0 0 70
Zoology 0 67 0 0 1 68
Construction Engineering 0 67 0 0 0 67
Manufacturing Engineering 0 64 3 0 0 67
History 0 63 0 4 0 67
Accounting 0 66 0 0 0 66
Design & Applied Arts 0 66 0 0 0 66
Political Science & Government 0 64 0 0 0 64
Biomedical Engineering 0 57 0 3 3 63
Industrial Engineering 0 43 0 17 3 63
General Agriculture 0 62 0 0 0 62
Sociology 0 62 0 0 0 62
Forest Engineering 0 57 0 0 0 57
Sustainability Science 0 55 0 0 0 55
Forestry 0 4 11 31 9 55
Nutrition Science 0 45 0 5 2 52
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 0 0 50 0 0 50
Botany/Plant Biology 0 37 0 7 4 48
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 43 0 5 0 48
Statistics 0 0 6 39 2 47
Chemistry 0 26 0 7 12 45
Management Information Systems 0 44 0 0 0 44
Physics 0 33 0 6 5 44
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 19 0 18 6 43
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 0 29 0 6 7 42
Food Science Technology 0 27 0 8 6 41
Other Business, Management & Marketing 0 40 0 0 0 40
Writing Studies 0 15 0 25 0 40
Public Policy 0 11 0 22 5 38
Nuclear Engineering 0 24 0 7 4 35
Music 0 35 0 0 0 35
Communication & Media Studies 0 34 0 0 0 34
General English Literature 0 25 0 8 0 33
Environmental Engineering 0 23 0 7 2 32
Robotics Engineering 0 0 0 23 9 32
Multilingual Education 0 0 30 0 0 30
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 0 29 0 0 0 29
Fine & Studio Arts 0 28 0 0 0 28
Romance Languages 0 25 0 0 0 25
Agricultural Engineering 0 22 0 0 1 23
Architectural Engineering 0 22 0 0 0 22
Ethnic Studies 0 14 1 2 5 22
Human Sciences Business Services 0 22 0 0 0 22
Natural Resources Conservation (Other) 0 0 0 21 0 21
Other Engineering 0 19 0 0 0 19
Textile & Apparel Studies 0 18 0 0 0 18
Agricultural Economics & Business 0 16 0 0 0 16
Pharmacology & Toxicology 0 0 0 9 6 15
Educational Administration 0 0 1 14 0 15
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 9 0 6 0 15
General Social Sciences 0 15 0 0 0 15
Biotechnology 0 14 0 0 0 14
Allied Health Professions 0 0 0 13 0 13
Philosophy 0 12 0 1 0 13
Teaching English or French 0 0 12 0 0 12
Germanic Languages 0 12 0 0 0 12
Materials Sciences 0 0 0 6 5 11
Child Development & Psychology 0 0 0 6 4 10
Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences 0 0 0 6 3 9
Engineering-Related Fields 0 0 9 0 0 9
Religious Studies 0 9 0 0 0 9
Information Technology 1 0 7 0 0 8
Computer Information Systems 0 0 0 5 1 6
Soil Sciences 0 0 0 1 4 5
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 0 5 0 0 0 5
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 4 0 0 4
Agricultural Production 1 0 2 0 0 3
Marine Science 0 3 0 0 0 3
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution 0 0 3 0 0 3
Horticulture 1 0 1 0 0 2
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 0 2 0 0 0 2
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 0 0 0 0 2 2
Public Relations & Advertising 0 0 2 0 0 2
Area Studies 0 2 0 0 0 2
Gerontology 0 0 2 0 0 2
Maritime Studies 0 2 0 0 0 2
Drama & Theater Arts 0 2 0 0 0 2
Hospitality Management 0 1 0 0 0 1
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 0 0 1 0 0 1
Recreation Administration 0 1 0 0 0 1
General Visual & Performing Arts 0 1 0 0 0 1
TOTAL 4 5,964 523 1,143 422 8,056

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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