Office of Admissions

2009-10 Campus Profile

This webpage includes all the "hard facts" about the university to help you decide if the UO is right for you. But if you still cannot find the answer to your question, please feel free to contact us. This page contains information on the following topics:

Enrollment

Total
22,386
Undergraduates
18,514
Graduates
3,872
Full-time
18,808
Part-time
3,578
2009 Undergraduate Applications
 
Freshman
Transfer
Total
Applicants
16,780
3,325
20,105
Admitted
13,367
2,117
15,484
Enrolled
3,777
1,281
5,058
Average freshman high school GPA
Average GPA
3.54
Middle fifty percent of SAT scores
Critical Reading
490-610
Math
500-610
Writing
480-600
Gender
Male
10,979
Female
11,407
Age of undergraduate students
Average age
22
Average age of freshmen
19
Graduation rates
The average UO student graduates in 13 terms, or just over 4 years.
Retention rates for freshmen
Proportion of UO students continuing after one year is 84%
Robert D. Clark Honors College
For fall 2009, the Robert D. Clark Honors College received 1,428 completed applications for an incoming class of 200 students.

Clark Honors College Qualifications of Admitted Students
Middle 50% GPA
3.86-4.00
Middle 50% critical reading SAT score
650-710
Middle 50% math SAT score
640-710
Middle 50% writing SAT score
600-690

Academics

Class size
Median class size
21
Student to teacher ratio
19:1
Median class size by class type
Lecture
26
Discussion
24
Laboratory
17
Activity
16
Seminar, independent study, and individual research
3

On average, the UO offers 3,054 undergraduate classes per term.* Of those, only 107 classes have more than 100 students.

*Average excludes summer term.
Percentage of undergraduate courses taught by faculty, graduate teaching fellows, and administrative staff
 
Faculty
GTF
Admin.
Seminar/IS/IR
84%
12%
4%
Lecture
75%
21%
4%
Activity
78%
12%
10%
Laboratory
18%
81%
1%
Discussion
6%
91%
2%

Only credit-bearing courses were included in the calculation of overall averages.

Faculty directly supervise the instruction of all laboratory and discussion sections.
Bachelor's degree recipients

Most-popular majors among undergraduates 

Accounting, Advertising, Anthropology, Architecture, Art, Biology, Business adminsitration, Computer and information science, Economics, Education, English, Environmental studies, Family and human services, General science, History, Human physiology, Journalism, Mathematics, Music, Political science, Psychology, Sociology, Spanish, Undecided.

2008-9 Bachelors degrees
3,568

Employment status of Bachelors degree recipients

 
Proportion of UO graduates employed or continuing their education within six months after graduation
85%

Ethnic Identity

Total students of color
3,566
Percentage of student body
16%
Asian or Pacific Islander
1,383
Black or African-American, Non-Hispanic
390
Hispanic or Latino or Chicano
855
Multi-ethnic
679
Native American or Alaskan Native
259
White, non-Hispanic
16,139
Decline response
1,259
 

Geographic Origin

In the UO student body, students from all 50 of the United States, the District of Columbia, three U.S. territories, and 85 countries are represented.

Residency
Oregon residents
13,976
63%
Out of state residents
6,988
31%
International
1,422
6%
Top represented states
Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New York, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington
Top represented countries

Canada, China, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Kuwait, Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Qatar, United Kingdom, Vietnam

Student Life

Greek Life
Number of students involved in Greek Life
2,026
 
 
University Housing
Residence hall occupancy
3,733

Residence hall occupancy by class
Freshmen
85%
Sophomores
9%
Juniors
4%
Seniors
2%
Graduates
>0.2%
Division 1 athletics
PAC 10 Conference
Men's Sports
Baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, tennis, track and field

Women's Sports
Basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, team stunts and gymnastics, tennis, track and field, volleyball
Club Sports
Adaptive sports
Aikido
Archery
Badminton
Baseball
Bass Fishing
Bowling
Climbing
Crew
Cricket
Cycling
Dance
Equestrian
Fencing
Golf
Ice hockey
Jiu jitsu
Juggling
Kendo
Lacrosse
Mountain biking
Racquetball
Ranger challenge
Rugby
Running
Sailing
Scuba
Skiing
Skydiving
Snowboarding
Snowboarding
Soccer
Softball
Surfing
Swimming
Table Tennis
Tennis
Triathlon
Ultimate (Frisbee)
Volleyball
Waterpolo
Waterski-Wakeboard
Wushu
Yoga
Study-abroad programs
Number of students studying abroad in 2008-9
1,037
Number of countries offered in the UO study-abroad and internship programs
95

Numbers provided by UO Office of International Affairs
Top fifteen countries visited through UO study-abroad programs
Argentina, Chile, China, Denmark, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Spain, South Africa, United Kingdom
Some Popular ASUO Organizations

Asian/Pacific American Student Association
Black Student Union
Center for the Advancement of Sustainable Living (CASL)
College Democrats
College Republicans
Coalition Against Environmental Racism
Designated Driver Shuttle
Ecological Design Center
Ethos Magazine
Forensics (Speech and Debate Team)
Hawaii Club
Interfraternity Council (Fraternity Community)
International Student Association
Land Air Water (LAW)
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered and Queer Alliance (LGBTQA)
Men’s Center
Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan (MEChA)
Multicultural Center
Native American Student Union
Oregon Commentator
Oregon Daily Emerald
Panhellenic Council (Sorority Community)
Student Senate
Survival Center
Women's Center

The complete list of more than 250 student organizations is available on the website of the Associated Students of the University of Oregon (ASUO).

UO Campus

Number of buildings on campus
80
Acres of main campus
295