Oregon State University Academic Life

Summary

The student-faculty ratio at Oregon State University is 20:1, and the school has 33.8 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at Oregon State University include: Business Administration and Management, General; Human Development and Family Studies, General; Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies; Health and Physical Education/Fitness, General; and Natural Sciences. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 82.0 percent.

Faculty & Classes

General education/core curriculum required	Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Humanities Sciences (biological or physical) Mathematics Social science English (including composition) Other
Class sizes
Student-faculty ratio	20:1
Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution

Majors

Five most popular majors for 2011 graduates

Business Administration and Management, General 6% Human Development and Family Studies, General 5% Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies 5% Health and Physical Education/Fitness, General 4% Natural Sciences 4%

Academic Programs & Offerings

Degrees offered	Certificate, Bachelor's, Post-bachelor's certificate, Master's, Post-master's certificate, Doctorate - professional practice, Doctorate - research/scholarship
Combined-degree programs	Bioscience Research Interdisciplinary Program; Environmental Sciences; General Agriculture; Liberal Studies; Natural Resources; Technology Education
Student participation in special academic programs
First-year experiences N/A Service learning N/A Senior capstone or culminating academic experience N/A Writing in the disciplines N/A Undergraduate research/creative projects N/A Learning communities N/A

Graduation & Retention

Average freshman retention rate	82%
4-year graduation rate	28

* Academic Life details based on 2011 data