Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon · Also known as OSU · Website
$64,010
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$64,010
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Oregon State University is a public 4-year college in Corvallis, Oregon with 30,743 undergraduates and 5,910 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $19,604 a year (tuition and fees $14,400 in-state, $38,190 out-of-state). It admits 77% of applicants and 70% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $64,010 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $21,221 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$19,604
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$14,400
Out-of-state $38,190
Admission rate
77%
US median 78%
Completion rate
70%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$21,221
About $225 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$64,010
Rank 563 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $19,604
- Tuition in-state
- $14,400
- Tuition out-of-state
- $38,190
- Cost of attendance
- $31,653
- Students with a need-based grant
- 23%
- Students with federal loans
- 33%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $12,107
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $13,036
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $15,729
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $20,262
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $27,459
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $10,107 in 2015-16 to $14,400 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1,290
- SAT reading, middle
- 620
- SAT math, middle
- 625
- ACT, middle
- 25
- Undergraduates
- 30,743
- Graduate students
- 5,910
- Part-time students
- 29%
- Women
- 49%
- Students per teacher
- 18
- Completion rate
- 70%
- Retention rate
- 88%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 247
- Endowment
- $1.0B
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 563 of 5,094 US colleges and 5 of 59 in Oregon (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | OR median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $19,604 | $16,940 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $14,400 | $11,997 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 77% | 88% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 70% | 56% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 88% | 76% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $21,221 | $13,667 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $50,843 | $35,390 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $64,010 | $39,477 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 67% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 78% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
247 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 877 | $22,721 | $85,376 | $121,405 | $107,009 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 419 | $21,500 | $47,555 | $73,660 | $68,257 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 328 | $22,442 | $34,736 | $57,650 | $50,706 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 263 | $23,168 | $68,686 | $93,740 | $92,135 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 215 | $23,069 | $29,860 | $57,451 | $54,562 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 193 | $20,500 | $30,982 | $47,221 | $57,214 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 163 | $23,028 | $33,543 | $53,109 | $48,568 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and PolicyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 155 | $25,666 | $39,422 | $52,730 | $56,185 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 141 | $22,731 | $33,642 | $55,245 | $61,911 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 119 | $46,000 | $89,393 | $104,745 | $103,485 |
| Public HealthBachelor's | Bachelor's | 112 | $21,500 | $40,682 | $62,633 | $58,808 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 109 | $22,664 | $77,636 | $105,359 | $100,647 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 104 | $21,000 | $52,156 | $78,427 | $83,343 |
| Computer ScienceMaster's | Master's | 100 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $145,571 |
| Geography and CartographyGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 100 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $72,959 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 98 | $20,500 | $39,479 | $55,805 | $55,012 |
| Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 98 | $26,639 | $33,314 | $48,077 | $47,243 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 93 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 93 | $19,250 | $45,015 | $73,205 | $69,303 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 88 | $20,500 | $45,708 | $70,436 | $82,686 |
| Public HealthMaster's | Master's | 86 | $36,176 | $65,442 | $79,623 | $82,751 |
| Civil EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 85 | $22,500 | $70,635 | $89,822 | $86,517 |
| Animal SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 84 | $21,391 | $32,893 | $45,959 | $49,634 |
| Chemical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 84 | $24,000 | $71,618 | $92,741 | $98,158 |
| Plant SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 83 | $24,005 | $38,397 | $57,950 | $56,567 |
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Questions and answers
How much does Oregon State University cost?
$19,604 a year is the average net price at Oregon State University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $14,400 for in-state students and $38,190 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $31,653. Families earning under $30,000 pay $12,107 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Oregon State University?
77% of applicants are admitted to Oregon State University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,290 and the middle ACT score is 25. The median admission rate of colleges in Oregon is 88%.
How much do Oregon State University graduates earn?
$64,010 a year is the median pay of former Oregon State University students who work, 10 years after they started ($50,843 after 6 years). That ranks 563 of 5,094 US colleges and 5 of 59 in Oregon. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Professional) at $110,269.
How much student debt do Oregon State University graduates have?
$21,221 is the median federal student loan debt of Oregon State University graduates, about $225 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 33% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Oregon State University?
70% of first-time, full-time students at Oregon State University finish within 6 years. 88% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Oregon State University?
Computer Science (877 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (419 bachelor's graduates), Psychology, General (328 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 247 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.