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1.2%	Black (non-Hispanic)
1.3%	American Indian or Alaskan Native
11.3%	Asian or Pacific Islander
5.2%	Hispanic
73.5%	White (non-Hispanic)
1.8%	total international (nonresident aliens)
5.8%	race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

Undergraduate breakdown:


1.5%	Black (non-Hispanic)
1.4%	American Indian or Alaskan Native
9.3%	Asian or Pacific Islander
5.0%	Hispanic
72.1%	White (non-Hispanic)
1.9%	total international (nonresident aliens)
8.8%	race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT

Campus size:

422 acres

City or town school is located in:

Corvallis, OR

Population of city/town:

55,000

Locations of branch/satellite campuses:

OSU Cascades branch campus in Bend.

Nearest major city:

Portland, OR

Distance of nearest major city:

90 miles

Population of nearest major city:

560,000

Online campus map:

oregonstate.edu/cw_tools/
campusmap/

LIVING ON CAMPUS

Institution offers housing:

yes

Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year:

yes

Housing types (% in housing type, if given):

coed dorms
sorority housing
fraternity housing
single-student apartments
married-student apartments
special housing for disabled students
special housing for international students
cooperative housing
other housing including College Inn.

Percent of freshmen who live in school housing:

79%

Percent of students who live in school housing:

23%

Percent of students who live off campus:

77%

Percent of all students who have cars on campus:

28%

Student conduct policies:

class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited

Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age:

yes

STUDY FACILITIES

Every student is required to lease or own a computer:

Every student is required to take a computer course:

Computer equipment is provided in:

residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center

Total number of microcomputers available to students:

1650

Internet access provided to all students:

yes

E-mail services/accounts provided to all students:

yes

School has a library on campus:

yes

Additional library facilities/collections:

Archives. Special collections.

Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:

Art gallery, herbarium.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES

Remedial learning services:

writing, math, study skills, Academic Learning Services, Academic Success Center.

Additional services offered:

nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, women's center, day care, health insurance, Cultural Centers.

Counseling services:

minority student, military, veteran student, older student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological

Career placement services:

internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, interview training, career advising, network with employers, career fairs, information sessions with employers.

Services for students with disabilities:

note-taking services, tape recorders, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special transportation, special housing, adaptive equipment, braille services

Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped:

85%

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES

Number of social fraternities on campus:

Number of fraternities that have chapter houses:

Percent of men who join fraternities:

Number of social sororities on campus:

Number of sororities that have chapter houses:

Percent of women who join sororities:

Student activities:

student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station, television station

School newspaper(s):

The Barometer

Number of honor societies:

Total number of registered organizations:

300

Campus-based religious organizations:

Adventist Christian Fellowship, Bahai Unity Club, Christian Fellowship, Campus Ambassadors, Latter-Day Saints Students Association, InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Korean Student Crusaders for Christ, Logos House, Lutheran Student Movement, Muslim Student Association, Newman Club, Real Life Ministries, Unitarian Universalist Campus Ministry, United Campus Ministry

Minority student organizations:

Native American Student Association, Asian and Pacific Islander American Student Union, Black Poets Society, Hui-O-Hawaii, Me.Ch.A, Association of Latin American Students, Meso American Student Association, Migrant Student Association, Polynesian Cultural Club, Asian and Pacific Cultural Center, Casa Educacional, Centro Cultural Cesar Chavez, Black Student Union, Lonnie B. Harris Black Cultural Center, Native American Longhouse, White Men examine their Racism, Hula Club

International student organizations:

International Students, African Student Organization, Korean Student Association, Thai Student Association, Vietnamese Student Association, Filipino Student Association, Indonesian Student Association, Saudi Arabia Student Association, Taiwanese Student Association, Turkish Student Association, Chinese Association, European Student Association, India Students Association, Japanese Student Association

Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:

