Visit Oregon State University
Campus Visit Opportunities
Daily Visit Tours
We look forward to welcoming prospective students and families to campus for a visit! Check out the many tour options available and click the button below for information on which dates we have open for campus visits.
For prospective students transferring to Oregon State University from another community college/university, we encourage you to schedule your campus visit on a Tuesday or Friday, when we have a transfer general admissions presentation and a transfer tour! However, no matter what day you visit, we’ll provide an excellent visit experience for you.
Campus Visit FAQs and Guidelines
What you can experience during your Oregon State University campus visit day:
Why should your students get to have all the fun? If you are a high school counselor or independent counselor, come and experience Beaver Nation for yourself! We will customize a campus visit for your needs. Interested counselors may may submit this form to request a campus visit.
If your OSU department has visiting scholars, distinguished alumni, candidates interviewing for jobs or any other visitors who may be interested in a campus tour, or if you are a new staff or faculty member, please submit this form to request a campus partner tour.
While we appreciate "furry" family members, we ask that you please leave your pets at home. Animals, including emotional support animals, are not permitted inside OSU buildings which we walk through on tours. If you are bringing a trained service animal with you, please denote that in your visit registration in the "Disability Accommodations" section. Thank you!
If you are feeling sick on the day of your visit, we kindly ask you to stay home and reschedule your visit.
Please be mindful that Oregon State is a 100% tobacco-free campus, so refrain from smoking or using tobacco on campus property. Firearms and weapons are also prohibited on campus.
Complimentary parking will be provided to all visitors who register for a campus visit! Oregon State University uses a virtual parking permit system, meaning that you don't need to print anything out ahead of time. All you need is your car's make, model, color and license plate information for the car you drive to campus!
Registered visitors will receive emails with further instructions on how to obtain your virtual parking permit and directions to campus. Please register for a campus visit in order to receive these emails.
Visitors can park in floors 1-3 of the parking garage, or in any B or C zones using the virtual permit. Here is a campus parking map displaying the location of the parking garage and the zoned parking areas. The best GPS address to the parking garage is 661 SW 26th St, Corvallis, OR 97331.
ADA Parking: While our virtual permits are for B and C zones, our virtual permit is also valid for vehicles with a DMV-isssued ADA parking placard to park in ADA parking spaces in any zone. When entering the parking garage, there are ADA parking spots to the left of the entrance.
Virtual Tour
Self-Guided Tours
View the virtual video tour or download our free self-guided tour app to explore campus on your own! It can be used on-campus for a guided tour experience, or from the comfort of your own home! It features our very own student TOUR Ambassadors who have recorded audio for each tour stop.
Group Tours
The Welcome Center provides a 60-minute guided walking tour of campus and/or a 45-minute general information session with a student panel to prospective student groups about Oregon State University. Group tours are for high school or community college groups that are coordinated/chaperoned by an official staff member from that school.
Other Visit Opportunities
Although these visit opportunities are not centrally coordinated by the OSU Welcome Center, prospective students can use the links below to set up visits with these departments: