Latin: Universitas Oregonensis | |
Motto | Mens agitat molem (Latin) |
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Motto in English
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Mind moves the mass |
Type |
Public Flagship Research |
Established | 1876 |
Endowment | $758.7 million (2016) |
President | Michael H. Schill |
Provost | Scott Coltrane |
Academic staff
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2,031 (Fall 2013) |
Students | 23,634 (Fall 2016) |
Undergraduates | 20,067 (Fall 2016) |
Postgraduates | 3,567 (Fall 2016) |
Location | Eugene, Oregon, United States |
Campus | Urban 295 acres (1.19 km2) |
Colors |
Green and Yellow |
Nickname | Ducks |
Mascot | The Oregon Duck |
Sporting affiliations
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NCAA Division I – Pac-12 |
Website | www |
University rankings | |
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National | |
ARWU | 99–119 |
Forbes | 219 |
U.S. News & World Report | 103 |
Washington Monthly | 147 |
Global | |
ARWU | 301–400 |
QS | 551–600 |
Times | 301–350 |
U.S. News & World Report | 261 |
USNWR graduate school rankings |
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Business | 79 |
Education | 12 |
Law | 82 |
USNWR departmental rankings |
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Biological Sciences | 55 |
Chemistry | 60 |
Clinical Psychology | 26 |
Computer Science | 63 |
Earth Sciences | 34 |
Economics | 56 |
English | 52 |
Fine Arts | 62 |
History | 56 |
Mathematics | 56 |
Physics | 54 |
Political Science | 68 |
Psychology | 30 |
Public Affairs | 73 |
Sociology | 59 |
Speech-Language Pathology | 45 |
Tuition and fees | |
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Resident undergraduate | $10,288.50 |
Non-resident undergraduate | $32,023.50 |
Estimated annual cost | |
Resident undergraduate | $25,523.50 |
Non-resident undergraduate | $47,258.50 |
Green and Yellow
The University of Oregon (also referred to as UO or Oregon) is a public flagshipresearch university in Eugene, Oregon. Founded in 1876, the institution's 295-acre campus is along the Willamette River. Since July 2014, UO has been governed by the Board of Trustees of the University of Oregon. The university has a Carnegie Classification of "highest research activity" and has 21 research centers and institutes. UO was admitted to the Association of American Universities in 1969.
UO offers 316 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in a wide range of disciplines. The university is organized into eight colleges: the Robert D. Clark Honors College (the oldest honors college in the United States), the School of Architecture and Allied Arts, the College of Arts and Sciences, the Charles H. Lundquist College of Business, the College of Education, the School of Journalism and Communication, the School of Law, and the School of Music and Dance. Additionally, the Graduate School oversees the university's graduate and certificate programs.