Academic Excellence
The life of the mind – your mind – needs the University of Oregon’s acclaimed professors, commitment to undergraduate teaching, and astounding array of classes.
Here, a liberal arts education means knowledge that prepares you to think deeply. You’ll have no time to be bored because you’ll be busy with classes, research, labs, meetings with professors and other students, internships and work experience, the occasional downtime at a coffee shop and – oh, yes – your creative REM sleep.
Just think: resources + inspiration = success!
If UOnly Knew
The UO is a member of the Association of American Universities, one of only sixty-four universities nationwide and one of only two in the greater Northwest.
The Scholars’ Bank is open 24/7 so you can always explore current faculty and student papers.
The UO ranked 14th among all U.S. public universities in the number of times faculty research was cited in top scholarly journals, according to the Swiss Science and Technology Center.
The Knight Library houses more than 2 million books and 17,000 journal subscriptions. It’s the second largest collection on the West Coast.
High-achieving students in the Society of College Scholars choose courses with specialized research and related learning opportunities.
The oldest residential honors college in the nation, the UO’s Robert D. Clark Honors College, is a small, liberal arts college of 600 students.
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