Oregon State University
Basic Information
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
29,557
Men / Women
51% / 49%
White
60%
Hispanic
13%
Asian
7%
Mixed
7%
Black
3%
International
3%
Native American
1%
Academics
Undergraduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math
32%
Life & Natural Sciences
27%
Business & Economics
16%
Arts
3%
Education
2%
Professional
1%
Financial
In-State Tuition & Fees
$14,400
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees
$38,190
Est. In-State Cost
$18,628
Est. Out-of-State Cost
$49,403
10-Year ROI
$189,000
ROI Percentile
78th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
88%
4-Year Graduation Rate
47%
6-Year Graduation Rate
70%
Transfer-Out Rate
16%
Weather
Comfortable Days
135 (97th pctl)
Sunshine Hours
2,342 (18th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation
211 (7th pctl)
Muggyness
Nice
Admissions
Acceptance Rate
75%
Yield (Unbound)
18%
Early Action
Nov 1
Regular Decision
Jan 1
Research
Research Level
R1
Expenditure
| Life & Natural Sciences | $263M | #73 |
| Engineering, Computing & Math | $86M | #75 |
| Humanities & Social Sciences | $9M | #138 |
Graduate Degrees
| Engineering, Computing & Math | 100 | #57 |
| Life & Natural Sciences | 263 | #116 |
| Humanities & Social Sciences | 58 | #246 |
Honors College
Name
Honors College
Students
1,500 (5%)
Standardized Tests — Test Blind
Schools & Majors
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | 5yr Earn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Agricultural Sciences | 689 | 35% / 65% | 2% | $52,118 | |
| Agriculture | 79 +1 | 32% / 68% | 4% | $48,156 | |
| Animal Science | 58 — | 5% / 95% | 2% | $51,702 | |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 79 — | 54% / 46% | 1% | — | |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology | 4 — | 75% / 25% | 0% | — | |
| Biotechnology | 9 — | 33% / 67% | 0% | — | |
| Botany | 49 — | 31% / 69% | 0% | — | |
| Crop and Soil Science | 15 +1 | 60% / 40% | 0% | $50,814 | |
| Environmental Science | 140 — | 30% / 70% | 2% | $52,892 | |
| Fisheries and Wildlife Science | 41 — | 49% / 51% | 2% | $46,934 | |
| Food Science | 24 — | 58% / 42% | 4% | $58,540 | |
| Horticultural Science | 42 — | 21% / 79% | 0% | $50,814 | |
| Range Science and Management | 6 — | 50% / 50% | 0% | $50,814 | |
| Wildlife Science | 105 — | 35% / 65% | 1% | — | |
| Agricultural Business and Management | 17 — | 65% / 35% | 6% | $68,169 | |
| Environmental Economics and Policy | 21 — | 24% / 76% | 0% | $56,719 |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | 5yr Earn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Business | 843 | 58% / 42% | 8% | $75,191 | |
| Accounting | 55 +1 | 55% / 45% | 2% | $73,293 | |
| Business Administration | 398 +14 | 56% / 44% | 9% | $77,416 | |
| Business Analytics | 32 +2 | 56% / 44% | 16% | — | |
| Business and Management | |||||
| Finance | 112 +3 | 76% / 24% | 10% | $77,590 | |
| Hospitality Management | 5 — | 40% / 60% | 20% | — | |
| Management Information Systems and Statistics | 58 +1 | 83% / 17% | 5% | $74,098 | |
| Marketing | 116 — | 40% / 60% | 4% | $65,403 | |
| Operations Management | 49 +2 | 53% / 47% | 10% | $77,416 | |
| Research and Development Management | 1 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $77,416 | |
| Supply Chain and Logistics Management | 17 +3 | 88% / 12% | 18% | $77,416 |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | 5yr Earn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences | 55 | 51% / 49% | 9% | $64,503 | |
