Oregon State University

For Fall 2025, 29,362 first-year students applied to Oregon State, 23,172 were admitted and 4,452 enrolled: an acceptance rate of 78.9%.

Source: Oregon State Common Data Set 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab), section C1. Read Oct 1, 2026.

By residency, first-year applicants, Fall 2025

Source: Oregon State Common Data Set 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab), section C1, residency table. Read Oct 1, 2026.

By school or major. Oregon State's Common Data Set reports one first-year acceptance rate for the whole university, with no rate by college or major. OSU says your intended major is for advising and is not part of the admission decision.

Source: Oregon State Common Data Set 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

Early action. Oregon State has no early decision plan. Its early action plan is not binding and not restrictive, and the Common Data Set does not report how many applied or were admitted early, so it gives no early acceptance rate.

Source: Oregon State Common Data Set 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab), sections C21 and C22. Read Oct 1, 2026.

For students applying in fall 2026, entering fall 2027

Your intended major is for advising only and is not considered in the admission decision. Two areas work differently:

• College of Engineering. To be admitted directly into an engineering major, you must have taken pre-calculus or calculus in high school. If you are not ready for calculus in your first term, you may still be admitted to OSU, but you must get ready for calculus before you are admitted to the engineering major.

  Source: Oregon State Admissions, Admission Requirements (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

• Honors College. Admission is competitive and separate: it looks at your cumulative unweighted high school GPA and your answer to the essay question. SAT or ACT scores are optional but can be used to apply if you do not meet the minimum GPA.

  Source: Oregon State Admissions, Test Optional Admissions (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

Source: Oregon State Admissions, Test Optional Admissions (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

95 majors across 9 schools. Every bachelor's degree major Oregon State's official catalog offers on the Corvallis campus, grouped by the college that offers it, with the degrees it leads to. Minors, options, certificates and graduate programs are left out.

For students applying in fall 2026, entering fall 2027

These are the deadlines for the Corvallis campus. If you apply by February 1, your transcripts, other required documents and any test scores you want considered are due February 12, 2027. After February 1, admission and scholarships are offered as space and funds allow. Early action applicants with a complete file hear by mid-December, though some are asked for mid-year transcripts first. OSU does not publish a decision date for the priority round.

Source: Oregon State Admissions, Undergraduate Admission Deadlines (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

Early Action is not binding: it does not oblige you to choose Oregon State if admitted. Early action and priority applicants are reviewed by the same criteria, with no advantage for either deadline, and an early action file not complete by the deadline is considered in the priority round.

Source: Oregon State Admissions, Admission Requirements (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

For students applying in fall 2026, entering fall 2027

Oregon State is test-optional for first-year applicants. You say when you apply whether you will send a score. If you apply test-optional, any score already sent is removed from review. Scores you do send are never the sole or primary reason for a decision. OSU uses the best composite from a single test date and does not combine sections across dates.

Source: Oregon State Admissions, Test Optional Admissions (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

The Common Data Set also marks the SAT or ACT as not required for fall 2027 applicants, but considered if submitted.

Source: Oregon State Common Data Set 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab), section C8. Read Oct 1, 2026.

For students applying in fall 2027, entering fall 2028

Not announced yet. When we checked Oregon State's admission pages on October 1, 2026, we found no announced changes for fall 2028 entry. The deadlines and rules above are for fall 2027 entry.

Source: Oregon State Admissions, Undergraduate Admission Deadlines (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

The published cost of a year at Oregon State, 2026-2027:

For a full-time first-year student living on campus, the full academic year. OSU reports that 50.5% of full-time undergraduates pay more than this tuition and fees, because charges vary by program.

Source: Oregon State Common Data Set 2025-2026 (opens in a new tab), sections G1, G4 and G5. Read Oct 1, 2026.

Average net price per year, by family income, 2023-24:

What first-year, full-time, in-state students who received federal aid paid after grants and scholarships, by family income, in 2023-24, the latest year the Department of Education publishes. Your own price comes from Oregon State's aid offer.

Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education (opens in a new tab). Read Oct 1, 2026.

Chosen for how close each is to Oregon State University on acceptance rate, public or private, location and majors offered.

• University of OregonEugene, OR · Public87.4% admitted$22,182 average net price
• San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, CA · Public80.4% admitted$13,760 average net price
• University of California, RiversideRiverside, CA · Public86.1% admitted$14,304 average net price
• University of California, Santa CruzSanta Cruz, CA · Public72.7% admitted$17,890 average net price
• SUNY College of Environmental Science and ForestrySyracuse, NY · Public84.7% admitted$18,952 average net price

Admitted: each school's latest first-year acceptance rate, so the year can differ from school to school; each school's page names its year and source. Average net price: what federal aid recipients paid per year after grants, 2023-24, and the in-state figure for a public university.