The UO offers 271 academic programs, which are internationally recognized for academic excellence. Chemistry, economics, English, psychology, molecular biology, biochemistry, physics, neuroscience, sustainable design, special education and sports marketing departments all rank among the top 10 in the U.S. Programs in comparative literature, finance, historic preservation and mathematics rank nationally in the top 20 in the U.S.
UO Fast Facts
Fast Facts about the UO -- The UO is an economic powerhouse that made its first Rose Bowl appearance in 1917. Check out the facts below to learn even more about the institution you love.
- College graduates on average earn an estimated $1 million more than high school graduates over a lifetime.
- The university’s 2008 graduating class will generate nearly $288 million in income tax revenue over their careers Oregon taxpayers receive $3.87 in tax revenue for every $1 of state funding invested in a UO student, a 387 percent return.
- There are more than 77,000 UO graduates living in Oregon, and more than 45 percent of them live in the Portland metropolitan...
The University of Oregon is an economic powerhouse, serving the state, region and world.
An outstanding return on investment
- The university’s state appropriation in FY2007-8 was $74.5 million, 13 percent of the UO budget.
- Direct and indirect expenditures by the University of Oregon in FY2007-8 are estimated to have resulted in nearly $1.5 billion in spending. In other words, the UO generated $20 in expenditures for every $1 in state appropriation....
- Per research dollar, the University of Oregon is one of the top research universities in the nation for translating basic discoveries into practical applications.
- The amount of money generated from technology transfer has grown more than twenty-fold over the last eight years, from $313,000 in FY2000 to more than $6.8 million in FY2008 -- the university’s thirteenth consecutive record year.
- UO research has generated ninety-one U.S. patents and 263 technology out-...
The University of Oregon is one of the largest and most stable employers in the state with 4,230 employees, plus another 1,200 paid graduate teaching fellows.
- This is roughly the same number of employees as Nike or Hewlett-Packard.In addition to 4,230 faculty and staff jobs, university spending generates an additional 9,000 jobs within the state.
- The University of Oregon pays more than a quarter of...
Famous graduates
Ann Bancroft: Explorer, first woman to cross North and South Poles
Ann Curry: News anchor, NBC’s Today Program, Dateline NBC
Ken Kesey: Author
Phil Knight: Founder and CEO of Nike
Ahmad Rashad: former professional football player, sportscaster/host of sports shows
Chuck Palahniuk: Author
Other claims to fame
The movie National Lampoon’s Animal House (1978) was filmed on the UO campus.
UO is the...
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Distinguished scholars
UO alumni include nineteen Rhodes Scholars, three Marshall Scholars, two Nobel Prize winners, nine Pulitzer prize winners and a current student who received the 2009 Goldwater Scholarship.
Research dollars: $100,516,110
On a per-capita or per-research dollar basis, the UO’s faculty is...