| Atmospheric Sciences | 9 — | 78% / 22% | 0% | — | |
| Earth Sciences | 10 +1 | 50% / 50% | 10% | $64,503 | |
| Geosciences | 19 — | 42% / 58% | 0% | $64,503 | |
| Marine Sciences | 8 — | 25% / 75% | 12% | — | |
| Maritime Studies | 9 — | 67% / 33% | 33% | — |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | 5yr Earn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Education | 63 | 16% / 84% | 0% | $72,104 | |
| Education | 38 — | 24% / 76% | 0% | $85,909 | |
| Elementary Education | 25 — | 4% / 96% | 0% | $51,121 |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | 5yr Earn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Engineering | 1,951 | 79% / 21% | 7% | $99,298 | |
| Architectural Engineering | 30 — | 57% / 43% | 10% | — | |
| Biological and Ecological Engineering | 36 — | 44% / 56% | 3% | — | |
| Biomedical Engineering | 47 +1 | 45% / 55% | 2% | $92,017 | |
| Chemical Engineering | 88 — | 73% / 27% | 7% | $91,401 | |
| Civil Engineering | 99 — | 81% / 19% | 2% | $88,336 | |
| Computer Science | 977 — | 80% / 20% | 4% | $104,671 | |
| Electrical Engineering | 132 — | 87% / 13% | 12% | $100,315 | |
| Engineering | 11 — | 91% / 9% | 9% | $86,540 | |
| Engineering Science | 4 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | — | |
| Environmental Engineering | 25 — | 36% / 64% | 24% | $77,347 | |
| Industrial Engineering | 36 +4 | 83% / 17% | 33% | $88,569 | |
| Manufacturing Engineering | 33 +69 | 97% / 3% | 48% | $87,693 | |
| Mechanical Engineering | 335 +7 | 84% / 16% | 8% | $94,285 | |
| Nuclear Engineering | 27 — | 93% / 7% | 15% | $89,878 | |
| Construction Engineering Management | 71 — | 87% / 13% | 1% | $101,142 |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | 5yr Earn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Forestry | 169 | 56% / 44% | 1% | $61,491 | |
| Forest Engineering | 42 — | 81% / 19% | 2% | $74,474 | |
| Natural Resources | 123 — | 46% / 54% | 0% | $56,719 | |
| Wood Science | 4 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $71,914 |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | 5yr Earn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Health | 716 | 25% / 75% | 3% | $64,334 | |
| Health Sciences | 147 — | 33% / 67% | 1% | $98,118 | |
| Kinesiology | 182 — | 35% / 65% | 1% | $58,061 | |
| Nutrition | 28 — | 14% / 86% | 4% | — | |
| Public Health | 99 +1 | 20% / 80% | 3% | $66,510 | |
| Merchandising Management | 21 +4 | 14% / 86% | 29% | $61,656 | |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management | |||||
| Recreation and Tourism Management | 29 — | 55% / 45% | 3% | $48,271 | |
| Human Development and Family Studies | 163 +2 | 7% / 93% | 1% | $46,678 | |
| Apparel and Textiles | |||||
| Fashion Design | 21 +3 | 29% / 71% | 5% | $50,729 | |
| Interior Design | 26 +1 | 12% / 88% | 8% | $50,729 |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | 5yr Earn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Liberal Arts | 1,283 | 35% / 65% | 3% | $50,789 | |
| Economics | 66 — | 80% / 20% | 8% | $72,887 | |
| American Studies | 7 — | 43% / 57% | 0% | — | |
| Anthropology | 56 — | 34% / 66% | 7% | $53,032 | |
| Communication Studies | 19 +1 | 42% / 58% | 5% | $54,093 | |
| Creative Writing | 25 +6 | 32% / 68% | 0% | $46,836 | |
| English | 32 +3 | 19% / 81% | 3% | $42,670 | |
| Ethnic Studies | 2 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | — | |
| French | 7 +1 | 14% / 86% | 0% | — | |
