Your Path

Your path
starts here

Here is Oregon’s largest and only statewide university. Where you can start creating the life you want to live. Here is where you’ll find two campuses, plus top-ranked online programs. Where you can take your learning beyond the classroom through hands-on research, international programs and internship opportunities. Here is where you’ll find support every step of the way.

#2

Forestry in the world

#3

Oceanography in the world

#4

Agriculture in the U.S.

Locations

Memorial Union surrounded by trees at sunset

Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon

Set off on your own adventure from one of America’s most iconic college campuses.

moonlit people in a snowy forest walking with flashlights

OSU-Cascades

Bend, Oregon

Choose from 20 majors with small classes and unlimited outdoor recreation in Central Oregon at OSU-Cascades

people walking with buckets near sandy stretch of beach

Hatfield Marine Science Center

Newport, Oregon

Spend a term or a summer taking classes or doing research next to the Pacific Ocean.

person holding a laptop wearing a blue vest and shirt standing in front of fir trees

Online

Oregon State delivers 100+ degrees, certificates and microcredentials online, through high-quality courses developed and taught by OSU faculty.

Academics

Oregon State offers nearly 200 undergraduate and graduate degree programs through its 11 colleges, the Graduate School and the Honors College.

Not sure what path to take? Join the University Exploratory Studies Program (UESP).

Cost and Aid

Consider the value of a college degree. According to a Georgetown University study, “Bachelor’s degree holders earn a median of $2.8 million during their career, 75% more than if they had only a high school diploma.”

Oregon State graduates tend to earn higher salaries than the national average at the start of their careers, and they also do well at mid-career.

More than 70%

of all first-year, full-time undergraduate students received grant or scholarship aid

More than $370 million

scholarships and aid awarded each year

#1

among all Oregon universities in total grant and scholarship dollars awarded

Requirements

Oregon State University has adopted a test-optional admissions policy for first-year students.

You can decide whether or not to take the SAT or ACT and submit these standardized test scores when you apply to Oregon State.

Full Admissions Requirements

Oregon State student profile

Total Students
36,636

Oregon Students
17,884 (49%)

International Students
2,213 (6%)

Undergraduate Students
30,782 (84%)

Students Of Color
10,773 (30%) 

First-Generation Students
7,209 (24%)

Freshmen Average
High School GPA
3.76

Honors College Students
1,971

Countries Represented
102

States Represented
50

Recognized Oregon Native American Tribes Represented
9

Federally Recognized Native American Tribes Represented
120

Cultural Centers

Oregon State University is your place.
To be your true self. Find belonging. Gain perspective. And contribute to an inclusive, just community for all.

Visit Oregon State in person or online.

To schedule a personalized in-person visit, contact the Welcome Center at 800-291-4192 or visitosu.oregonstate.edu. Tours are available Monday through Friday.

If you can’t come to campus, you can still get a personalized virtual visit experience.

Memorial Union, a brick building with marble facing and dome at sunset
two people sitting on a blanket in front of a brick building
Waldo Hall, a tan brick building with red trim
interior of Kelley Engineering, with full skylights beaming on hanging steel sculptures

Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon, is located within the traditional homelands of the Marys River or Ampinefu Band of Kalapuya.