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}}Oregon State University (OSU) is a public land-grant research university based in Corvallis, Oregon. OSU offers more than 200 undergraduate-degree programs along with a variety of graduate and doctoral degrees through each college. It has the seventh-largest engineering college in the nation for 2023.WEB, College of Engineering Fact Sheet,weblink engineering.oregonstate.edu, Oregon State University, September 27, 2022, Undergraduate enrollment for all colleges combined averages over 32,000 while an additional 5,000 students are engaged in post-graduate coursework through the university.WEB, Nealon, Sean, Oregon State University enrollment reaches a new record, eclipsing 35,000,weblink oregonstate.edu, November 10, 2022, OSU, 9 July 2023, In 2023, over 37,000 students were enrolled at OSU – making it the largest university in the state. Out-of-state students typically make up over one-quarter of the student body. Since its founding, over 272,000 students have graduated from OSU.WEB, Nealon, Sean, Oregon State will graduate a record number of students on June 12,weblink Oregon State University, June 7, 2021, September 19, 2021, The university is classified by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education as an "...R1: Doctoral University," with "...very high research activity."WEB, Branam, Chris,weblink Carnegie Foundation again bestows coveted "Community Engagement" designation on OSU, January 31, 2020, Oregon State University Newsroom, August 17, 2022, Chartered as a land-grant university initially, OSU became one of the four inaugural members of the Sea Grant in 1971.WEB,weblink History of Sea Grant,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20080513163414weblink">weblink May 13, 2008, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Memberships in the Space Grant and Sun Grant research consortias were awarded in 1991 and 2003, making it one of only three schools in the nation to be designated a land, sun, sea and space grant university.WEB, Leadership: Mission Statement, Oregon State University Board of Trustees,weblink Oregon State University, February 25, 2014, live,weblink April 19, 2021, OSU received a record high $449.9 million in research funding for the 2022 fiscal year and has ranked as the state's top earner in research funding for over 50 years.WEB, Lundeberg, Steve, September 21, 2020, With awards totaling nearly $450 million, Oregon State sets record for annual research funding,weblink Oregon State University Newsroom, August 17, 2022, OSU is also one of the top five doctoral university destinations in the nation for Fulbright Scholars (2022–2023).WEB, Top Producing Institutions,weblink fulbrightprogram.org, Fulbright Program, 30 April 2023, US News & World Report ranks OSU's online Ecampus fourth nationally (2024). The Ecampus has held a top-10-ranking since 2015.WEB, Oregon State earns 10th straight top-10 national ranking for online education,weblink oregonstate.edu, February 7, 2024, OSU, 7 February 2024,

History

The 1800s

File:OSAC Benton Hall.png|thumb|left|alt=Benton Hall|Benton Hall was constructed in 1889 and served as OSU's first administration building.]]The university's roots date to 1856, when it was founded as a primary and preparatory community school known as Corvallis Academy. The school's first teacher and principal was John Wesley Johnson, a famous figure in Oregon higher education. Johnson received his secondary education in Corvallis and his undergraduate from Pacific University before working at the new academy. He later attended Yale University and became an instrumental figure in the development and administration of several other early Oregon colleges.WEB, Oregon State EDU, University Archives - Chronological History,weblink oregonstateedu.com, OSU, January 14, 2021, Within a decade of its inception, college-level coursework was added to the academy's curriculum, making it the first public college in the region and a magnet for Oregon's young adults seeking a profession.WEB, Landis, Larry, Oregon State University,weblink oregonencyclopedia.org, The Oregon Encyclopedia, September 12, 2020, The university adopted eight name variations during the 1800s and three more in the 1900s. Like many land-grant colleges and universities, name changes were common during this period and helped many American universities better align with some of the largest available grants in agricultural research.WEB, Walton, John C., Land Grant College Education 1910-1920 Part 1,weblink eric.ed.gov, Dept. of Interior, September 11, 2020, WEB, Cal State, Department of Agriculture, Historic Timeline for Agricultural and Natural Resources,weblink lib.berkeley.edu, Cal State, September 12, 2020, WEB, Woodward, Carl R., The Curriculum of the College of Agriculture,weblink google.books.com, 1921, Department of Interior - Education, September 12, 2020, {{anchor|see Early Names}}{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" Early Names }}! scope=col | Year! scope=col | Name 1856 Corvallis Academy 1858 Corvallis College{{Efn-laname=fn1PUBLISHER=OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY LIBRARY: SPECIAL COLLECTIONS & ARCHIVES RESEARCH CENTER, November 17, 2016, }} 1872 Corvallis State Agricultural College 1876 State Agricultural College 1881 Corvallis Agricultural College 1882 Corvallis College 1886 State Agricultural College of Oregon 1890 Oregon Agricultural College| Oregon State Agricultural College| Oregon State College| Oregon State University style="background: none;" {{Notelist-la|group=names}}(File:Ida Callahan, 1883 Corvallis College Faculty (3334586947).jpg|right|thumb|alt=Early professors|Faculty in 1883 (Left to Right): E. E. Grimm, Professor of Agriculture; Ida Callahan, Assistant Professor of English; B. L. Arnold, President; B. J. Hawthorn, Professor of Languages; Joseph Emery, Professor of math and natural sciences; W. W. Briston, accounting instructor.)Corvallis area Freemasons played a leading role in developing the early school. Several of the university's largest buildings are named after these early founders.WEB,weblink Fraternal orders shaped Corvallis; Gazette Times; By Ken Munford; May 25, 2007, 2007, November 8, 2006, WEB,weblink Town, university have a symbiotic relationship; Gazette Times; By Ken Munford; August 10, 2007, November 8, 2006, The school offered its first college-level curriculum in 1865, under the administration of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South and the school's first president, William A. Finley.WEB, Edmonston, George Jr., Bennett, Tom, Southern Democrats and Corvallis College (1859-1865),weblink osualum.com, OSU, February 10, 2021, On August 22, 1868, official articles of incorporation were filed for Corvallis College. October 27, 1868, is known as OSU Charter Day. The Oregon Legislative Assembly designated Corvallis College as the "agricultural college of the state of Oregon" and the state's designated recipient of the Land Grant. Acceptance of this grant required the college to comply with the requirements set forth in the Morrill Land-Grant Acts. The school was then authorized to grant Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts degrees. The first graduating class was in 1870, with Bachelor of Arts degrees. In 1872, the name of the school was changed to Corvallis State Agricultural College. As the school's name changed so did its mission. Coursework in the sciences and technology became the most popular majors starting in 1900.WEB,weblink Chronological History of Oregon State University - 1960 to 1969, Scarc.library.oregonstate.edu, November 17, 2016,

