{"id":2813,"date":"2025-06-13T10:16:38","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T17:16:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/?p=2813"},"modified":"2025-06-25T08:19:42","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T15:19:42","slug":"graduation-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/graduation-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Oregon State graduating Class of 2025 features online learners from 20 countries"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 >2,345 OSU Ecampus students to be honored in commencement ceremony after earning degrees online in 49 states and beyond<\/h2>\n<p >The Oregon State University graduating Class of 2025 features a record number of students who completed their degrees online \u2014 2,345 students, to be exact.<\/p>\n<p >They learned online through Oregon State Ecampus, and true to OSU\u2019s ability to meet the needs of learners around the world, they hail from many points on the map.<\/p>\n<p >From Oregon (obviously) to Florida, and from California to Maine and everywhere in between. Well, everywhere except Rhode Island.<\/p>\n<p >And they represent 20 countries beyond the United States. Oregon State students living in places as far-flung as Spain, Thailand, Colombia, Australia and France will be honored Saturday, June 14, in a <a href=\"https:\/\/commencement.oregonstate.edu\/\">commencement ceremony<\/a> on OSU\u2019s Corvallis campus.<\/p>\n<p >Many online learners are traveling to Corvallis from as far away as Japan to participate in the ceremony. As unique as each student\u2019s experience has been, they now all share a comment trait:<\/p>\n<p >They are graduates of Oregon State University.<\/p>\n<p >\u201cEach Ecampus graduate has a powerful story of perseverance, and together they represent the best of Oregon State\u2019s mission to serve learners everywhere,\u201d said Lisa L. Templeton, the vice provost for OSU\u2019s Division of Educational Ventures. \u201cGraduation is a powerful reminder of why we do this work. We celebrate their academic success and how they\u2019re using education to create change in their lives, their families and their communities.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p >The Oregon State University Class of 2025 features <a href=\"https:\/\/news.oregonstate.edu\/news\/record-8000-plus-students-graduate-oregon-state-university-june-14\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">a record 8,011 students<\/a> in all, and Ecampus graduates make up 29% of that figure.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3 >Oregon State Ecampus Class of 2025 by the numbers<\/h3>\n<div class=\"callout calloutgrid\">\n<div>\n<h3 >Top states represented<\/h3>\n<p >712 \u2014 Oregon<\/p>\n<p >394 \u2014 California<\/p>\n<p >238 \u2014 Washington<\/p>\n<p >105 \u2014 Texas<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3 >Top countries represented<\/h3>\n<p >13 \u2014 Canada<\/p>\n<p >11 \u2014 Japan<\/p>\n<p >3 \u2014 France<\/p>\n<p >3 \u2014 Taiwan<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"callout calloutgrid\">\n<div>\n<h3 >Top bachelor&#8217;s programs<\/h3>\n<p >770 \u2014 Computer science<\/p>\n<p >207 \u2014 Psychology<\/p>\n<p >116 \u2014 Business administration<\/p>\n<p >91 \u2014 Fisheries, wildlife, and conservation sciences<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<h3 >Top master&#8217;s programs<\/h3>\n<p >66 \u2014 MBA<br \/>\n38 \u2014 Counseling<br \/>\n33 \u2014 Radiation health physics<br \/>\n29 \u2014 Natural resources<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\"><\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute read<\/span><\/span>The Oregon State University graduating Class of 2025 features a record number of students who completed their degrees online \u2014 2,345 students, to be exact. They learned online through Oregon State Ecampus, and true to OSU\u2019s ability to meet the needs of learners around the world, they hail from many points on the map.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":129,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,2,8],"tags":[688],"class_list":["post-2813","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all","category-in-the-news","category-students","tag-commencement"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/assets\/sign-entrance-reser-stadium.jpg?fit=1440%2C960&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7BNSE-Jn","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1215,"url":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/2019-ecampus-graduation-breaks-record\/","url_meta":{"origin":2813,"position":0},"title":"Oregon State University Ecampus celebrates record number of online graduates as part of OSU&#8217;s 150th commencement","author":"Heather Doherty","date":"June 21, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"As part of Oregon State University's 150th graduating class, 1,181 Oregon State Ecampus graduates earned their degrees from 48 states and 17 countries \u2014 the biggest OSU Ecampus graduating class in history.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;All Stories&quot;","block_context":{"text":"All Stories","link":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/category\/all\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/assets\/Joshua-Chan-Burgos-graduation.jpg?fit=600%2C400&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/assets\/Joshua-Chan-Burgos-graduation.jpg?fit=600%2C400&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/assets\/Joshua-Chan-Burgos-graduation.jpg?fit=600%2C400&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1787,"url":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/2021-graduation-record\/","url_meta":{"origin":2813,"position":1},"title":"Record-setting 1,384 Oregon State students earn their degrees online","author":"Tyler Hansen","date":"June 8, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"The members of the Oregon State Ecampus graduating Class of 2021 hail from 47 states and 15 countries including Canada, England, India, South Africa, South Korea and Switzerland. 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