University of Oregon acceptance rate and admissions statistics
University of Oregon admitted 36,148 of 41,368 first-year applicants in its 2025-26 Common Data Set, an official acceptance rate of 87.4%. Every number below comes from the college’s own Common Data Set, each year linked to its document; a figure the college leaves blank says “Not published”, and the notes at the foot of the page say where a total is the sum of rows the college printed.
What did admitted applicants have? How to get into University of Oregon counts the grades, scores and activities they posted.
University of Oregon acceptance rate by year
| CDS year | Applied | Admitted | Acceptance rate | Enrolled | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 41,368 | 36,148 | 87.4% | 5,009 | 13.9% |
| 2024-25 | 40,021 | 35,337 | 88.3% | 5,087 | 14.4% |
| 2023-24 | 39,400 | 33,532 | 85.1% | 5,032 | 15.0% |
Acceptance rate is admitted divided by applied; yield is enrolled divided by admitted. Both are computed by Aristo Scholars from the two counts printed beside them.
Early decision at University of Oregon
Early decision counts: Not published. University of Oregon’s Common Data Set prints no early decision applicant or admit counts (section C21) for any year shown.
University of Oregon waitlist
University of Oregon SAT and ACT scores
What University of Oregon says matters in admission
In section C7 each college rates its own admission factors as Very Important, Important, Considered or Not Considered. These are the factors University of Oregon rated in the top two tiers.
- 2025-26
- Very important: Rigor of secondary school record, Academic GPA
- Important: Application essay
- 2024-25
- Very important: Rigor of secondary school record, Academic GPA
- Important: Application essay
- 2023-24
- Very important: Rigor of secondary school record, Academic GPA
- Important: Application essay
University of Oregon testing policy for students applying in 2026-27
Test-optional: first-year applicants can be considered without ACT or SAT scores. UO is test-blind for scholarships, so scores are not used for merit- or need-based awards.
From University of Oregon’s admissions site, read 2026-11-05. Policies change; the college’s page is the authority.
How these numbers were read
Oregon has no early decision plan.
University of Oregon acceptance rate questions
- What is the University of Oregon acceptance rate?
- University of Oregon's Common Data Set for 2025-26 reports 41,368 first-year applicants and 36,148 admitted, an acceptance rate of 87.4%. It was 88.3% in 2024-25 and 85.1% in 2023-24.
- What SAT scores do University of Oregon students have?
- In 2025-26, the middle half of enrolled first-year students who submitted the SAT scored 1050 to 1320, and ACT submitters scored 22 to 29. 10.7% of enrolled students submitted an SAT score.
- How many students get off the University of Oregon waitlist?
- In 2025-26, University of Oregon offered 1,941 applicants a place on the waitlist; 827 accepted one, and 422 were admitted from it.
- Does University of Oregon require the SAT or ACT for students applying in 2026-27?
- Test-optional: first-year applicants can be considered without ACT or SAT scores. UO is test-blind for scholarships, so scores are not used for merit- or need-based awards.
Applying to University of Oregon?
An acceptance rate describes the whole pool, not one student. A Specialist can read your student’s file against what University of Oregon says it weighs.
Source: University of Oregon Common Data Set, sections C1, C2, C7, C9 and C21, each year linked above, read 2026-11-05. Aristo Scholars is not affiliated with University of Oregon. All official acceptance rates