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About University of Oregon

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The University of Oregon (UO) was established in 1876. UO is organized into five colleges, which altogether offer a total of 316 undergraduate and graduate degree programs. Most programs follow a 10-week quarter system.

UO Online also has over 3,000 students enrolled in more than 170 online courses.

UO boasts a student-faculty ratio of 16:1, while around a third of its classes have an enrollment of 20 or fewer students. The university’s most popular majors are business/commerce, advertising, economics, psychology, and other social sciences.

UO is associated with three Nobel laureates, namely:

Physics—Walter Brattain and David J. Wineland
Physiology and Medicine—William P. Murphy

Other distinguished UO-connected individuals include the following:

Physicist, Stephen Hsu
Software engineer, Kent Beck
Theoretical biologist and embryologist, Richard Gordon
Cognitive scientists—Douglas R. Hofstadter, Stanislas Dehaene, and Daniel Levitin
Neuroscientist, Michael Posner
Philosopher, Mark Johnson
Novelists—Ken Kesey, Chuck Palahniuk, and
Popular math and science author, Amir Aczel
Actors— Edgar Buchanan, Sam Elliott, and Kaitlin Olson
Film director, James Ivory
Film producer, Don Simpson
Comic book artist, Joe Sacco
Composer, David Crumb
Psychologist, Paul Slovic
Architect, Eugene Tsui
Educator, Lee Bollinger
Nike, Inc., founder, Phil Knight
Journalists, Randy Shilts and Ann Curry
Former US Senator, Wayne Morse

UO is regionally accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU).

According to Wikipedia, The University of Oregon is a public research university in Eugene, Oregon. Founded in 1876, the institution is well known for its strong ties to the sports apparel and marketing firm Nike, Inc, and its co-founder, billionaire Phil Knight. UO is also known for serving as the filming location for the 1978 cult classic National Lampoon's Animal House. UO's 295-acre campus is situated along the Willamette River. The school also has a satellite campus in Portland; a marine station, called the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology, in Charleston; and an observatory, called Pine Mountain Observatory, in Central Oregon. UO's colors are green and yellow.

University of Oregon's Online Degrees

University of Oregon Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Annual Applications	Acceptance	Graduation Rate	Median SAT Score	Median ACT Score
31,558	93%	74%	1190	25

How Much Does University of Oregon Cost To Attend?

Tuition (in-state)	Fees (in-state)
$11,458	$2,398

How Much Do University of Oregon Graduates Make?

If you graduate from University of Oregon, then you can expect to earn an average of $51,300 per year. You also have a 89% chance of being employed after 10 years.

University of Oregon's Demographics

Demographic data is for full-time, on-campus students.

Student Body	Under-Grads	Graduates
20,952	17,747	3,205

Where is University of Oregon?

University of Oregon is located at 110 Johnson Hall, Eugene OR 97403

How Safe is University of Oregon?

University of Oregon has a violent crime rate of less than .01% and a property crime rate of less than .01%. Eugene has a violent crime rate of less than .01% and a property crime rate of less than .01%.

What Is University of Oregon Known For?

University of Oregon is known for it's academic work in the following disciplines: