University News

Oregon State Board of Trustees approve 2025-26 tuition rates

CORVALLIS, Ore. – The Oregon State University Board of Trustees on Friday approved tuition rates and student fees for the 2025-26 school year.

The average undergraduate tuition and fee increase is 4.9% for students at Oregon State’s Corvallis campus and OSU-Cascades in Bend. Continuing students will see a 4.8% increase, and rates for new students will increase 5.3%.

Oregon State Board of Trustees to meet March 7 and 14

CORVALLIS, Ore. – The Oregon State University Board of Trustees will meet March 7 and 14 and consider approving tuition and student fee rates for the 2025-26 academic year.

The board is scheduled to meet from 9:30 a.m. to 3:20 p.m. March 14 in the Memorial Union Horizon Room. Board committees are scheduled to meet virtually from 8 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. March 7.

On March 14, the board will also consider acquisition of the Tualatin Mountain Forest and hear a legislative update.

Oregon State Board of Trustees to meet Jan. 16 and 17

CORVALLIS, Ore. – The Oregon State University Board of Trustees will meet Jan. 16 and 17 and discuss a preliminary budget and tuition scenarios for the 2026 fiscal year.

The board is scheduled to meet from 9:15 a.m. to 1:10 p.m. Jan 17 in the Memorial Union Horizon Room. Board committees are scheduled to meet from 8 a.m. to 3:50 p.m. Jan 16 in the Horizon Room.

On Jan. 16, board committees will:

Tribes of Oregon, Oregon State work together to build facility to facilitate repatriation and return of tribal cultural items and Ancestors 

CORVALLIS, Ore. – The nine federally recognized Tribes in Oregon and Oregon State University have worked together to build a university facility to facilitate the repatriation and return of tribal Ancestors and cultural items currently under the university’s stewardship.

Tribal leaders and university officials marked the transfer of Ancestors in Oregon State’s stewardship to the facility earlier this month. 

Oregon State names new finance and administration leader

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Carla Ho’a, an established leader with more than three decades of experience in higher education finance, has been named the next vice president for finance and administration at Oregon State University.

Ho’a will begin her new role Sept. 3.

“Carla Ho’a brings a broad range of leadership experience and financial acumen to this critical role and we are delighted to welcome her to OSU,” said President Jayathi Murthy.

Pacific Northwest semiconductor and mass timber industries each receive $500,000 awards from White House

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State University-led efforts focused on microfluidic technology for semiconductors and mass timber design and manufacturing each have received $500,000 awards from the White House.

In Oct. 2023, the White House, through the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration, announced the designation of 31 Tech Hubs, including the two led by Oregon State.