Applying to the UO

For admission consideration, you must have a high school GPA of at least 3.00, graduate from a standard or accredited high school, take fourteen college preparatory courses, and submit SAT Reasoning Test or ACT scores. For guaranteed admission, you must have a high school GPA of at least 3.25, take at least sixteen college preparatory courses, and meet the other admission requirements.

If you have already applied for admission and now wish to apply for scholarships or the Honors College, do not submit another application for admission. Instead, click here for supplemental applications in a PDF format.

Application Options.
Online application
PDF application
Request a paper application

For more information on completing your application, review these guidelines.

Admission requirements

Completing your application

Application review

Timeline

FAQs

Campus Profile

Deadlines

Deadlines for specific programs and departments

Winter, spring and summer term deadlines

Academic majors

The UO offers 270 comprehensive academic programs. With this breadth of options, you’re likely to find the path that inspires you. If your interests cross several disciplines, you can also design your own academic program, drawing upon the resources across campus.

AP, IB, and CLEP credits

The UO awards credit for scores of certain levels on the AP, IB, and CLEP exams.

First-year programs

All students at the UO take courses to fulfill general-education requirements. First-year programs are a way to explore your own interests, meet like-minded faculty members and peers, and fulfill those requirements at the same time. Each Freshman Interest Group (FIG) includes two regular courses and a small faculty-led seminar that are linked by a common theme. In freshman seminars, you explore one topic deeply with one of the UO’s most prominent faculty members.

Top scholar opportunities

The Robert D. Clark Honors College offers top students the best of two worlds: the community of a small, four-year liberal arts college and the rich resources of a major research university. The Society of College Scholars provides a structure for top scholars to meet prominent research-active faculty members, then pursue their own research to graduate with departmental honors from the UO.

Top Scholars

Clark Honors College

Society of College Scholars

Home-schooled students

The UO welcomes applications from the growing number of home-schooled students.

Applicants with GEDs

If you have received your GED, we will look at your test scores to qualify you for admission.

Dual-enrollment

The UO has dual-enrollment agreements with Oregon community colleges.

Residency

In Oregon, as in all other states, instruction fees at publicly supported four-year colleges and universities are higher for nonresident students than for resident students.

Oregon residency FAQ

Oregon residency rules