Agricultural Business Club, Amateur Radio Club, Art History Association, ballroom dance club, Big Buddy Little Buddy Program, Blood Drive Association, College Democrats, College Republicans, Collegiate 4-H, Collegiate FFA, Country Western Dance Club, Craft of Writing Series, economics club, Engineers without Borders, English Students Association, Family Housing Association, Feminist Majority Leadership Alliance, fish and wildlife club, flying club, Forensics, Forest Products Society, gymnastics club, Halsell Hall Community Council, History Students' Association, horticulture club, Hydrophiles, Interfraternity Council, Intercooperative Association, International Health Club, Landscape Club, Leaders of Positive Innovation, Livestock Judging Team, Masque and Dagger Theatre Guild, Montage, Environmental Activists, Linux Users Group, organic growers club, Gaming, Heli Development Project, Jugglers, meat science club, Right to Life, robotics club, Peace Jam Mentors Club, Peer Health Advocates, pistol club, Poetry Interest Group, Bug Zoo, Pro-Choice, Rainbow Continuum, rifle club, salsa club, sociology club, Socratic club, Sol, solar vehicle club, Student Parent Association, Students for a Free Tibet, Students for Bone Marrow Programming, Students Promoting Eating Disorder Awareness, Students Taking Action Now- Darfur

ATHLETICS

School has an athletic program:

yes

Athletic director:

Bob DeCarolis,
Director of Athletics

Director of women's athletics:

Marianne Vydra,
SWA

Athletic department's mailing address:

Director of Athletics
Mitch Barnhart
Oregon State University
Gill Coliseum 105
Corvallis, OR 973

Athletics homepage:

webcam.oregonstate.edu/

School colors:

orange and black

School mascot:

Benny the Beaver

Athletic conference memberships:

Pacific-10 Conference (Division I, Football I-A)

Sports offered

Scholarships?

Athletic Assoc.

Percent of students in varsity/club intercollegiate sports:

Percent of students in intramural/recreational sports:

34%

Athletic facilities:

baseball, football and soccer stadiums; basketball, volleyball, gymnastics, and wrestling coliseum; boathouse and docks, golf club, gymnastics and football centers; softball complex, swimming pool, weight room

Club sports for men:

badminton, bowling club, cross-country, cycling, equestrian sports, gymnastics, in-line hockey, kendo, lacrosse, pistol, polo, racquetball, rifle club, rugby, sailing, skiing, soccer, surfing, tennis, triathlon, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo

Club sports for women:

badminton, bowling club, cross country and track, cycling, equestrian sports, gymnastics, kendo, lacrosse, pistol club, polo, racquetball, resistance training, rifle club, roller hockey, rugby, sailing, skiing, soccer, surfing, tennis, triathlon, ultimate disc club, volleyball, water polo

GETTING AWAY

Public transportation serves campus:

yes

Nearest international airport:

Portland, OR (90 miles)

Nearest other airport:

Eugene, OR (45 miles)

Nearest passenger train service:

Albany, OR (10 miles)

Nearest passenger bus service:

Corvallis, OR (1 mile)

PAYING THE BILLS

Institutional employment is available:

yes

Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are:

excellent

Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term:

AFTER GRADUATION

Percent of graduates who pursue further study:

27% within one year of graduation

Percent of graduates who enter job market in field related to major:

70% within one year of graduation

List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:

Abercrombie and Fitch, Acumed, Aerotek, Aflac, American Business Software, American Fidelity, Biotronik, Brass Media, CampusPoint, Cintas, College Pro, Devine Tarbull, Eaton, Enterprise Rent a Car, ESCO, Ethos Group, Evergreen Healthcare, Fisher Investments, FM Global, Frito Lay, Google, Gunderson, Harder Mechanical Contractors, Heinz, Hertz, Infosys, Intel, Invitrogen, Ironwood Communications, J&L Marketing, Liberty Northwest Insurance, Lithia Motors, Mass Mutual, Masterbrand Cabinets, Mountain Cascade, Mowat Construction, National Photocopy Corp., Nautilus, Netflix, New England Financial Northwest, New York Life, Ocean Beauty Seafoods, State of Oregon, Pacific Office Automation, Peace Corps, Portland General Electric, City of Portland, Rainsweet, Regence, Rite Aid, State Farm Insurance, Stockamp and Associates, Stryker Endoscopy, Target, The Buckle, Sherwin Williams, US Government, Viewplus, Volt Technical, VTM, Wafertech, Walgreens, Web MD, Wells Fargo, Weyerhauser, ZONES.

List of most prominent alumni/ae:

Linus Pauling, American chemist
Doug Englebart, inventor and computer pioneer
Mercedes Bates, 1966 Vice President General Mills Betty Crocker division.

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