Fall 2023

For nearly a decade, incoming classes of first-year students have increased. The 2023 class is the largest yet, 10% larger than last year.

Beaver Nation in Bend

 

1,313
total students at OSU-Cascades

10%
increase in first-year students

3%
increase in total students

Future Innovators and Community-Builders

27%
increase in Arts, Media and Technology majors

20%
increase in Kinesiology majors

33%
increase in Psychology majors

14%
increase in Outdoor Products majors

The newest Bend Beavs will become part of a growing community of OSU-Cascades graduates — 5,295 alums strong — who are making a difference in fields from energy engineering to environmental science.

Serving Oregon and the World

42%
from Central Oregon

77%
from Oregon

38
other U.S. states represented

Welcoming All Students

22%

First-generation college students

22%

Students of color

75

Student veterans

About the First-Year Students

57%

Earned college credit in high school

3.59

Average unweighted high school GPA

41%

High school GPA of 3.75 or higher