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Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR · CDS 20242025 · City: Small · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
77.3%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
20.4%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
54.0%
Total cost — out-of-state
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
17:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$18,920

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates31,253
Total all graduate5,910
Grand total all students37,163

Admissions

Total applicants30,293
Total admitted23,418
Total enrolled4,778
Overall admit rate77.3%
Admit rate — women79.0%
Admit rate — men75.4%
Yield rate20.4%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?No
ED closing date
ED notification date
# admitted under ED plan
Offers Early Action plan?Yes
EA closing date11/1
EA notification date12/15
Restrictive Early Action?No

Test Scores

% submitting SAT10.0%
% submitting ACT4.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile580
SAT EBRW 75th %ile700
SAT Math 25th %ile560
SAT Math 75th %ile700
ACT Comp 25th %ile24
ACT Comp 75th %ile31
% in top 10% of HS class29.0%
% in top 25% of HS class58.0%

Cost

Tuition — in-state
Tuition — out-of-state
Required fees
Room and board
Total cost — in-state
Total cost — out-of-state

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$13,650
Avg % of need met54.0%
% with 100% of need met
Avg merit grant (no need)$7,761
Avg loan debt at graduation$18,920

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist1,013
# admitted from waitlist84
Waitlist admit rate32.8%
Transfer applicants (total)5,236
Transfer admit rate81.9%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio17:1
% faculty full-time77.6%

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)77.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)$19,604Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (private)

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)71.2%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)61.8%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate87.6%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$71,799Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant22.9%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan33.5%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full12.1%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress29.7%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress27.1%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged0.4%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Defaulted3.2%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019

Undergraduates

% part-time28.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white63.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black2.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino13.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian8.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races7.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international2.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown2.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women46.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men53.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white57.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black1.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino4.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian7.6%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races2.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international10.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown16.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services16.8%
Engineering14.2%
Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services12.4%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences7.2%
Natural Resources And Conservation7.1%
Psychology6.8%
Education4.8%
Social Sciences4.4%