Oregon State University Board of Trustees approve 2026-27 tuition rates 

CORVALLIS, Ore. – The Oregon State University Board of Trustees on Friday approved tuition rates and student fees for the 2026-27 school year. 

The average tuition and mandatory fee increase for Oregon resident undergraduates would increase 4.97%. 

Tuition increases include:

• 5.75% for continuing resident and non-resident undergraduate students at the Corvallis and Bend campuses. That would result in a $720 increase, to a total of $13,395, for a student taking 45 credits next year.
• 6.25% for new resident and non-resident undergraduate students in Corvallis and Bend.
• 5% for resident and non-resident graduate students.
• 2.6% for continuing and new undergraduates enrolled in Ecampus, Oregon State’s online education unit.
• 2% for continuing and new graduate Ecampus students.
• 2.7 to 5% for professional graduate programs such as pharmacy, veterinary medicine and physical therapy. 

Recurring mandatory student fees for counseling and psychological services, student health services and financing capital projects for non-instructional buildings, primarily student centers, student health facilities and student recreational facilities, will not increase, There is an increase between 4.1 and 7.7% for a one-time matriculation fee for new student onboarding. 
 
The tuition and fee increases are driven by many factors, including creating a diverse student body; maintaining and providing access to strong degree programs; supporting research, scholarship and engagement aligned with the university’s strategic plan; maintaining the human and physical infrastructure necessary to support state goals; projected cost and revenue changes, including inflationary cost increases; and undergraduate financial aid. 

Oregon State awarded $356 million in undergraduate financial aid during the 2025 fiscal year, a 13% increase over the prior year. The average award increased 6.9% over the previous year and totaled $14,683. 

This continues a sustained upward trend since the 2021 fiscal year, when total disbursed aid across all students was $268.6 million.

Additional materials about the board meeting and its committee meetings, held March 12, can be found on the board’s website.