Is Oregon State test optional?

We haven't confirmed Oregon State's test policy for 2026–27. Check their admissions site; many colleges have changed their policy since 2020.

What is Oregon State's acceptance rate?

77% of applicants were admitted in 2025–26, according to the college's Common Data Set or, where that's missing, IPEDS, the federal college survey. In fall 2024, 23,418 of 30,293 applicants were admitted. Applications rose 115%, from 14,058 in 2015 to 30,293 in 2024, and Oregon State's admit rate went from 78% to 77%.

What ACT score do you need for Oregon State?

4% of first-year students sent an ACT, and they scored 24–31, with a median of 28. On the official ACT–SAT concordance, their SAT range of 1127.5–1360 works out to about 23–30.

What GPA do you need for Oregon State?

There's no published cutoff. First-year students averaged a 3.70 high school GPA, and 28% of those who reported a class rank were in their top 10%, per the Common Data Set 2025–26. Colleges compute GPA differently, so compare it loosely.

How many students get off the waitlist at Oregon State?

292 of the 764 students who were offered a spot were admitted, or 38%, per the Common Data Set 2025–26.

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What SAT score do you need for Oregon State? (Middle 50%: 1127.5–1360)

First-year students at Oregon State who sent an SAT scored 1127.5–1360, with a median of 1270 (Common Data Set 2025–26). Oregon State admits 77% of applicants.

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Where your score lands at Oregon State

First-year students who sent an SAT: 1127.5–1360, median 1270

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Oregon State by the numbers

Admit rate: 77%
Middle 50% SAT: 1127.5–1360
Median SAT: 1270
About on the ACT: 23–30
Sent an SAT: 8%

Test policy not confirmed for 2026–27 · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2025–26; admit rate from it or IPEDS

Oregon State admit rate over 10 years

Applications rose 115%, from 14,058 in 2015 to 30,293 in 2024, and Oregon State's admit rate went from 78% to 77%.

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Fall	Applied	Admitted	Admit rate
2024	30,293	23,418	77%
2023	29,025	22,886	79%
2022	25,651	21,169	83%
2021	23,188	20,687	89%
2020	17,374	14,284	82%
2019	15,786	12,996	82%
2018	14,890	12,006	81%
2017	14,888	11,738	79%
2016	14,595	11,308	77%
2015	14,058	11,016	78%

In fall 2024, 4,778 of the 23,418 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.

What each SAT score means at Oregon State

Which tier your score puts them in, and whether it's worth sending.

Your SATTierSend it?*

Under 1080Far reachHold
1080–1120ReachHold
1130–1260TargetHold
1270–1350TargetSend
1360 and upLikelySend

900100011001200130014001500

Tiers here use only your SAT and their admit rate. Essays, activities and recommendations still decide most admissions at selective colleges. *Send it? assumes they're test optional; we haven't confirmed their policy.

Oregon State SAT sections, ACT, GPA and class rank

Scores of enrolled first-year students who sent one, by percentile.

Test	25th	Median	75th
SAT Math	570	650	700
SAT Reading and Writing	610	670	720
SAT total	1127.5	1270	1360
ACT composite	24	28	31

Of enrolled first-year students, 8% sent an SAT and 4% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2025–26.

Average high school GPA: 3.70; 99% of new students reported one
Top 10% of their class: 28%; of new students who reported a rank

Oregon State waitlist

Waitlist

764 applicants were offered a spot, and 292 were admitted from it.

38%of students who were offered a spot got in

Common Data Set 2025–26.

Oregon State cost and outcomes

What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.

Average net price: $19,604; per year, after grants
Graduate in 6 years: 70%
Median earnings: $64,010; 10 years after starting
Undergraduates: 37,335

College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.

Colleges like Oregon State

Similar SAT ranges and admit rates.

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Every college for an SAT of1130 1270 1360

Sources

Oregon State Common Data Set 2025–26
SAT and ACT ranges, early decision, waitlist, GPA and class rank, as the college reported them.
College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
Oregon State website
Oregon State University

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There's no cutoff. The middle 50% of first-year students who sent an SAT scored 1127.5–1360, and the median was 1270. At 1270 or higher you're above half of them. Oregon State admits 77% of applicants.

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