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Net cost: The median annual cost of all students that receive any aid. This does not refer to the “sticker price”, the price listed by the college.
Earnings: The median earnings of all bachelor-level students 10 years after enrollment. This includes both students that do and do not graduate, across all majors.
Payback: The amount of time in years it takes to pay off the median net cost by the median earnings. For this calculation, the median earning of high school graduates (in the school’s home state) are deducted from the median earnings.
Degree premium: The difference between the school’s median earnings and the median earnings for all schools in the same state. This is called “Vs. state average” in school profiles below.
Ranking: The payback rate is divided by the degree premium (set as a percentage), the lower the number the higher the rank. (i.e. payback=1, degree premium 20% higher than state school median: 1/120% = .883.
Oregon Institute of Technology
Klamath Falls, Oregon
Admission rate: 96%
Grad rate: 51%
Net cost: $16,210
Payback: 1.9 Years
Earnings: $67,184
Vs. state average: + $12,218
Economic score: 1.52
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Linfield University-McMinnville Campus
McMinnville, Oregon
Admission rate: 81%
Grad rate: 67%
Net cost: $27,951
Payback: 2.7 Years
Earnings: $66,898
Vs. state average: + $11,932
Economic score: 2.25
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Portland State University
Portland, Oregon
Admission rate: 96%
Grad rate: 52%
Net cost: $13,040
Payback: 2.2 Years
Earnings: $51,902
Vs. state average: - $3,064
Economic score: 2.36
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University of Portland
Portland, Oregon
Admission rate: 78%
Grad rate: 82%
Net cost: $36,464
Payback: 3.1 Years
Earnings: $71,543
Vs. state average: + $16,577
Economic score: 2.41
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University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon
Admission rate: 84%
Grad rate: 73%
Net cost: $16,461
Payback: 2.4 Years
Earnings: $53,472
Vs. state average: - $1,494
Economic score: 2.47
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Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon
Admission rate: 83%
Grad rate: 65%
Net cost: $20,016
Payback: 2.8 Years
Earnings: $56,619
Vs. state average: + $1,653
Economic score: 2.74
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Southern Oregon University
Ashland, Oregon
Admission rate: 91%
Grad rate: 48%
Net cost: $10,386
Payback: 2.3 Years
Earnings: $43,741
Vs. state average: - $11,225
Economic score: 2.88
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Warner Pacific University
Portland, Oregon
Admission rate: 100%
Grad rate: 45%
Net cost: $21,733
Payback: 3.6 Years
Earnings: $50,574
Vs. state average: - $4,392
Economic score: 3.87
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Pacific University
Forest Grove, Oregon
Admission rate: 90%
Grad rate: 68%
Net cost: $29,498
Payback: 4.0 Years
Earnings: $54,436
Vs. state average: - $530
Economic score: 4.02
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Western Oregon University
Monmouth, Oregon
Admission rate: 80%
Grad rate: 49%
Net cost: $19,315
Payback: 3.9 Years
Earnings: $47,041
Vs. state average: - $7,925
Economic score: 4.61
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Willamette University
Salem, Oregon
Admission rate: 81%
Grad rate: 75%
Net cost: $31,961
Payback: 4.9 Years
Earnings: $57,036
Vs. state average: + $2,070
Economic score: 4.72
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Bushnell University
Eugene, Oregon
Admission rate: 69%
Grad rate: 55%
Net cost: $20,576
Payback: 4.6 Years
Earnings: $46,847
Vs. state average: - $8,119
Economic score: 5.34
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Lewis & Clark College
Portland, Oregon
Admission rate: 80%
Grad rate: 75%
Net cost: $35,546
Payback: 5.2 Years
Earnings: $52,016
Vs. state average: - $2,950
Economic score: 5.46
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George Fox University
Newberg, Oregon
Admission rate: 91%
Grad rate: 73%
Net cost: $30,378
Payback: 5.0 Years
Earnings: $49,472
Vs. state average: - $5,494
Economic score: 5.55
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Reed College
Portland, Oregon
Admission rate: 43%
Grad rate: 84%
Net cost: $33,767
Payback: 5.4 Years
Earnings: $50,784
Vs. state average: - $4,182
Economic score: 5.82
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Corban University
Salem, Oregon
Admission rate: 49%
Grad rate: 64%
Net cost: $24,931
Payback: 5.3 Years
Earnings: $47,947
Vs. state average: - $7,019
Economic score: 6.03
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Multnomah University
Portland, Oregon
Admission rate: 59%
Grad rate: 55%
Net cost: $29,922
Payback: 7.3 Years
Earnings: $42,413
Vs. state average: - $12,553
Economic score: 9.41
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Eastern Oregon University
La Grande, Oregon
Admission rate: 95%
Grad rate: 38%
Net cost: $14,300
Payback: 3.6 Years
Earnings: $46,331
Vs. state average: - $8,635
Economic score: 4.21
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Pacific Northwest College of Art
Portland, Oregon
Admission rate: 96%
Grad rate: 41%
Net cost: $33,872
Payback: 15.4 Years
Earnings: $35,024
Vs. state average: - $19,942
Economic score: 24.12
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Mount Angel Seminary
Saint Benedict, Oregon
Admission rate: 100%
Grad rate: 67%
Net cost: $31,533
Payback: N/A
Earnings: N/A
Vs. state average: N/A
Economic score: N/A
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