University of Oregon

Eugene, OR · Public · 20,497 undergrads (large, city) · website ↗

Test-optional
$65 application fee

What you'll actually pay

Average net price per year — tuition, fees, room & board minus grant and scholarship aid — for in-state students by household income.

Household income	Avg net price / year
Under $30,000	$15,909
$30,000 – $48,000	$15,760
$48,000 – $75,000	$18,364
$75,000 – $110,000	$24,704
Over $110,000	$31,021
All incomes (average)	$22,182

Sticker tuition and fees: $16,137 in-state, $44,598 out-of-state — before aid, from the same earlier College Scorecard release as the net prices above.

These are averages. For an estimate for your family, use University of Oregon's own net price calculator — every college that takes federal student aid must publish one.

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Other costs of attendance, 2025–26

The college's own estimate for a full-time undergraduate for the year, before aid, from the October 2026 College Scorecard. It is a newer year than the tuition and net prices above, so don't add the two together.

Housing and meals, on campus	$17,400
Housing and meals, off campus (not with family)	$13,095
Books and supplies	$1,395
Other expenses, on campus	$3,057
Other expenses, off campus	$3,057

Grants and loans for first-year students, 2022–23

What the college reported for its full-time, first-time students (5,230 of them) in 2022–23; 90% got some kind of aid, loans included. Each average is over the students who received that kind of aid, not over everyone. It is an older year than the 2025–26 costs above.

Type of aid	Students awarded	Average amount
Any grant or scholarshipFederal, state, local and the college's own	85%	$8,547
Federal Pell GrantNeed-based, from the federal government	21%	$5,228
The college's own grants and scholarshipsNeed- or merit-based, funded by the college	80%	$6,882
Federal student loansBorrowed by the student; repaid with interest. No Parent PLUS or private loans	34%	$5,103

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release); full-time, first-time degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates; public domain.

Admissions & outcomes

Acceptance rate: 88%
Average SAT: 1272
Median ACT: —
Students with Pell grants: 21%
Graduation rate (6yr): 72%
Freshman retention: 86%
Median earnings @ 10yr: $61,324
Median debt at graduation: $20,139
International undergrads: 353 (1.8%)

For comparison, the median across all 1,596 four-year colleges on this site: graduation rate 56%, earnings ten years after entering $54,869, debt at graduation $23,250.

Admission policy, test scores and teaching

SAT/ACT policy: Test-optional
Application fee: $65
Students per faculty member: 19 to 1
Faculty who are full-time: 72%
Open admission: No

Middle 50% of test scores, fall 2024

25th to 75th percentile of enrolled first-year students who submitted scores. A quarter scored below the first figure and a quarter above the second. Section ranges can't be added together into a total-score range.

SAT Reading and Writing: 580–690
SAT Math: 550–670
ACT composite: 23–30

What the college considers in admission decisions, fall 2023

How the college said it used each item when deciding on first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking applicants for fall 2023. For SAT and ACT scores, see the fall 2024 policy above.

High school GPA	Required
High school class rank	Considered if submitted
High school record	Required
Completion of a college-preparatory program	Required
Recommendations	Considered if submitted
Formal demonstration of competencies (e.g. portfolio)	Not considered
English proficiency test (for applicable students)	Required
Other test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)	Not considered
Work experience	Considered if submitted
Personal statement or essay	Required
Legacy status	Not considered

First-time applicants: 39,400
Admitted: 33,532
Enrolled: 5,032

Counts of first-time, degree- or certificate-seeking students, including early decision and early action. The acceptance rate higher up this page comes from a different College Scorecard release, so it may not match these counts.

IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education, Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release), fall 2023; open admission from IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 (revised); public domain.

Most popular fields of study

Share of bachelor's degrees awarded.

Business17%

Social Sciences16%

Communications & Media13%

Biology & Life Sciences9%

Psychology9%

Visual & Performing Arts8%

Environmental Studies4%

Education3%

Architecture2%

Computer Science2%

Earnings and debt by field of study

Median annual earnings of graduates who received federal student aid and were working, not studying: one year after completing (graduates of 2020–21 and 2021–22) and four years after (2017–18 and 2018–19), measured in 2022 and 2023 and shown in 2024 dollars. Median debt is federal Direct and Grad PLUS loans borrowed at this college by 2022–23 and 2023–24 graduates; it leaves out Parent PLUS and private loans. “National” is the median for the same field and credential across all US colleges.

Bachelor's degrees (46)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Business/Commerce, General	605	$55,973	$83,543national $68,407	$18,170
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	392	$50,648	$73,410national $63,560	$19,468
Research and Experimental Psychology	365	—	$62,255national $55,695	$19,417
Social Sciences, General	262	$43,515	$57,532national $53,366	$19,500
Political Science and Government	224	$41,359	$62,408national $63,293	$19,749
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	201	$38,926	$56,681national $62,172	$20,500
Fine and Studio Arts	163	$29,094	$44,958national $41,367	$17,768
Sociology	148	$39,891	$55,204national $52,657	$19,500
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	137	$32,415	$49,770national $55,012	$18,000
Journalism	129	$35,989	$55,615national $56,278	$18,500
Economics	129	$52,722	$75,695national $82,686	$15,277
Biological and Physical Sciences	99	$39,957	$58,319national $58,891	$21,972
Accounting and Related Services	95	$65,983	$85,438national $76,194	$18,590
Human Services, General	91	$37,106	$53,559national $48,597	$19,500
Biology, General	86	$40,672	$51,459national $57,214	$20,491
Education, General	82	$37,489	$54,434national $49,808	$18,955
Film/Video and Photographic Arts	82	$25,155	$50,499national $43,765	$20,171
Anthropology	80	$30,713	$45,920national $46,676	$18,335
Computer and Information Sciences, General	77	$69,669	$100,540national $92,374	$19,402
Architectural Sciences and Technology	72	$56,419	$67,623national $70,074	$28,000
English Language and Literature, General	71	$26,890	$47,639national $48,590	$19,500
Public Administration	71	$40,506	$67,030national $65,093	$14,500
International/Globalization Studies	68	$35,109	$52,842national $59,972	$13,625
History	66	$41,282	$48,354national $50,680	$18,766
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	60	$39,197	$57,106national $55,000	$14,809
Music	55	$27,212	$39,928national $42,892	$20,500
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	53	$28,911	$60,504national $58,928	$17,583
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	40	$24,185	$46,886national $49,984	$19,752
Neurobiology and Neurosciences	40	—	—national $62,451	$27,000
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	36	$30,867	—national $48,842	$21,034
Data Science	35	—	—	$12,592
Mathematics	32	$41,618	$82,191national $69,562	$12,250
Design and Applied Arts	32	$42,631	$65,573national $51,490	$18,500
Philosophy	29	$26,995	$58,635national $54,455	—
Geography and Cartography	29	$45,456	$56,165national $57,853	$17,834
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	28	$40,019	$54,057national $51,710	$25,000
Geography and Environmental Studies	21	—	$52,946national $55,678	—
Chemistry	21	$44,639	$81,984national $65,120	—
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	20	$35,955	$52,007national $60,190	—
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	19	$27,528	$53,064national $51,642	$18,116
Communication and Media Studies	17	—	$70,532national $56,359	—
Physics	17	—	$75,160national $76,786	—
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	15	$48,692	—national $51,389	—
Area Studies	13	—	$54,279national $56,625	—
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	11	$26,316	—national $39,775	—
Psychology, General	—	$35,620	$50,810national $50,706	—

Master's degrees (26)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Business Administration, Management and Operations	165	$83,737	$106,412national $103,485	$82,876
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	84	$53,189	$60,111national $59,916	$27,334
Architectural Sciences and Technology	54	$61,891	$72,885national $77,466	$91,538
Chemistry	35	—	$94,728national $82,937	$34,918
Music	34	$30,857	$45,719national $48,285	—
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	30	$67,845	$77,476national $67,030	$76,469
Genetics	29	$100,834	—national $92,660	$36,872
Engineering Physics	28	$105,448	$118,632national $114,121	$27,595
Research and Experimental Psychology	28	—	—national $63,216	$52,928
Accounting and Related Services	28	$72,506	$97,057national $95,833	—
Special Education and Teaching	24	$59,388	$62,634national $64,397	$34,167
Engineering Chemistry	23	$87,803	—	$33,918
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	21	$70,439	$79,716national $80,125	$42,249
Applied Mathematics	17	$88,221	—national $116,060	—
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	16	—	—national $65,184	$54,849
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	13	—	$76,795national $79,665	—
Landscape Architecture	13	$59,269	$60,338national $70,306	—
Public Administration	13	—	$82,135national $81,408	—
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	12	$54,545	—national $58,524	—
Physics	11	—	$124,295national $96,478	—
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution	10	$54,023	$71,437national $70,267	—
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions	10	$59,287	$60,954national $59,571	$85,343
Fine and Studio Arts	6	—	$47,580national $49,079	—
Interior Architecture	3	$56,481	$70,982national $66,993	—
Journalism	3	$37,968	—national $69,034	—
Biology, General	2	—	$98,203national $69,830	—

First professional degrees (1)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Law	165	$76,897	$100,801national $107,773	$120,050

Doctoral degrees (2)

Field of study	Degrees awarded 2023–24	Earnings, 1 yr after	Earnings, 4 yrs after	Median federal debt
Chemistry	14	$68,471	$117,141national $115,386	—
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	10	$70,544	$97,549national $99,878	—

A dash means the Department of Education suppressed the figure because too few graduates were measured — not zero. 122 more programmes at this college have every figure suppressed and are not listed.

Contact and accreditation

Address: 110 Johnson Hall, Eugene, OR 97403
Phone: (541) 346-1000
Institutional accreditor: Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts) and IPEDS Fall Enrolment for international student counts. College Scorecard, October 2026 release: net price calculator link, mission flags and religious affiliation (2025–26), enrolment shares, test policy, SAT/ACT ranges and student-to-faculty ratio (fall 2024), cost-of-attendance components (2025–26), and earnings and debt by field of study. IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 for the application fee and the IPEDS 2024 directory for the phone number. IPEDS Admissions 2023–24 (ADM2023, provisional release) for admission requirements and first-time applicants, admits and enrolments (fall 2023). IPEDS Student Financial Aid 2022–23 (SFA2223, provisional release) for grants and loans to full-time, first-time students. All are U.S. Department of Education data in the public domain. Verify current costs and requirements with the school.

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