Students
Who's on campus
A very large campus of 31,117 undergrads, where 23% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.
Race & ethnicity
Diversity index0.57
Economic access
Campus size
35% of undergraduates take every course online, and another 26% take some
Where first-years come from
4,778 first-time students
42% came from other states and 2.9% from abroad; 55% are from Oregon. More from other states than at 72% of colleges.
- In-state (Oregon)55%
- Other states42%
- Abroad2.9%
Top home states
- Oregon(home state)55% 2,619
- Washington12% 565
- California12% 550
- Colorado3.6% 173
- Hawaii3.4% 162
From 46 states (counting DC) and 7 from U.S. territories.
Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.
Transfers in and out
Transferring in, fall 2024
2,763
new transfer students, 37% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 69% of colleges.
1,811 full-time, 952 part-time.
Going on to another college
18%
of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 1,222 students).
Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.
Who they are
Many adult students27% of undergrads study part-time.
49% women
Another gender: Not collected by this college.
Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.
Campus life
Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life
Housing for 5,322 students.
Housing
Beds
5,322
About 17 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.
First-years
Not required to live on campus
Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.
Meal plans
Offered
Athletics & programs
Athletics
NCAA Division I FBS · Pacific-12 Conference
Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, baseball, cross country/track.
How the Pacific-12 Conference comparesROTC
Army, Navy, Air Force
Study abroad
Offered
Undergraduate research
A formal program
Calendar
Quarters
Student services
- Academic and career counseling
- Help finding a job while enrolled
- Job placement after graduating
- On-campus child care for students' children
- 4% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office
Religious life
Affiliation
No religious affiliation
Campus ministries
Listed among campus activities
Faith communities · 1
Nonreligious and secular
Advocates for Freethought and Skepticism at Oregon State University
Greek life
On the national organizations' own chapter lists.
Among first-years: 13% of men, 17% of women.
- Fraternity and sorority housing
Councils and chapters
2listedPanhellenic sororities (NPC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
Alpha Kappa
Upsilon
4listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
Gamma-Sigma
Alpha-Lambda (Oregon State)
Alpha Zeta
Delta Tau
LGBTQ+ life
Support on campus
Founded 2004
Policies
- Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
- Gender-inclusive housing
- Chosen name and pronouns on campus records
- Gender-inclusive restrooms listed online
- Student health plan covers transition-related care
Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.
Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024
Not collected by this college.
Gender unknown: 107
Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.
Sources:Oregon State University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;Oregon State University Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)