The 1900s

(File:Annual catalogue of the Agricultural College of the State of Oregon for and announcements for (1904) (14597991988) (cropped).jpg|thumb|Engineering students taking a class in analytical geometry (1904)) In 1914, the Oregon State Board of Higher Education, known then as the State Board of Higher Curricula, began assigning specific colleges to Oregon State University and the University of Oregon in an effort to eliminate duplication. "...the board confined studies in engineering and commerce to the Corvallis campus and major work in the liberal arts and related subjects to the University of Oregon in Eugene. This was the first in a series of actions to make the curricula of the two schools separate and distinct."WEB, Groshong, James W., The making of a university - Oregon State University,weblink oregonstate.edu, OSU, September 11, 2022, WEB, Statement of Duplication of Courses in Certain Schools and Departments of Oregon by the Oregon Agricultural College,weblink scarc.library.oregonstate.edu, Oregon State University, 22 October 2022, In 1929 the legislative assembly passed the Oregon Unification Bill, which placed the school under the oversight of the renamed Oregon State Board of Higher Education. A doctorate in education was first offered in the early 1930s, with the conferral of four Doctor of Philosophy degrees in 1935. That year also saw the creation of the first summer session. The growing diversity in degree programs led to another name change in 1937, when the school became Oregon State College.WEB,weblink Chronological History of Oregon State University - 1920-1929, Oregon State University Library Archives,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160923101544weblink">weblink September 23, 2016, dead, July 10, 2019, The name Oregon State University was adopted on March 6, 1961, by a legislative act signed into law by Governor Mark Hatfield.NEWS,weblink Eugene Register-Guard, Oregon, Associated Press, OSU measure signed by Gov. Hatfield, March 6, 1961, 1,

Campuses and educational outlets

{{Anchor|Oregon State University Historic District}}

Main campus (Corvallis)

(File:OSU by air.jpg|thumb|right|Aerial view of Memorial Union Quad)The {{Convert|420|acre|ha|adj=on}}, tree-lined main campus serves as an internationally recognized arboretum and the centerpiece of Corvallis, Oregon.WEB, Oregon State University's historic campus earns coveted arboretum status,weblink oregonstate.edu/, OSU, 16 August 2023, The campus is 83 miles south of Portland, near the middle of the state's Willamette Valley. Much of the main campus was designed by landscape architect John Charles Olmsted in 1906. In 2008, Olmsted's early campus design was designated by the National Register of Historic Places as the Oregon State University Historic District.{{Citation |last1=Meijer |first1=Peter R. |date=April 2008 |title=National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Oregon State University Historic District |url=http://heritagedata.prd.state.or.us/historic/index.cfm?do=main.loadFile&load=NR_Noms/08000546.pdf | access-date = October 13, 2014}} It is the only college or university campus in Oregon to hold a historic district designation.NEWS,weblink Oregon State campus declared historic district, September 11, 2008, Portland Business Journal, www.bizjournals.com, April 1, 2018, NEWS,weblink Media Release: National Historic District Approved for Oregon State University, September 11, 2008, Oregon State University Communication Services, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090115200617if_weblink">weblink January 15, 2009, April 1, 2018, The Memorial Union was designed by OSU alum and renowned Oregon architect, Lee Arden Thomas. It has been recognized as "one of the finest examples of neoclassical architecture in Oregon."WEB, George P. Jr., Edmonston, Up Close and Personal: Ghost Level Data,weblink Oregon State Campus Tour, OSU Alumni Association, July 18, 2021,

OSU-Cascades (Bend)

In 2016 OSU completed the construction of a 30-acre branch campus in Bend. This campus is called OSU-Cascades and offers students living in Oregon's central region an opportunity to attend select classes closer to their homes.WEB, OSU-Cascades records largest first-year class, reshaping student demographics,weblink osucascades.edu, November 7, 2018, OSU, February 4, 2021,

Ecampus (online)

Oregon State offers more than 80 degree and certificate programs made up from a selection of over 1,500 online courses in more than 110 subjects.WEB,weblink All Degrees & Programs, oregonstate.edu, US News & World Report ranks OSU's online Ecampus fourth nationally (2024). The Ecampus has held a top-10-ranking since 2015.WEB, Oregon State earns 10th straight top-10 national ranking for online education,weblink oregonstate.edu, February 7, 2024, OSU, 7 February 2024, In 2021 College Choice ranked the Ecampus college of liberal arts program the best in the nation.WEB, Oregon State University ranked #1 for Best Online Liberal Arts Colleges,weblink oregonstateedu.com, May 12, 2021, OSU, May 19, 2021, The same faculty teaching on campus also teach many of their programs and courses online through the Oregon State University Ecampus website. Students who pursue an online education at Oregon State earn the same diploma and transcript as on-campus students.WEB,weblink Online and Distance Degrees, oregonstate.edu,

