A Right-Sized Flock
Every student matters at the UO. Small classes, a faculty that cares, and many different ways to learn and grow in the classroom and beyond define the academic experience.
- 24K Total students
- 23 Median class size
- 19:1 Student-faculty ratio
A Place for Every Duck
Our differences are our strength, and we celebrate them.
Our students are from 96 countries and all 50 states.
1 in 4 in-state freshmen are first-generation students.
Among new freshmen, more than 40% are racial or ethnic minorities.
Discovery and Opportunity
With ten schools offering a vast range of programs, and so many ways to learn, lead, and connect outside the classroom, everyone can find their opportunity to soar at the UO.
- 200 Majors and minors
- 450+ Student groups and organizations
- 43% Undergraduates study abroad
Studying abroad in the Galapagos Islands was nothing short of life-changing. Being immersed in such a biologically unique and culturally rich place made the classroom come alive, and pushed me to think critically and act intentionally.
Solutions Start Here
As a Tier 1 research university with $177M in research funding, Oregon has the resources and reach—and the daring—to turn bold ideas into new ways of solving challenges that affect lives.
Tackling the Youth Mental Health Crisis
Oregon’s Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavioral Health has launched a first-of-its-kind degree program that trains undergraduates to offer evidence-based health services to children and teens—and provides a replicable model. The goal: build a much-needed new workforce.
Cutting the Time from Discovery to Impact
Home to 14 bioengineering labs, the Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact is breaking boundaries by taking an entrepreneurial and cross-disciplinary approach to research. The goal: speed discoveries into real-world applications for human health.
Helping Humans Move Better
What affects physical performance? By investigating wide-ranging factors—gut microbes, sex hormones, high-heat events—researchers at the Oregon Performance Research Laboratory are finding out. The goal: promote better well-being for all.
Helping Cities Make Housing Affordable
One answer to the housing crisis: mass timber. This sustainable, factory-engineered product uses scrap wood fiber and can be rapidly made, trucked in flat packs, and deployed on-site. The UO’s goal as it leads a regional consortium: push the limits of mass timber.
We Are Oregon
As Oregon’s flagship public university, we’re deeply connected to our state and contribute to its strength in multiple ways, from disaster resilience to ecological research and workforce development.
Students for Oregon
Affordable housing. Arts marketing. Park design. The Sustainable City Year Program has sent more than 5,500 students to tackle civic projects in partnership with communities statewide.
- $3.7B Annual economic impact in Oregon
- 21,500+ Jobs created or sustained
- $238M Tax revenue generated