Beaver Brag Points

Lots to Brag About!

We all love to share the Oregon State story. From spreading the word about OSU’s prominent presence in our community and our philanthropic passions to bragging about our amazing university and innovations, we present a batch of talking points for the not-so-bashful Beavers.

Whether you are talking with friends and family or sharing the OSU mission at a cocktail party, we’ve got you covered.

OSU students

Over 35,000 students from all around the world
OSU is ranked among the top 5% universities for veterans and active-duty military in the country
About a quarter of all OSU students, and about 30 percent of OSU-Cascades students, are among the first generation in their families to attend college
OSU is home to more than 400 student clubs and seven Cultural Resource Centers
Oregon State University is the top public university in Oregon for mid-career salary according to Payscale.com

Academic & research excellence

Ranked in top 1.4% of universities worldwide
Top-ranked for 10 consecutive years for online education
No. 1 best online liberal arts colleges
No. 1 best computer science college in Oregon
No. 1 forestry program in the U.S. and no. 2 in the world
No. 2 agricultural college in the U.S.
No. 3 oceanography program in the world
No. 3 best university for solving climate change
No. 4 best value college in Oregon
No. 7 best online Master of Public Health
OSU is one of only three universities in the country with land, sea, space and sun grant designations
Oregon State receives more research funding than all of the state’s comprehensive public universities combined, with nearly $480M in research funding in 2023
Four OSU professors are among the top 1% of the world’s most cited researchers
One of 40 Tier 1 Research Universities as designated by the Carnegie Foundation

Other recognitions

OSU makes constant efforts to commit to diversity and inclusion initiatives like the university-wide effort called “Moving Forward Together.”

The Oregon State University Alumni Association received the 2024 Alumni Association Inclusive Excellence Award from Insight Into Diversity magazine.
In 2022 Oregon State was honored for the fifth straight year with the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award.