Oregon State University

Oregon State University (OSU) is a coeducational, public research university located in Corvallis, Oregon, United States. The university offers undergraduate, graduate and doctoral degrees and a multitude of research opportunities. There are over 200 academic degree programs offered through the university. OSU’s programs in nuclear engineering, ecology, forestry, public health, biochemistry, zoology, oceanography, food science and pharmacy are recognized nationally as top tier programs. In recent years, OSU’s liberal arts programs have also grown significantly. Over 200,000 people have attended OSU since its founding.The Carnegie Foundation classifies Oregon State University as a “very high research activity” university.

Oregon State is one of the 73 land-grant universities of the United States. The school is also recognized as a sea-grant, space-grant and sun-grant institution, making it one of only two US institutions to retain all four designations and the only public university to do so (Cornell is the only other with similar designations). In addition to Oregon State’s many federally designated areas of research, the university receives more funding for research, annually, than all other public higher education institutions in Oregon combined.

Oregon State University Rankings in 2010

• ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING GRADUATE SCHOOL RANKINGS
• BEST COMPUTER SCIENCE GRADUATE SCHOOL RANKINGS
• TOP 200 UNDERGRADUATE BUSINESS PROGRAM
• TOP CHEMISTRY COLLEGE RANKING IN 2010
• TOP 100 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING GRADUATE SCHOOL RANKING
• BEST UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY RANKING

Oregon State University Rankings in 2011

• TOP 100 GRADUATE COMPUTER ENGINEERING SCHOOL RANKINGS IN 2011
•  TOP ENGINEERING GRADUATE SCHOOLS RANKING IN 2011-2012
• 2011 TOP PUBLIC COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY RANKINGS IN UNITED STATES

Oregon State University Tuition and Fees

Undergraduate

The cost of attendance that your award is based upon reflects average costs and educational expenses for a student in your category. The cost of attendance helps us to determine your financial aid award, but does not reflect the amount you owe the University. You will receive a bill that shows your actual University charges. The standard budget may be adjusted for differential tuition for specific programs, and for students participating in approved study abroad programs.

The budget below is a standard, full-time, full-year (three term) budget.

2011-12 Undergraduate Tuition and Fees (Estimates Only)*

Resident                                  $7,518

Non-Resident                           $21,294

*Pre-Engineering, Professional Engineering, Business, and Honors College have differential tuition rates that are higher than the standard tuition. These can be accounted for in your estimated Cost of Attendance upon request to the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships.

2011-2012 Additional Expenses (Estimates Only)

Books and Supplies $1,854

This is an average amount you might spend on books and supplies. This amount does not appear on your billing.

Room and Board $9,444

This amount is an average figure based on double occupancy for campus and off-campus living arrangements. Students living in university housing will be billed for their actual room and meal rates.

Miscellaneous and Personal $2,577

This is an estimate of what you might spend during the school year on personal items, clothing, recreation and travel.

*Loan Fee Allowance $48

An average amount is built in for loan recipients to cover the Federal Ford Direct Loan fees.

Estimated Undergraduate Totals (*does not include Loan Fee Allowance):

Resident: $21,393           Non-resident: $35,169

Graduate

The cost of attendance that your award is based upon reflects average costs and educational expenses for a student in your category. The cost of attendance helps us to determine your financial aid award, but does not reflect the amount you owe the University. You will receive a bill that shows your actual University charges. The standard budget may be adjusted for differential tuition for specific programs, and for students participating in approved study abroad programs.

The budget below is a standard, full-time, full-year (three term) budget.

2011-12 Graduate Tuition and Fees (Estimates Only)

Resident                                  $12,246

Non-Resident                           $18,849

2011-2012 Additional Expenses (Estimates Only)

Books and Supplies $1,854

This is an average amount you might spend on books and supplies. This amount does not appear on your billing.

Room and Board $9,444

This amount is an average figure based on double occupancy for campus and off-campus living arrangements. Students living in university housing will be billed for their actual room and meal rates.

Miscellaneous and Personal $2,577

This is an estimate of what you might spend during the school year on personal items, clothing, recreation and travel.

*Loan Fee Allowance $48

An average amount is built in for loan recipients to cover the Federal Ford Direct Loan fees.

Estimated Graduate Totals (*does not include Loan Fee Allowance):

Resident: $26,121           Non-resident: $32,724

Schools and Colleges of Oregon State University

• Agricultural Sciences
• Business
• Education
• Engineering
• Forestry
• Graduate School
• Health & Human Sciences
• Liberal Arts
• Oceanic & Atmospheric Sciences
• Pharmacy
• Science
• University Honors College
• Veterinary Medicine

Oregon State University News

• State Treasurer Ted Wheeler to deliver McCall lecture May 31 at OSU
  

  Oregon Treasurer Ted Wheeler will deliver the annual Gov. Tom McCall Memorial Lecture at Oregon State University on Thursday, May 31. The talk is free and open to all.

• Study finds prey distribution, not biomass, key to marine food chain
  

  A study just published in the Royal Society journal Biology Letters documents the importance of prey density over biomass, an increasingly important concept scientists call "patchiness."

• OSU unveils new seafloor mapping of Oregon’s nearshore ocean
  

  Researchers have completed a project to map 55 percent of the seafloor of Oregon's Territorial Sea, a collaborative project that will provide numerous benefits - including better tsunami inundation planning.

• Hatchery, OSU scientists link ocean acidification to larval oyster failure
  

  Researchers at Oregon State University have definitively linked an increase in ocean acidification to the collapse of oyster seed production at a commercial oyster hatchery in Oregon.

• Study: Women lack exercise; at risk of developing metabolic syndrome
  

  A national study shows that women are less likely than men to get at least 30 minutes of exercise per day, resulting in greater odds of developing metabolic syndrome – a condition related to obesity.

• Loss of predators affecting ecosystem health
  

  The decline or disappearance of wolves, bears and other large predators is disrupting normal ecosystem function across much of the Northern Hemisphere.

• New index identifies periods when global stock markets might decline
  

  Researchers have found a way to measure the likelihood of global stock market losses by identifying periods in which shocks may be more likely to spread across many national markets.

• Another mechanism discovered by which sulforaphane prevents cancer
  

  Scientists have now identified a second mechanism by which broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables help prevent cancer, through the power of epigenetics.

• Study: Forested riparian zones important to nitrogen control, stream health
  

  A newly published study suggests that having streamside trees in river systems running through ag and urban areas can help take up nitrogen - much the same as rivers in forested areas.

• “Life and activity monitor” provides portable recording of vital signs
  

  A wearable device developed at OSU will be able to monitor vital signs such as heart rate and respiration, and when further miniaturized could have important applications in research, diagnostics and patient care.

Oregon State University Event

• Summer session 2012 Web registration begins
  
  Sunday, April 15, 2012 - Friday, September 7, 2012 (all day event)
  

  
  

• OSU Paintings in the Pearl
  
  Thursday, May 3, 2012 6:00 PM - Friday, May 25, 2012 5:00 PM
  
  Paintings by nine Oregon State undergraduate art majors will be on exhibition at Albina Community Bank (430 NW 10th in the Pearl) through May. Organized by Art Professor Shelley Jordon, this is the second annual "OSU Paintings in the Pearl" exhibition. Students include Stephanie Bondarowicz, Nathan Childs, Dane Miller, Nicole Hernandez, Daniel Johnson, Max Krueger, Jessica Marshall, Scarlette Rasmussen, and Susana Rodriguez. Come support them at their opening reception on First Thursday, May 3 from 6pm to 9pm.

  
  

• Get There Another Way Week
  
  Monday, May 14, 2012 - Friday, May 18, 2012 (all day event)
  

  During this week the city of Corvallis and many area businesses and employers urge you to try “another way” of getting to work or school.�� Register at least one trip and you’ll be entered into a raffle for prizes.� The more trips you register the more chances of winning and the greater value of prize you qualify for.�� Prizes include gift certificates to local restaurants, bicycle and sporting goods stores and music venues.�

  �You’ll also be able to look for car and vanpool or bike and walk buddies for your regular commute and/or an occasional trip.�� And, track your financial savings and CO2 not produced during the week.

  Register now at www.ci.corvallis.or.us/getthere

  
  

• Spring Term Blood Drive
  
  Monday, May 14, 2012 11:00 AM - Friday, May 18, 2012 4:00 PM
  

  Please contact Rhianna Taniguchi at Rhianna.taniguchi@yahoo.com if you have any questions about volunteering, donating, or becoming apart of the Blood Drive Association at Oregon State University!�

  The event will be held in the Memorial Union Ballroom on Monday, May 14 through Thursday, May 17 from 11:00 AM until 4:00 PM and�Friday, May 18 from 9:00 AM until 2:00 PM

  Sign up to donate blood at�www.redcrossblood.org�sponsor code OSU . For assistance or to sign up by phone, please call at 503-779-1266.��

  Thank you to OSU and the Corvallis Community for your continued support!�

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• Last day to withdraw from a course by Web
  
  Friday, May 18, 2012 (all day event)
  

  
  

• Snow in the Quad
  
  Friday, May 18, 2012 (all day event)
  
  MUPC presents Campus Rail Jam Tour and Snow in the Quad! �Come watch snowboarders compete and board down a ramp full of snow in the MU Quad!

  
  

• OSU Civil War LAN party
  
  Friday, May 18, 2012 (all day event)
  

  
  

• Last day to change to or from S/U grading (requires approval of academic advisor/dean)
  
  Friday, May 18, 2012 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
  

  
  

• Oregon Universities Psi Chi Conference
  
  Friday, May 18, 2012 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  
  Oregon State University's chapter of Psi Chi is hosting a conference with other chapters of Psi Chi in our state. It will be on May 18th at 10 am. There will be workshops on leadership and professional topics, such as interviews and writing a CV, followed by a poster session featuring the research projects of Psi Chi members from different schools. We will conclude the event with a social activity. Our intention with this event is to bring together the chapters of Psi Chi in Oregon to establish a stronger fellowship.

  
  

• Family Business Student Conference
  
  Friday, May 18, 2012 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  

  Family Business Student Conference

  Friday, May 18, 10:00 am—3:00 pm
  Cost: $20 per student (includes lunch)
  The Riverhouse, Deschutes Ballroom
  For Students from Family Businesses

  Please register online or by calling 1.800.859.7609