Quad

Head-to-head

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    Indiana University-Bloomington graduates 14 pts more of its students than Oregon State (81% vs. 67%)

    Graduation rate
  2. 2

    Oregon State has 9 pts more first-gen students than Indiana University-Bloomington (31% vs. 22%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Oregon State's grants cover 24% of its full price on average, vs. 18% at Indiana University-Bloomington

    Aid generosity
  4. 4

    Oregon State has 6 pts more Pell recipients than Indiana University-Bloomington (23% vs. 17%)

    Pell Grant recipients
  5. 5

    Oregon State costs about $3.3K less per year on average than Indiana University-Bloomington ($31,204 vs. $34,459, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  6. 6

    Oregon State is more diverse (index 0.57 vs. 0.55)

    Diversity index

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Who's hardest to get into

Indiana University-Bloomington admits 78%, Oregon State 79%; Oregon State's yield is higher, at 19%.

Acceptance rate
Oregon State79%
Indiana University-Bloomington78%
Quad's selectivity
  • Oregon StateSelective
  • Indiana University-BloomingtonSelective
SAT middle 50%Axis 1000–1600
Oregon State
1140–1400
Indiana University-Bloomington
1170–1400
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • Oregon StateRigor and GPA very important50%
  • Indiana University-BloomingtonGPA, school record, rank, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

Indiana University-Bloomington is a bit larger than Oregon State (37,806 vs. 31,117 undergrads); Oregon State has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
Oregon State31.1K
Indiana University-Bloomington37.8K
Pell Grant share
Oregon State23%
Indiana University-Bloomington17%

Majors and faculty

Computer Science leads at Oregon State, and Business/Commerce at Indiana University-Bloomington; both have 18 students per faculty member.

Students per faculty member
Oregon State18 to 1
Indiana University-Bloomington18 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • Oregon StateComputer Science17%
  • Indiana University-BloomingtonBusiness/Commerce, General33%

What each costs

Oregon State costs about $3.3K less a year than Indiana University-Bloomington on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
Oregon State$31.2K
Indiana University-Bloomington$34.5K
Aid generosity
Oregon State24%
Indiana University-Bloomington18%

What each pays off

Oregon State's former students earn more, a median $64K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 60% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
Oregon State$64K
Indiana University-Bloomington$63.7K
Graduation rate
Oregon State67%
Indiana University-Bloomington81%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; selectivity held steady at both.

Applications, 10-year change
  • Oregon StateGrowing+115%
  • Indiana University-BloomingtonGrowing+86%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why