Your Gift Makes the Difference
Tuition alone does not cover the University of Oregon’s annual operating costs, even when combined with state support. In fact, as valuable as state funding is, only about six percent of the university’s budget comes from tax dollars.
The UO is one of only two universities in the Northwest with membership in the prestigious Association of American Universities. That means we consistently rank among the best in the country when it comes to teaching and research. Yet, without financial backing, we could lose our teaching and research leaders to our competitors. And tuition costs for students would be even higher.
Public funding, volunteer advocacy, and private gifts of all sizes all play important roles in maintaining excellence in teaching, research, and student support.
Our Team
University Advancement leads efforts to create awareness, build long-term relationships, and facilitate charitable giving. Our mission is to increase understanding and secure resources for the University of Oregon’s mission of life-transforming education and world-class research.
University Advancement units engage donors, alumni, government policy makers, and members of the community to match public and private support with the funding priorities of the university.
Gifts to the UO are received, receipted, and administered by the University of Oregon Foundation.
Both University Advancement and the UO Foundation are headquartered in the Cheryl Ramberg Ford and Allyn Ford Alumni Center on campus. We welcome your visit and thank you for your support of the University of Oregon.
Land Acknowledgement
The University of Oregon is located on Kalapuya Ilihi, the traditional indigenous homeland of the Kalapuya people. Following treaties between 1851 and 1855, Kalapuya people were dispossessed of their indigenous homeland by the United States government and forcibly removed to the Coast Reservation in Western Oregon. Today, descendants are citizens of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon and the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians of Oregon, and continue to make important contributions in their communities, at UO (University of Oregon), and across the land we now refer to as Oregon.
We express our respect for all federally recognized tribal nations of Oregon. This includes the Burns Paiute Tribe; the Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians; the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon; the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon; the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation; the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs; the Coquille Indian Tribe; the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians; and the Klamath Tribes. We also express our respect for all other displaced Indigenous peoples who call Oregon home.