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Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location La Grande, OR
Population 25,000
Website https://www.eou.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 125 (91% 😎) very dry
Sunshine Hours 2,796 (74%)
Days Without Precipitation 265 (80%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 1,658
Men / Women 43% / 57%
From State 59%
From Region 31%
Athletes 46.0%

Racial/Ethnic

White 65%
Hispanic 14%
Native American 6%
Mixed 6%
Black 2%
Asian 1%
International 1%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 44.3% 44.3% 2012 Men: 41.0% 41.0% 2013 Men: 38.7% 38.7% 2014 Men: 42.6% 42.6% 2015 Men: 43.7% 43.7% 2016 Men: 46.0% 46.0% 2017 Men: 41.3% 41.3% 2018 Men: 44.1% 44.1% 2019 Men: 39.4% 39.4% 2020 Men: 43.7% 43.7% 2021 Men: 43.8% 43.8% 2022 Men: 43.4% 43.4% 2023 Men: 51.7% 51.7% 2024 Men: 43.0% 43.0%

Entering Class by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.6% 0.6% 2012 Native: 1.1% 1.1% 2013 Native: 2.2% 2.2% 2014 Native: 1.0% 1.0% 2015 Native: 4.1% 4.1% 2016 Native: 2.7% 2.7% 2017 Native: 4.6% 4.6% 2018 Native: 3.9% 3.9% 2019 Native: 5.3% 5.3% 2020 Native: 1.4% 1.4% 2021 Native: 1.9% 1.9% 2022 Native: 3.4% 3.4% 2023 Native: 5.1% 5.1% 2024 Native: 7.0% 7.0% 2011 Asian: 3.1% 3.1% 2012 Asian: 3.1% 3.1% 2013 Asian: 6.4% 6.4% 2014 Asian: 4.2% 4.2% 2015 Asian: 3.9% 3.9% 2016 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2017 Asian: 2.9% 2.9% 2018 Asian: 2.4% 2.4% 2019 Asian: 2.9% 2.9% 2020 Asian: 1.8% 1.8% 2021 Asian: 0.3% 0.3% 2022 Asian: 1.2% 1.2% 2023 Asian: 1.3% 1.3% 2024 Asian: 1.7% 1.7% 2011 Black: 1.1% 1.1% 2012 Black: 2.3% 2.3% 2013 Black: 0.6% 0.6% 2014 Black: 2.2% 2.2% 2015 Black: 2.3% 2.3% 2016 Black: 2.7% 2.7% 2017 Black: 2.6% 2.6% 2018 Black: 2.4% 2.4% 2019 Black: 4.7% 4.7% 2020 Black: 3.5% 3.5% 2021 Black: 3.6% 3.6% 2022 Black: 2.2% 2.2% 2023 Black: 2.2% 2.2% 2024 Black: 2.0% 2.0% 2011 Hispanic: 5.4% 5.4% 2012 Hispanic: 4.0% 4.0% 2013 Hispanic: 4.8% 4.8% 2014 Hispanic: 4.5% 4.5% 2015 Hispanic: 5.5% 5.5% 2016 Hispanic: 7.8% 7.8% 2017 Hispanic: 8.4% 8.4% 2018 Hispanic: 7.9% 7.9% 2019 Hispanic: 7.4% 7.4% 2020 Hispanic: 9.2% 9.2% 2021 Hispanic: 6.1% 6.1% 2022 Hispanic: 12.9% 12.9% 2023 Hispanic: 11.1% 11.1% 2024 Hispanic: 13.0% 13.0% 2011 White: 86.1% 86.1% 2012 White: 84.6% 84.6% 2013 White: 71.3% 71.3% 2014 White: 80.8% 80.8% 2015 White: 79.4% 79.4% 2016 White: 83.1% 83.1% 2017 White: 70.7% 70.7% 2018 White: 80.3% 80.3% 2019 White: 73.7% 73.7% 2020 White: 68.4% 68.4% 2021 White: 72.2% 72.2% 2022 White: 71.1% 71.1% 2023 White: 70.4% 70.4% 2024 White: 67.7% 67.7% 2011 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2012 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2013 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2014 International: 1.0% 1.0% 2015 International: 0.5% 0.5% 2016 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2017 International: 2.3% 2.3% 2018 International: 1.8% 1.8% 2019 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2020 International: 2.8% 2.8% 2021 International: 2.9% 2.9% 2022 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2023 International: 2.5% 2.5% 2024 International: 1.0% 1.0%

Share of the full-time first-time degree-seeking cohort. Groups IPEDS reports separately — two or more races, and race unknown — are left out, so the lines don't sum to 100%.

