Oregon State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 95,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 135 (97% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 2,342 (18%)
Days Without Precipitation 211 (7% ☔)

Honors College

Name Honors College
Students 1,500 (6%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 24,262
Men / Women 51% / 49%
From State 57%
From Region 27%
Athletes 503 (2.3%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 63%
Hispanic 13%
Asian 8%
Mixed 8%
International 4%
Black 2%
Native American 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Agricultural Sciences 717 34% 74% 5% 0% 10% 3% $53,693 2 -0.63 31 93% 7.4%
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 82 +1 44% 62% 20% 0% 5% 4% $48,067 1 -2.09 17 85% — — — —
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology 7 — 57% 29% 14% 0% 14% 14% $56,017 5 -1.38 37 — — — — —
Biotechnology 6 — 50% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $56,180 5 -1.36 38 — — — — —
Botany 48 +1 35% 75% 0% 0% 15% 0% $42,947 3 -1.48 9 — — — — —
Agricultural Business and Management 11 — 36% 64% 0% 0% 18% 9% $78,374 57 +0.39 80 97% — — — —
Agriculture 62 — 35% 82% 3% 0% 10% 2% $54,760 19 -0.62 33 92% 7.6% — — —
Animal Science 65 — 11% 72% 2% 0% 22% 3% $48,548 21 -0.67 18 93% — — — —
Crop and Soil Science 24 +1 50% 67% 0% 0% 21% 0% $59,128 44 -0.22 45 90% 7.9% — — —
Environmental Science 163 — 29% 72% 4% 1% 10% 4% $57,997 52 -0.08 42 98% 6.6% — — —
Fisheries and Wildlife Science 24 — 33% 88% 0% 0% 8% 0% $48,089 17 -0.72 17 90% 10.2% — — —
Food Science 23 — 43% 52% 17% 0% 4% 22% $62,426 42 -0.15 54 93% — — — —
Horticultural Science 61 — 39% 85% 0% 2% 2% 0% $59,128 44 -0.22 45 90% 7.9% — — —
Range Science and Management 7 — 43% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $59,128 44 -0.22 45 90% 7.9% — — —
Wildlife Science 116 — 36% 79% 1% 0% 8% 0% $50,593 33 -0.45 23 — — — — —
Environmental Economics and Policy 18 — 39% 67% 6% 0% 11% 0% $55,622 25 -0.57 36 93% 8.3% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Business 856 58% 65% 7% 1% 13% 5% $78,532 68 -0.33 81 96% 5.3%
Accounting 97 +5 55% 73% 7% 0% 15% 3% $79,410 34 -0.49 81 98% 4.7% — — —
Business Administration 336 +9 55% 69% 4% 2% 12% 6% $75,806 61 -0.09 78 94% 5.8% — — —
Business Analytics 29 — 52% 45% 14% 0% 14% 7% $80,503 25 -0.68 82 — — — — —
Business and Management — — — — — — — — $72,342 50 -0.27 73 — — — — —
Finance 129 +7 74% 71% 5% 1% 12% 5% $86,162 35 -0.45 87 99% 5.1% — — —
Hospitality Management 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $53,240 19 -0.66 29 — — — — —
Management Information Systems and Statistics 61 +5 79% 57% 10% 2% 13% 5% $88,238 43 -0.24 88 95% 3.5% — — —
Marketing 122 +3 44% 58% 12% 1% 13% 4% $73,975 43 -0.28 75 96% 5.4% — — —
Operations Management 52 +1 52% 56% 10% 2% 15% 2% $75,806 15 -0.95 78 94% 5.8% — — —
Research and Development Management 3 — 33% 33% 67% 0% 0% 0% $75,806 15 -0.95 78 94% 5.8% — — —
Supply Chain and Logistics Management 26 — 73% 58% 15% 0% 8% 4% $75,806 15 -0.95 78 94% 5.8% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences 62 34% 76% 0% 0% 11% 8% $69,868 43 -0.40 69 96%
Atmospheric Sciences 9 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $63,575 49 -0.13 57 — — — — —
