Academics
Who is the OSU President?
Jayathi Murthy
Who is the football head coach?
Trent Bray
What building on OSU campus is known for being haunted?
Waldo Hall
When was Corvallis founded?
1845
What was OSU's first name? (1856)
Corvallis Academy
What is the average GPA on campus?
3.46
Benny the Beaver was created by Ken _____. One of the main business buildings on campus is named after him.
Austin
When was OSU founded?
1868
__% of OSU students live in college-owned, operated or affiliated housing. (Fall 2023)
17%
What are two man-made fruits founded on OSU campus?
Marion berry & maraschino cherries
_____ _______' co-creator & CEO attended OSU to get their B.S. in Applied Mathmatics.
Panda Express
OSU started its intramurals program in ____, making it one of the oldest campus recreation programs in the nation.
1916
$40 million
OSU campus covers __ acres.
420
In ____, OSU's Newspaper (The Daily Barometer) won the Associated Colliegiate Press Pacemaker Award.
2017
OSU is one of two universities in the US to have the ___ Grant, the _____ Grant, & the ___ Grant.
Sea, Space, Sun
What was the first official mascot?
Jimmie the Coyote
When was the OSU Army ROTC program created?
1873
Corvallis is the westernmost city in the contiguous 48 states with a population greater than _____. (includes general Corvallis population & OSU student population). (determined by 2020 census.)
50,000
What is the total undergraduate enrollment number? (Fall 2023)
30,021 students
Where is the Hatfield Marine Science Center located?
Newport
What is the largest crowd ever collected at Reser Stadium?
47,249 (during the 2012 Civil War game)
In ____, the college's name changed to Oregon State College. Post war, the college developed new academic & research programs, which caused the "College" to become "University" in ____.
1937; 1961
Benton County was founded on ___ ___rd, ____.
December 23rd, 1847.
How many first-year residence halls are there on OSU Corvallis campus? (Bonus: name them all.)
15: Bloss, Buxton, Callahan, Cauthorn, Finley, Halsell, Hawley, ILLC, McNary, Poling, Sackett, Tebeau, Weatherford, West, Wilson