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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.

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
$19,5681,036th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$13,494862nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$35,6641,456th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$29,926935th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$21,221788th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$64,010402nd highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$50,843496th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
70.6%399th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
87.5%336th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
78.8%863rd most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
—
Median ACT
25346th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
29,55755th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
20.0:11,861st smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
22.4%1,582nd highest of 2,122 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

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.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Computer Sciencebachelors$73,882$73,446
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$72,687$73,035
Manufacturing EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$72,671$69,338
Construction EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$72,298$71,295
Industrial EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$70,344$67,420
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$67,846$62,863
Chemical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$65,170$63,600
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$63,799$63,430
Engineering, OtherEngineeringbachelors$63,005$64,493
Nuclear EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$59,417$46,087
Agricultural EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$55,964$48,041
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$54,053$53,567

Campus facts

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)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Oregon State University’s 29,557 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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