Geosciences 21 — 43% 81% 0% 0% 5% 14% $61,738 41 -0.30 52 96% — — — —
Marine Sciences 18 — 33% 78% 0% 0% 11% 0% $63,320 49 -0.16 56 — — — — —
Maritime Studies 14 +1 21% 71% 0% 0% 7% 14% $94,530 6 -1.03 92 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education 94 16% 72% 2% 1% 16% 0% $52,447 2 -0.12 27 94%
Education 34 +2 35% 74% 0% 3% 18% 0% $54,226 47 -0.10 32 96% — — — —
Elementary Education 60 — 5% 72% 3% 0% 15% 0% $51,440 47 -0.13 25 92% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Engineering 2,086 79% 59% 15% 1% 10% 7% $109,331 98 -0.32 97 95% 3.6%
Architectural Engineering 28 — 39% 54% 18% 0% 25% 0% $86,515 17 -0.83 87 — — — — —
Biological and Ecological Engineering 27 — 52% 81% 4% 0% 11% 4% $86,872 19 -0.61 88 95% — — — —
Biomedical Engineering 41 — 63% 76% 10% 2% 7% 0% $90,524 23 -0.70 90 94% — — — —
Chemical Engineering 80 — 60% 57% 10% 1% 9% 15% $96,666 17 -0.91 93 98% — — — —
Civil Engineering 110 — 77% 73% 5% 0% 13% 3% $88,110 26 -0.60 88 98% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 139 — 86% 56% 14% 1% 9% 11% $102,047 17 -0.71 95 99% — — — —
Engineering 21 — 90% 62% 0% 0% 5% 24% $94,562 39 -0.30 92 100% — — — —
Engineering Science 3 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $95,216 42 -0.25 92 — — — — —
Environmental Engineering 17 — 53% 53% 6% 0% 6% 29% $84,388 42 -0.14 86 100% — — — —
Industrial Engineering 18 +2 89% 33% 17% 0% 22% 22% $98,110 14 -1.00 94 95% — — — —
Manufacturing Engineering 13 +30 92% 38% 8% 0% 8% 38% $87,747 3 -1.44 88 100% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 332 +2 85% 70% 5% 1% 14% 3% $94,198 24 -0.63 92 98% 4.3% — — —
Nuclear Engineering 23 — 96% 87% 0% 0% 0% 0% $89,644 4 -1.83 89 96% — — — —
Computer Science 1,155 +2 79% 52% 22% 1% 8% 6% $120,511 52 -0.13 99 93% 3.4% — — —
Construction Engineering Management 79 — 86% 78% 3% 0% 10% 0% $111,861 83 +1.01 98 98% 3.9% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Forestry 216 47% 77% 2% 0% 9% 1% $61,063 13 -0.66 50 94% 8.3%
Forest Engineering 49 — 71% 84% 0% 0% 10% 0% $75,656 0 -2.11 78 100% — — — —
Natural Resources 159 — 40% 75% 3% 1% 9% 1% $55,622 34 -0.38 36 93% 8.3% — — —
Wood Science 8 — 38% 75% 0% 0% 12% 0% $79,845 99 +2.66 82 95% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Health 760 28% 58% 12% 2% 15% 2% $63,461 20 +0.01 57 95% 8.7%
Nutrition 32 — 12% 66% 12% 0% 12% 6% $60,331 31 -0.35 49 — — — — —
Health Sciences 182 — 34% 43% 25% 2% 14% 3% $79,050 84 +0.73 81 95% 8.6% — — —
Kinesiology 196 — 47% 60% 9% 3% 16% 1% $64,329 65 +0.30 59 96% 9.8% — — —
Public Health 105 +1 19% 59% 10% 3% 14% 3% $62,238 39 -0.27 53 95% 6.7% — — —
Merchandising Management 26 +4 15% 58% 0% 0% 15% 4% $60,155 6 -1.36 48 100% — — — —
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management — — — — — — — — $50,568 10 -0.91 23 — — — — —
Recreation and Tourism Management 17 — 41% 82% 0% 0% 6% 0% $32,111 0 -2.57 2 95% — — — —
Human Development and Family Studies 163 — 12% 67% 6% 1% 17% 2% $51,509 35 -0.21 25 94% 8.7% — — —
Fashion Design 17 — 24% 76% 6% 0% 0% 6% $58,047 34 -0.36 43 95% — — — —
Interior Design 22 — 0% 59% 5% 0% 18% 5% $58,047 11 -1.15 43 95% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Liberal Arts 1,411 34% 68% 4% 2% 13% 3% $54,640 3 -0.41 33 92% 7.9%
