Selectivity
78%
Total Students
35,018
UG 28,849
PG 6,169
Satisfaction Index
85%
Salary After Attending
$46,000
BASIC
| Web Site | oregonstate.edu |
| Institution Type | Public |
| Location | Corvallis |
UNDER GRADUATE
| Total Students | 28,849 |
| Women | 13,428 (46.55%) |
| Men | 15,421 (53.45%) |
GRADUATE
| Total Students | 6,169 |
| Women | 3,104 (50.32%) |
| Men | 3,065 (49.68%) |
| Acceptance Rate | 78% |
| Cost of Attendance | $ 44,821 |
| Graduation Rate | 64% |
| Retention Rate | 85 % |
FRESHMAN ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
| Admission Office URL | oregonstate.edu/admissions/ |
| Online Application URL | https://adminfo.ucsadm.oregonstate.edu/prod/bwskalog.P_DispLoginNon |
| Entrance Difficulty (Selectivity) | 78 % |
STANDARDISED TEST REQUIREMENTS
| Exam | Required |
|---|---|
| SAT or ACT | Required |
| SAT Only | - |
| ACT Only | - |
| SAT and SAT Subject Tests, or ACT | - |
| SAT Subject Tests Only | Required |
| Regular Admission Deadline | - |
EARLY DECISION & EARLY ACTION
| Early Decision Offered | No |
| Early Decision Application Deadline | - |
| Early Decision Notification Date | - |
| Early Action Offered | Yes |
| Early Action Application Deadline | 01-11-2017 |
| Early Action Notification Date | 20-12-2017 |
FACTORS CONSIDERED FOR ADMISSION
| Factor | Very Important | Important | Considered | Not Considered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rigor of Secondary School Record | X | |||
| Academic GPA | X | |||
| Standardized Tests | X | |||
| Class Rank | X | |||
| Recommendations | X | |||
| Essay | X | |||
| Interview | X | |||
| Level of Applicant's Interest | X | |||
| Extracurricular Activities | X | |||
| Volunteer Work | X | |||
| Particular Talent/Ability | X | |||
| Character/Personal Qualities | X | |||
| First Generation to Attend College | ||||
| State Residency | X | |||
| Geographic Residence | X | |||
| Relation with Alumnus | X | |||
| Religious Affiliation/ Commitment | X | |||
| Ethnicity | X | |||
| Work Experience | X |
ADMISSION RATE
| Overall Admission Rate | 78% of applicants were admitted |
| Women | 82% of applicants were admitted |
| Men | 74% of applicants were admitted |
| Students Enrolled | 44% of admitted students enrolled |
| Women | 41% of admitted students enrolled |
| Men | 48% of admitted students enrolled |
| Early Decision Admission Rate | - |
| Early Action Admission Rate | Not reported |
SCORES OF ENROLLED FRESHMEN
| 25th Percentile | 75th Percentile | |
|---|---|---|
| SAT - R/W | 480 | 610 |
| SAT - Maths | 490 | 490 |
| ACT - Composite | 21 | 28 |
| ACT - Writing | 7 | 8 |
| ACT - English | 21 | 27 |
| ACT - Maths | 21 | 28 |
TUITION AND EXPENSES
| Financial Aid Office URL | https://gbcol.edu/undergraduate/financial-aid/ |
| Net Price Calculator URL | https://financialaid.oregonstate.edu/net-price-calculator |
Cost of Attendance (UG)
Tuition and Fees |
$28,846 |
On Campus Room & Board |
$11,874 |
Books and Supplies |
$1,551 |
Other Expenses |
$2,550 |
| Total | $44,821 |
Cost of Attendance (Master)
Tuition and Fees |
$23,450 |
On Campus Room & Board |
$11,874 |
Books and Supplies |
$1,551 |
Other Expenses |
$2,550 |
| Total | $39,425 |
FINANCIAL AID
| Need Based Aid for International Student | Yes |
| Merit Based Aid for International Students | Yes |
| Total International Students Receiving Aid | 114 |
| Percentage of International Students Receiving Aid | 7.8% |
| Average aid awarded to International Students | $ 7,637 |
| Total Aid awarded to International Students | $ 8,70,618 |
| PROGRAM | BACHELOR | MASTER | DOCTOR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agriculture, General. | |||
| Agricultural Business and Management, General. | 33 | - | - |
| Agricultural Economics. | 14 | - | - |
| Agronomy and Crop Science. | 13 | - | - |
| Animal Sciences, General. | 85 | 7 | - |
| Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations, General. | - | 6 | - |
| Food Science. | 67 | 12 | 5 |
| Horticultural Science. | 47 | - | - |
| Plant Sciences, General. | - | 6 | 1 |
| Range Science and Management. | 9 | 3 | - |
| Soil Science and Agronomy, General. | - | 7 | - |
| Category total | 268 | 41 | 6 |
| AREA, ETHNIC, CULTURAL, GENDER, AND GROUP STUDIES. | |||
| American/United States Studies/Civilization. | 3 | - | - |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | 2 | - | - |
| Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies. | - | 2 | - |
| Women's Studies. | 9 | 4 | - |
| Category total | 14 | 6 | 0 |
