- The Inkwell
- Oregon
- Southern Oregon University
Ashland, ORSuburb: midsizeZIP 97520Founded 1872
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1872
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.sou.edu
OregonPublic
Southern Oregon University
Southern Oregon University is a public university in Ashland, Oregon, with 2,751 undergraduates. It admits 89% of applicants, graduates 43% within six years and costs $20,998 a year after aid.
43%graduate
Admission rate89%
Retention68%
4-year graduation27%
Pell Grant share27%
Federal loans26%
$20,998net price / year
89%admission rate
—average SAT
43%graduate in 6 years
$54,657median earnings, 10 yrs
$20,356median debt
#1,036 of 1,704 for earnings#943 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,289 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,138 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $32,229tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $13,298
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $33,314
- Average net price
- $20,998national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$20,999
$30,001–48,000$16,370
$48,001–75,000$20,754
$75,001–110,000$20,559
$110,001+$27,062
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 89%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college89%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college68%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college43%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college27%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 43%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 27%
- First-year retention
- 68%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 54%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $43,653
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $54,657middle 50%: $34,138–$77,528
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,356
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$77,528
Median, Southern Oregon University$54,657
Lower quarter$34,138
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 2,751
- Part-time
- 17%
- Women / men
- 63% / 37%
- Average age at entry
- 24.5
- First-generation students
- 40%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 27%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 23 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 56%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,721 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $10,493
- Endowment, end of year
- $39,813,671
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White53%
Hispanic14%
Black1.7%
Asian1.6%
Two or more races10%
U.S. nonresident1.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native1.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.8%
Unknown16%
19 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Psychology14%
Business & management13%
Communication & journalism12%
Visual & performing arts11%
Parks, recreation & fitness8.5%
Education8.3%
Multi/interdisciplinary studies5.6%
Homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting5.4%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 210146. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q1888661.