Oregon State University

Corvallis, Oregon

$58,330 - $68,960

For the 2023-2024 academic year: The average cost of attendance of an international student (Tuition Cost + Living Expenses) for undergraduate students is approximately $59,980 and for graduate students it is ranging from $58,330-$68,960.

Established in 1868, Oregon State University has built a strong reputation for academic excellence and innovation across various fields. It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity". Oregon State’s beautiful, historic and state-of-the-art campus is located in one of America’s best college towns. The university fosters a vibrant campus community and prepares students for successful careers through its interdisciplinary approach to education and a focus on making a positive impact on society.

Pride

Points of Pride

  • OSU students are in the top 20% best paid graduates in the United States (PayScale Salary Report 2021). 
  • OSU graduates earn $20,000 more per year than the average salary US university graduates (U.S. Department of Education Scorecard 2022). 
  • OSU is one of 81 Tier 1 research universities (Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education), with nearly half a billion in research funding every year (University Data 2022). 
  • One of only three universities in the United States with Land, Sea, Space and Sun-Grant designations, meaning OSU is involved with major research in all four areas. 
  • Industry leaders like Tesla, INTEL and Nvidia recruit directly through OSU. 100% of international undergraduate students get career support and résumé development opportunities.

University Highlights

  • Top 1.4% Global University – Center for World University Rankings 2022 
  • #41 Top Research University – Best College Reviews 2022 
  • #3 Best Universities Solving Climate Change - Successful Student 2022 
  • #151 in National Universities - US News & World Report Rankings, 2023 
  • #72 in Top Public Schools - US News & World Report Rankings, 2023 
  • #150 in Best Value Schools- US News & World Report Rankings, 2023 
  • #59 in Most Innovative Schools 

US News & World Report Rankings - Undergraduate 

  • #68 in Best Undergraduate Engineering Programs  
  • #108 in Business Programs  
  • #72 in Computer Science   

US News & World Report Rankings - Graduate 

  • #116 in Best Business Schools  
  • #69 in Best Engineering Schools  
  • #21 in Biological / Agricultural Engineering  
  • #88 in Biomedical Engineering / Bioengineering  
  • #90 in Chemical Engineering  
  • #36 in Civil Engineering  
  • #52 in Computer Engineering  
  • #58 in Electrical / Electronic / Communications Engineering  
  • #39 in Environmental / Environmental Health Engineering  
  • #54 in Industrial / Manufacturing / Systems Engineering  
  • #77 in Materials Engineering  
  • #71 in Mechanical Engineering  
  • #12 in Nuclear Engineering 
  • #65 in Computer Science  

