OSU Comparisons

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Corvallis, OR
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#1 Best Public Universities in Oregon

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Compare with Oregon Public Colleges

Compare with Oregon Public Colleges for Oregon State University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Oregon Eugene, OR	$1,737 higher in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Portland State University Portland, OR	$2,721 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Southern Oregon University Ashland, OR	$1,638 lower in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Oregon Institute of Technology Klamath Falls, OR	$1,140 lower in-state tuition	18% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Oregon State University Cascades Campus Bend, OR	$834 lower in-state tuition	14% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Oregon Private Colleges

Compare with Oregon Private Colleges for Oregon State University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Portland Portland, OR	$43,700 higher in-state tuition	12% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Reed College Portland, OR	$54,950 higher in-state tuition	52% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Lewis & Clark College Portland, OR	$50,428 higher in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Willamette University Salem, OR	$36,756 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
George Fox University Newberg, OR	$28,350 higher in-state tuition	17% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Bushnell University Eugene, OR	$21,400 higher in-state tuition	10% lower acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with Regional Public Colleges

Compare with Regional Public Colleges for Oregon State University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
University of Washington Seattle Campus Seattle, WA	$1,427 lower in-state tuition	38% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Western Washington University Bellingham, WA	$4,818 lower in-state tuition	16% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Washington Bothell Campus Bothell, WA	$1,481 lower in-state tuition	14% higher acceptance rate	Compare

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Compare with Regional Private Colleges for Oregon State University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Seattle University Seattle, WA	$42,321 higher in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Seattle Pacific University Seattle, WA	$26,007 higher in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Whitman College Walla Walla, WA	$49,650 higher in-state tuition	39% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Puget Sound Tacoma, WA	$48,498 higher in-state tuition	5% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Northwest University Kirkland, WA	$21,635 higher in-state tuition	6% higher acceptance rate	Compare
New Saint Andrews College Moscow, Idaho	$2,400 higher in-state tuition	7% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Compare with National Colleges

Compare with National Colleges for Oregon State University
College	In-state tuition	Acceptance rate	Compare
Florida State University Tallahassee, FL	$8,744 lower in-state tuition	53% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Clemson University Clemson, SC	$1,154 higher in-state tuition	39% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Penn State Main Campus University Park, PA	$6,244 higher in-state tuition	16% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA	$1,548 higher in-state tuition	22% lower acceptance rate	Compare
The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL	$2,220 lower in-state tuition	0% higher acceptance rate	Compare
Auburn University Auburn, AL	$1,510 lower in-state tuition	31% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Irvine Irvine, CA	$1,322 higher in-state tuition	48% lower acceptance rate	Compare
The University of Tennessee Knoxville Knoxville, TN	$588 lower in-state tuition	35% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA	$2,014 higher in-state tuition	44% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Texas A&M University College Station College Station, TX	$1,246 lower in-state tuition	20% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Arizona Tucson, AZ	$474 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Colorado Boulder Boulder, CO	$1,266 higher in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of California Davis Davis, CA	$2,374 higher in-state tuition	35% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Delaware Newark, DE	$2,410 higher in-state tuition	6% lower acceptance rate	Compare
Indiana University Bloomington Bloomington, IN	$2,256 lower in-state tuition	1% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Campus Pittsburgh, PA	$7,526 higher in-state tuition	19% lower acceptance rate	Compare
California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA	$804 lower in-state tuition	46% lower acceptance rate	Compare
The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX	$244 higher in-state tuition	12% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT	$4,780 lower in-state tuition	9% higher acceptance rate	Compare
University at Buffalo Buffalo, NY	$3,464 lower in-state tuition	3% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Cincinnati Main Campus Cincinnati, OH	$424 lower in-state tuition	8% higher acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Hunter College New York, NY	$7,018 lower in-state tuition	23% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Connecticut Storrs, CT	$6,644 higher in-state tuition	25% lower acceptance rate	Compare
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York, NY	$6,936 lower in-state tuition	29% lower acceptance rate	Compare
University of Alabama at Birmingham Birmingham, AL	$5,302 lower in-state tuition	11% higher acceptance rate	Compare

Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=209542.

Last updated: August 2026