University · Eugene, United States

University of Oregon, Oregon University System

Public research university in Eugene, Oregon, USA

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Everything we know

From this institution's Wikidata record. Figures that change every year show the latest value; earlier years and longer lists open with a click.

About

instance of	public university research university public educational institution of the United States
inception	1876
founder	Joshua Jones Walton
legal form	Nonprofit Corporation
language used	American English
academic calendar type	academic quarter

Location and contact

country	United States
located in the administrative territorial entity	Eugene
headquarters location	Eugene
street address	110 Johnson Hall, Eugene, OR, 97403
postal code	97403
coordinate location	44.0442, -123.0758
official website	http://www.uoregon.edu · language of work or name: English
official map URL	https://www.uoregon.edu/maps https://map.uoregon.edu/ · title: UO Campus Map · has characteristic: interactive web map https://map.uoregon.edu/campusmaps/scheduleMap.pdf · has characteristic: PDF

People and numbers

count of students	23,389 22,298 · full-time equivalent · 1 September 2021
employees	4,929 · September 2020
admission rate	84% · 2020
admission yield rate	16% · 2020
position held by head of the organization	President of the University of Oregon

Rankings and recognition

Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education	doctoral universities: very high research activity high undergraduate research doctoral: comprehensive programs, no medical/veterinary school four-year, large, primarily nonresidential four-year, full-time, more selective, higher transfer-in arts & sciences plus professions, high graduate coexistence

Finances

endowment	$1,405,911,293 · 30 June 2022 Earlier figures (1) $1,225,270,607 · 30 June 2021

Structure and memberships

part of	Oregon University System
member of	ORCID, Inc. · October 2023 Association of Research Libraries Pac-12 Conference · 1915–1 August 2024 Orbis Cascade Alliance arXiv · 2021 14 more Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations Association of American Universities · since 1969 Association of American Colleges and Universities Association of Pacific Rim Universities American Council on Education National Humanities Alliance Open Education Network Higher Education Leadership Initiative for Open Scholarship · since 2022 Coalition for Networked Information Association of Public and Land-grant Universities Center for Research Libraries Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition Big Ten Conference · since 2 August 2024 Council on Governmental Relations
owner of	Hayward Field Autzen Stadium Aubrey R. Watzek House KWRZ KWAX 7 more KWRX Kincaid Field McArthur Court PK Park KWVA Matthew Knight Arena Hatfield-Dowlin Complex
athletics program	Oregon Ducks

Other facts

significant event	mixed-sex education · since 1876

Images and media on Wikimedia Commons (2)

image	UofOsign.JPG
logo image	University of Oregon logo.svg

Wikimedia and technical details (7)

Commons category	University of Oregon
topic's main category	Category:University of Oregon
category for alumni of educational institution	Category:University of Oregon alumni
described by source	Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921 · statement is subject of: Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)/Oregon, University of The New Student's Reference Work · statement is subject of: The New Student's Reference Work/University of Oregon New International Encyclopedia · statement is subject of: The New International Encyclopædia/Oregon, University of
API endpoint URL	https://shibboleth.uoregon.edu/idp/shibboleth · protocol: Shibboleth
different from	Oregon State University
social media followers	152,088 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 40940457 · 2 February 2023 36,900 · YouTube channel ID: UCrRdNuHLBSGjZEoby4d5gmw · 26 January 2025 Earlier figures (6) 147,777 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 40940457 · 27 January 2022 144,019 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 40940457 · 5 February 2021 33,100 · YouTube channel ID: UCrRdNuHLBSGjZEoby4d5gmw · 1 April 2024 30,300 · YouTube channel ID: UCrRdNuHLBSGjZEoby4d5gmw · 22 March 2023 27,500 · YouTube channel ID: UCrRdNuHLBSGjZEoby4d5gmw · 17 March 2022 24,300 · YouTube channel ID: UCrRdNuHLBSGjZEoby4d5gmw · 2 July 2021

Identifiers in other databases (71)

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ARCHON code	1232 · subject named as: University of Oregon Library
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SNARC ID	Q49324
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X (Twitter) username	uoregon · has characteristic: verified account or profile · number of subscribers: 144,495 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 40940457 · 24 April 2020 Univ_Of_Oregon · number of subscribers: 72 · number of subscribers: 107 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 831919190558679041 · 2 May 2020
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