Programs

UnderGraduate

  • Accountancy (BS)
  • Agricultural and Food Business Management (BS)
  • Agricultural Sciences (BS)
  • American Studies (BA)
  • American Studies (BS)
  • Animal Sciences (BS)
  • Anthropology (BA)
  • Anthropology (BS)
  • Apparel Design (BS)
  • Architectural Engineering (BS)
  • Art (BA)
  • Art (BFA)
  • Art (BS)
  • Arts, Media, and Technology (BA)
  • Arts, Media, and Technology (BS)
  • Biochemistry and Biophysics (BS) - STEM Designated
  • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (BS) - STEM Designated
  • Bioengineering (BA) - STEM Designated
  • Bioengineering (BS) - STEM Designated
  • BioHealth Sciences (BS)
  • Biology (BS) - STEM Designated
  • Bioresource Research (BS)
  • Botany (BS)
  • Business Administration (BA)
  • Business Administration (BS)
  • Business Analytics (BS) - STEM Designated
  • Business Information Systems (BA)
  • Business Information Systems (BS)
  • Chemical Engineering (BA) - STEM Designated
  • Chemical Engineering (BS) - STEM Designated
  • Chemistry (BA) - STEM designated
  • Chemistry (BS) - STEM Designated
  • Civil Engineering (BA) - STEM Designated
  • Civil Engineering (BS) - STEM designated
  • Climate Science (BS)
  • Computer Science (BS) - STEM designated
  • Construction Engineering Management (BA) - STEM Designated
  • Construction Engineering Management (BS) - STEM Designated
  • Creative Writing (BS)
  • Crop and Soil Science (BS)
  • Design and Innovation Management (BS)
  • Digital Communication Arts (BA)
  • Digital Communication Arts (BFA)
  • Digital Communication Arts (BS)
  • Ecological Engineering (BS) - STEM Designated
  • Economics (BA)
  • Economics (BS)
  • Electrical and Computer Engineering (BS) - STEM Designated
  • Elementary Education (BS)
  • Energy Systems Engineering (BS) - STEM Designated
  • English (BA)
  • Environmental Economics and Policy (BS)
  • Environmental Engineering (BA) - STEM Designated
  • Environmental Engineering (BS) - STEM Designated
  • Environmental Sciences (BS) - Environmental Economics and Policy (BS)
  • Ethnic Studies (BA)
  • Ethnic Studies (BS)
  • Finance (BA) - STEM Designated
  • Finance (BS) - STEM designated
  • Forest Engineering (BS) - STEM Designated
  • Forest Engineering / Civil Engineering (BS) - STEM Designated
  • Forestry (BS)
  • French (BA)
  • Geography and Geospatial Science (BS)
  • Geology (BS)
  • German (BA)
  • German (BS)
  • Graphic Design (BFA)
  • History (BA)
  • History (BS)
  • Horticulture (BS)
  • Human Development and Family Sciences (BS)
  • Industrial Engineering (BS) - STEM designated
  • Interior Design (BS)
  • Kinesiology (BS)
  • Liberal Studies (BA)
  • Liberal Studies (BS)
  • Management (BA)
  • Management (BS)
  • Manufacturing Engineering (BS) - STEM Designated
  • Marine Studies (BA)
  • Marine Studies (BS)
  • Marketing (BA)
  • Marketing (BS)
  • Mathematics (BS) - STEM Designated
  • Mechanical Engineering (BS) - STEM designated
  • Merchandising Management (BS)
  • Microbiology (BS) - STEM Designated
  • Music (BA)
  • Music (BS)
  • Natural Resources (BS)
  • Nuclear Engineering (BS) - STEM Designated
  • Nutrition (BS)
  • Oceanography (BS)
  • Outdoor Products (BS)
  • Philosophy (BA)
  • Philosophy (BS)
  • Physics (BA) - STEM Designated
  • Physics (BS) - STEM Designated
  • Political Science (BA)
  • Political Science (BS)
  • Psychology (BA)
  • Psychology (BS)
  • Public Health (BS)
  • Radiation Health Physics (BS) - STEM Designated
  • Rangeland Sciences (BS)
  • Religious Studies (BA)
  • Religious Studies (BS)
  • Social Science (BA)
  • Social Science (BS)
  • Sociology (BA)
  • Sociology (BS)
  • Spanish (BA)
  • Speech Communication (BA)
  • Speech Communication (BS)
  • Supply Chain and Logistics Management (BS) - STEM Designated
  • Theatre Arts (BA)
  • Theatre Arts (BS)
  • Tourism, Recreation, and Adventure Leadership (BS)
  • Undeclared/University Exploratory Studies (BS)
  • Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (BA)
  • Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (BS)
  • Wood Innovation for Sustainability (BS)
  • Zoology (BS)

