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Acceptance Rate 77.30%
Yield 20.40%
SAT Score 1,290
ACT Score 27
Applicants 30,293

Oregon State Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 77.3% at Oregon State University. Total 30,293 students applied and 23,418 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,290 and the average ACT score is 27.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$65
Graduate Application Fees$75
Admission Informationhttps://admissions.oregonstate.edu/
Online Applicationhttps://oregonstate.force.com/AppLogin
Acceptance Rate77.30%
Average Test Scores1,290 SAT / 27 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 77.30%. A total of 30,293 students (14,009 men and 16,237 women) have applied to and 23,418 (10,557 men and 12,835 women) students admitted to Oregon State University.
Among them, 2,364 male and 2,404 female students have enrolled into Oregon State and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 20.40%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at Oregon State
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants30,29314,00916,23700
Admitted23,41810,55712,83500
Enrolled4,7782,3642,40400
Acceptance Rate 77.30% 75.36% 79.05% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 20.40% 22.39% 18.73% - -
[Chart] Oregon State University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At Oregon State, 476 applicants (10% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 206 applicants (4%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,290 at Oregon State. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,400 and 25th percentile score is 1,140.
The average ACT score is 27 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 31 and the 25th percentile score is 24.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at Oregon State. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of Oregon State with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at Oregon State
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total114012901400
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing580650700
Math560640700
ACT Composite242731
Math242630
English232732
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Oregon State University, applicants require to submit 5 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test, Personal statement or essay.
In addition, 5 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Recommendations, Formal Demonstration of Competencies, Admission Test Scores, Work experience.
Application Requirements for Oregon State
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✓
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✓
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✓
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✔
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at Oregon State

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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