Colleges / Oregon State University
College · Public · Corvallis, OR · City
OrSt

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Address1500 SW Jefferson Avenue, Corvallis, OR 97331
Websiteoregonstate.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate77%
6-yr median pay$51k
Net price / yr$20k
Undergrad size30,743
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $20k/yr for a shot at a $51k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 77% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1290 · ACT 25.

If you get in

30,743 undergrads. Big. You will have to make it feel small yourself.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $32k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $20k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$127k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$78k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$48k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.5x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$14.4k
Tuition · out-of-state
$38.2k
Room & board
$16.4k
Books & supplies
$600

How students pay for it.

Pell grants23%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans33%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$21k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention88%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr70%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$51k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$64k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out16%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
30,743
Location
Corvallis, OR
Region
Far West (AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity (R1)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily nonresidential
Undergrad program
Four-year · medium full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
Also known as
OSU
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White63%
  • Hispanic13%
  • Asian8%
  • Two or more races7%
  • International3%
  • Unknown2%
  • Black2%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students31%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time29%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$44k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 88

What you can study.

Colleges / Oregon State University
College · Public · Corvallis, OR · City
OrSt

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

Address1500 SW Jefferson Avenue, Corvallis, OR 97331
Websiteoregonstate.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate77%
6-yr median pay$51k
Net price / yr$20k
Undergrad size30,743
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $20k/yr for a shot at a $51k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 77% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1290 · ACT 25.

If you get in

30,743 undergrads. Big. You will have to make it feel small yourself.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $32k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $20k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$127k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$78k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$48k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.5x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$14.4k
Tuition · out-of-state
$38.2k
Room & board
$16.4k
Books & supplies
$600

How students pay for it.

Pell grants23%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans33%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$21k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention88%
Solid.
Graduation · 6 yr70%
Majority finish.
6-yr median pay$51k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$64k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out16%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
30,743
Location
Corvallis, OR
Region
Far West (AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity (R1)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily nonresidential
Undergrad program
Four-year · medium full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
Also known as
OSU
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White63%
  • Hispanic13%
  • Asian8%
  • Two or more races7%
  • International3%
  • Unknown2%
  • Black2%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students31%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time29%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$44k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 88

What you can study.