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University of Oregon

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Eugene, OR
Population 350,000
Website http://www.uoregon.edu/
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 19,758
Men / Women 44% / 56%
White 57%
Hispanic 16%
Mixed 8%
Asian 6%
Black 3%
Native American 1%
International 1%
From State 48%
From Region 33%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 43%
Business & Economics 26%
Life & Natural Sciences 13%
Arts 10%
Computer Science 3%
Education 2%
Physical Sciences & Math 2%
Health Sciences 1%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $16,137
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $44,598
Est. In-State Cost $20,875
Est. Out-of-State Cost $57,692
10-Year ROI $165,000
ROI Percentile 64th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 86%
4-Year Graduation Rate 58%
6-Year Graduation Rate 72%
Transfer-Out Rate 17%

Weather

Comfortable Days 135 (97% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 2,342 (18%)
Days Without Precipitation 211 (8% ☔)

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 78%
Yield (Unbound) 14%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $31M #53
Life & Natural Sciences $90M #121
Engineering, Computing & Math $14M #185
Graduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 289 #77
Engineering, Computing & Math 26 #149
Life & Natural Sciences 67 #240

Honors College

Name Robert D. Clark Honors College
Students 1,360 (7%)

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 13%
SAT Range 1170 – 1320
SAT Math Range 550 – 670
SAT RW Range 580 – 690
ACT Range 23 – 30

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).

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Charles H. Lundquist College of Business 696 68% / 32% 3% $80,846 95%
Accounting 95 — 69% / 31% 2% $90,545 92 93%
General Business 601 +4 68% / 32% 3% $79,314 85 96%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 2,177 42% / 58% 2% $62,233 93%
Computer Science 75 +2 91% / 9% 3% $114,332 99 92%
Data Science 29 +6 69% / 31% 0% $83,319 88 —
Mathematics and Computer Science 9 — 56% / 44% 11% $77,969 83 —
Chemistry 21 — 38% / 62% 0% $63,898 62 100%
Geosciences 18 +2 61% / 39% 0% $50,967 27 100%
Mathematics 26 +6 69% / 31% 12% $78,678 84 91%
Physics 16 +1 69% / 31% 12% $73,657 79 86%
Biochemistry 16 — 69% / 31% 6% $61,180 56 —
Biological and Physical Sciences 96 +3 32% / 68% 1% $72,762 78 85%
Biology 84 +2 37% / 63% 0% $59,129 51 95%
Environmental Studies 80 +5 25% / 75% 0% $47,594 18 94%
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography 36 — 25% / 75% 0% $49,730 24 —
Neuroscience 31 +9 13% / 87% 3% $55,839 42 —
Physiology 194 +7 26% / 74% 1% $68,297 71 94%
Economics 119 +10 78% / 22% 14% $77,115 83 92%
Anthropology 73 +7 29% / 71% 3% $46,119 15 87%
Classical Languages 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $49,484 23 —
Comparative Literature 10 +2 30% / 70% 10% $45,321 13 79%
English 67 +4 27% / 73% 0% $46,084 15 88%
Environmental Science and Policy 50 +2 32% / 68% 0% $47,594 18 94%
Ethnic Studies 12 +5 50% / 50% 0% $39,020 5 95%
Folklore Studies 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $39,020 5 95%
Geographic Information Science and Cartography 15 +14 47% / 53% 7% $60,722 55 84%
Geography and Environmental Studies 17 +4 59% / 41% 0% $51,887 30 100%
History 55 +11 56% / 44% 0% $49,179 22 91%
Humanities/Humanistic Studies 5 +2 20% / 80% 0% $52,188 31 —
Linguistics 27 +1 26% / 74% 4% $45,321 13 79%
Medieval and Renaissance Studies 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $52,679 32 —
Philosophy 21 +8 67% / 33% 0% $34,383 3 84%
Political Science 192 +32 50% / 50% 0% $69,621 73 94%
Religion/Religious Studies 2 +1 50% / 50% 0% $44,031 11 —
Research & Experimental Psychology 351 +14 24% / 76% 1% $61,010 56 100%
Social Sciences 249 +13 59% / 41% 4% $63,907 62 94%
Sociology 98 +50 35% / 65% 2% $53,713 35 91%
Women's Studies 8 +2 12% / 88% 0% $39,020 5 95%
Film Studies 61 +21 46% / 54% 0% $35,905 4 96%
Theater 9 +2 22% / 78% 11% $41,344 8 100%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Design 345 35% / 65% 3% $50,600 89%
Public Administration 66 +5 23% / 77% 0% $61,025 56 93%
Architectural and Building Science Technology 72 — 44% / 56% 4% $71,494 76 88%
Art History 9 +1 22% / 78% 0% $30,736 2 85%
Design and Applied Arts 32 — 50% / 50% 6% $64,994 65 96%
Environmental Design 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $62,076 59 —
Fine Arts 53 +9 40% / 60% 4% $30,736 2 85%
Fine/Studio Arts 13 +1 15% / 85% 0% $30,736 2 85%
Interior Architecture 13 — 8% / 92% 8% $71,308 76 89%
Intermedia/Multimedia 73 +4 38% / 62% 4% $30,736 2 85%
Landscape Architecture 12 — 33% / 67% 0% $50,164 25 100%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education 214 12% / 88% 1% $53,766 97%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 50 +3 4% / 96% 2% $57,069 45 96%
Human Services 83 +8 16% / 84% 1% $51,422 29 95%
Education 81 +1 12% / 88% 1% $54,130 37 100%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Global Studies and Languages 107 28% / 72% 4% $47,981 89%
Asian Studies 8 +1 12% / 88% 12% $46,442 16 89%
Chinese 3 +3 33% / 67% 0% $45,822 14 64%
French — +2 — — $49,358 23 —
German 1 +2 100% / 0% 0% $49,214 22 —
Intercultural and International Studies 57 +11 30% / 70% 4% $46,171 15 90%
Japanese 5 +8 80% / 20% 20% $45,822 14 64%
Latin American Studies 1 +1 0% / 100% 0% $46,442 16 89%
Romance Languages 5 +4 20% / 80% 0% $52,141 31 95%
Russian and Slavic Studies — +2 — — $42,777 9 —
Spanish 27 +22 19% / 81% 0% $52,141 31 95%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Journalism and Communication 523 37% / 63% 2% $67,003 95%
Advertising and Public Relations 240 +3 44% / 56% 4% $71,111 75 94%
Journalism 125 +4 50% / 50% 0% $54,179 37 96%
Mass Communication 16 +1 31% / 69% 12% $69,121 72 100%
Public Relations 142 +7 15% / 85% 1% $71,111 75 94%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Music and Dance 70 51% / 49% 0% $43,785 93%
Dance 7 +2 0% / 100% 0% $38,070 5 —
Jazz/Jazz Studies 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $41,338 8 93%
Music 29 +5 59% / 41% 0% $41,338 8 93%
Music Education 15 — 67% / 33% 0% $54,285 37 —
Music Performance 15 — 47% / 53% 0% $41,338 8 93%
Music Theory and Composition 1 +2 0% / 100% 0% $41,338 8 93%

