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ENROLLMENT
Total
20,376
Undergraduates
16,681
Graduates
3,695
Full-time
16,870
Part-time
3,506

2007 Undergraduate Applications
 
Freshman
Transfer
Total
Applicants
11,287
2,458
13,745
Admitted
9,813
1,945
11,658
Enrolled
3,398
1,259
4,657

Average freshmen high school GPA
Average GPA
3.49

Scholastic Assessment Test scores
Average SAT verbal score
553
Average SAT math score
546
Average SAT combined score
1,100

Middle fifty percent of SAT scores
Verbal
486-606
Math
496-611

Gender
Male
9,606
Female
10,787

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
The percent of UO students continuing after one year is 84%

Robert D. Clark Honors College
For Fall 2007, the Robert D. Clark Honors College received 1162 applications for 196 available positions.

Honors college entering class
Middle 50% GPA
3.81 - 4.00
Composite SAT score (Middle 50%)
1280-1420

 

ACADEMICS

Class size
Median class size
22
Student to teacher ratio
18:1

Median class size by class type
Lecture
26
Discussion
25
Laboratory
17
Activity
14
Seminar, independent study, and individual research
3

On average, the UO offers 1,782 undergraduate classes per term.* Of those, only 104 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
89%
5%
6%
Lecture
76%
21%
3%
Activity
76%
13%
11%
Laboratory
22%
77%
1%
Discussion
6%
94%
0%

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, art, anthropology, architecture, biology, business administration, economics, educational studies, English, environmental studies, general science, history, human physiology, international studies, journalism: advertising, journalism: public relations, mathematics, political science, psychology, sociology, Spanish.

2006-7 Bachelors degrees
3,747

Employment status of Bachelors degree recipients

Percent of UO graduates employed or continuing their education within six months after graduation
89.5

 

ETHNIC IDENTITY
Total students of color
2,979
Percentage of student body
15%
Asian or Pacific Islander
1,227
Black or African-American, Non-Hispanic
340
Hispanic or Latino or Chicano
730
Multi-ethnic
437
Native American or Alaskan Native
245
White, non-Hispanic
15,017
Decline response
1,193


 

GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN
In the UO student body, students from all 50 of the United States, the District of Columbia, four U.S. territories, and 87 countries are represented.

Residency
Oregon residents
13,702
67%
Out of state residents
5,487
27%
International
1,187
6%

Top represented states
Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New York, Oregon, Texas, Utah, Washington

Top represented countries

Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Republic of Korea, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom

 

STUDENT LIFE

Greek Life
Number of students involved in Greek Life
1,300
Number of students living in Greek housing
700

University Housing
Residence hall occupancy
3,564

Residence hall occupancy by class
Freshmen
84%
Sophomores
10%
Juniors
4%
Seniors
2%
Graduates
>0.2%

Division 1 athletics
PAC 10 Conference
Men's Sports
Basketball, baseball, cross-country, football, golf, tennis, track and field

Women's Sports
Basketball, competitive cheer, cross-country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field, volleyball

Club Sports
Aikido
Archery
Badminton
Baseball
Bass Fishing
Bowling
Climbing
Crew
Cricket
Cycling
Dance
Equestrian
Fencing
Fly Fishing
Golf
Ice Hockey
Jiu Jitsu
Juggling
Lacrosse
Racquetball
Ranger Challenge
Rugby
Running
Sailing
Skiing
Skydiving
Snowboarding
Soccer
Softball
Surfing
Swimming
Table Tennis
Tae Kwon Do
Tennis
Triathlon
Ultimate (Frisbee)
Volleyball
Waterpolo
Waterski
Wakeboard
Wushu
Yoga

Study-abroad programs
Number of students studying abroad in 2006-7
1020
Number of countries offered in the UO study-abroad and internship programs
87

**Estimate provided by UO Office of International Affairs

Top fifteen countries visited through UO study-abroad programs
Argentina, Chile, China, Denmark, Ecuador, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Spain, and the United Kingdom

Top ASUO Organizations
Asian/Pacific American Student Association
Assault Prevention Program
Black Student Union
Crisis Center
Coalition Against Environmental Racism
Designated Driver Shuttle
Ecological Design Center
Forensics
Hawaii Club
Interfraternity Council (Greek Life)
International Student Association
Land Air Water (LAW)
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered and Queer    Alliance
Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan (MEChA)
Multicultural Center
Native American Student Union
Oregon Commentator
Oregon Daily Emerald
Panhellenic Council (Greek Life)
Student Insurgent
Student Senate
Survival Center
Sustainable Advantage
Women's Center

UO Campus
Number of buildings on campus
118
Acres of main campus
295

 

 

 

 

 
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