Fall 2023 Enrollment
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 FTE (academic credits taken per student)
2%
increase in 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
![Students on campus](/sites/osucascades.edu/files/styles/fluid_webp/public/2023-11/fall-enrollment-2-col.jpg.webp?itok=EV6QzMbY)
![Student measuring a pine tree on campus](/sites/osucascades.edu/files/styles/fluid_webp/public/2023-11/fall-enrollment-pine.jpg.webp?itok=HgxFfG7l)
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