Oregon State University is the perfect place for students looking to study at a research-intensive university. No matter if students decide to study business, engineering or any of our other programs, they'll enjoy opportunities to get hands-on experience in every field. #2 Forestry Globally (Center for World University Rankings 2018) 31,476 students with 3,969 international students from 112 countries 1 of 81 public Universities with Carnegie Foundation's Tier 1 highest Research Activity (Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education (Best College Reviews) #20 Environmental Science & Engineering Program (Academic Rank of World Universities 2016)