This page provides the latest information on University of Oregon (UO)'s admission process, acceptance rate, and student profile. UO's acceptance rate is 88.30% for 2024-2025 admission. A total of 40,021 students applied and 35,337 were admitted to the school. Its acceptance rate is relatively high, making it somewhat easy to get into UO.
To apply to UO, personal statement (or essay) is required to submit and recommendations is not required but considered. The SAT and ACT score is not required, but considered for admission. In addition, english proficiency test score is also considered (required).
For the academic year 2024-25, UO's acceptance rate is 88.30% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 14.40%. 16,602 men and 23,350 women applied to UO and 14,336 men and 20,951 women students were accepted.
Among them, 2,163 men and 2,904 women were enrolled in UO. You can explore the UO's admission rates and SAT score trends over the past decade, including year-by-year data and analysis, by visiting Admission Trends page.
| Total | Men | Women | Another Gender | Gender Unknown | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applicants | 40,021 | 16,602 | 23,350 | 0 | 69 |
| Admitted | 35,337 | 14,336 | 20,951 | 0 | 50 |
| Enrolled | 5,087 | 2,163 | 2,904 | 0 | 20 |
| Acceptance Rate | 88.30% | 86.35% | 89.73% | - | 72.46% |
| Yield | 14.40% | 15.09% | 13.86% | - | 40.00% |
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2024)
For the academic year 2025, 412 students (8% of enrolled students) submitted SAT scores and 271 students (5% of enrolled students) submitted ACT scores as part of the admission process at UO.
The median SAT score for admitted students is 1,260, including 640 in SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (EBRW) and 620 in SAT Math. The 75th percentile SAT EBRW score is 690 and the 25th percentile is 580. For SAT Math, the 75th percentile score is 670 and the 25th percentile is 550.
The median ACT composite score is 27, with a 75th percentile score of 30 and a 25th percentile score of 23 at UO. The median ACT Math score is 25 and the median ACT English score is 26.
The SAT and ACT scores at University of Oregon are similar to the average score compared to similar colleges (SAT: 1,261, ACT: 27 - public research university with very high research activity).
| 25th Percentile | 50th Percentile (Median) | 75th Percentile | |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAT Total | 1,130 | 1,260 | 1,360 |
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing | 580 | 640 | 690 |
| SAT Math | 550 | 620 | 670 |
| ACT Composite | 23 | 27 | 30 |
| ACT Math | 20 | 25 | 27 |
| ACT English | 22 | 26 | 31 |
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2024)
For the academic year 2024-25, total 5,087 first-year students enrolled in UO. The proportion of full-time students is 99.04% and part-time students is 0.96%.
By gender, the proportion of men students is 42.52% and women students is 57.09%.
The following table shows the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at UO.
| Total | Men | Women | Another Gender | Gender Unknown | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 5,087 | 2,163 | 2,904 | 0 | 20 |
| Full-time | 5,038 | 2,132 | 2,886 | 0 | 20 |
| Part-time | 49 | 31 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2024)
It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test, and Personal statement or essay to its applicants.
The SAT and ACT test score is not required, but considered in admission process at UO. The english proficiency test is required .
The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply University of Oregon.
For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .
| High School GPA | Required |
|---|---|
| High School Rank | Considered, if submitted |
| High School Record (or Transcript) | Required |
| Completion of College Preparatory Program | Required |
| Recommendations | Considered, if submitted |
| Formal Demonstration of Competencies | Not Considered |
| SAT / ACT | Considered, if submitted |
| English Proficiency Test | Required |
| Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc) | Not Considered |
| Work experience | Considered, if submitted |
| Personal statement or essay | Required |
| Legacy status | Not Considered |
The following provides general admission information for applying to UO:
The institutional SAT code for UO is 4846 and 4-digit ACT code is 3498.
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