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Acceptance Rate 89.00%
Yield 19.00%
SAT Score 1,245
ACT Score 25
Applicants 23,188

Applying To Oregon State

For the academic year 2021-22, the acceptance rate is 89% at Oregon State University where a total of 23,188 students applied and 20,637 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,245 and the average ACT score is 25. It requires four items and recommends 2 articles to submit to their applicants.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to Oregon State.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$65
Graduate Application Fees$75
Admission Informationhttps://admissions.oregonstate.edu
Online Applicationhttps://oregonstate.force.com/AppLogin
Acceptance Rate89%
Average Test Scores1,245 SAT / 25 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2021-2022, the acceptance rate is 89.00% where a total of 23,188 students (10,579 men and 12,609 women) have applied to Oregon State and 20,637 (9,204 men and 11,474 women) students have been admitted to the school.
Among them, 2,025 male and 1,951 female students have enrolled into Oregon State and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 19.00%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Oregon State
TotalMenWomen
Applicants23,18810,57912,609
Admitted20,6379,20411,474
Enrolled3,9212,0251,951
Acceptance Rate 89.00% 87.00% 91.00%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 19.00% 22.00% 17.00%
[Chart] Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Oregon State, 1,009 applicants (25% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 513 applicants (13%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,245 and the average ACT score is 25 at Oregon State. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,370 and 25th percentile score is 1,120. For ACT scores, the 75th percentile score is 83 and the 25th percentile score is 61. The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Oregon State.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Oregon State
25th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing560680
SAT Math560690
ACT Composite2128
ACT Math2028
ACT English2027
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Admission Requirements

Oregon State University requires 4 item(s) (High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, TOEFL) and recommends 2 articles (High School Rank, Formal Demonstration of Competencies) to submit to their applicants. In addition, 1 item(s) (Admission Test Scores) are considered but not required to submit.
Application Requirements for Oregon State
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✓
High School Record (or Transcript)✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✗
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✓
Admission Test Scores△
TOEFL✔
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)✗
✔ Required △ Considered (not Required) ✓ Recommended ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Calendar System and Accepted Credits

The calendar system at Oregon State University is Quarter. Oregon State University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Oregon State University accepts.
Calendar SystemQuarter
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔

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