Civil engineering at Oregon State is positioned at the vanguard of designing and building roads, bridges, water systems, and other critical infrastructure. 

Our faculty are international leaders in areas such as earthquake-resilient construction, sustainable building materials, mass timber construction, structural engineering, transportation engineering, geotechnical engineering, and coastal and ocean engineering. Supported by world-class research facilities, they lead the way in earthquake and tsunami modeling and damage mitigation, marine renewable energy, roadway safety and efficiency, energy-efficient construction, innovative wastewater management technology, and more.