Southern Oregon University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 200,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 135 (97% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 2,342 (18%)
Days Without Precipitation 211 (7% ☔)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,594
Men / Women 36% / 64%
From State 62%
From Region 30%
Athletes 431 (18.9%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 53%
Hispanic 14%
Mixed 11%
Native American 2%
Black 2%
Asian 1%
International 1%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Southern Oregon University 592 37% 58% 2% 2% 13% 2% $52,522 2 -0.73 34 92%
Computer Science 13 — 92% 46% 8% 8% 0% 8% $73,912 2 -1.49 78 97% — — — —
Computer Science & Mathematics 2 — 50% 0% 50% 0% 50% 0% $65,270 0 -1.41 66 — — — — —
Chemistry 6 — 50% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $65,457 22 -0.59 66 — — — — —
Financial Mathematics 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $63,762 1 -1.42 63 — — — — —
Mathematics 5 — 100% 20% 0% 0% 20% 0% $61,170 11 -0.91 57 94% — — — —
Biology 24 — 46% 50% 0% 4% 8% 0% $64,429 40 -0.23 64 97% — — — —
Environmental Studies 16 — 56% 88% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,941 8 -1.35 22 97% — — — —
Kinesiology 33 — 48% 67% 0% 3% 21% 0% $58,109 38 -0.43 50 93% — — — —
Business Administration 76 — 42% 49% 4% 1% 20% 8% $61,636 12 -0.83 58 93% — — — —
Economics 3 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 0% 33% $62,617 3 -1.33 61 — — — — —
Health Administration 8 — 12% 38% 12% 0% 25% 0% $58,938 35 -0.38 52 — — — — —
Recreation Management 17 — 65% 59% 0% 6% 6% 0% $32,800 0 -2.51 3 83% — — — —
Creative Writing 17 — 41% 76% 0% 0% 0% 0% $50,738 46 -0.20 30 — — — — —
English 11 — 27% 82% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,839 28 -0.56 22 83% — — — —
History 11 +1 45% 82% 0% 0% 9% 0% $47,101 10 -0.96 20 93% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 15 — 27% 60% 0% 0% 7% 0% $53,223 32 -0.39 37 83% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 11 — 18% 45% 0% 0% 9% 0% $53,311 32 -0.38 37 — — — — —
Spanish — — — — — — — — $51,458 26 -0.59 32 — — — — —
Women's Studies 4 — 25% 75% 0% 0% 25% 0% $50,305 23 -0.73 28 — — — — —
Communication 32 — 56% 31% 0% 9% 12% 9% $41,327 1 -1.92 10 90% — — — —
Digital Communication 36 — 50% 61% 3% 3% 14% 0% $47,006 5 -1.39 20 — — — — —
Human Services 1 — 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $51,554 35 -0.20 32 — — — — —
International/Global Studies — — — — — — — — $58,122 12 -0.76 50 — — — — —
Political Science 8 — 50% 75% 0% 0% 12% 0% $58,033 11 -1.04 49 — — — — —
Psychology 83 — 17% 59% 1% 1% 14% 0% $54,503 50 -0.09 40 90% — — — —
Social Sciences 2 — 0% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $57,094 56 +0.02 47 89% — — — —
Sociology and Anthropology 7 — 0% 57% 0% 0% 14% 0% $46,037 5 -0.98 18 100% — — — —
Sustainability Studies 5 — 0% 60% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,627 13 -0.89 35 — — — — —
Early Childhood Education 14 — 0% 57% 0% 0% 7% 0% $51,256 46 -0.15 31 92% — — — —
Education 35 — 14% 54% 3% 3% 17% 0% $58,812 77 +0.44 51 94% — — — —
Film Production 9 — 33% 67% 0% 0% 11% 0% $36,302 4 -1.86 5 — — — — —
Music 12 — 67% 75% 0% 0% 17% 0% $33,662 5 -1.41 4 100% — — — —
Studio Art 9 — 11% 67% 0% 0% 11% 0% $33,618 4 -1.41 3 86% — — — —
Theater 34 — 32% 76% 0% 0% 0% 0% $36,620 14 -0.86 5 94% — — — —
Criminal Justice 32 — 41% 41% 3% 3% 25% 0% $56,443 30 -0.48 45 91% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $13,408
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $33,923
Est. In-State Cost $17,345
Est. Out-of-State Cost $43,883
ROI Percentile 34th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 68%
4-Year Graduation Rate 21%
6-Year Graduation Rate 42%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 29.4% 174 31% 55% 1% 3% 14% 2% $50,309 11 -0.79 28 90% —
Business & Economics 17.6% 104 44% 50% 4% 2% 17% 7% $56,743 2 -1.09 46 91% —
Humanities 11.7% 69 32% 70% 0% 0% 6% 0% $50,621 24 -0.48 29 86% —
Arts 10.8% 64 36% 73% 0% 0% 6% 0% $35,599 3 -1.18 4 94% —
Education 8.3% 49 10% 55% 2% 2% 14% 0% $56,653 71 +0.27 46 93% —
Health Sciences 5.6% 33 48% 67% 0% 3% 21% 0% $58,109 2 -0.43 50 93% —
Professional 5.4% 32 41% 41% 3% 3% 25% 0% $56,443 14 -0.48 45 91% —
Life & Natural Sciences 4.1% 24 46% 50% 0% 4% 8% 0% $64,429 34 -0.23 64 97% —
Agriculture & Food Science 2.7% 16 56% 88% 0% 0% 0% 0% $47,941 6 -1.35 22 97% —
Computer Science 2.5% 15 87% 40% 13% 7% 7% 7% $72,760 3 -1.48 77 97% —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.0% 12 67% 50% 0% 0% 8% 0% $63,530 10 -0.79 62 94% —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.8M #344 65% $0.1M — — — —
Physical Sciences & Math $0.2M #510 98% $0 — — — —
Computer Science $0.0M #471 96% $0 — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Business & Economics $0 #456 — $0 — — — —
Education $0 #457 — $0 — — — —
Engineering $0 #449 — $0 — — — —
Health Sciences $0 #441 — $0 — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences $0 #547 — $0 — — — —
Total $1.0M #557 73% $0.1M — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 118 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Wrestling 57 $689K $689K $0
Soccer 30 $375K $375K $0
Basketball 17 $338K $338K $0
Golf 13 $125K $125K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 13 $55K $55K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 12 $55K $55K $0
Cross Country 11 $102K $102K $0
Total 265 $3.2M $3.2M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Wrestling 38 $397K $397K $0
Soccer 31 $273K $273K $0
Softball 27 $520K $520K $0
Volleyball 17 $457K $457K $0
Basketball 15 $428K $428K $0
Beach Volleyball 14 $179K $179K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 9 $45K $45K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 8 $45K $45K $0
Cross Country 7 $104K $104K $0
Golf 6 $118K $118K $0
Total 166 $2.6M $2.6M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 118 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Wrestling 95 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Soccer 61 $648K $648K $0
Basketball 32 $767K $767K $0
Softball 27 $520K $520K $0
Track & Field (outdoor) 22 $101K $101K $0
Track & Field (indoor) 20 $101K $101K $0
Golf 19 $244K $244K $0
Cross Country 18 $207K $207K $0
Volleyball 17 $457K $457K $0
Beach Volleyball 14 $179K $179K $0
Total 431 $7.3M $7.3M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 85%
Yield (non-ED) 28%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 85% 85% 85%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional