kids encyclopedia robot

University of Oregon facts for kids

Kids Encyclopedia Facts


University of Oregon
Latin: Universitas Oregonensis
Motto Mens agitat molem
Motto in English
 The mind moves the matter
Type Public
Established 1876
Endowment US$566 million
President Michael Schill
Provost James C. Bean
Administrative staff
 1,666
Students 20,980
Undergraduates 16,475
Postgraduates 3,919
Location
Eugene
,
Oregon
,
United States of America

44°02′39″N 123°04′33″W / 44.044044°N 123.075736°W / 44.044044; -123.075736Coordinates: 44°02′39″N 123°04′33″W / 44.044044°N 123.075736°W / 44.044044; -123.075736
Campus Urban
295 acres (1,193,823 m²)
Colors Green and Yellow         
Athletics NCAA Division I
Pacific-12 Conference
Nickname Ducks
Sports 17 varsity teams
Mascot The Oregon Duck
Website http://www.uoregon.edu
Uof Oregon logo.png

The University of Oregon is a public university in Eugene, Oregon in the United States. The school first opened in 1876. It has 295 acres of land, sixty buildings, and over 500 types of trees.

There are 22,980 students at the college.

UofOsign
A sign at the college


 

Arizona • Arizona State • California • Colorado • Oregon • Oregon State • Stanford • UCLA • USC • Utah • Washington • Washington State


Images for kids

  • Oregon ducks football 1916

    University of Oregon 1917 football team

  • University of Oregon - OpenStreetMap

    Map of the campus

  • Knight Library

    Outside the front of the Knight Library

  • JohnsonHallUO

    Johnson Hall

  • Knight Law Center (University of Oregon)

    Knight Law Center (University of Oregon)

  • Schnitz-1

    Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art

  • Asuo

    ASUO office

kids search engine
All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise. Cite this article:
University of Oregon Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.