Located in Corvallis, Oregon, Oregon State University is a public four-year institution. Its campus is in a small city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 37,163, made up of 31,253 undergraduates and 5,910 graduate students. It is a land-grant institution. It holds the Carnegie R1 designation for very high research activity.
Oregon State University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 162 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Computer Science, Business Administration and Management, and Psychology, General. It awarded 8,485 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 78 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
88% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 18 to 1.
Key figures
37,163
Students enrolled
88%
First-year retention
8,485
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
162
Programs and majors
18:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 162
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
88%
First-year retention, part-time students
76%
Student-to-faculty ratio
18:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
6,390
Master's degrees
1,067
Doctoral degrees (research)
201
Professional doctorates
177
Certificates under 1 year
228
Postbaccalaureate certificates
422
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
37,163
Undergraduates, fall 2024
31,253
Graduate students, fall 2024
5,910
Full-time, fall 2024
69%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
44,656
Undergraduates, 2024-25
37,335
Graduate students, 2024-25
7,321
Full-time, 2024-25
63%
Size category
20,000 students or more
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
50%
Men
50%
White
61%
Hispanic or Latino
13%
Black or African American
2%
Asian
8%
Two or more races
7%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
6%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
78
Programs with a fully online option
5
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
40%
Students taking some online courses
41%
Campus and services
Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Quarter
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Pacific-12 Conference
President
Jayathi Murthy
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization