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Oregon State University
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library
Oregon State University
Image courtesy of the Barack Obama Presidential Library

Oregon State University

founded 1868
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Oregon State University is a public land-grant research University located in Corvallis, Oregon. Founded in 1868 as Corvallis College, Oregon State University has regularly been the state's top recipient of research funding, receiving $480 million in the 2023 fiscal year.

First Lady Michelle Obama delivered the commencement address at Oregon State University on June 17, 2012.