| BIOLOGICAL AND BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES. | |||
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. | 23 | - | 1 |
| Biology/Biological Sciences, General. | 134 | - | - |
| Biotechnology. | 10 | 1 | - |
| Botany/Plant Biology. | 11 | 4 | 4 |
| Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology. | - | - | 2 |
| Microbiology, General. | 97 | 3 | 7 |
| Toxicology. | - | 1 | 3 |
| Zoology/Animal Biology. | 61 | 1 | 6 |
| Category total | 336 | 10 | 23 |
| BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT, MARKETING, AND RELATED SUPPORT SERVICES. | |||
| Accounting and Business/Management. | - | 16 | - |
| Accounting. | 77 | - | - |
| Business Administration and Management, General. | 105 | 81 | - |
| Finance, General. | 121 | - | - |
| Management Information Systems, General. | 65 | - | - |
| Marketing/Marketing Management, General. | 107 | - | - |
| Operations Management and Supervision. | 94 | - | - |
| Research and Development Management. | 9 | - | - |
| Category total | 578 | 97 | 0 |
| COMMUNICATION, JOURNALISM, AND RELATED PROGRAMS. | |||
| Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia. | 99 | - | - |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric. | 62 | - | - |
| Category total | 161 | 0 | 0 |
| COMPUTER AND INFORMATION SCIENCES AND SUPPORT SERVICES. | |||
| Computer Science. | 313 | 41 | 5 |
| Category total | 313 | 41 | 5 |
| EDUCATION. | |||
| Agricultural Teacher Education. | - | 9 | - |
| Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services. | - | 31 | 5 |
| Education, General. | 46 | 14 | 21 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision, Other. | - | 16 | - |
| Elementary Education and Teaching. | - | 39 | - |
| English/Language Arts Teacher Education. | - | 17 | - |
| Mathematics Teacher Education. | - | 14 | 1 |
| Music Teacher Education. | - | 15 | - |
| Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education. | - | 32 | 5 |
| Category total | 46 | 187 | 32 |
| ENGINEERING. | |||
| Agricultural Engineering. | 20 | 2 | 1 |
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering. | 37 | - | - |
| Chemical Engineering. | 88 | 22 | 4 |
| Civil Engineering, General. | 90 | 55 | 5 |
| Construction Engineering. | 75 | - | - |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 115 | 52 | 8 |
| Engineering, Other. | 23 | - | - |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | 19 | 12 | - |
| Forest Engineering. | 28 | 1 | 1 |
| Industrial Engineering. | 51 | 19 | 3 |
| Manufacturing Engineering. | 27 | - | - |
| Mechanical Engineering. | 155 | 54 | 5 |
| Mechatronics, Robotics, and Automation Engineering. | - | 5 | 1 |
| Nuclear Engineering. | 35 | 8 | 6 |
| Water Resources Engineering. | - | 8 | 2 |
| Category total | 763 | 238 | 36 |
| ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE/LETTERS. | |||
| Creative Writing. | - | 25 | - |
| English Language and Literature, General. | 41 | 10 | - |
| Category total | 41 | 35 | 0 |
| Work and Family Studies. | |||
| Apparel and Textile Marketing Management. | - | 2 | 1 |
| Apparel and Textiles, General. | 33 | - | - |
| Consumer Merchandising/Retailing Management. | 90 | - | - |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General. | 43 | 1 | 1 |
| Human Development and Family Studies, General. | 361 | 2 | 7 |
| Category total | 527 | 5 | 9 |
| FOREIGN LANGUAGES, LITERATURES, AND LINGUISTICS. | |||
| French Language and Literature. | 5 | - | - |
| German Language and Literature. | 2 | - | - |
| Spanish Language and Literature. | 18 | - | - |
| Category total | 25 | 0 | 0 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | |||
| Athletic Training/Trainer. | 25 | - | - |
| Comparative and Laboratory Animal Medicine. | - | 2 | 1 |
| Health/Medical Physics. | 2 | 13 | 3 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs, Other. | 86 | - | - |
| Pharmaceutical Sciences. | - | 3 | 3 |
| Public Health, General. | 205 | 53 | 9 |
| Category total | 318 | 71 | 16 |
| HISTORY. | |||
| History and Philosophy of Science and Technology. | - | 2 | 1 |
| History, General. | 51 | - | - |
| Category total | 51 | 2 | 1 |
| PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND SOCIAL SERVICE PROFESSIONS. | |||
| Public Policy Analysis, General. | - | 24 | 1 |
| Category total | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES, GENERAL STUDIES AND HUMANITIES. | |||
| Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies. | 93 | - | - |
| Category total | 93 | 0 | 0 |
| MATHEMATICS AND STATISTICS. | |||
