Oregon State University sees fall ‘25 enrollment increase

Oregon State University reported its enrollment at 38,460 students for the fall term, an increase of roughly 1.5% from last fall .

9,012 of those students are in their first term at the university, including 2,356 transfer students.

"It’s the institutions in the years ahead that can figure out how to be flexible and meet the needs of their students, as diverse as those needs will be, that will continue to sustain if not grow where enrollment is concerned," said OSU Vice Provost Nechell Bonds.

The university saw a drop in international enrollment of less than one percent, decreasing to 2,181. The decline is a less pronounced version of a national trend that many attribute to new visa restrictions put in place by the Trump administration.

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