University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon · Public · 20,497 undergraduates · uoregon.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
87%
of 41,368 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1050 to 1320
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$41,400Est.Estimate
$72,490 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at University of Oregon
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
87% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$72,490
a year in 2027-28, from a $72,490 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1200
Send your score
Your SAT is at or above the median of freshmen who sent scores (1200).
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
Source: Test-Optional Policy | University of Oregon Admissions · Checked October 16, 2026
Application deadlines
- Nov1Early Action · November 1, 2026Apply early and hear early. Not binding.
- Jan15Regular Decision · January 15, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
87%
of applicants were admitted: 36,148 of 41,368 for fall 2025.
Early Action
Not binding. Apply by 11/1, hear by 12/15.
Wait list
1,941 students were offered a spot; 422 were later admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 11% of them sent SAT scores and 4.4% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1050 to 1320
Reading and Writing 540 to 680
Math 500 to 650
ACT composite 22 to 29
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 160013%
- 1200 to 139938%
- 1000 to 119931%
- 800 to 99916%
- 600 to 7990.6%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.73
- 4.033%
- 3.75 to 3.9920%
- 3.50 to 3.7417%
- 3.25 to 3.4914%
- 3.00 to 3.2410%
- 2.50 to 2.995.1%
- Below 2.500.1%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$41,400
a year, in state
$72,490
a year, out of state (tuition $46,040)
- Tuition (in state)$14,950
- Fees$3,030
- Food and housing$18,710
- Books and supplies$1,480
- Transportation and other$3,230
University of Oregon published $40,236 in state for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$15,917
- $30,001 to $48,000$16,118
- $48,001 to $75,000$18,358
- $75,001 to $110,000$24,089
- Over $110,000$31,631
Financial aid
54%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$14,857
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
29%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $8,854 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 3/1
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
National Merit Scholarship (UO college-sponsored)
$8,000 a year
National Merit
Deadline: Name this college your first choice with NMSC. To keep it: a 3.25 college GPA.
Details
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
38 of 38
Earn credit with a score of 3
37 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $1,500Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 4 | Art elective course |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 4 | Art elective course |
| African American Studies | 3 | 4 | Ethnic Studies elective (1 Social Science Area & US course) |
| African American Studies | 4 | 8 | ES 250 and Ethnic Studies elective (1 Social Science Area & US course) |
| Art History | 3 | 8 | ARH 204, ARH 206 |
| Biology | 3 | 8 | Biology elective (2 Science Area courses) |
| Biology | 4 | 12 | BI 211, BI 212, BI 213 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MATH 251Z |
| Calculus AB | 4 | 8 | MATH 251Z and Mathematics elective (1 BS Mathematics, Science Area course) |
| Calculus AB | 5 | 8 | MATH 251Z, MATH 252Z |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 8 | MATH 251Z, MATH 252Z |
| Calculus BC | 4 | 12 | MATH 251Z, MATH 252Z, MATH 253Z |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | CH 221Z |
| Chemistry | 4 | 12 | CH 221Z, CH 222Z, CH 223Z |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 15 | CHN 201, CHN 202, CHN 203 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 19 | CHN 201, CHN 202, CHN 203, Political Science elective (1 Social Science Area course) |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 4 | Political Science elective (1 Social Science Area course) |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 4 | Computer Science elective (1 BS Mathematics, Science Area course) |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 8 | CS 210, CS 211 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 4 | Computer Science elective (1 Science Area course) |
| Drawing | 3 | 4 | Art elective course |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 4 | WR 121Z |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 4 | ENG 104Z |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 4 | ENVS 202 |
| European History | 4 | 8 | History elective (2 Social Science Area courses) |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 10 | FR 111, FR 112 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 12 | SPAN 201, SPAN 202, SPAN 203 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | SPAN 202, SPAN 203, SPAN 301 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 12 | GER 201, GER 202, GER 203 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 4 | GEOG 142 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 10 | ITAL 104, ITAL 105 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 12 | ITAL 201, ITAL 202, ITAL 203 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | ITAL 202, ITAL 203, ITAL 301 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 15 | JPN 201, JPN 202, JPN 203 |
| Latin | 3 | 12 | LAT 301 LAT 302 LAT 303 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 4 | EC 202Z |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 4 | EC 201Z |
| Music Theory | 3 | 4 | MUS 131, MUS 134 |
| Music Theory | 4 | 8 | MUS 131, MUS 132, MUS 134, MUS 135 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | Physics elective (1 Science Area course) |
| Physics 1 | 4 | 8 | PHYS 201, PHYS 202 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | Physics elective (1 Science Area course) |
| Physics 2 | 4 | 8 | PHYS 203 and Physics elective (1 Science Area course) |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | Physics elective (1 Science Area course) |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 4 | 4 | PHYS 253 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | Physics elective (1 Science Area course) |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 4 | 4 | PHYS 251 |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 4 | Mathematics elective (BS Mathematics requirement) |
| Pre-Calculus | 4 | 4 | MATH 111Z |
| Pre-Calculus | 5 | 8 | MATH 111Z, MATH 112Z |
| Psychology | 3 | 4 | Psychology elective (1 Social Science Area course) |
| Psychology | 4 | 4 | PSY 202Z |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 10 | SPAN 111, SPAN 112 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 12 | SPAN 201, SPAN 202, SPAN 203 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | SPAN 202, SPAN 203, SPAN 301 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 4 | Spanish elective (1 Arts & Letters Area course) |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 5 | 8 | Spanish elective (1 Arts & Letters Area course) and Spanish elective course |
| Statistics | 3 | 4 | Mathematics elective (1 BS Mathematics, Science Area course) |
| Statistics | 4 | 4 | STAT 243Z |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 4 | Political Science elective course |
| United States Government and Politics | 4 | 4 | PS 201 |
| United States History | 3 | 8 | History (2 Social Science Area & US courses) |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 8 | History elective (2 Social Science Area & GP courses) |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
71%
Come back for a second year
86%
Typical earnings
$66,990
a year, 10 years after starting here
- University of Oregon$87,279
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 39 majors here have earnings data.
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