| Mathematics, General. | 57 | 16 | 6 |
| Statistics, General. | - | 17 | 2 |
| Category total | 57 | 33 | 8 |
| MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES. | |||
| International/Global Studies. | 36 | - | - |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | - | 17 | - |
| Natural Sciences. | 32 | - | - |
| Sustainability Studies. | 21 | - | - |
| Category total | 89 | 17 | 0 |
| NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION. | |||
| Environmental Science. | 78 | 4 | 6 |
| Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management. | 96 | 5 | 7 |
| Forest Management/Forest Resources Management. | 14 | 7 | 1 |
| Forest Sciences and Biology. | - | - | 2 |
| Forestry, General. | - | 13 | 2 |
| Natural Resources Management and Policy. | 92 | 15 | - |
| Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management. | - | 15 | - |
| Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management. | - | 8 | 2 |
| Wood Science and Wood Products/Pulp and Paper Technology. | 13 | 3 | 5 |
| Category total | 293 | 70 | 25 |
| PARKS, RECREATION, LEISURE, AND FITNESS STUDIES. | |||
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness, General. | 214 | 11 | 3 |
| Kinesiology and Exercise Science. | 54 | 2 | 2 |
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies. | 20 | - | - |
| Category total | 288 | 13 | 5 |
| PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES. | |||
| Ethics. | - | 1 | - |
| Philosophy. | 5 | - | - |
| Category total | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| PHYSICAL SCIENCES. | |||
| Chemistry, General. | 54 | 7 | 12 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other. | 36 | - | - |
| Geology/Earth Science, General. | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| Hydrology and Water Resources Science. | - | 6 | 1 |
| Materials Science. | - | 7 | 4 |
| Oceanography, Chemical and Physical. | - | 5 | 8 |
| Physics, General. | 16 | - | 5 |
| Category total | 107 | 32 | 32 |
| PSYCHOLOGY. | |||
| Psychology, General. | 193 | - | - |
| Category total | 193 | 0 | 0 |
| SOCIAL SCIENCES. | |||
| Anthropology. | 69 | 8 | 2 |
| Applied Economics. | - | 6 | 4 |
| Economics, General. | 100 | - | - |
| Geography. | - | 5 | 5 |
| Political Science and Government, General. | 60 | - | - |
| Social Sciences, General. | 12 | - | - |
| Sociology. | 94 | - | - |
| Category total | 335 | 19 | 11 |
| VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS. | |||
| Art/Art Studies, General. | 11 | - | - |
| Design and Visual Communications, General. | 21 | - | - |
| Interior Design. | 20 | - | - |
| Music, General. | 15 | - | - |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General. | 17 | - | - |
| Category total | 84 | 0 | 0 |
| Grand total | 4985 | 942 | 210 |
FACULTY & INSTRUCTION
| Student to Faculty Ratio | 23 to 1 |
| Regular Class Size | 2-9 students: 7% of classes 10-19 students: 21% of classes 20-29 students: 31% of classes 30-39 students: 11% of classes 40-49 students: 8% of classes 50-99 students: 13% of classes Over 100 students: 9% of classes |
STUDENT BODY
| On Campus Housing | Yes |
| On Campus Housing Details | Coed dorms, married student apartments, disabled student housing, fraternity/sorority housing |
| Coeducational | Yes |
| All Undergraduates | 28,849 |
| Women (% of total) | 13,428 (46.55%) |
| Men (% of total) | 15,421 (53.45%) |
| Diversity of Student Body (UnderGraduates) | American Indian/Alaskan Native - 0.59 % Asian - 6.98 % Black/African-American - 1.5 % Hispanic/Latino - 8.46 % Multi-race (not Hispanic/Latino) - 6.36 % Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander - 0.3 % White - 64.91 % Unknown - 2.89 % International Students - 7.99 % |
| All Graduate Students | 6,169 |
| Women (% of total) | 3,104 (50%) |
| Men (% of total) | 3,065 (50%) |
| Diversity of Student Body (Graduate Students) | American Indian/Alaskan Native - 0.45 % Asian - 5.32 % Black/African-American - 1.85 % Hispanic/Latino - 4.75 % Multi-race (not Hispanic/Latino) - 2.93 % Native Hawaiian/ Pacific Islander - 0.21 % White - 53.98 % Unknown - 5.75 % International Students - 24.75 % |
UNDERGRADUATE RETENTION AND GRADUATION
| First-Year Students Returning | 85 % |
| Students Graduating (Within 6 Years) |
64 % |
AFTER GRADUATION
| Graduates Offered Full-Time Employment Within 6 Months | Not reported |
| Average Starting Salary | Not reported |
| Graduates Pursuing Advanced Study Directly | 15.0% |
| Disciplines Pursued | Not reported |
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