by our College Data Analytics Team
College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
University of Oregon was awarded 369 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is business, management & marketing.
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UO is ranked #195 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation.
Out of the 30 colleges in Oregon, UO is ranked at #2.
Because it has a high acceptance rate of 93%, some consider UO to be a safety school. But don't just assume that admittance is in the bag. Make sure to spend enough time on your application so that it is in tip-top shape.
At University of Oregon, the student to faculty ratio is 20 to 1. Compared to the national average of 15 to 1, this is somewhat high. This could mean that class sizes may be larger than they are at other colleges or universities or that professors may be required to teach more classes.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at University of Oregon is 69%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
University of Oregon has a freshmen retention rate of 87%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
Students are considered to have graduated on time if they finish their studies within four years. At UO the on-time graduation rate of first-time, full-time students is 56%. That is great when compared to the national average of 33.3%
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at University of Oregon.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 18,045 undergraduates at UO with 16,400 being full-time and 1,645 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $13,666 | $13,709 | $16,014 | $22,728 | $24,459 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of UO, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At UO, approximately 34% of students took out student loans averaging $8,299 a year. That adds up to $33,196 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at UO is 3.1%. 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.
See which majors at University of Oregon make the most money.
Get more details about the location of University of Oregon.
Contact details for UO are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 110 Johnson Hall, Eugene, OR 97403 |
| Phone: | 541-346-1000 |
| Website: | https://www.uoregon.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/universityoforegon |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/univ_of_oregon |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Public Relations & Advertising | 575 | $36,861 |
| General Business/Commerce | 465 | $42,402 |
| General Psychology | 324 | $28,414 |
| General Social Sciences | 316 | $31,960 |
| Economics | 224 | $40,966 |
| Political Science & Government | 203 | $29,211 |
| Physiology & Pathology Sciences | 188 | $26,862 |
| Fine & Studio Arts | 141 | $18,179 |
| Journalism | 137 | $28,633 |
| Sociology | 115 | $30,903 |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 9,364 students took at least one online class at University of Oregon. This is a decrease from the 11,256 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 9,364 | 545 |
| 2019-2020 | 11,256 | 463 |
| 2018-2019 | 3,240 | 241 |
| 2017-2018 | 3,145 | 219 |
| 2016-2017 | 2,540 | 190 |
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Footnotes
*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.
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