by our College Data Analytics Team
College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Oregon State University was awarded 426 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is junior high/intermediate/middle school education & teaching.
Explore the best ranked schools for the programs you are most interested in.
According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, Oregon State is ranked #182 out of 2,238 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Oregon State held the #227 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Oregon State is also ranked #2 out of 31 schools in Oregon.
Oregon State University has an acceptance rate of 89%, so it is easier to gain admission to this school than some others. Still, the admissions staff will examine your application closely to make sure you're a good fit for Oregon State.
About 25% of students accepted to Oregon State submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 560 and 680. Math scores were between 560 and 690.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Oregon State University, this ratio is 18 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Oregon State University is 80%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Oregon State University has a freshmen retention rate of 87%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
When it comes to finishing their studies on time, those seeking a bachelor's degree from Oregon State have a four-year graduation rate of 35%. This is comparable to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Oregon State University.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 26,644 undergraduates at Oregon State with 18,084 being full-time and 8,560 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $15,242 | $17,173 | $21,716 | $24,916 | $25,384 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Oregon State, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Oregon State, approximately 29% of students took out student loans averaging $6,983 a year. That adds up to $27,932 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Oregon State is 2.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
See which majors at Oregon State University make the most money.
Get more details about the location of Oregon State University.
Contact details for Oregon State are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1500 Sw Jefferson Avenue, Corvallis, OR 97331 |
| Phone: | 541-737-0123 |
| Website: | https://oregonstate.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | 762 | $74,600 |
| Business Administration & Management | 502 | $43,896 |
| General Psychology | 284 | $31,612 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 281 | $66,476 |
| Human Development & Family Studies | 261 | $30,413 |
| Health & Physical Education | 235 | $28,252 |
| General Biology | 197 | $25,537 |
| Finance & Financial Management | 165 | $49,025 |
| Natural Resource Management | 160 | $31,321 |
| Health/Medical Prep Programs | 148 | $25,977 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 17,310 students took at least one online class at Oregon State University. This is an increase from the 16,956 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 17,310 | 10,888 |
| 2019-2020 | 16,956 | 8,840 |
| 2018-2019 | 14,977 | 7,467 |
| 2017-2018 | 13,482 | 6,565 |
| 2016-2017 | 12,725 | 6,087 |
Learn more about online learning at Oregon State University.
If you’re considering Oregon State University, here are some more schools you may be interested in knowing more about.
Curious on how these schools stack up against Oregon State? Pit them head to head with College Combat, our free interactive tool that lets you compare college on the features that matter most to you!
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
References
More about our data sources and methodologies.
