Oregon State University

Oregon State University, or OSU, was established in 1868 as the Corvallis State Agricultural College. The origin of the university dates back to 1856 during the foundation of Corvallis Academy. It was renamed Corvallis College in 1858. Later, on March 6, 1961, OSU adopted its current name. The main campus of the university covers approximately 400 acres in Corvallis, Oregon. OSU offers more than 200 degree programs through various academic units.

OSU is organized into the following schools and colleges:

College of Agricultural Sciences
College of Business
College of Education
College of Engineering
College of Forestry
College of Health and Human Sciences
College of Liberal Arts
College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences
College of Pharmacy
College of Science
College of Veterinary Medicine
Defense Education College
Graduate School
University Honors College

OSU has officially recognized several fraternities and sororities, which are governed by the Interfraternity Council, Panhellenic Council, and Unified Greek Council. Some of the active Greek Organizations are Alpha Gamma Rho, Delta Upsilon, Lambda Chi Alpha, Pi Kappa Phi, Tau Kappa Epsilon, Delta Delta Delta, Kappa Kappa Gamma, Kappa Alpha Theta, Omega Delta Phi, Delta Phi Omega, and Sigma Beta Rho.

Campus Location

Corvallis, OR 97331
USA
Main Tel: (541) 737-0123
Web Site

The campus is in a small city.

Oregon State University Highlights

Where Oregon State University stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

Many students concentrating in conservation and resource management, landscaping and horticulture, engineering, science, family and social work, nutrition and exercise therapy, computer science and engineering, and medical adminstration.
Large number of programs of study offered.
Large number of students.
High faculty salary.
High male/female ratio.
Affordable tuition & fees.

Other important characteristics:

Faculty tenure system
Library on-campus
Campus housing available
Study abroad option
Distance learning available
Part-time classes available
ROTC
Athlete financial aid

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

Degree	Total Earned	Different Programs
Bachelor	3,294	77
Master	621	77
Postbaccalaureate certificate	235	13
Doctorale	179	47
First-professional degree	128	2

Oregon State Students

The student enrollment at Oregon State was 19,738 in 2007 (17,670 full-time equivalent).

About 52% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 48% of the class.

Undergrads are 79% of enrolled students, graduate students are 19%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 2%.

About 2% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 98% of incoming freshmen.

Among freshmen students, 96% are full-time and 4% are part-time.

Tuition and Other Costs

Item	Cost
State Tuition and fees	$ 5,911
Out-of-state tuition and fees	$ 18,187
Room and board	$ 7,566
Books and supplies	$ 1,485
Other	$ 2,403

Financial Aid: Oregon State participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Similar Schools

Based on computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Oregon State:

School	Location	Enrollment
Colorado State University	Fort Collins, CO	27,569
Yale University	New Haven, CT	11,454
Texas A & M University	College Station, TX	46,542
University of California-Santa Cruz	Santa Cruz, CA	15,825
Pennsylvania College of Technology	Williamsport, PA	6,682
University of Colorado at Boulder	Boulder, CO	31,796
West Virginia University	Morgantown, WV	28,113
The University of Montana	Missoula, MT	13,628
Clemson University	Clemson, SC	17,585
Mississippi State University	Mississippi State, MS	17,039

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Full-Time Faculty		Total
With tenure		543
Without tenure; working toward tenure		235
Without tenure; tenure not available		823

Housing and Meals

Oregon State provides on-campus housing for 4,399 of its 17,670 (full-time) students (as of 2007).

Oregon State Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. Oregon State is in the Pacific-10 Conference for major sports.

Oregon State offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 76 male students received the aid (men were 62% of those receiving aid) and 47 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 38% of students receiving such aid) .

Oregon State Admissions (2007)

Applicants	Admitted
Men	91%
Women	94%
All	92%

SAT Test Scores:

SAT	Middle 50%
Verbal	470-590
Math	480-610

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (95 awarded)

Agricultural Business and Management
Agricultural Economics
Agriculture
Food Science and Technology

ANIMAL SCIENCE AND CARE (65 awarded)

Animal Sciences
Poultry Science

ART STUDIES (78 awarded)

Art/Art Studies
Visual and Performing Arts

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (555 awarded)

Accounting
Business Administration and Management
Business Administration, Management and Operations

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (164 awarded)

Computer Engineering
Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (274 awarded)

Environmental Science
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management
Forest Management/Forest Resources Management
Forest Sciences and Biology
Forestry
Natural Resources Management and Policy
Natural Resources/Conservation
Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management
Wood Science and Wood Products/Pulp and Paper Technology

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (24 awarded)

Apparel and Textile Marketing Management
Apparel and Textiles

DESIGN (20 awarded)

Interior Design

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (458 awarded)

Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching
Agricultural Teacher Education
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
Early Childhood Education and Teaching
Education
Educational Administration and Supervision
Elementary Education and Teaching
English/Language Arts Teacher Education
Family and Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
Mathematics Teacher Education
Music Teacher Education
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education
Secondary Education and Teaching
Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

ENGINEERING (576 awarded)

Agricultural/Biological Engineering and Bioengineering
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Construction Engineering
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
Forest Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Manufacturing Engineering
Materials Science
Mechanical Engineering
Nuclear Engineering
Ocean Engineering
Operations Research

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (316 awarded)

Consumer Merchandising/Retailing Management
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies
Housing and Human Environments
Human Development and Family Studies
Public Policy Analysis

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (105 awarded)

Agronomy and Crop Science
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations
Plant Sciences
Range Science and Management
Soil Science and Agronomy

LIBERAL ARTS (631 awarded)

American/United States Studies/Civilization
Anthropology
Applied Economics
Creative Writing
Economics
English Language and Literature
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies
French Language and Literature
General Studies
Geography
German Language and Literature
History and Philosophy of Science and Technology
History
International/Global Studies
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
Political Science and Government
Sociology
Spanish Language and Literature
Speech and Rhetorical Studies

MATHEMATICS (53 awarded)

Mathematics and Statistics
Mathematics
Statistics

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (84 awarded)

Health/Health Care Administration/Management
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration
Public Health Education and Promotion

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (1 awarded)

Comparative and Laboratory Animal Medicine (Cert, MS, PhD)

MEDICINE (163 awarded)

Gerontology
Health/Medical Physics
Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada])
Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)
Veterinary Medicine (DVM)

MUSIC (15 awarded)

Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (152 awarded)

Health and Physical Education
Kinesiology and Exercise Science
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (20 awarded)

Ethics
Philosophy

SCIENCE (502 awarded)

Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology
Biochemistry/Biophysics and Molecular Biology
Biology/Biological Sciences
Biotechnology
Botany/Plant Biology
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
Chemistry
Genetics
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
Geology/Earth Science
Geophysics and Seismology
Hydrology and Water Resources Science
Microbiology
Natural Sciences
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical
Physics
Plant Physiology
Theoretical and Mathematical Physics
Toxicology
Zoology/Animal Biology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (106 awarded)

Psychology