University Of Oregon

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Overview

The University of Oregon, or the UO, was established in 1876. The first students registered on October 16, 1876. The first building was completed in 1877 and later named Deady Hall.

The campus has more than 60 major buildings on some 295 acres in Eugene, Oregon--two hours from Portland and one hour each from the Pacific Coast and the Cascade Mountains.

The University of Oregon is a public research university and a member of the Association of American Universities--one of only two such universities in the greater Northwest.

UO offers a number of degree and certificate programs and is divided into several academic units, including:

• College of Arts and Sciences
• College of Education
• Robert D. Clark Honors College
• School of Architecture and Allied Arts
• School of Journalism and Communication
• School of Law
• School of Music and Dance

The fraternities and sororities play an active role in the campus life of UO. Some of the fraternities and sororities recognized by the university are Alpha Epsilon Pi, Delta Sigma Phi, Delta Upsilon, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Chi Omega Alpha Chi Omega, Gamma Phi Beta, Kappa Kappa Gamma, and Sigma Mu Omega.

Among the notable alumni of the University of Oregon are Lee Bollinger, president of Columbia University; Margo Grant Walsh, vice chair emeritus of Gensler; Phil Knight, co-founder and former CEO, Nike, Inc.; Joe Sacco, comic artist, journalist; Allan Burns, Emmy Award-winning TV producer, screenwriter; James Ivory, director, co-founder of Merchant-Ivory Productions; Ken Kesey, author ("One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest"); Ann Curry, Today Show anchor; Rany Shilts, journalist, non-fiction author; William V. Roth, Jr., former U.S. Representative and Senator from Delaware, legislative sponsor of individual retirement plan; Fred Jones, former NBA guard with New York Knicks; Kellen Clemens, NFL quarterback with New York Jets; and Mary Decker, record-setting long-distance runner.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in religion and philosophy, liberal arts, media, architecture and planning, science, art studies, therapy and counseling, photography and commercial art, mathematics, and conservation and resource management.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Large number of students.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• High faculty salary.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Quarter.
• Carnegie classification: Doctoral/Research Universities, Extensive.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

University Of Oregon participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 68% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 21,452 in 2009-2010 (21,199 full-time equivalent).

About 49% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 51% of the class.

Undergrads are 78% of enrolled students and graduate students are 22%.

Students under 25 years old represent 79% of the student body. About 3% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 98% are full-time and 2% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

University Of Oregon provides on-campus housing for 3,947 of its 21,199 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 19 meals weekly.

Athletics

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

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 155 male students received the aid (men were 55% of those receiving aid) and 127 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 45% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

University Of Oregon offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Comprehensive Doctoral (No Medical/Veterinary).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (182 awarded)

• Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)
• City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning
• Interior Architecture
• Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD)

ART STUDIES (102 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies
• Arts Management

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (661 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (36 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (84 awarded)

• Environmental Science
• Environmental Studies
• Natural Resources and Conservation

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (41 awarded)

• Dance
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (650 awarded)

• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Education/Teaching Individuals - Early Childhood Spec Ed Pgms
• Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Music Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Special Education and Teaching
• Teacher Education, Multiple Levels

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (120 awarded)

• Human Services
• Public Administration

FINE ARTS (59 awarded)

• Art History, Criticism and Conservation
• Ceramic Arts and Ceramics
• Fiber, Textile and Weaving Arts
• Fine/Studio Arts
• Metal and Jewelry Arts
• Painting
• Sculpture

LAW (165 awarded)

• Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Law (LLM, MS, JSD/SJD)
• Law (LLB, JD)

LIBERAL ARTS (1,580 awarded)

• American Literature (United States)
• Ancient Studies/Civilization
• Anthropology
• Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
• Asian Studies/Civilization
• Chinese Language and Literature
• Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
• Comparative Literature
• Creative Writing
• East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• European Studies/Civilization
• French Language and Literature
• Geography
• German Language and Literature
• Historic Preservation and Conservation
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• International/Global Studies
• Italian Language and Literature
• Japanese Language and Literature
• Latin Language and Literature
• Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
• Linguistic/Comparative/Related Language Studies & Services
• Linguistics
• Medieval and Renaissance Studies
• Museology/Museum Studies
• Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
• Political Science and Government
• Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
• Russian Studies
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (63 awarded)

• Mathematics and Computer Science
• Mathematics

MEDIA (318 awarded)

• Advertising
• Communication and Media Studies
• Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
• Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
• Journalism
• Mass Communication/Media Studies
• Public Relations/Image Management

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (17 awarded)

• Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist

MUSIC (66 awarded)

• Jazz/Jazz Studies
• Music History, Literature, and Theory
• Music Performance
• Music Theory and Composition
• Music
• Piano and Organ

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (80 awarded)

• Film/Cinema Studies
• Intermedia/Multimedia
• Photography
• Printmaking

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (57 awarded)

• Jewish/Judaic Studies
• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (473 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biological and Physical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography
• Physics
• Physiology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (372 awarded)

• Communication Disorders
• Community Psychology
• Counseling Psychology
• Psychology
• School Psychology