1. University of Oregon

2. Fast Facts: Mascot: Ducks Number of students 22, 000 Male :10,979Female :11,407

3. Academics Average GPA: 3.54 Class size average: 21 10 Most Popular Majors 1. Psychology 2. Political Science 3. English 4. Human Physiology 5. Biology 6. Sociology 7. Economics 8. History 9. Environmental Studies 10. Spanish

4. Athletics Men's Sports Baseball, basketball, cross country, football, golf, tennis, track and field Women's Sports Basketball, cross country, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, team stunts and gymnastics, tennis, track and field, volleyball

5. Campus Life 250 student clubs and organizations Residence Halls are grouped. Example: tech, music, quiet hall, creative arts IntroDUCKtion for freshmen students

6. Location Far from Sonoma! (511 miles, 9 hours by car) Eugene, Oregon

7. Outdoors Over 3,000 trees on campus Because Eugene has more than 100 city parks, 250 miles of bicycle trails, and numerous lakes, rivers and streams nearby, visitors and residents alike can choose from a very wide range of recreational activities.

8. Hippies! Eugene as a town seems very big on microbrews, chocolate, music, progressive politics, books, yoga, biking, and cats. Also, there seem to be parades at any opportunity. Eugene is best known for its greenery, and for the giant Hippie population.

9. Weather "Whataya call two days of rain in Oregon?" "A weekend. ” Seventy-two percent of the rain in Eugene comes in a five- month stretch - November through March - that represents only 42 percent of the year.

10. Famous Footwear Nike began in Eugene, Oregon

11. LJ’s Favorites Steve Prefontaine an American long-distance runner, who once held the American record in the seven distance track events from the 2,000 meters to the 10,000 meters. Prefontaine died at the age of 24 in a car accident. “A lot of people run a race to see who is fastest. I run to see who has the most guts.”