Wednesday, January 07, 2009

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Oregon State University

Work 104 Kerr Administration Building Corvallis, OR 97331
Work(541) 737-4411
Web site: http://oregonstate.edu
Tier 3
College Category:
National Universities

Overview : Oregon State University

General Information  
Institutional Control: Public
Year founded: 1858
Religious affiliation: N/A
Academic calendar: quarter
Total number of undergraduates: 16,228
Setting suburban
Endowment: $119,764,185
Fall Admissions  
Application deadline: 9/1
Application fee: $50
Fall 2007 Acceptance rate: 85.5 %
Selectivity: selective
Expenses  
Costs: 2008-2009 In-state: $6,187; Out-of-state: $18,823
Mission  
School mission Oregon State University, a Carnegie Research University (very high research activity), is one of only two American universities to hold the Land-, Sea-, Sun- and Space-Grant designations. OSU is comprised of 11 academic colleges with strengths in natural resources, earth dynamics and sustainability, life sciences, entrepreneurship and the arts and sciences. More than 19,000 students attend the Corvallis and Cascades Campus locations. OSU has facilities and/or programs in every county in the state, including 13 regional experiment stations, 38 county extension offices, a major marine science center in Newport, and a range of programs and facilities in the Portland region.

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