Transparency at the University of Oregon

The University of Oregon is a comprehensive public research university committed to exceptional teaching, discovery, and service. We strive for excellence in teaching, research, artistic expression, and the generation, dissemination, preservation, and application of knowledge. We are devoted to educating the whole person, and to fostering the next generation of transformational leaders and informed participants in the global community.

This website brings together comprehensive data and reports about the UO, demonstrating our commitment as a public institution to transparency and accountability. It serves as a place for students, employees, and citizens to easily evaluate the university and progress towards achieving our goals.

Transparency FAQ

AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

In accordance with Government Auditing Standards, issued by the Comptroller General of the United States, the reports below are the independently audited annual financial statements of the University of Oregon.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES FINANCIAL REPORTS

These unaudited financial reports have been presented to the UO Board of Trustees. They include income, expense, and fund balance for all fund types except agency funds. The quarterly reports contain projections for the year compared to actual by fund type. The year-end reports include unaudited income, expense, and fund balance for all fund types except agency funds. They include a reconciliation of the unaudited fund balances to the audited fund balances.

DETAILED BUDGET AND RESOURCE PLANNING REPORTS

The link below provides access to detailed reports on the university’s projected operating expenditures and revenue, including data for capital projects and state-targeted programs. There are also links to spreadsheets that contain detailed annual expenditure reports for all of the UO’s academic and administrative units.

ATHLETICs FINANCIAL DATA

 

University of Oregon Athletics is one of a very few athletic departments in the nation that is financially self-sufficient. Data sets available on their Financial Information website include historical budget breakdowns, campus MOUs, national comparative data, and more.

research and innovation

Research at the UO encompasses thousands of scholarly, scientific, and creative endeavors. The link below provides access to proposals, awards, and performance indicators for research and innovation.

TUITION AND FEEs

 

Tuition is set each year by the Board of Trustees after reviewing recommendations from the university president. That recommendation is based on advice and counsel from the Tuition and Fee Advisory Board (TFAB), a group comprised of faculty, staff, and students. TFAB reviews and analyzes relevant data and budgetary information and provides recommendations on tuition rates and other costs of education. Below are links relevant to TFAB and the tuition-setting process.

UO STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK

In 2016, the UO finalized a strategic framework: “Excellence.” This framework represents the institutional priorities of enhancing the impact of research, scholarship, creative inquiry and graduate education; promoting student access, retention and success; attracting and retaining high quality, diverse students, faculty and staff; and enhancing the physical, administrative and IT infrastructure to ensure academic excellence.

COMPARATIVE BUDGET DATA FOR OREGON UNIVERSITIES

 

Public funding for Oregon’s higher education system is set by state lawmakers, who allocate taxpayer dollars into the Public University Support Fund (PUSF) every two years. The state divides PSUF funding among each of Oregon’s public colleges and universities. The presentation below from 2019 provides details on how PSUF dollars are allocated across institutions.

PUBLIC RECORDS OFFICE DOCUMENT LIBRARY

 

The purpose of the Office of Public Records is to provide transparency by responding to requests from the public for university records. The link below is to a document library that contains frequently requested public records, including copies of the contracts for many UO coaches.

faculty and staff

The UO has more than 5,600 faculty, administrators, classified staff, and graduate employees who are all focused on the institution’s core mission of teaching, discovery, and service. The links below offer a variety of detailed and customizable data sets about our employees.

Students

The UO has more than 23,000 students who come to Eugene from all 50 states and more than 100 countries. The links below offer data about our student body and some of the important trends that we track over time, including enrollment and retention.

OTHER DOCUMENTS AND RESOURCES