Graduate

  • Accountancy (MAC) - STEM Designated
  • Agricultural Education (MS)
  • Animal Science (MS)
  • Applied Anthropology (MA)
  • Applied Anthropology (MS)
  • Applied Economics (MA)
  • Applied Economics (MS)
  • Applied Ethics (MA)
  • Applied Ethics (MS)
  • Athletic Training (MATRN)
  • Biochemistry and Biophysics (MA) - STEM Designated
  • Biochemistry and Biophysics (MS) - STEM Designated
  • Bioengineering (MEng) - STEM Designated
  • Bioengineering (MS) - STEM Designated
  • Biological and Ecological Engineering (MEng) - STEM Designated
  • Biological and Ecological Engineering (MS) - STEM Designated
  • Botany and Plant Pathology (MS) - STEM Designated
  • Business (MSB) - STEM Designated
  • Business Administration (MBA)
  • Chemical Engineering (MEng) - STEM Designated
  • Chemical Engineering (MS) - STEM designated
  • Chemistry (MA)- STEM Designated
  • Chemistry (MS)- STEM Designated
  • Civil Engineering (MEng) - STEM Designated
  • Civil Engineering (MS) - STEM designated
  • College Student Services Administration (EDM)
  • Comparative Health Sciences (MS)
  • Computer Science (MA)- STEM Designated
  • Computer Science (MEng) - STEM Designated
  • Computer Science (MS)- STEM Designated
  • Counseling (MCoun) - Cascades only - STEM Designated
  • Creative Writing (MFA)
  • Crop Science (MS)
  • Data Analytics (MS) - STEM Designated
  • Design and Human Environment (MA)
  • Design and Human Environment (MS)
  • Education (EDD)
  • Education (EDM)
  • Education (MS)
  • Electrical and Computer Engineering (MEng) - STEM Designated
  • Electrical and Computer Engineering (MS) - STEM Designated
  • English (MA)
  • Entomology (MA)
  • Entomology (MS)
  • Environmental Arts and Humanities (MA)
  • Environmental Engineering (MEng) - STEM Designated
  • Environmental Engineering (MS) - STEM designated
  • Environmental Sciences (MA)
  • Environmental Sciences (MS)
  • Environmental Sciences (PSM)
  • Fisheries and Wildlife Administration (PMS)
  • Fisheries Science (MS)
  • Food Science and Technology (MS)
  • Forest Ecosystem and Society (MF)
  • Forest Ecosystem and Society (MS)
  • Geography (MS)
  • Geology (MA)
  • Geology (MS)
  • History of Science (MA)
  • History of Science (MS)
  • Horticulture (MS)
  • Human Development and Family Sciences/Studies (MS)
  • Industrial Engineering (MEng) - STEM Designated
  • Industrial Engineering (MS) - STEM designated
  • Integrative Biology (MS)
  • Interdisciplinary Studies (MAIS)
  • Kinesiology (MS)
  • Marine Resource Management (MA)
  • Marine Resource Management (MS)
  • Materials Science (MS) - Materials Science (MS)
  • Mathematics (MA) - STEM Designated
  • Mathematics (MS) - STEM Designated
  • Mechanical Engineering (Meng)- STEM Designated
  • Mechanical Engineering (MS) - STEM designated
  • Medical Physics (MMP)- STEM Designated
  • Medical Physics (MS) - STEM Designated
  • Microbiology (MA) - STEM Designated
  • Microbiology (MS) - STEM Designated
  • Molecular and Cellular Biology (MS) - STEM Designated
  • Natural Resources (MNR)
  • Nuclear Engineering (MEng) - STEM Designated
  • Nuclear Engineering (MS) - STEM Designated
  • Nutrition (MS)
  • Ocean, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (MA)
  • Ocean, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (MS)
  • Pharmaceutical Sciences (MS)
  • Physics (MA) - STEM Designated
  • Physics (MS) - STEM designated
  • Psychology (MS)
  • Public Health (MPH)
  • Public Policy (MPP)
  • Radiation Health Physics (MHP)
  • Radiation Health Physics (MS)
  • Rangeland Ecology and Management (MS)
  • Robotics (Meng) - STEM Designated
  • Robotics (MS) - STEM Designated
  • Soil Science (MS)
  • Statistics (MA) - STEM Designated
  • Statistics (MS) - STEM designated
  • Teaching (MAT)
  • Toxicology (MS)
  • Water Resources Engineering (MS) - STEM Designated
  • Water Resources Policy and Management (MS)
  • Water Resources Science (MS)
  • Wildlife Science (MS)
  • Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (MA)
  • Wood Science (MS)
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For a complete list of majors please visit the URL:
oregonstate.edu/academics

Standardised Tests

Undergraduate

 

Graduate

  • IELTS: 6.5 
  • TOEFL: 80 (subsection scores must be 16)  
  • Duolingo: 110 
  • SAT/ACT: Optional 
  • Application Fee: $65  
  • Fee Waiver: Available 
 
  • IELTS: 6.5* 
  • TOEFL: 80* (subsection scores must be 18)  
  • Duolingo: 110*  
  • GRE/GMAT: Optional for major programs  
  • Application Fee: $85 
  • Fee Waiver: Available for some programs

* Certain programs require higher test scores.

Intakes

Fall (September), Winter (January), Spring (March), and Summer (June). 

Accreditation

In the College of Business, the Business Administration programs (undergraduate and graduate) are accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB–International).

In the College of Engineering, the Bachelor of Science and Honors Bachelor of Science degrees in Bioengineering, Chemical, Civil, Ecological, Electrical and Computer, Energy Systems, Environmental, Industrial, Manufacturing, Mechanical, and Nuclear Engineering baccalaureate programs are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET.