University of Oregon

The University of Oregon (UO) is a public research university located in Eugene, Oregon, United States. Founded in 1876, it is one of the oldest universities in the state and has a long tradition of academic excellence. University of Oregon is one of the top rate university in Pacific Northwest region. The university is known for its strong programs in business, journalism, and sustainability, as well as its research in the sciences, humanities, and social sciences. The UO has a diverse student body of over 20,000 students, with a global presence from over 80 countries.

The university is also recognized for its commitment to sustainability, with initiatives such as the Sustainability Tracking, Assessment & Rating System (STARS) and the UO Sustainability Office. The UO has a strong athletic program, with teams competing in the NCAA Division I Pac-12 Conference, and a long tradition of community engagement and service. The university’s campus is located in the heart of Eugene, a vibrant city known for its arts and culture scene, outdoor recreation opportunities, and eco-friendly vibe.

The University of Oregon is a tier 1 public research university and it is renowned for its research prowess and commitment to sustainability. It offers over 300 undergraduate degree programs and 120 graduate degree programs to over 23,634 students, around 1300 are international students.

Colleges

Following colleges are in University of Oregon,

• College of Arts and Sciences
• Lundquist College of Business
• College of Design
• College of Education
• Clark Honors College
• School of Journalism and Communication
• School of Music and Dance
• School of Law
• Graduate Studies

Programs Offered

The University of Oregon offers bachelor’s degrees in over 180 subjects. Popular undergraduate majors include business, psychology, biology, economics, and journalism.

At the graduate level, the university provides master’s and doctoral degrees in diverse fields like education, music, law, journalism, business, and architecture. There are over 117 master’s programs and 37 doctoral programs.

Notable programs include the School of Law, Lundquist College of Business, School of Journalism and Communication, School of Architecture and Environment.

Majors and Minor

Following is the list of Majors and Minors taught at University of Oregon,

• Accounting
• Advertising
• African studies
• Anthropology
• Arabic studies
• Architecture
• Art
• Art and technology
• Art history
• Asian studies
• Biochemistry
• Bioengineering
• Biology
• Black studies
• Sports Business
• Chemistry
• Child behavioral health
• Chinese
• Cinema studies
• Classical civilization
• Classics
• Climate studies
• Comics and cartoon studies
• Commerce and society
• Communication disorders and sciences
• Comparative literature
• Computer and information technology
• Computer science
• Creative writing
• Criminology
• Cybersecurity
• Dance
• Data science
• Digital humanities
• Disability studies
• Earth sciences
• East Asian studies
• Economics
• Educational foundations
• English
• Entrepreneurship
• Environmental design
• Environmental humanities
• Environmental science
• Environmental studies
• Ethics
• European studies
• Family and human services
• Folklore and public culture
• Food studies
• French
• General social sciences
• Geography
• German
• German and Scandinavian Studies
• Global health
• Global service
• Global studies
• Greek
• Historic preservation
• History
• Human physiology
• Humanities
• Indigenous, race, and ethnic studies
• Interdisciplinary cognitive sciences
• Interior architecture
• Italian
• Japanese
• Jazz studies
• Journalism
• Judaic studies
• Korean
• Landscape architecture
• Latin
• Latin American studies
• Latinx studies
• Leadership and administrative skills
• Legal studies
• Linguistics
• Marine biology
• Mathematics
• Mathematics and computer science
• Media studies
• Medieval studies
• Middle East-North Africa studies
• Multidisciplinary science
• Multimedia
• Music
• Music composition
• Music education
• Music performance
• Music production
• Music technology
• Native American and Indigenous studies
• Neuroscience
• Nonprofit administration
• Philosophy
• Physics
• Planning, public policy and management
• Political science
• Popular music
• Product design
• Psychology
• Public relations
• Queer studies
• Religious studies
• Romance languages
• Russian, East European, and Eurasian studies
• Scandinavian
• Science communication
• Sociology
• South Asian studies
• Southeast Asian studies
• Spanish
• Special education
• Sports business
• Sustainable business
• Theater arts
• Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
• Writing, public speaking, and critical reasoning

Graduate Programs

Following is the list of graduate programs offered at University of Oregon,

• Accounting, MActg
• Accounting, PhD
• Admitted Graduate Non-Degree – Unclassified (no major)
• Advertising and Brand Responsibility, MA
• Anthropology, PhD
• Applied Behavior Analysis, MS
• Applied Physics-Knight Campus Graduate Internship Program, MS
• Architecture, MArch
• Architecture, MS
• Architecture, PhD
• Art History, MA
• Art History, PhD
• Art, MFA
• Asian Studies, MA
• Bioengineering, MS
• Bioengineering, PhD (OSU home campus)
• Bioengineering, PhD (UO home Campus)
• Biology, MS
• Biology, PhD
• Biology-Knight Campus Graduate Internship Program, MS
• Business Administration—Finance and Securities Analysis
• Business Administration—Innovation and Entrepreneurship
• Business Administration—Sports Business
• Business Administration—Sustainable Business Practice
• Business, MBA
• Business, Oregon Executive, MBA
• Chemistry, PhD
• Chemistry-Advanced Materials Analysis and Characterization, MS
• Chemistry-Electrochemical Science and Technology, MA, MS
• Chemistry-Electrochemical Science and Technology, MA, MS – Accelerated Master’s
• Chemistry-Knight Campus Graduate Internship Program, MS
• Child Behavioral Health, Microcredential
• Classics, MA
• Collaborative Piano
• Communication and Media Studies, MS
• Communication and Media Studies, PhD
• Communication Disorders and Sciences, MS
• Communication Disorders and Sciences, PhD
• Community and Regional Planning, MCRP
• Comparative Literature, PhD
• Computer Science, MS
• Computer Science, MS – Accelerated Master’s
• Computer Science, PhD
• Conflict and Dispute Resolution, MS
• Counseling Psychology, PhD
• Couples & Family Therapy, MS
• Creative Writing, MFA
• Critical & Socio-Cultural Studies in Education, PhD
• Curriculum and Teacher Education, MS
• Curriculum and Teaching (UOTeach), MEd
• Data-Driven Music Performance and Composition, PhD
• Earth Sciences, MS
• Earth Sciences, PhD
• East Asian Languages and Literatures, MA
• East Asian Languages and Literatures, PhD
• Economics, MS
• Economics, MS – Accelerated Master’s
• Economics, PhD
• Education Policy and Leadership, MS
• Educational Leadership, DEd
• Educational Leadership, MEd, Principal License
• Educational Leadership, Principal License
• Educational Leadership, Professional Administrator License
• English, MA
• English, PhD
• Environmental Sciences, Studies and Policy, PhD
• Environmental Studies, MA, MS
• Finance, MS
• Finance, PhD
• Folklore and Public Culture, MA
• French, MA
• Geography, MS
• Geography, PhD
• German, MA
• German, PhD
• Global Studies, MA
• Historic Preservation, MS
• Historical Performance Practice
• History, MA
• History, PhD
• Human Physiology, PhD
• Immersive Media Communication, MS
• Indigenous, Race and Ethnic Studies, PhD
• Indigenous, Race, and Ethnic Studies, Graduate Certificate
• Institutional and Organizational Conflict Management, Graduate Certificate
• Interior Architecture, MIArch
• Interior Architecture, MS
• Intermedia Music Technology, MMus
• Italian, MA
• Jazz Pedagogy
• Journalism, MS
• Juris Doctor (JD)
• Landscape Architecture, MLA
• Landscape Architecture, PhD
• Language Teaching Studies, MA
• Linguistics, PhD
• Management, PhD
• Marketing, PhD
• Master of Laws (LLM)
• Mathematics, MS – Accelerated Master’s
• Mathematics, PhD
• Multimedia Journalism, MA
• Multimedia Journalism, MA – Accelerated Master’s
• Museum Studies, Graduate Certificate
• Music Composition, MMus
• Music Composition, PhD
• Music Education, MMus
• Music Education, PhD
• Music Performance, DMA
• Music Performance, Graduate Certificate
• Music Performance, MMus
• Music Theory Pedagogy
• Music Theory, MA
• Music Theory, PhD
• Music: Conducting, MMus
• Music: Jazz Studies, MMus
• Music: Piano Pedagogy, MMus
• Musicology, MA
• Musicology, PhD
• New Media and Culture, Graduate Certificate
• Nonprofit Management, Graduate Certificate
• Nonprofit Management, MNM
• Nonprofit Management, MNM – Accelerated Master’s
• Operations & Business Analytics, PhD
• Philosophy, MA
• Philosophy, PhD
• Physics, MS
• Physics, PhD
• Piano Pedagogy
• Planning and Public Affairs, PhD
• Political Science, PhD
• Prevention Science, MEd
• Prevention Science, MS
• Prevention Science, PhD
• Psychology, MS
• Psychology, PhD
• Psychology-Online, MS
• Public Administration, MPA
• Quantitative Research Methods in Education, PhD
• Romance Languages, MA
• Romance Languages, PhD
• Russian, East European and Eurasian Studies, MA
• Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies, Graduate Certificate
• School Psychology, MS
• School Psychology, PhD
• Sociology, PhD
• Spanish Language Psychological Service and Research
• Spanish, MA
• Spanish, PhD
• Special Education, MS
• Special Education, MS – Accelerated Master’s
• Special Education, PhD
• Sports Product Design, MS
• Sports Product Management, MS
• Sports Product Management-Online, MS
• Strategic Communication, MS
• Technical Teaching in Architecture, Graduate Certificate
• Theater Arts, MA
• Theater Arts, MFA
• Translation Studies
• Violin/Viola Pedagogy
• Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Graduate Certificate

