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Eugene, OR · Public · 20,497 undergraduates · urban

University of Oregon

Less selective

Oregon combines flagship breadth with especially visible programs in journalism, architecture, design, business, environmental study, and the humanities.

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Institutional profile

Well established Solid in mobility, and solid in student experience.
Academic Steady Affordability Solid Career Steady Mobility Solid Experience Solid
Academic standing Steady
Affordability Solid
Career outcomes Steady
Mobility Solid
Student experience Solid
Admission
85.1% admitted

39,400 applicants in the reported year

Price by income
Resident and nonresident prices differ

Compare recent average annual costs by household income

Completion
73.6%

$61,324 median earnings 10 years after enrollment

What sets University of Oregon apart

Academic design

Journalism and communication, architecture and design, business, sciences, humanities, and social sciences form a broad undergraduate portfolio.

Campus pattern

Eugene offers a bike-oriented college-town setting near rivers, forests, mountains, and the Oregon coast.

Career & value signal

Portland and broader Pacific Northwest employers provide pathways in media, design, business, technology, and outdoor industries.

Can I get in?

85.1% admitted

Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.

Recent applicant pool

39,400

About 85 in every 100 applicants were admitted.

Admission rate 85.1%
Entering class

Academic range

SAT middle 50%1130–1360
9801500
ACT middle 50%22–30
1735

Of admitted students, 9% submitted an SAT, and 5% submitted an ACT. Almost nobody admitted here sent a score, which leaves the SAT and ACT ranges standing on a handful of files.

Entered with a 4.0 GPA33.3%

In the season card

Where your GPA sits in the entering class

The full entering-class GPA distribution for University of Oregon, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.

See where I land

In the season card

What University of Oregon weighs when it reads a file

See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.

  • Course rigor  
  • GPA  
  • Test scores  
  • Essay  
  • Recommendations  
  • Extracurriculars  
  • Demonstrated interest  
See what counts here

What moves the application

The evidence that separates a strong file

01

Show preparation for this curriculum

Journalism and communication, architecture and design, business, sciences, humanities, and social sciences form a broad undergraduate portfolio.

02

Make institutional fit specific

Oregon combines flagship breadth with especially visible programs in journalism, architecture, design, business, environmental study, and the humanities.

03

Use the application route carefully

Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.

How to apply

Rounds, route, and required materials

Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and assemble each required item once.

Early ActionNov 1
Regular DecisionJan 15
Fee and waiver$65 application fee

Fee waiver: accepted

Major and program admission

Some fields have their own entry path.

The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.

ArchitectureAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

BusinessAdmits separately

What this program asks for, and when it closes.

Can I afford it?

Compare annual cost by household income.

Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.

Published annual cost$40,236
Average annual cost after aid, in-state$22,000
Affordability profileSolid

College funding

Scholarships and financial aid

Review available aid, application requirements, and renewal terms.

University of Oregon publishes two merit awards, the largest reaching $5,000 to $10,000 a year. one require a separate scholarship application. All of them renew past the first year.

Separate scholarship application An award reaching $5,000 to $10,000 a year

Open across the university · Merit and financial need · Competitive · Renews each year

Automatic consideration An award reaching $5,000 to $10,000 a year

Open across the university · Merit · Renews each year

In the season card

These two awards, by name

What each one is called, what it pays, the grades and scores it asks for, and what to send.

  • The name of each award 
  • What it pays 
  • The grades and scores it asks for 
  • How to be considered 
  • What to send, and where 
See the full read
Open financial aid plan

In the season card

Average annual cost by household income at University of Oregon

Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.

  • $0–30k 
  • $30–48k 
  • $48–75k 
  • $75–110k 
  • $110k+ 
Open the price by income

Is it worth it?

Completion, debt, and earnings

Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.

Complete within 8 years73.6%

Degree completion across the reported entering cohort

Return after year one85.7%

First-year students who return for year two

Median federal debtWhat students owe on the way out

And what that comes to against what they earn.

Median earnings$61,324

Reported 10 years after enrollment

Academic portfolio

Largest bachelor’s fields

How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.

Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication

Recent graduates430
Median earnings$73,410

Admits separately

Research and Experimental Psychology

Recent graduates361
Median earnings$62,255

Social Sciences, General

Recent graduates227
Median earnings$57,532

Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences

Recent graduates212
Median earnings$56,681

What is campus life like?

University of Oregon beyond the classroom

Eugene offers a bike-oriented college-town setting near rivers, forests, mountains, and the Oregon coast.

Academics

A defining academic feature

Journalism and communication, architecture and design, business, sciences, humanities, and social sciences form a broad undergraduate portfolio.

Campus setting

What shapes an ordinary week

Eugene offers a bike-oriented college-town setting near rivers, forests, mountains, and the Oregon coast.

Career & value

Where the degree can lead

Portland and broader Pacific Northwest employers provide pathways in media, design, business, technology, and outdoor industries.

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