Economics 63 +5 71% 75% 3% 0% 5% 6% $76,626 19 -0.80 79 90% 5.7% — — —
American Studies 3 — 33% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,325 21 -0.71 22 — — — — —
Creative Writing 32 +3 28% 75% 0% 0% 19% 0% $46,990 23 -0.66 15 91% — — — —
English 31 +3 26% 68% 0% 3% 19% 0% $50,567 45 -0.23 23 88% — — — —
Ethnic Studies 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $49,546 20 -0.77 20 100% — — — —
French 16 +4 25% 69% 0% 0% 6% 0% $46,745 12 -1.01 14 95% 8.1% — — —
German 11 +1 36% 91% 0% 0% 0% 0% $48,347 16 -0.86 17 — — — — —
History 78 — 60% 69% 4% 1% 15% 3% $56,804 59 -0.01 39 81% 8.3% — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 18 — 78% 67% 6% 0% 22% 0% $60,700 75 +0.32 49 97% — — — —
Philosophy 17 +2 65% 88% 6% 0% 0% 0% $56,355 39 -0.38 38 — — — — —
Religious Studies 4 +4 25% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,850 51 +0.13 26 — — — — —
Spanish 28 +4 21% 43% 11% 4% 32% 0% $46,745 12 -1.01 14 95% 8.1% — — —
Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies 14 +2 7% 71% 0% 0% 21% 0% $49,546 19 -0.82 20 100% — — — —
Anthropology 56 — 16% 66% 4% 2% 12% 2% $54,274 46 -0.24 32 74% 9.8% — — —
Communication Studies 21 — 43% 81% 0% 0% 0% 0% $64,145 63 +0.21 58 94% — — — —
Geographic Information Science and Cartography 31 — 68% 74% 3% 0% 6% 3% $61,623 54 -0.06 52 100% — — — —
Humanities 11 — 18% 73% 0% 9% 0% 0% $52,250 36 -0.42 27 88% 6.7% — — —
International Studies 3 — 0% 33% 33% 0% 33% 0% $63,241 27 -0.50 56 — — — — —
New Media Communications 84 +2 44% 67% 10% 1% 10% 6% $50,591 12 -1.05 23 98% 9.4% — — —
Political Science 69 +4 51% 70% 1% 3% 9% 3% $61,606 21 -0.78 52 92% 7.2% — — —
Psychology 468 +10 22% 66% 4% 3% 15% 3% $52,572 38 -0.38 28 94% 8.2% — — —
Public Policy 12 — 17% 75% 0% 0% 0% 0% $70,711 50 -0.11 71 91% — — — —
Social Sciences 6 — 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,787 9 -0.82 16 82% — — — —
Sociology 78 +3 33% 59% 3% 6% 17% 1% $52,665 37 -0.38 28 94% 6.1% — — —
Sustainability 62 — 29% 66% 0% 0% 13% 3% $61,120 50 +0.01 51 — — — — —
General Education 32 — 31% 81% 3% 0% 9% 0% $52,250 36 -0.33 27 88% 6.7% — — —
Art 28 +1 14% 61% 7% 4% 21% 0% $40,737 23 -0.65 6 — — — — —
Design and Applied Arts 51 +1 20% 63% 10% 2% 8% 6% $58,047 45 -0.16 43 95% — — — —
Digital Arts 13 — 62% 54% 15% 0% 15% 8% $32,422 1 -1.57 2 93% — — — —
Graphic Design 34 — 32% 74% 6% 0% 6% 3% $58,047 45 -0.16 43 95% — — — —
Music 1 +1 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $46,629 48 -0.01 14 96% — — — —
Music 23 — 74% 78% 0% 0% 13% 0% $46,629 48 -0.01 14 96% — — — —
Music Performance 9 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 22% 11% $46,629 48 -0.01 14 96% — — — —
Theatre Arts 3 +1 67% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $40,948 37 -0.28 6 — — — — —
Visual and Performing Arts — — — — — — — — $32,422 4 -1.43 2 93% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Science 454 35% 71% 7% 1% 10% 3% $56,594 4 -0.99 39 93% 11.3%
Chemistry 41 — 44% 68% 10% 0% 12% 5% $73,721 69 +0.21 75 98% — — — —
Mathematics 33 +2 70% 58% 12% 0% 12% 9% $78,510 49 -0.26 81 96% — — — —
Physics 22 +2 86% 82% 5% 0% 5% 5% $64,107 6 -1.40 58 92% — — — —
Biology 195 +1 33% 71% 8% 1% 11% 2% $57,926 14 -0.99 42 92% — — — —
Microbiology 26 — 42% 65% 4% 0% 8% 8% $59,075 8 -1.51 45 93% — — — —
