University of Oregon Overview
University of Oregon is a public institution situated in Eugene, Oregon. The city atmosphere of Eugene makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.
What Is University of Oregon Known For?
- The 4% student loan default rate at UO is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
- The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at UO.
- For the 2017-2018 academic year, 84% of the faculty were full-time.
- A student who earns a bachelor's degree from UO makes roughly $44,800 a year. This is 10% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.
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University of Oregon Rankings
These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.
Program Level Awards
These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at UO.
Awards From Around the Web
The following table lists some notable awards UO has earned from around the web.
Rank | Ranking Name | Source |
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#41 | Best Public Relations & Advertising Schools | College Factual |
#71 | Best General Business/Commerce Schools | College Factual |
#131 | Best Communication & Journalism Schools | College Factual |
#156 | Best General Psychology Schools | College Factual |
#224 | Best Accounting Schools | College Factual |
#301 | Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools | College Factual |
Where Is University of Oregon?

Contact details for UO are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 110 Johnson Hall, Eugene, OR 97403 |
Phone: | 541-346-1000 |
Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/universityoforegon |
Twitter: | https://twitter.com/univ_of_oregon |
How Do I Get Into UO?
You can apply to UO online at: https://admissions.uoregon.edu/apply
Admission Requirements for UO
Submission | Required? |
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High School GPA | required |
High School Rank | considered but not required |
High School Transcript | required |
College Prep Program | required |
Recommendations | considered but not required |
SAT or ACT Scores | considered but not required |
TOEFL | recommended |
How Hard Is It To Get Into UO?
Approximately 42% of accepted students are men and 58% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 81%, and the acceptance rate for women is 86%.
Average Test Scores
About 72% of students accepted to UO submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 550 and 650. Math scores were between 540 and 640.
Can I Afford University of Oregon?
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.
Student Loan Debt
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At UO, approximately 37% of students took out student loans averaging $7,729 a year. That adds up to $30,916 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at UO is 4.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
University of Oregon Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are also 3,707 graduate students at the school.
Gender Diversity
Of the 16,400 full-time undergraduates at UO, 44% are male and 56% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Oregon students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 1,115 |
Black or African American | 423 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2,359 |
White | 9,887 |
International Students | 724 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1,892 |
Geographic Diversity
Oregon students aren't the only ones who study at University of Oregon. At this time, 44 states are represented by the student population at the school.
Over 107 countries are represented at UO. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Saudi Arabia, and South Korea.
Online Learning at University of Oregon
The following chart shows how the online learning population at UO has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 28th most popular in Oregon for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.
Online Affordability Rankings of UO
The following table shows how UO is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.
Major | Tuition for In-State Students | Tuition for Out-of-State Students |
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Management Information Systems | #25 | #59 |
Online Growth Rankings of UO
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at University of Oregon was 24.9%. This is the #967 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UO regardless of major.
The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of UO majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.
Major | 1-Year Growth Rate |
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Management Information Systems | 7% |
The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at UO ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at UO.
Major | Growth Rate Rank | |
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Management Information Systems | #33 |
When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.
University of Oregon Undergraduate Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- Image Credit: By Visitor7 under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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