| Geographic Information Science and Cartography | 22 +1 | 59% / 41% | 0% | — | |
| German | 4 +1 | 50% / 50% | 0% | — | |
| History | 68 +1 | 59% / 41% | 1% | $49,471 | |
| Humanities | 6 — | 17% / 83% | 0% | $50,067 | |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | 11 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $59,177 | |
| International Studies | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | — | |
| New Media Communications | 90 — | 49% / 51% | 9% | $49,946 | |
| Philosophy | 10 +4 | 60% / 40% | 0% | — | |
| Political Science | 77 +5 | 45% / 55% | 4% | $56,333 | |
| Psychology | 409 +5 | 23% / 77% | 3% | $47,130 | |
| Public Policy | 10 +1 | 50% / 50% | 0% | $70,417 | |
| Religion/Religious Studies | 2 +1 | 100% / 0% | 0% | — | |
| Social Sciences | 9 — | 33% / 67% | 0% | — | |
| Sociology | 89 +3 | 28% / 72% | 1% | $49,857 | |
| Spanish | 21 +4 | 24% / 76% | 0% | — | |
| Sustainability | 55 — | 16% / 84% | 0% | — | |
| Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies | 11 +1 | 9% / 91% | 0% | — | |
| General Education | 40 — | 28% / 72% | 2% | $50,067 | |
| Art | 23 — | 22% / 78% | 9% | — | |
| Design and Applied Arts | 31 +2 | 23% / 77% | 0% | $50,729 | |
| Digital Arts | 14 — | 71% / 29% | 7% | $34,998 | |
| Graphic Design | 36 — | 39% / 61% | 0% | $50,729 | |
| Music | 1 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | — | |
| Music | 15 — | 47% / 53% | 0% | — | |
| Music Performance | 13 — | 23% / 77% | 0% | — | |
| Theatre Arts | 1 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | — | |
| Visual and Performing Arts |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | 5yr Earn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Science | 446 | 36% / 64% | 3% | $51,857 | |
| Mathematics | 59 — | 66% / 34% | 10% | $60,185 | |
| Physics | 20 +2 | 70% / 30% | 10% | — | |
| Biology | 185 — | 30% / 70% | 2% | $51,445 | |
| Chemistry | 42 +1 | 55% / 45% | 7% | $67,290 | |
| Health/Medical Physics | 5 — | 20% / 80% | 20% | $66,510 | |
| Microbiology | 35 — | 29% / 71% | 0% | $67,222 | |
| Zoology | 100 — | 20% / 80% | 0% | $35,115 |
Rankings
Engineering, Computing & Math
No, I Can't Fix Your Printer
Computer Science
10k-Student Server Crashers
The "I Understand Interstellar" Elite
Physics & Astronomy
Wave Function
Farming with Numbers
Biological & Agricultural Engineering
Growing Strong
Playing House
Civil Engineering
The Deep Bench
Half-CS, Half-EE, Full Depression
Computer Engineering
State-Funded CPU Factories
Resistance Is Not Futile
Electrical Engineering
Short Circuit Survivors
Hugging Trees with Calculus
Environmental Engineering
Carbon Crushers
Is It a Solid? Is It a Liquid? Yes.
Materials Engineering
Composite Crew
WD-40 & Duct Tape
Mechanical Engineering & Robotics
The Kinetic Energy Cartel
Life & Natural Sciences
Pre-Med Reject Waiting Room
Biology
Natural Selection
Breaking Bad
Chemistry
Agri-Chem & Geo
Rocks and Whales
Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
Core Samplers
Photosynthesis Fan Club
Ecology & Plant Biology
Greenhouse Gang
Doomsday Prepping with Data
Environmental Science
Ecosystem Engineers
Better Eating Through Chemistry
Food Science & Nutrition
Beakers and Bagels
Farmers, Cowboys, and Tree Huggers
Plant & Agricultural Systems
Field & Forest
Puppies Over People
Zoology & Veterinary Sciences
We Can Pet It AND Fix Its Spleen
Business & Economics
It's Basic Supply and Demand, Bro
Economics
The Aggie-Econ & Applied Regressions Guild