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Southern Oregon University is a public regional university located in Ashland, Oregon. Southern Oregon University is very inclusive in their admissions.
Return on educational investment at Southern Oregon University is in the top 25% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $43,741 10 years after enrolling, 17th in Oregon, and in the bottom 50% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Southern Oregon University bachelor students earn 9% less than the national average. Southern Oregon University is ranked 3rd in Oregon.
Southern Oregon University’s median net annual cost of $10,187 and average years to graduate of 4.6 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 6 programs at Southern Oregon University sorted by number of graduates - Business Administration, Psychology, Education, Visual & Performing Arts, Comms & Media Studies, Health & Fitness - are shown below. To see more programs, click on "see additional programs".
Annual net cost
$10,187
Average years to graduate
4.6
Criminal Justice
Rank: #34
Economic score: 2.5
Computer science
Rank: #203
Economic score: 2.8
Social Sciences
Rank: -
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
Economic score: 5.6
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
Rank: #84
Economic score: 8.12
Biology
Rank: #622
Economic score: 36.1
Natural Resource Conservation
Rank: #219
Economic score: 66.83
EarningPlus compares the three-year post graduate earnings to the median earnings of the same graduating class, with the same graduate degree. These 2 metrics, debt-to-earnings and EarningsPlus, are combined into an economic score. The lower the economic score the better.
The most popular 5 graduate programs at Southern Oregon University - Business Administration, Education, Education, Romance Language & Linguistics, Mental & Social Health Services - are shown below.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.6 years. 50% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at Southern Oregon University is 15% lower than the state average, and 7% below the average for all regional universities in the country.
At Southern Oregon University, Pell Grant recipients represent 25% of the measured graduating class, 10% lower than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Southern Oregon University graduates within 4.6 years.
Southern Oregon University is in the bottom 25% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Southern Oregon University’s economic mobility score of 16.05 is calculated by adjusting the 2.77 economic score of lower-income students by the 25% pell grant recipients within the student body. Southern Oregon University’s EMS of 16.05 ranks in the top 50% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Top 50%
The average Title IV recipient at Southern Oregon University pays $10,187 a year, $18,848 less than the $29,035 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $10,187
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Southern Oregon University, 75% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $10,187 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 42% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $4,778. This is 12% less than the national average.
Federal grants
$4,778
Pell grants
$4,357
State grants
$3,145
Institutional grants
$3,196
Southern Oregon University's very inclusive admissions are indicated by their 90% acceptance rate. In 2021, the school had 1,913 applicants, of which 1,716 were admitted and 519 enrolled. Southern Oregon University has a rolling admissions policy, which means applications are reviewed as they arrive until all spaces are filled.
Full time
84%
83%
Female
62%
59%
First time
48%
59%
In-state
55%
68%
1st generation
40%
35%
White
58%
52%
Black
2%
14%
Hispanic
13%
15%
Asian
2%
5%
American Indian
2%
1.6%
Pacific Islander
1%
0.3%
Other
22%
12%