{"id":2665,"date":"2024-10-09T09:04:49","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T16:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/?p=2665"},"modified":"2024-10-09T10:00:01","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T17:00:01","slug":"oregon-state-university-enrollment-grows-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/oregon-state-university-enrollment-grows-again\/","title":{"rendered":"Oregon State University enrollment reaches record for 28th consecutive year, nearing 38,000"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Editor’s note:<\/strong> This article was originally published by OSU News and Research Communications<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oct. 9, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CORVALLIS, Ore. \u2013 Enrollment at Oregon State University has reached a record for the 28th consecutive year, nearing 38,000 students this fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among 108 Public Research 1 universities in America, only Oregon State has produced 28 consecutive years of fall-over-fall enrollment growth, according to an analysis<\/a> by Jon Boeckenstedt, the university\u2019s vice provost of enrollment management. The Carnegie Commission on Higher Education categorizes institutions as R1 based on the highest levels of research productivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAt Oregon State University, we take access and opportunity to heart, providing high-quality education to as many students as possible,\u201d said OSU President Jayathi Murthy. \u201cThis unmatched record of enrollment growth demonstrates that we are creating pathways to success and fueling the workforce, making the world better for individuals and communities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With 37,900 students enrolled, up 1,264, or 3.5% from last year, Oregon State is the largest university in the state for the 11th consecutive year. (The enrollment numbers in this news release are preliminary but are expected to be very similar to official numbers finalized later this fall.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The enrollment numbers include students at Oregon State locations in Corvallis, Bend, Portland, La Grande and through the university\u2019s online Ecampus unit, ranked #4 in the nation<\/a> for best online bachelor\u2019s programs by U.S. News & World Report. Oregon State enrolls students from 50 states and over 100 countries and from all 36 of the state\u2019s counties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOregon State is not only the largest university in the state, but it also serves the most undergraduate, graduate, resident, nonresident, international and online students, as well as the most students on a single campus (in Corvallis),\u201d Boeckenstedt said. \u201cThe continuing strength of our enrollment, and our leadership in Oregon is testament to the focus on serving student needs via high quality and in-demand programs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ecampus is once again driving enrollment growth, with a 6.6% increase from last fall to reach a total of 11,600 students. That is a 65% increase from five years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enrollment on the Corvallis campus increased 3.3% from last year to 24,900 students this fall. At OSU-Cascades in Bend,\u00a0enrollment<\/a>\u00a0is 1,370 and the number of credit hours students are taking is up 2.2%, continuing a trend towards more full-time than part-time students, Boeckenstedt said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Several other enrollment records were also set, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n