Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR · Public · Small city · Carnegie R1/R2 · OSU
Public institution in Corvallis, OR · 29,557 undergraduates · 79% acceptance rate · $64,010 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 3%Undergraduates
- Top 18%Full-time retention
- Top 20%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- Top 20%Graduation rate (4-year)
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $19,5681,038th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $13,494865th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $35,6641,470th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $29,926937th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $21,221794th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $64,010403rd highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $50,843497th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 70.6%401st highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 87.5%339th highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 78.8%874th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
- 25346th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 29,55755th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 20.0:11,878th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 22.4%1,598th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 205 mi (SEA)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Applying
- EANov 3
- EA IIFeb 2
- Rollingopen
- Common App member
- Yes
- Application fee
- $65
- Personal essay
- Required
- Writing supplement
- No
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Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 78 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | bachelors | $73,882 | $73,446 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $72,687 | $73,035 |
| Manufacturing EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $72,671 | $69,338 |
| Construction EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $72,298 | $71,295 |
| Industrial EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $70,344 | $67,420 |
| Mechanical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $67,846 | $62,863 |
| Chemical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $65,170 | $63,600 |
| Civil EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $63,799 | $63,430 |
| Engineering, OtherEngineering | bachelors | $63,005 | $64,493 |
| Nuclear EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $59,417 | $46,087 |
| Agricultural EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $55,964 | $48,041 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBusiness | bachelors | $54,053 | $53,567 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1856source
- Athletic nickname: "Beavers"source
- Mascot: Benny Beaversource
- Reser Stadium seats about 45,674source
- Competes in NCAA Division Isource
- School colors: Orange and Blacksource
- Motto: ""Out there""source
- Campus size: about 560 acressource
- Formerly known as "See list"source
- Athletic conference: Pac-12source
- A / [[Land-grant university institutionsource
- A Land-grant]] institutionsource
- A [[National Sea Grant College Program institutionsource
- A Sea-grant]] institutionsource
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]] institutionsource
- Plays for the "Platypus Trophy" (since 1894)source
- Fight song: ""[[Hail to Old OSU]]""source
- Notable alum: Linus Paulingsource
- Notable alum: Douglas Engelbartsource
- Notable alum: Jensen Huangsource
- Notable alum: Gary Paytonsource
- Notable alum: Phil Knightsource
Athletics — 11 sports
NCAA Division I-FBS · NCAA Division I
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $11,242,102 (M $6,379,566 · W $4,862,536)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Football
- Golf
- Gymnastics
- Rowing
- Soccer
- Softball
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
- Wrestling
- Baseball: 2018
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websiteoregonstate.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 209542)
- Compare colleges in ORRe-score with your weights
- The Most Selective Colleges in OregonEvery eligible four-year in this state, ranked by published admission rate
- Showdown: Oregon State University vs University of OregonHigher-or-lower on real Scorecard metrics — round 1 is these two
- Sports directoryAll 11 EADA programs at this school
- Build an admissions plan8th–12th grade actions for this college — sports, activities, timeline
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