OSU Portland Center (offices, classrooms and meeting spaces)

In 2017, Oregon State University's Portland headquarters were relocated to the newly renovated Meier & Frank building. The historic building features modern offices, classrooms and meeting spaces; which fill the entire second floor of what is now known as the Portland Building. (File:Meier & Frank Building sunlit 2014.jpg|thumb|Historic Meier & Frank Building (Portland Building).) Located next to downtown Portland's Pioneer Square, the OSU Portland Center accommodates offices for the OSU Extension Service, the OSU Foundation, the OSU Alumni Association, and the OSU Athletics Department. The downtown building provides the university with a more central location, in the state's largest city, to maintain a base of operations. Aside from offices, the second floor also provides classroom space for teaching, research and meeting space for outreach engagement - similar to the work at OSU's other campuses in Corvallis and Bend. Executives and university scientists working on major initiatives, such as the Marine Studies Initiative, use the space for lectures and international conferences.The OSU Portland Center is also an important part of the OSU Advantage partnership. The partnership brings members of private industry, from throughout the world, to Portland to discuss proposed commercialization initiatives.WEB, OSU to take over second floor of historic Meier & Frank Building,weblink oregonstate.edu, November 21, 2017, Oregon State University, 8 October 2022,

Hatfield Marine Science Center (Newport)

(File:Hatfield Marine Science Center Submarine.jpg|thumb|A remote research sub on display at the Hatfield Marine Science Center.)Recognized as one of the top marine laboratories in the nation, OSU's Hatfield Marine Science Center has been a fixture in Newport, Oregon for over 50 years.WEB, OSU names NOAA leader to direct Marine Science Center,weblink oregonstate.edu, July 13, 2009, OSU, 11 February 2024, WEB, HATFIELD MARINE SCIENCE CENTER,weblink oregonstate.edu, OSU, 11 February 2024, WEB, Researchers at Hatfield,weblink oregonstate.edu, January 11, 2013, OSU, 11 February 2024, The campus serves as an oceanographic research base for six state and federal agencies and also a resource for K-12 educators and the public. OSU's agriculture, oceanography and marine science students have an opportunity to serve as summer interns at the Newport campus, while post-graduate students participate in a wide array of research programs year-round.A $16.5 million project to build a 34,000-square-foot dormitory for OSU's post-graduate students, staff and visiting professionals was approved in 2023. The complex will include 70+ studio-style apartments and a small number of two-bedroom apartments near the Newport campus.

Organization and administration

Colleges and schools

File:Memorial Union at Oregon State University.jpg|right|thumb|Memorial Union ]]All academic courses at OSU operate under the quarter-system, which breaks down into four, 11-week terms. The professional disciplines taught at OSU are divided among 11 colleges, an honors college, and a graduate school. Each college has a dean who is responsible for all faculty, staff, students and academic programs. Colleges are divided either into schools or departments, administered by a chair/head/director who oversees program coordinators. Each school or department is responsible for academic programs leading to degrees, certificates, options or minors.{{div col|colwidth=27em}}

• College of Agricultural Sciences
• College of Business
• College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences
• College of Education
• College of Engineering
• College of Forestry
• University Honors College{{efn|name=honors-c}}
• College of Liberal Arts
• College of Pharmacy
• College of Public Health and Human Sciences
• College of Science
• Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine

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Educational extension

The OSU Educational Extension is a section for non-students and adult education.

Extension Service

(File:Hazelnuts Oregon State.jpg|thumb|alt=Hazelnuts_Oregon_State|Researchers at the OSU N. Willamette Research & Extension Center inspecting Hazelnuts. Photo: Sean Nealon.)The OSU Extension service is an agricultural extension established on July 24, 1911,WEB,weblink Our History {{pipe, Oregon State University Extension Service |publisher=Extension.oregonstate.edu |date=July 24, 1911 |access-date=January 22, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170113033234weblink |archive-date=January 13, 2017 |url-status=dead}} under the leadership of Vice Provost Ivory W. Lyles (OSU Extension Service Administration).WEB,weblink Our Leadership {{pipe, Oregon State University Extension Service |date=May 21, 2018 |publisher=Extension.oregonstate.edu |access-date=June 6, 2022}} There are OSU Extension offices, Combined Experiment & Oregon Agricultural Experiment Stations, and Branch Experiment Stations located throughout the state.WEB,weblink Find Us {{pipe, Oregon State University Extension Service |publisher=Extension.oregonstate.edu |access-date=January 22, 2017}} Programs include 4-H Youth Development, Agriculture and Natural Resources (includes OSU Master Gardener), Family and Community Health/SNAP-Ed, Forestry and Natural Resources, OSU Open Campus, K-12 Outdoor School, and Oregon Sea Grant.WEB,weblink Program Areas {{pipe, Oregon State University Extension Service |date=May 21, 2018 |publisher=Extension.oregonstate.edu |access-date=June 6, 2022}}