Rankings

Politically Correct

Protest 101 Woke to the Bone
Megaphone Central

Prestige

I Peaked in AP Calc But Now I Get Priority Registration Top 15 Honors Colleges
I Only Came Here For The Better Dorms And Free Printing

Physical Sciences & Math

Breaking Bad Chemistry
Kinetics & Dynamics Club
Rocks and Whales Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
Fossil Hunters
No Words Allowed Pure Mathematics
Sigma Grindset

Life & Natural Sciences

Pre-Med Reject Waiting Room Biology
The Control Group
Doomsday Prepping with Data Environmental Science
Field Station

Health Sciences

Sweat Equity Sports & Fitness
The Training Room

Business & Economics

PowerPoint Presentation Power Rankings Business Administration
Regional Boardroom Rulers
It's Basic Supply and Demand, Bro Economics
Comparative Advantage State Anchors

Humanities & Social Sciences

Much Ado About Nothing English, Literature & Writing
Required Reading
Saving the Planet, One Policy at a Time Environmental Policy & Sustainability
ESG Enthusiasts
Smashing the Patriarchy 101 Gender Studies
Studies Squad
Nosy for a Living Journalism
Reliable Sources (Allegedly)
Spin Class Professional Communication
Press-Release Artisans & Crisis-Comms JV
Feelings, But With Error Bars Research & Experimental Psychology
The Power-Analysis Cartel
Everything is a Construct Sociology & Anthropology
The Collective
Grammar Police Academy World Languages & Linguistics
Morpheme Masters

Education

Surviving PTA Karens General Education
Substitute Teachers
Everyone Gets a Medal Special Education
IEP Architects