Zoology 134 — 19% 74% 4% 3% 10% 1% $42,180 5 -1.36 8 93% 11.4% — — —
Health/Medical Physics 3 — 0% 33% 0% 0% 0% 0% $62,238 5 -1.46 53 95% 6.7% — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $15,129
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $40,629
Est. In-State Cost $19,571
Est. Out-of-State Cost $52,558
ROI Percentile 78th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 88%
4-Year Graduation Rate 47%
6-Year Graduation Rate 70%
Transfer-Out Rate 16%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Computer Science 17.4% 1,155 79% 52% 22% 1% 8% 6% $120,511 66 -0.13 99 93% 3.4%
Social Sciences 16.3% 1,082 27% 67% 4% 2% 13% 3% $54,154 30 -0.38 32 93% 8.2%
Business & Economics 14.5% 962 58% 66% 7% 1% 12% 5% $77,091 45 -0.43 79 95% 5.4%
Engineering 13.5% 901 78% 67% 7% 1% 12% 7% $92,946 10 -0.78 91 98% 4.3%
Agriculture & Food Science 13.4% 889 31% 75% 3% 1% 10% 2% $53,802 22 -0.47 31 94% 8.5%
Health Sciences 7.3% 486 36% 53% 15% 3% 15% 2% $69,377 18 +0.32 68 96% 8.7%
Life & Natural Sciences 5.5% 364 37% 68% 9% 0% 10% 2% $53,746 5 -1.35 31 90% —
Humanities 3.8% 253 42% 70% 3% 1% 16% 1% $52,343 33 -0.39 27 89% 8.2%
Arts 3.0% 201 30% 67% 6% 1% 11% 4% $51,849 52 -0.42 26 95% —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.2% 144 54% 71% 6% 0% 11% 6% $69,668 24 -0.29 69 96% —
Education 1.9% 126 20% 75% 2% 1% 14% 0% $52,397 41 -0.17 27 92% 6.7%
Professional 1.4% 93 76% 77% 2% 0% 10% 2% $109,252 99 +0.71 97 98% 3.9%

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Agriculture & Food Science $145M #12 44% $2.9M 19 #31 218 101
Engineering $80.0M #63 79% $4.0M 76 #53 398 33
Physical Sciences & Math $66.1M #56 88% $0.2M 40 #76 313 30
Life & Natural Sciences $43.1M #87 68% $0.9M 18 #116 190 17
Health Sciences $10.0M #138 78% $0.5M 23 #82 78 22
Humanities & Social Sciences $7.2M #171 62% $0 23 #170 136 7
Computer Science $5.2M #130 78% $0.1M 17 #58 127 4
Education $4.0M #114 95% $0 30 #139 — —
Business & Economics $1.5M #183 27% $0 5 #188 22 —
Total $362M #82 65% $8.7M 251 #94 1,482 214

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 116 $32.6M $23.8M $8.8M
Rowing 43 $636K $636K $0
Baseball 41 $5.8M $5.8M $0
Wrestling 37 $2.2M $2.2M $0
Soccer 30 $1.8M $1.8M $0
Basketball 16 $9.2M $6.9M $2.3M
Golf 7 $711K $711K $0
Total 290 $52.9M $41.9M $11.0M
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 147 $2.0M $2.0M $0
Rowing 40 $2.4M $2.4M $0
Basketball 27 $5.0M $5.0M $0
Soccer 25 $1.4M $1.4M $0
Softball 22 $1.9M $1.9M $0
Gymnastics 20 $2.3M $2.3M $0
Volleyball 14 $1.9M $1.9M $0
Golf 6 $849K $849K $0
Total 213 $17.9M $17.9M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 147 $2.0M $2.0M $0
Football 116 $32.6M $23.8M $8.8M
Rowing 83 $3.1M $3.1M $0
Soccer 55 $3.3M $3.3M $0
Basketball 43 $14.2M $11.9M $2.3M
Baseball 41 $5.8M $5.8M $0
Wrestling 37 $2.2M $2.2M $0
Softball 22 $1.9M $1.9M $0
Gymnastics 20 $2.3M $2.3M $0
Volleyball 14 $1.9M $1.9M $0
Golf 13 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Total 503 $104.8M $100.3M $4.5M

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 79%
Yield (non-ED) 19%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 84% 78% 37%

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 12%
SAT Range 1120 – 1360
SAT Math Range 570 – 700
SAT RW Range 610 – 720