Funding

(File:Oregon State University clock tower.jpg|thumb|OSU's Beta Campanile Tower)Together with university leaders, the Oregon State University Foundation publicly launched Oregon State's first comprehensive fundraising campaign, The Campaign for OSU, on October 26, 2007, with a goal of $625 million.WEB,weblink Oregon State University launches $625 million campaign, the first in OSU history {{!, News and Research Communications {{!}} Oregon State University |website=oregonstate.edu |access-date=April 29, 2016}} Donors exceeded the goal in October 2010 nearly a year ahead of schedule, resulting in a goal increase to $850 million. In March 2012, the goal was raised to $1 billion.WEB,weblink Goal expanded to $1 billion for "Campaign for OSU" {{!, News and Research Communications {{!}} Oregon State University |website=oregonstate.edu |access-date=April 29, 2016}} At OSU's annual State of the University address in Portland on January 31, 2014, President Edward J. Ray announced that campaign contributions had passed $1 billion, making OSU one of 35 public universities to cross the billion-dollar fundraising mark and one of only two organizations in the Pacific Northwest to reach that milestone.WEB,weblink OSU Surpasses Fundraising Milestone of $1 Billion, Campaignforosu.org, January 31, 2014, WEB,weblink Oregon State University's fundraising passes $1 billion, Portland Business Journal, January 31, 2014, WEB,weblink Oregon State University raises $1.01 billion -- well ahead of schedule, OregonLive.com, March 4, 2014, April 29, 2016, The Campaign for OSU concluded on December 31, 2014, with more than $1.1 billion from 106,000 donors.WEB,weblink Summary of The Campaign for OSU, OSU Foundation, The Oregon State University Foundation is a nonprofit organization chartered to raise and administer private funds in support of the university's education, research and outreach, governed by a volunteer board of trustees.WEB,weblink OSU Foundation - Volunteer Leadership, www.osufoundation.org, April 29, 2016, It holds net assets exceeding $1 billion and manages most of the university's composite endowment, valued at more than $827 million. In October 2022, the Foundation publicly launched Believe It: The Campaign for OSU, the university’s second comprehensive fundraising and engagement campaign, with a $1.75 billion goal for student and faculty support, facilities and equipment and strategic initiatives. Donors have stepped forward with over $1 billion in gifts since the campaign began in 2017.

International partnerships

(File:Weatherford Hall Oregon State University Greg Keene.jpg|thumb|right|Weatherford Hall, 2009)Oregon State has varied and numerousWEB,weblink OSU: Partnerships and Agreements, Oregon State University, partnership agreements with international institutions, including James Cook University in Australia, the University of Forestry in Bulgaria, Lincoln University in New Zealand and India's Gokula Education Foundation.WEB,weblink Division of International Programs, Oregon State University,

Academics

Undergraduate admissions

Undergraduate admission to Oregon State is rated "selective" by U.S. News & World Report.MAGAZINE,weblink U.S. News Best Colleges Rankings: Oregon State University, 2017, January 14, 2017, U.S. News & World Report, OSU is the largest university in the state and set a new record for enrollment in 2023. Close to 37,000 students attended the university during the year - the most for any Oregon school on record.WEB, Oregon State University enrollment reaches a new record, topping 36,000,weblink oregonstate.edu, November 7, 2023, OSU, 6 February 2024, For fall 2015, OSU received 14,058 freshman applications; 11,016 were admitted (78.4%) and 3,593 enrolled.WEB,weblink Institutional Research: Common Data Set 2015-2016, Oregon State University, August 17, 2022, Fall of 2022 brought in the largest freshman class the university had seen, with 7,146 new students.WEB,weblink Oregon State University enrollment reaches a new record, eclipsing 35,000, November 10, 2022, The average high school grade point average (GPA) of the enrolled freshmen was 3.58, while the middle 50% range of SAT scores were 480-610 for critical reading, 490-630 for math, and 470-590 for writing. The middle 50% range of the ACT Composite score was 21–28.{| class="wikitable" style="border-collapse: collapse; empty-cells: hide; float: right; font-size: 0.92em; margin-left: 2em; text-align: center"|+ Annual Incoming Student Cohort Statistics, 2011–2017

Teaching

OSU has more majors, minors and special programs than any other university or college in Oregon.WEB,weblink OSU- Peterson's, February 17, 2008, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20080529070655weblink">weblink May 29, 2008,

