Oregon State University ***

Overview

Oregon State is a leading public research university located in Corvallis, one of the safest, smartest, greenest small cities in the nation.

Founded in 1868, Oregon State is the state’s Land Grant university and is one of only two universities in the U.S. to have Sea Grant, Space Grant and Sun Grantdesignations.

As Oregon’s leading public research university, with $308.9 million in external funding in the 2015 fiscal year, Oregon State’s impact reaches across the state and beyond.

With 11 colleges, 15 Agricultural Experiment Stations, 35 county Extension offices, the Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport and OSU-Cascades in Bend, Oregon State has a presence in every one of Oregon’s 36 counties, with a statewide economic footprint of $2.232 billion.

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Accommodation

On-Campus Living
A residence hall is more than a room where you can rest your head in between classes. At OSU, a residence hall is a community. It’s a place where friendships, ideas and memories are created. All residence halls are conveniently located around campus. Each features high-speed Internet throughout the building, including wireless connections in each lounge.

Residence halls:

• House nearly 4,000 student residents
• Include furnished study areas, communal spaces and a main recreation lounge
• Are equipped with televisions, recreation rooms and kitchenettes
• Are smoke-free
• Contain wings/floors that are designated quiet or single-gender
• Are located minutes from the center of campus life
• Provide free self-service laundry

Homestay
The homestay program offers a home away from home. OSU has a network of carefully selected homestay hosts who welcome international students into their homes. You live as part of the family in either a shared or private bedroom, experiencing the day-to-day life of your host. The program is limited in availability, and students participating must meet the following criteria:

• Students must fill out an online student homestay application.
• The homestay program is completely smoke-free. Students who participate in the homestay program must not be smokers.
• Students must be comfortable living with any family type including single parents. Many of our hosts have small children or pets, and others may be single-parent households. All families are considered equally when assigning students.
• Students must be comfortable taking public transportation to get around Corvallis. Our hosts may live within 15-20 minutes from campus as very few families live within very close proximity to OSU. Students who wish to live closer to campus may be more interested in our on-campus residence halls.