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University of Oregon

The University of Oregon (UO) is a public, coeducational research university in Eugene, Oregon, United States. The second oldest public university in the state, UO was founded in 1876, and graduated its first class two years later. The University of Oregon is one of 60 members of the Association of American Universities. The Carnegie Foundation classifies the University of Oregon as a “high research activity” university. Richard W. Lariviere is the current president of the university. The University of Oregon receives much of its funding from the UO Foundation, an independent not-for-profit organization.

The University of Oregon, founded in 1876, is the state’s flagship institution. Located in Eugene, an energetic college town, the university offers academic excellence and hands-on learning opportunities in a welcoming atmosphere. Towering trees shade the 295-acre campus, where students, faculty members, and employees from a wide variety of backgrounds share a commitment to preserving the environment and pursuing innovation in more than 260 academic programs that range from Eugene to Portland and from the coast to the mountains.

University of Oregon Rankings in 2010

University of Oregon Rankings in 2011

University of Oregon Tuition and Fees

Undergraduate

Credit Hours	Tuition	Fees					Total Tuition & Fees
Credit Hours	Tuition	Building	Incidental	Health Service	Recreation Center	Total Fees	Total Tuition & Fees
1	154.00	23.00	191.00	140.75	43.25	398.00	552.00
2	308.00	25.00	191.00	140.75	43.25	400.00	708.00
3	462.00	27.00	191.00	140.75	43.25	402.00	864.00
4	616.00	29.00	191.00	140.75	43.25	404.00	1,020.00
5	770.00	31.00	191.00	140.75	43.25	406.00	1,176.00
6	924.00	33.00	191.00	140.75	43.25	408.00	1,332.00
7	1,078.00	35.00	191.00	140.75	43.25	410.00	1,488.00
8	1,232.00	37.00	191.00	140.75	43.25	412.00	1,644.00
9	1,386.00	39.00	191.00	140.75	43.25	414.00	1,800.00
10	1,540.00	41.00	191.00	140.75	43.25	416.00	1,956.00
11	1,694.00	43.00	191.00	140.75	43.25	418.00	2,112.00
12	1,848.00	45.00	191.00	140.75	43.25	420.00	2,268.00
13	2,002.00	45.00	191.00	140.75	43.25	420.00	2,422.00
14	2,156.00	45.00	191.00	140.75	43.25	420.00	2,576.00
15	2,310.00	45.00	191.00	140.75	43.25	420.00	2,730.00
16	2,464.00	45.00	191.00	140.75	43.25	420.00	2,884.00
17	2,618.00	45.00	191.00	140.75	43.25	420.00	3,038.00
18	2,772.00	45.00	191.00	140.75	43.25	420.00	3,192.00
19	2,926.00	45.00	191.00	140.75	43.25	420.00	3,346.00
20	3,080.00	45.00	191.00	140.75	43.25	420.00	3,500.00
21	3,234.00	45.00	191.00	140.75	43.25	420.00	3,654.00
Each additional credit hour:	154.00

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University of Oregon News

UO Education Studies host a forum on issues of LGBTQ families in schools - Mon, 21 May 2012
EUGENE, Ore. -- (May 21, 2012) – UO TeachOUT, a two-day conference on educational issues related to gender and sexuality inequality in schools, will be held May 23-24 at the University of Oregon. The event will offer a series of workshops, lectures and a leadership summit.

UO professor authors master plan criteria for Department of Defense - Mon, 21 May 2012
EUGENE, Ore. -- (May 21, 2012) -- The U.S. Department of Defense announced this month that it has adopted new master plan criteria for sustainable development authored by Mark Gillem, an associate professor in the University of Oregon’s School of Architecture and Allied Arts.The publication includes planning strategies and procedures that were developed over an 18-month period and that will direct construction at the Defense Department’s 300,000 buildings worldwide, valued at roughly $600 billion. The policies also pertain to landscaping and roads at all military installations.

Undergraduate Research Symposium is Thursday in the EMU - Mon, 21 May 2012
The Erb Memorial Union will be a little more hectic than usual Thursday, May 24, as undergraduate students gather to display their research posters and deliver talks about their academic pursuits.

Commencement exercises for Oregon Law Class of 2012 are May 19 - Wed, 16 May 2012
EUGENE, Ore. -- (May 16, 2012) -- The University of Oregon School of Law will hold 2012 commencement exercises at 1 p.m. Saturday, May 19, at the Hult Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Eugene.

UO hosts conference about indigenous peoples and climate change - Tue, 15 May 2012
EUGENE, Ore. -- (May 15, 2012) -- The University of Oregon will host a two-day conference on "Indigenous Peoples, Climate Change, and Environmental Knowledge" May 23 and 24. The conference includes keynote presentations and student research presentations about the impacts of climate change on indigenous and native communities. All events are free and open to the public.

UO to host film screening, run to honor fallen military men and women - Mon, 14 May 2012
EUGENE, Ore. -- (May 14, 2012) – The University of Oregon will host a pre-Memorial Day film screening and 6k run on Wednesday, May 23, to honor service members killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom.� The events require registration and are open to the public.�

Begin early: Researchers say water with meals may encourage wiser choices - Mon, 14 May 2012
EUGENE, Ore. — (May 14, 2012) — Water could change the way we eat.That's the conclusion of new research by T. Bettina Cornwell of the University of Oregon and Anna R. McAlister of Michigan State University.

Electrons, like billiard balls, can alter course on bumpy 'tables' - Mon, 14 May 2012
EUGENE, Ore. — (May 14, 2012) — Tiny electrons moving along semiconductors and billiard balls on defective pool tables behave the same in the presence of unseen grooves or bumps.

‘Oregon Quarterly’ essay contest winners announced, reading set for May 24 - Wed, 09 May 2012
EUGENE, Ore. — (May 9, 2012) — The six winners of Oregon Quarterly’s 13th annual Northwest Perspectives Essay Contest will read their essays on Thursday, May 24, at the University of Oregon. The readings will take place at 7 p.m. in the Gerlinger Alumni Lounge, 1468 University St.

UO vision materializes: Atlas of Yellowstone - Mon, 07 May 2012
EUGENE, Ore. – (May 7, 2012) – What was first envisioned nine years ago as a class project in the University of Oregon’s Department of Geography was published this spring as a comprehensive, hard-bound reference book filled with colorful maps and data-rich graphics, and covering a broad-spectrum history that reaches back millions of years.