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Oregon State University – Cascades is OSU's campus in Bend. Get the personal attention of a small campus. The strengths of Oregon's leading public research university. And a campus surrounded by 2.5 million acres of national forests and public lands.

1st

University to be built in Oregon in 50 years

20

Students on average per class

5,960

Degrees awarded since founding in 2001

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It's your time. To discover your passion. To find a future that inspires you.

Our faculty are teachers, mentors and world-class researchers. They will guide you, challenge you and inspire you to be the best version of yourself — so you're ready to take on some of the world's biggest challenges.

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Oregon State University was founded more than 150 years ago as a land grant institution, building on the idea that everybody deserves access to education. When it opened in 2016, the OSU-Cascades campus fulfilled a 30-year quest for higher education in what had been the largest region in the state without a four-year university. We are growing for Central Oregon and beyond.

Your adventure starts in Bend

Schedule a personalized tour, check out our award-winning student housing and have lunch at the Beaver Dam. In-person tours are available Monday through Friday, or go on a virtual tour.

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News & Events

running subject in FORCE biomechanics lab

With hundreds of shoe styles available, runners are challenged to find a shoe that will help them run well and reduce the risk of injury. At OSU-Cascades Science Pub on Feb. 17, researcher JJ Hannigan will explore how running footwear affects biomechanics and injury risk.

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Kristen Jokinen and her husband, Ville, cycling across desert landscape.

OSU-Cascades alumna Kristen Jokinen and her husband Ville Jokinen will speak about their 30,000‑mile bicycle journey around the world during a presentation titled “Joy Ride: A Bike Odyssey Toward Openness, Curiosity & Kindness” on Feb. 20.

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OSU-Cascades will host free tax preparation appointments for qualifying families and individuals Feb. 9 to April 15.  Volunteer tax preparers include OSU-Cascades faculty and staff, business students and community members. 

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