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1.6%	Black (non-Hispanic)
0.7%	American Indian or Alaskan Native
6.4%	Asian or Pacific Islander
4.6%	Hispanic
74.2%	White (non-Hispanic)
4.9%	total international (nonresident aliens)
7.7%	race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

Undergraduate breakdown:


1.8%	Black (non-Hispanic)
1.1%	American Indian or Alaskan Native
6.5%	Asian or Pacific Islander
3.9%	Hispanic
74.0%	White (non-Hispanic)
5.6%	total international (nonresident aliens)
7.2%	race/ethnicity unreported/unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT

Campus size:

295 acres

City or town school is located in:

Eugene, OR

Population of city/town:

154,620

Nearest major city:

Portland, OR

Distance of nearest major city:

110 miles

Population of nearest major city:

557,706

Online campus map:

uoregon.edu/maps/

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
cooperative housing
other housing including graduate student housing.

Percent of freshmen who live in school housing:

83%

Percent of students who live in school housing:

20%

Percent of students who live off campus:

80%

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:

1800

Other computer facilities/services:

Wireless network. Labs supporting 3D visualization, geographic information systems (GIS), computer aided design (CAD), graphic design, multimedia production, and over-sized printing/plotting.

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:

Architecture and Allied Arts Library, Law Library, Map and Aerial Photography Library, Mathematics Library, Oregon Institute of Marine Biology Library, Portland Library and Learning Commons, Science Library.

Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:

Museum of Art, Museum of Natural and Cultural History, Sports Marketing Center; Lundquist Center for Entrepreneurship, University of Oregon Many Nations Longhouse, Green Chemistry Laboratory and Instrumentation Center, Future Music Oregon, a computer music center in the School of Music.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES

Additional services offered:

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

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, alumni services, interview training, mentor program.

Services for students with disabilities:

note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, adaptive equipment

Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped:

95%

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:

13%

Student activities:

student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, radio station

School newspaper(s):

The Oregon Commentator, published monthly
The Oregon Daily Emerald, published daily
The Student Insurgent, published monthly

Number of honor societies:

Total number of registered organizations:

250

Campus-based religious organizations:

Chabad House, Oregon Hillel the foundation for Jewish life on campus, Jewish Student Union, Muslim Student Association, Sigma Jewish Sorority, Young Women Christian Association (YWCA)

Minority student organizations:

Asian/Pacific American Law Association, Asian/Pacific American Student Union, Black Law Students Association, Black Student Union, Black Women of Achievement, Hawaii Club, Kultura Pilipinas, Latino/a Law Students Association, MEChA, Minority Law Students Association, Multicultural Center, National Association of Black Journalists, Native American Law Students Association, Native American Student Union

International student organizations:

African Students Association, Arab Student Union, Chinese Student Association, Chinese Students and Scholars Association, Circulo Italiano, Club Persia, European Student Association, Hong Kong Student Association, International Business and Economics Club, International Law Students Association, International Students Association, Japanese Student Organization, Korean Student Association, People of the Pacific Club, PERMIAS (Indonesian Student Association), Saudi Student Association, Students of the Indian Subcontinent, Thai Student Association, Vietnamese Student Association

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

Many music, theater, political, service, and special-interest groups.

ATHLETICS

School has an athletic program:

yes

Athletic director:

Lorraine Davis,
Interim Athletic Director

Director of women's athletics:

Lorraine Davis,
Interim Athletic Director

School colors:

green and yellow

School mascot:

Ducks

Athletic conference memberships:

Member of Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (Division I), Pacific-10 Conference (Division I, Football I-A)

Sports offered

Scholarships?

Athletic Assoc.

Athletic facilities:

student recreation center, swimming pool, indoor track, climbing wall, football stadium, basketball arena, track and field and softball complex, grass fields for practice.

Intramural/Recreational sports:

badminton, basketball, cross-country, dodgeball, flag football, floor hockey, golf, racquetball, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track and field, volleyball, ultimate frisbee.

Club sports for men:

adaptive sports, alpine skiing, archery, badminton, baseball, bass fishing, bowling, climbing, crew, cricket, cycling, dance, disc golf, equestrian, fencing, golf, ice hockey, jiu jitsu, juggling, kendo, lacrosse, racquetball, ranger challenge, rugby, running, sailing, snowboarding, soccer, squash, surfing, swimming, table tennis, tennis, triathlon, ultimate frisbee, volleyball, water polo, water ski/wakeboard, wushu.

Club sports for women:

adaptive sports, alpine skiing, archery, badminton, bass fishing, bowling, climbing, crew, cricket, cycling, dance, disc golf, equestrian, fencing, golf, ice hockey, jiu jitsu, juggling, kendo, lacrosse, racquetball, ranger challenge, rugby, running, sailing, snowboarding, soccer, softball, squash, surfing, swimming, table tennis, tennis, triathlon, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo, water ski/wakeboard, wushu.

GETTING AWAY

Public transportation serves campus:

yes

Nearest international airport:

Portland, OR (123 miles)

Nearest other airport:

Eugene, OR (10 miles)

Nearest passenger train service:

Eugene, OR (1 mile)

Nearest passenger bus service:

Eugene, OR (1 mile)

PAYING THE BILLS

Institutional employment is available:

yes

Percent of full-time undergraduates working on campus:

13%

Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are:

fair

Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term:

AFTER GRADUATION

Percent of graduates who pursue further study:

28% within one year of graduation

List of firms that most frequently hire graduates:

Campus Point, Enterprise Rent-a-Car, Ernst & Young, First Investors, Fred Meyer, Jones & Roth, KPMG, Marine Corps, Nearby Nature, Peace Corps, Susan G. Komen Foundation, Teach for America, University of Oregon, Wells Fargo.

List of most prominent alumni/ae:

Ken Kesey, writer
Ann Bancroft, first woman explorer to cross the North and South Poles
Phil Knight, founder and CEO of Nike.

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