Oregon State University

Awesome campus! Old world charm , walkable and even easy parking. Well integrated into the city. Common area buildings were immaculate and well maintained. Everyone we met was relaxed and enjoyed being there.

Oregon State University is everything UC Davis pretends to be but fails at. At OSU, the focus is on actual education, innovation, and building skills that employers value. Professors are approachable, research is meaningful and accessible, and the environment is collaborative without being fake. The culture here supports thinkers, builders, and doers — not just social climbers and box-checkers. There’s space for individuality and excellence, and they don’t punish you for not conforming to some unspoken political script like they do at UC Davis. Let’s be real: UC Davis is all branding, no substance. The tuition is inflated, the bureaucracy is thick, and you’ll spend more time figuring out how to “navigate the system” than you will actually learning. Unless you're in a niche STEM field with a connected advisor, the school does little to support your long-term career — and even then, you’re often stuck in oversaturated programs with limited mentorship. Worse, the whole place thrives on fake niceness — surface-level harmony where everyone smiles while undermining each other behind the scenes. Smart, independent students often get sidelined, while the loudest or most conformist get promoted. It’s exhausting and disheartening. And the ROI? A joke. People graduate from UC Davis buried in debt, underprepared for real-world work, and with no professional network unless they already had one going in. OSU, on the other hand, gives you better value, better access, and a better launchpad — with none of the UC attitude. If you want real education, go to Oregon State. If you want stress, debt, and disappointment wrapped in a leafy campus and a shiny brochure, UC Davis is waiting.

My wife and I came here for lunch—it was quiet with plenty of shade from the trees. Lots of green space to relax. Very enjoyable. I hope to come back soon.

Beautiful campus. Amazing people. I would highly recommend for engineering or any other major.

Rec center is awesome. Athletic programs are reasonably priced. Campus is wide open and easy to manage. Student store is nice too

Enjoyed campus tour! Very informative and fun to learn campus! StarzJeepCrew!!

Terrible Terrible University. The acceptance rate is 80 percent and you need to have a 3.0 GPA to be accepted

Admin and staff don’t want the student body to succeed. They also gave 10,000 USD to an “AI artist” that blatantly cheated in an art contest to make a shirt for Dam Day. One look at the winner to see it was AI. Sad stuff.

Looks like a great campus. It's beautiful and well kept.

Very peaceful, beautiful campus with well-maintained facilities. People are nice and Corvallis is a good college town with free public transit.