Research

(File:Oregon_State_University_Research_Ship_-_RV_Taani.jpg|thumb|The R/V Taani. One of Oregon State University's three new research vessels (launched in 2023).WEB, Klampe, Michelle, Ship launch marks key milestone in OSU-led construction of new U.S. oceanographic research vessels,weblink today.oregonstate.edu, May 22, 2023, OSU, 23 May 2023, )Research has played a central role in the university's overall operations for much of its history.WEB, History of the OSU Seed Lab,weblink OSU Oregon State University, Oregon State University, July 22, 2012, Adriel Garay, 2012, WEB, OSU Celebrates 50 Years of Oceanography Research,weblink Oregon State University, July 22, 2012, Oregon State University, July 14, 2009,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20120425160430weblink">weblink April 25, 2012, dead, WEB, College of Forestry Records (RG 139),weblink College of Forestry Records, OSU Oregon State University, July 22, 2012, George W. Peavy, Paul M. Dunn, Walter F. McCulloch, State Department of Forestry—State Archives of Oregon, WEB, OAES History,weblink OSU Oregon State University College of Agricultural Sciences, Oregon State University, July 22, 2012, OSU Oregon State University, 2012, WEB, The George R. Hyslop Professorship for Oregon Grass Seed Research and Education,weblink The Campaign for OSU, Oregon State University OSU Foundation, July 22, 2012, Oregon State University OSU Foundation, 2012, WEB, Acquisition of McDonald-Dunn Forests,weblink OSU Oregon State University College Forests, Oregon State University, July 22, 2012, Oregon State University College Forests, 2012, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20121013001634weblink">weblink October 13, 2012, WEB, Guide to the College of Agricultural Sciences Records 1895-1997,weblink Northwest Digital Archives (NWDA), Orbis Cascade Alliance, July 22, 2012, Northwest Digital Archives (NWDA), 2002, WEB, About,weblink OSU Seafood & Research Education Center, OSU Oregon State University, July 22, 2012, OSU Seafood & Research Education Center, 1995–2012, WEB, Facilities,weblink O.H. Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory, OSU Oregon State University, July 22, 2012, O.H. Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory, 2012, WEB, Guide to the Radiation Center Photographs 1959-1965,weblink Northwest Digital Archives (NWDA), Orbis Cascade Alliance, July 22, 2012, Finding aid prepared by Elizabeth Nielsen, 033, 2008, Most of OSU's research continues at the Corvallis campus, but an increasing number of endeavors are underway at locations throughout the state and abroad. Research facilities beyond the campus include the John L. Fryer Aquatic Animal Health Laboratory in Corvallis,WEB,weblink John L. Fryer Aquatic Animal Health Laboratory - Department of Microbiology - Oregon State University, microbiology.science.oregonstate.edu, the Seafood Laboratory in Astoria and the Food Innovation Laboratory in Portland.Mission, Values, Guidelines, OSU History, Accreditation {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004221155weblink |date=October 4, 2011 }}, oregonstate.eduThe 2005 Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education recognized OSU as a "comprehensive doctoral with medical/veterinary" university. It is one of three such universities in the Pacific Northwest to be classified in this category. In 2006, Carnegie also recognized OSU as having "very high research activity", making it the only university in Oregon to attain these combined classifications.Information about Oregon State University {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060627052303weblink |date=June 27, 2006 }}, oregonstate.eduOSU was one of the early members of the federal Space Grant program.WEB,weblink History of the Oregon NASA Space Grant Consortium, Oregon State University, May 25, 2010, August 17, 2022, Designated in 1991, the additional grant program made Oregon State one of only 13 schools in the United States at that time to serve as a combined Land Grant, Sea Grant and Space Grant university.File:RV Oceanus Newport Yaquina Bay Bridge Surface Mooring.jpg|thumb|An OSU marine technician at Hatfield Marine Science CenterHatfield Marine Science CenterThe university's College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences (CEOAS) operates several laboratories, including the Hatfield Marine Science Center and multiple oceanographic research vessels based in Newport.Hatfield Marine Science Center, oregonstate.edu CEOAS is co-leading the largest ocean science project in U.S. history. The Ocean Observatories Initiative (OOI) features a fleet of undersea gliders at six sites in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans with multiple observation platforms.Largest ocean science project in U.S. history launches soon off Oregon coast, oregonlive.com CEOAS is also leading the design and construction of the next class of ocean-faring research vessels for the National Science Foundation, which will be the largest grant or contract ever received by any Oregon university.WEB, Regional Class Research Vessel,weblink RCRV, CEOAS, May 7, 2016, The first of three planned research vessels, the Taani, was launched in May 2023 and will be stationed in Newport, Oregon. OSU also manages nearly {{cvt|11250|acre}} of forest land, including the McDonald-Dunn Research Forest.WEB,weblink McDonald{{hyphen, Dunn Forest Plan |date=June 2005 |publisher=Oregon State University - College of Forestry |author=Forest Engineering |website=cf.forestry.oregonstate.edu |access-date=April 1, 2018 }}File:OSU Radiation Center.JPG|thumb|The OSU Radiation Center.]]In 1967 the Radiation Center was constructed at the edge of campus, housing a 1.1 MW TRIGA Mark II Research Reactor. The reactor is equipped to utilize Highly Enriched Uranium (HEU) for fuel. U.S. News & World Report's 2008 rankings placed OSU eighth in the nation in graduate nuclear engineering. In the early 2000s, researchers at the campus reactor developed the first working prototype Small Modular Reactor (SMR) to power large commercial operations, buildings, and large industrial facilities. More recently, Oregon State University has partnered with a leading manufacturer of SMRs, NuScale, to provide continued research and development for commercial applications.WEB, Oregon State-NuScale partnership powers the future of nuclear energy,weblink oregonstate.edu, October 31, 2017, Oregon State University, 8 October 2022, (File:OSU Wave Lab exterior.JPG|thumb|The O. H. Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory.)The university's College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences (CEOAS) operates several laboratories, including the Hatfield Marine Science Center and multiple oceanographic research vessels based in NewportIn 2001, OSU's Wave Research Laboratory was designated by the National Science Foundation as a site for tsunami research under the Network for Earthquake Engineering Simulation. The O. H. Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory is on the edge of the campus and is one of the world's largest and most sophisticated laboratories for education, research and testing in coastal, ocean and related areas.About Us: O. H. Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080228084511weblink |date=February 28, 2008 }}, oregonstate.eduOregon State University operates two off-shore research test facilities near Newport, Oregon for commercial wave energy technology companies to stress test prototypes.WEB, Federal lease allows Oregon State’s offshore wave energy testing facility to move ahead in 2021,weblink oregonstate.edu, 15 February 2024, The North and South PacWave Energy Test Facilities are located several miles off the coast of Newport and serviced by the university's Hatfield Marine Science Center. The South PacWave Test Facility is an open ocean test site consisting of four berths, which occupy two square nautical miles of ocean with a cable route to shore of approximately 12 miles in length. The North PacWave Test Facility offers a site in state waters with streamlined permitting (the expected time to permit is under one year). The site is shallower than PacWave South and closer to port.WEB, TESTING WAVE ENERGY FOR THE FUTURE,weblink pacwaveenergy.org, pacwaveenergy.org, 15 February 2024, WEB, PACWAVE NORTH WAVE ENERGY TEST SITE,weblink oregonstate.edu, OSU, 15 February 2024, WEB, PACWAVE SOUTH WAVE ENERGY TEST SITE,weblink OSU, 15 February 2024, WEB, TESTING WAVE ENERGY FOR THE FUTURE,weblink pacwaveenergy.org/, pacwaveenergy.org, 15 February 2024, The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences funds two research centers at OSU. The Environmental Health Sciences CenterThe Environmental Health Sciences Center, oregonstate.edu has been funded since 1969 and the Superfund Research CenterSuperfund Research Center {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101206055302weblink |date=December 6, 2010 }}, oregonstate.edu has been funded since 2009.OSU administers the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest, a United States Forest Service facility dedicated to forestry and ecology research. The Andrews Forest is a UNESCO International Biosphere Reserve.{{Anchor|Open Source Lab}}OSU's Open Source Lab is a nonprofit founded in 2003 and funded in part by corporate sponsors that include Facebook, Google, and IBM.WEB,weblink About OSU Open Source Lab, WEB,weblink The state of the OSU Open Source Lab, WEB,weblink Supercell: test infrastructure for any open source project, Facebook, The organization's goal is to advance open source technology by hiring and training students in software development and operations for large-scale IT projects. The lab hosts a number of projects, including contracted work for the Linux Foundation.WEB,weblink Oregon lab plays Web host to the stars of open source, May 19, 2006,

Military

(File:OAC-armory.jpg|thumb|right|Construction of the Oregon Agricultural College Armory (later McAlexander Fieldhouse), was completed in 1910.)Oregon State University is one of the few universities to have ROTC detachments for each branch of the US Military. Oregon State University Army ROTC is a distinguished program and has been taught regularly since 1873. The so-called Beaver Battalion is known as the West Point of the West for producing more commissioned officers than any other non-military school during World War II.WEB,weblink Army ROTC, Army ROTC, It is located in McAlexander Fieldhouse, named after General Ulysses G. McAlexander, the former commander of Army ROTC.After the Second World War ended in 1945, a Department of Naval Science was added at Oregon State. Providing officer training for both the US Navy and the US Marine Corps, it became one of the largest in the nation and has earned the unofficial title "Naval Academy of the Northwest."1977. OSU NROTC Unit Earns Title of the "Naval Academy of the Northwest." Corvallis On July 1, 1949, the US Army Air Corps training branch became a separate officer training unit later known as Aerospace Science. The Oregon State Air Force ROTC draws more freshmen scholarships than any other AFROTC unit in the nation and has had over 1,000 officers commissioned. In 1977, two graduates of the OSU AFROTC became the first women pilots in the Air Force.Oregon State University Army ROTC. History of Military Science at Oregon State University. 2016. The Army and Air Force ROTC programs at the university share the McAlexander Fieldhouse.

Libraries

File:The Valley Library OSU.png|thumb|right|The Valley LibraryThe Valley LibraryIn 1999, OSU finished a $40 million remodeling of the campus library. Known as the Valley Library, the remodeled building was selected by The Library Journal as its 1999 Library of the Year, the first academic library so named.WEB, Oregon State University (OSU),weblink moveonnet - Higher Education Worldwide, moveonnet, July 1, 2012, Staff, July 1, 2012,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130626144545weblink">weblink June 26, 2013, dead,

Rankings and recognition

In 2023, the Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) ranked Oregon State University in the top 1.4 percent out of 20,531 degree-granting institutions of higher education worldwide.WEB, Oregon State University ranked in the top 1.4% of universities worldwide,weblink kval.com, May 16, 2023, 18 May 2023, The CWUR is known for relying heavily on outcome-based data to compile their rankings.In 2021, U.S. News & World Report ranked OSU tied for 139th nationally, tied for 71st top public and tied for 58th "most innovative" university in the U.S., and tied for 277th best globally.MAGAZINE,weblink U.S. News Best Colleges Rankings - Oregon State University, U.S. News & World Report, September 26, 2020, In its 2021 Global Ranking of Academic Subjects, the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) ranked Oregon State University's oceanography program 5th in the world, its agricultural sciences program in the top 50 worldwide, and its earth sciences, ecology and water resources program among the top 100 worldwide.WEB,weblink ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2022, ShanghaiRanking Consultancy, www.shanghairanking.com, April 1, 2018,weblink April 2, 2018, dead, Agriculture and forestry at Oregon State University rank 26th in the world (11th in the U.S.), according to QS World University Rankings in 2021.WEB,weblink QS World University Rankings by Subject {{hyphen, Agriculture & Forestry |access-date=July 10, 2019 |publisher=QS Quacquarelli Symonds Limited}}In 2012, ECONorthwest conducted an economic impact analysis that found that each year OSU has a $2.06 billion economic footprint. $1.93 billion of this total was in the state of Oregon.WEB,weblink Oregon State University has $2 billion economic footprint, says President Ed Ray, Bill, Graves, January 19, 2012, oregonlive.com, NEWS, The Economic Impact of Oregon State University,weblink ECONorthwest, August 26, 2012,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130407032211weblink">weblink April 7, 2013, dead, {{Clear}}{{Col-begin}}{{Col-break}}

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ARWU_W	201–300 | THE_WSJ = 167 | QS_W = 499 | Forbes = 136 | USNWR_NU = 142 | USNWR_W = 277 | THES_W = 401-500 | Wamo_NU = 137

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Student life

File:OSU Dixon Rec Center.JPG|thumb|Dixon Recreation CenterDixon Recreation CenterCorvallis is Oregon's 10th-largest city. It is a relatively small community and many of the local events have a strong connection to the university. OSU has over 400 active student organizations and groups. The campus is only a few hours' driving distance from any number of outdoor recreation opportunities. Several federal and state natural forests and parks are popular student destinations. These include the Cascade Range, a rugged coastline, several large forests, the high desert and numerous rivers and lakes. Portland, Oregon's largest city, is {{cvt|85|mi|km|0}} north of campus.From 1930 to 1968, OSU was home to the Gamma chapter of Phrateres, a philanthropic-social organization for female college students. Gamma was the third chapter of the organization, which eventually had over 20 chapters in Canada and the U.S.WEB,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20090504114001weblink">weblink dead, May 4, 2009, Digital Collections : L_TITLE_ITEM_VIEWER, May 4, 2009, December 22, 2020, Most older OSU students live off campus, but on-campus housing is available and required for most incoming freshmen. There are 16 residence halls on campus.WEB, Oregon State to name new residence hall after pioneering student,weblink KVAL, January 30, 2016, en-US, Sinclair Broadcast, Group, May 28, 2016, File:Irish Bend Covered Bridge 2.jpg|thumb|right|Irish Bend Covered BridgeIrish Bend Covered BridgeThe LaSells Stewart Center is the conference and performing arts center for the campus. Many famous speakers have graced the stage of the campus's main auditorium, Austin Auditorium, while the Corvallis-OSU Symphony plays there frequently. The OSU Office of Conferences and Special Events is in the auditorium.The university is home to Orange Media Network, the university's student media department. Orange Media Network encompasses the award-winning The Daily Barometer student newspaper, KBVR 88.7 FM, KBVR-TV, Prism Art and Literary Journal, lifestyle magazine Beaver's Digest, and fashion magazine DAMchic.

Student government

The Associated Students of Oregon State University (ASOSU) is the officially recognized student government at Oregon State University and represents all students in campus affairs and at community, state and federal levels regarding issues that directly influence the quality of and access to, post-secondary education.Undergraduate demographics as of Fall 2020">

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! Race and ethnicityWEB, College Scorecard: Oregon State University,weblink United States Department of Education, May 8, 2022, ! colspan="2" data-sort-type=number |TotalNon-Hispanic whites>White {{bartable%|background:gray}}Hispanic and Latino Americans>Hispanic {{bartable%|background:green}}Other consists of Multiracial Americans & those who prefer to not say.}} {{bartable%|background:brown}}Asian Americans>Asian {{bartable%|background:purple}}| Foreign national {{bartable%|background:orange}}African Americans>Black {{bartable%|background:mediumblue}}Native Americans in the United States>Native American {{bartable%|background:gold}}! colspan="4" data-sort-type=number |Economic diversityAmerican lower class>Low-income{{efn|The percentage of students who received an income-based federal Pell grant intended for low-income students.}} {{bartable%|background:red}}Affluence in the United States>Affluent{{efn|The percentage of students who are a part of the American middle class at the bare minimum.}} {{bartable%|background:black}}Like most American universities and colleges, OSU actively works to diversify its faculty and staff. In 1993, OSU reported having difficulties retaining and hiring minority faculty members. Only 150 out of 2,284 faculty members were black, Native American, Asian, or Hispanic.WEB,weblink Minority Flight: OSU has trouble keeping "faculty of color", Allen, Chester, August 29, 1993, Corvallis Gazette-Times, en, Newspapers.com, August 12, 2019, In response, the school president and vice president introduced a hiring initiative to promote and enhance diversity. The initiative "recognizes the compelling need to build a welcoming and inclusive university community and the direct relationship between excellence and diversity".WEB, Diversity Hiring Initiative,weblink oregonstate.edu, November 23, 2009, Oregon State University, September 13, 2020, Oregon State University has several cultural centers aimed at promoting diversity and supporting students of color, including the Lonnie B. Harris Black Cultural Center, Native American Longhouse, Asian & Pacific Cultural Center and the Centro Cultural César Chávez. It also has a Pride Center for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students.In the fall of 2022, 30 percent of Oregon State University's total enrollment was composed of students of color.WEB, OSU touts record enrollment figures,weblink klcc.org/, November 10, 2022, klcc, 12 November 2022,

Athletics

File:Oregonstatebeavers-reserstadium.jpg|thumb|right|Reser Stadium in 2005 ]](File:BennyBeaver.PNG|thumb|right|OSU mascot Benny Beaver)In a 2008 national ranking of academics, athletic opportunity and overall performance, Oregon State was selected as one of America's "premier" universities. The ranking, performed by STACK magazine, placed Oregon State 29th in the nation's "Elite 50" universities.WEB,weblinkweblink" title="archive.today/20120908012456weblink">weblink dead, September 8, 2012, Stack, Elite 50, February 3, 2008, The history of Oregon State athletics dates back to 1893 when "Jimmie the Coyote" was recognized as the first official mascot.Part 5 of 20: A History of Athletic Mascots at Oregon State University {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070608061738weblink |date=June 8, 2007 }}, oregonstate.edu In 1910, the official mascot was replaced by the beaver and remains the school's mascot to this day. In 1915, the university's varsity athletic teams were invited to join the Pacific Coast (Athletic) Conference as one of four charter members.Reser Stadium now serves as the home field for the school's football team. The school mascot is Benny the Beaver and first appeared on the football sidelines in 1952. The next year Oregon State added a football stadium to its campus, known then as Parker Stadium. Fundraisers in 2006 and 2007 helped expand Reser Stadium from 35,000 seats to 46,200. A time lapse video recording of the expansion is viewable on the internet.Reser Stadium construction, oregonstate.edu 1962 saw OSU's (and the west coast's) first Heisman Trophy winner, quarterback Terry Baker. The University of Oregon is the university's in-state rival for athletics. The annual Oregon–Oregon State football rivalry football game is one of the longest-running rivalries in all of college football.The university's home golf course, Trysting Tree's, features championship-worthy golf and practice facilities. The name of the course can be traced back to a locally famous tree near Community Hall on campus where student couples would meet to make dates. Basketball is held in Gill Coliseum and named after former Beavers coach Slats Gill. The Coliseum is also home to the university's Collegiate wrestling team. Baseball is played in Goss Stadium at Coleman Field. The OSU baseball team, won back-to-back NCAA Division I Baseball Championships in 2006 and 2007WEB,weblink Oregon State Official Athletic Site - Facilities, Osubeavers.com, May 9, 2008, June 6, 2012, and added a third win in 2018.NEWS,weblink Kevin Abel's gem leads Oregon State baseball to College World Series title, OregonLive.com, July 2, 2018, en-US, NEWS,weblink Oregon State baseball closes out unfinished business with 2018 College World Series championship, June 28, 2018, NCAA.com, July 2, 2018, en, Softball is held in the OSU Softball Complex. Opened in April 2001, the $1.5 million OSU Softball Complex seats 750. Oregon State hosted a Regional and Super Regional tournament in the 2006 NCAA tournament, winning both and moving on to the Women's College World Series.Oregon State has a total of four NCAA championships. In addition to the three baseball titles (2006, 2007 and 2018), the Beavers won the 1961 NCAA Men's Cross Country Championship. In 1975, the men's rowing Varsity-4 with coxswain team won the Intercollegiate Rowing Association National Collegiate Rowing Championships in Syracuse, New York, establishing a course record which stood for 15 years.WEB,weblink OSU Alumni Association, The Year was 1975, November 27, 2007, The Oregon State racquetball team has won 10 consecutive USA racquetball intercollegiate championships, beginning in 2008.NEWS,weblink Oregon State racquetball team wins 10th straight national title, April 7, 2017, Statesman Journal, December 16, 2017, The 2018 Oregon State baseball team won the NCAA Division I Championship defeating the Arkansas Razorbacks in three games making it their third title ever in the sport of baseball managed by the same manager from the previous two titles Pat Casey.

People

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Faculty and staff

OSU has several notable faculty members, including:

• Bernard Malamud, novelist and short-story writer
• George Poinar Jr., entomology professor whose work extracting DNA from insects fossilized in amber was the inspiration for the novel and film Jurassic Park
• William Appleman Williams, historian
• Ernest H. Wiegand, inventor of the modern Maraschino cherry
• Pat Casey, baseball coach who was named Coach of the Year by several publications in both 2006 and 2007 when he led the baseball team to back-to-back national championships
• Slats Gill, former OSU basketball coach and member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
• Corinne Manogue, physicist, best known for clarifying superradiance in both gravitational and electromagnetic contexts
• Tevian Dray, mathematician, co-author of scientific paper "On the existence of solutions to Einstein's equation with nonzero Bondi news"
• Ralph Miller, former OSU basketball coach and member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
• Dana Reason, director of the Popular Music Studies Program and acclaimed Canadian pianist and composer
• James Cassidy, soil scientist, bassist and keyboard player for Information Society
• Craig Robinson, former OSU head basketball coach and the brother-in-law of President Barack Obama
• Bernadine Strik (1962–2023), horticulturist.NEWS, Slotnik, Daniel E., 2023-05-12, Bernadine Strik, Whose Insights Helped Blueberries Thrive, Dies at 60, en-US, The New York Times,weblink 2023-05-13, 0362-4331,

Alumni

Oregon State University has numerous nationally and internationally famous alumni who have contributed significantly to their professions. Among over 200,000 OSU alumni, scientist and peace activist Linus Pauling may be the most famous.WEB,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20070405091337weblink">weblink Famous Alumni - Oregon State University Alumni Association, April 5, 2007, oregonstate.edu, Pauling is the only recipient of two unshared Nobel Prizes, in the fields of chemistry and peace.JOURNAL, Dunitz, J. D., Linus Carl Pauling: 28 February 1901 – 19 August 1994, Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society, 42, 317–338, 1996, 11619334, 10.1098/rsbm.1996.0020, free, Another contender for the most famous alumni may be Jensen Huang, founder of Nvidia. Oregon State athletes have had a significant showing in professional sports, including more than 15 MLB players, more than 20 NBA players and more than 130 NFL players.WEB,weblink Oregon State University Baseball Players Who Made it to the Major Leagues, June 22, 2008, WEB,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20060426133401weblink">weblink dead, April 26, 2006, NBA/ABA Players who attended Oregon State University, June 22, 2008, WEB,weblinkweblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20080307195503weblink">weblink dead, March 7, 2008, NFL Players who attended Oregon State University, June 22, 2008,

Points of interest

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• Endurance Array
• Hatfield Marine Science Center
• Linus Pauling Institute
• O. H. Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory
• Oregon State University Cascades Campus
• Oregon State University Radiation Center
• Peavy Arboretum

Further reading

• Annual Catalogue of Officers and Students, Corvallis State Agricultural College, 1873-1874. Salem, OR: E.H. White, 1874. —Includes several annual volumes listing professors, alumni, students, and college regulations.

Notes

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References

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External links

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• Oregon State Athletics website
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