Oregon State University Business Programs

Located in Corvallis, Oregon, Oregon State University is a public institution. Corvallis is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

Oregon State University Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Oregon State.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#29	Most Popular Management Information Systems Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#58	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#90	Most Popular Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#93	Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#98	Most Popular Economics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#142	Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Oregon State has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#1	Best Research and Development Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	College Factual
#45	Best Management Information Systems Schools	College Factual
#124	Best Accounting Schools	College Factual
#130	Best Business Administration & Management Schools	College Factual
#131	Best General Business Administration and Management Schools	College Factual
#194	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual

Where Is Oregon State University?

Contact details for Oregon State are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1500 Sw Jefferson Avenue, Corvallis, OR 97331
Phone:	541-737-0123
Website:	oregonstate.edu

How Do I Get Into Oregon State?

You can apply to Oregon State online at: https://oregonstate.force.com/AppLogin

Admission Requirements for Oregon State

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Oregon State?

Oregon State has an acceptance rate of 82%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 46% of accepted students are men and 54% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 80%, and the acceptance rate for women is 84%.

Average Test Scores

About 65% of students accepted to Oregon State submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 540 and 650. Math scores were between 540 and 660.

Oregon State received ACT scores from 38% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 20 and 29. Math scores were between 21 and 28. Composite scores were between 21 and 29.

Can I Afford Oregon State University?

The overall average net price of Oregon State is $39,812. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Oregon State, approximately 43% of students took out student loans averaging $7,855 a year. That adds up to $31,420 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Oregon State is 2.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Oregon State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 26,644 undergraduate students at Oregon State, with 18,084 being full-time and 8,560 being part-time.

There are also 5,668 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 18,084 full-time undergraduates at Oregon State, 53% are male and 47% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Oregon State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1,354
Black or African American	251
Hispanic or Latino	2,142
White	11,030
International Students	1,435
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,872

Geographic Diversity

Oregon students aren't the only ones who study at Oregon State University. At this time, 41 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 111 countries are represented at Oregon State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Saudi Arabia, and India.

Online Learning at Oregon State University

In 2019-2020, 16,956 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Oregon State has changed over the last few years.

Online Affordability Rankings of Oregon State

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Oregon State University was $11,858 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $31,467. The following table shows how Oregon State is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Agricultural Economics	#1	#1
Agricultural Economics & Business	#4	#7
Economics	#7	#21
General Economics	#7	#21

Online Growth Rankings of Oregon State

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Oregon State University was 11.8%. This is the #1,172 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Oregon State regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Oregon State ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Oregon State.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Agricultural Economics	#7
Business Statistics	#11
General Economics	#36
Agricultural Economics & Business	#38
Economics	#51
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods	#86

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Oregon State University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	381	6	91	1	479
Finance	165	0	0	0	165
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	139	0	0	0	139
Operations Management	119	0	0	0	119
General Economics	113	0	0	0	113
Accounting	95	0	0	0	95
General Management Information Systems	84	0	0	0	84
Management Science	6	0	54	0	60
Agricultural Business	20	0	0	0	20
Agricultural Economics	17	0	0	0	17
Applied Economics	0	0	3	4	7
Business Statistics	0	6	0	0	6
General Hospitality Administration/Management	4	0	0	0	4
Technical & Scientific Communication	0	4	0	0	4
Research and Development Management	2	0	0	0	2
Accounting and Business/Management	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1,145	16	148	5	1,314

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Gregkeene under License

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