Leaders in science research and education

Where unbridled curiosity and creativity produce every form of success

The College of Science is a vibrant scientific community of more than 3,400 students and 184 faculty. Home to the core life, statistical, physical and mathematical sciences, the College is recognized nationally and globally as a center for excellence in science research and scholarship.

Our seven departments offer nine undergraduate majors, eight master’s programs, eight Ph.D. programs, including a fully online M.S. in Data Analytics. The College houses an impressive Electron Microscopy Facility—one of only two such facilities at a U.S. university—and the Natural Products and Small Molecule Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Facility, providing state-of-the-art instrumentation for chemistry-related researchers throughout the university and across the state.

Quick Facts

3,378

Undergraduates

485+

Graduate students

124

Tenure/tenure track faculty

184

Total faculty

Points of pride

74%

Medical school admittance rate (in 2023-24), compared to ~40% nationally

28

Goldwater Scholars from the College of Science

23

Students have won highly competitive National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowships in the last three years

31%

Of all OSU Honors College students are science majors

#1

Biology is Oregon State’s top program for study abroad

12%

Oregon State University is among the top 12% of public universities in the country and the top 1.5% of global research universities (U.S. News & World Report)

48

New technologies produced and 18 U.S. patents awarded since 2011

24

University Distinguished Professors

16

AAAS Fellows; 2 National Academy of Science members

Scholarships

41%

Of our undergraduate students receive science scholarships

$1M

Amount awarded by the College of Science returning students

$2.95M

Amount awarded from the College of Science to more than 800 incoming first-year students

$200K

Amount awarded every year for student summer undergraduate research in labs on campus and across the country

Diversity

28%

First in family to attend college

14%

Underrepresented minority students

7%

International students

Alumni

31,000+

OSU Science alumni network around the world

Historical milestones

While the College of Science at Oregon State was formally established in 1932, science programs and departments have shaped the evolution of research and education at OSU since its 1868 land grant designation. The College is proud to have played a significant role in the establishment of several distinguished academic fields of study and pioneering research centers.