Frequently Asked Questions

View some of the most frequently asked questions related to the UO's budget below.

We will need to cut $65 million of recurring expenditures from our budget to avoid an ongoing annual budget deficit in the coming years. There are many causes, including demographic shifts; lower international enrollments; increased competition from peer- and near-peer institutions; declining trust in all public institutions, including higher education; and the effects of economic uncertainty on families. These dynamics are not affecting just the University of Oregon: they represent a changing reality across higher education. 

Vice presidents, deans and others were asked to undertake modeling exercises to understand tradeoffs at different levels of funding. These scenarios were part of our data-gathering process. They are not targets, and they are not predictions of final decisions. 

Final decisions will be made in December. Units across the university are modeling a range of scenarios to inform possible options. The process described on this site is expected to move through the fall and conclude prior to the Board meeting in mid-December.

President Scholz will make final decisions toward the end of Fall term.

University Communications and the Provost’s Office update it jointly as the process moves. Check the Messages page for all communications to date. 

Yes! You can submit a cost-saving idea to our monitored inbox, budgetideas@uoregon.edu. Every submission is read.