Tuition Fee

Below is the tuition fee chart for University of Oregon,

Total Cost of Oregon Residents

Tuition and Fees	$15,669
Living Expenses (On-Campus Housing and Food)	$15,840
Books, Course Materials, Supplies, and Equipment	$1,320
Miscellaneous Personal Expenses	$2,460
Transportation	$432
Total Cost	$35,721

Total Cost of Non-Oregon Residents

Tuition and Fees	$43,302
Living Expenses (On-Campus Housing and Food)	$15,840
Books, Course Materials, Supplies, and Equipment	$1,320
Miscellaneous Personal Expenses	$2,460
Transportation	$1,380
Total Cost	$64,302

Application Requirements

To apply for admission at university of Oregon, students need to submit:

• Applicants can apply University application or Common application
• Online application form
• Official high school transcripts
• SAT or ACT test scores
• Essay
• Letter of Recommendations
• Statement of Purpose

For complete undergraduate application requirements Visit This Page

For complete Graduate application requirements Visit This Page

The university has a 93.4% acceptance rate. The average GPA of admitted students is 3.58 and SAT scores range from 1080-1310.

Graduate programs require a bachelor’s degree, test scores, letters of recommendation, statement of purpose, resume, and minimum GPA of 3.0.

University of Oregon Fee Waiver

Generally there is a application fee to apply at University of Oregon but university has Application Fee Waiver Program for eligible candidates.

Popular Scholarships

Following are some of scholarships available at University of Oregon,

• Stamps Scholarship
• Dean’s Scholarship – Awards up to $10,000
• Doris Buffett Scholarship – Full in-state tuition
• Phil Knight Scholarship – Full ride for 1 year
• Pressman Family Scholarship
• Jim and Jean Tattersall International Student Scholarship
• Islam Family Foundation Scholarship
• Transfer Access Scholarship – $2,000-$4,000 for transfers

Acceptance Rate

University of Oregon has the acceptance rate of 93.4%.

Application Deadlines

Following are the admission deadlines for undergraduate and graduate admission,

• November 1 for Early Action undergraduate admission
• January 15 for Regular undergraduate admission
• Varies by program for graduate admission

Notable Alumni

Phil Knight – Nike founder
Ken Kesey – Author of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Neil Everett – ESPN sportscaster

FAQs

What is the acceptance rate?

• 93.4%

What is the student population?

• 22,980 students, 17,904 undergraduates

What is the tuition?

• $11,898 for in-state undergraduates
• $35,682 for out-of-state undergraduates

Does UO offer online degrees?

• Yes, UO offers over 45 online programs at bachelor’s and master’s level.

Is University of Oregon good for international students?

• Yes University of Oregon currently enrolled 1300 international students from 100+ countries.