Enrolled Undergraduates by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2020 Native: 6.8% 6.8% 2021 Native: 5.8% 5.8% 2022 Native: 5.3% 5.3% 2023 Native: 5.1% 5.1% 2024 Native: 4.7% 4.7% 2025 Native: 5.7% 5.7% 2020 Asian: 1.4% 1.4% 2021 Asian: 1.6% 1.6% 2022 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2023 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2024 Asian: 0.7% 0.7% 2025 Asian: 1.1% 1.1% 2020 Black: 2.7% 2.7% 2021 Black: 2.3% 2.3% 2022 Black: 2.1% 2.1% 2023 Black: 2.0% 2.0% 2024 Black: 2.4% 2.4% 2025 Black: 1.9% 1.9% 2020 Hispanic: 13.1% 13.1% 2021 Hispanic: 14.8% 14.8% 2022 Hispanic: 15.1% 15.1% 2023 Hispanic: 14.3% 14.3% 2024 Hispanic: 14.5% 14.5% 2025 Hispanic: 14.2% 14.2% 2020 White: 66.4% 66.4% 2021 White: 65.4% 65.4% 2022 White: 66.2% 66.2% 2023 White: 67.0% 67.0% 2024 White: 67.6% 67.6% 2025 White: 64.7% 64.7% 2020 International: 1.7% 1.7% 2021 International: 1.3% 1.3% 2022 International: 1.6% 1.6% 2023 International: 1.7% 1.7% 2024 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2025 International: 0.6% 0.6%

Share of all full-time degree-seeking undergraduates, not just the entering class. Same excluded groups as above.

IPEDS Admissions (2011–2024), Graduation Rates (2011–2024) and 12-month Enrollment (2020–2025) surveys. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Schools & Majors

⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 408 48% / 52% 1% $53,007 52 95%
Computer Science 28 — 79% / 21% 0% $81,947 91 —
Cybersecurity 10 — 80% / 20% 0% $71,969 84 —
Data Analytics 3 — 67% / 33% 0% — — —
IT Project Management 7 — 43% / 57% 0% $71,747 83 —
Applied Chemistry — — — — $62,774 73 —
Chemistry 5 — 60% / 40% 0% $61,782 71 —
Mathematics 6 +1 67% / 33% 0% $60,561 69 —
Biology 13 — 62% / 38% 0% $49,593 43 90%
Agricultural Business 13 — 46% / 54% 0% $59,729 67 —
Kinesiology 82 — 43% / 57% 1% $48,402 39 95%
Health Administration 11 — 82% / 18% 0% $58,206 64 —
Communication Studies 11 — 36% / 64% 0% $52,463 51 100%
English 30 — 13% / 87% 0% $43,666 25 —
History 24 +1 71% / 29% 0% $47,448 36 80%
Interdisciplinary Studies 38 — 32% / 68% 0% $40,231 16 100%
Liberal Studies 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $46,756 34 92%
Psychology 44 — 25% / 75% 2% $42,254 21 97%
Public Administration 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $53,000 52 —
Social Sciences 31 — 29% / 71% 3% $38,546 13 93%
Sustainability Studies 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $52,245 50 —
Art 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $38,194 12 —
Music 6 — 50% / 50% 0% $38,298 13 —
Theatre 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $37,508 11 —
Fire Services Administration 36 — 86% / 14% 0% $81,267 90 100%
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Business and Economics 144 50% / 50% 1% $58,765 65 93%
Accounting — — — — $62,610 73 —
Business 10 — 50% / 50% 0% $61,279 70 —
Business Administration 83 +1 55% / 45% 0% $57,751 64 93%
Business Analytics 28 — 39% / 61% 0% — — —
Economics 8 +1 75% / 25% 12% $62,766 73 —
Marketing 11 +1 27% / 73% 0% $61,226 70 —
Political Economy — — — — $62,449 72 —
Political Science 4 — 25% / 75% 0% — — —
⇅ Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
School of Education 75 4% / 96% 0% $46,619 34 98%
Early Childhood Education 18 — 11% / 89% 0% $45,874 31 100%
Education 25 +1 0% / 100% 0% $47,329 36 95%
Elementary Education 29 +6 3% / 97% 0% $45,874 31 100%
Special Education 3 +1 0% / 100% 0% $52,396 51 —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $11,353
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $26,230
Est. In-State Cost $14,686
Est. Out-of-State Cost $33,931
ROI Percentile 53th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 72%
4-Year Graduation Rate 29%
6-Year Graduation Rate 43%
Transfer-Out Rate 27%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 12% 24% 36% 48% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 31.7% 31.7% 2012 Graduated: 31.9% 31.9% 2013 Graduated: 23.2% 23.2% 2014 Graduated: 33.9% 33.9% 2015 Graduated: 26.4% 26.4% 2016 Graduated: 31.1% 31.1% 2017 Graduated: 30.7% 30.7% 2018 Graduated: 32.5% 32.5% 2019 Graduated: 27.4% 27.4% 2020 Graduated: 28.0% 28.0% 2021 Graduated: 38.2% 38.2% 2022 Graduated: 38.2% 38.2% 2023 Graduated: 36.6% 36.6% 2024 Graduated: 43.0% 43.0%

Students finishing within 150% of normal time. Each year labels the cohort that entered six years earlier — 2024 tracks the class that started in 2018.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Gender

Men Women
0% 12% 24% 36% 48% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 32.5% 32.5% 2012 Men: 28.6% 28.6% 2013 Men: 13.7% 13.7% 2014 Men: 28.9% 28.9% 2015 Men: 24.4% 24.4% 2016 Men: 29.1% 29.1% 2017 Men: 30.9% 30.9% 2018 Men: 30.1% 30.1% 2019 Men: 19.7% 19.7% 2020 Men: 24.8% 24.8% 2021 Men: 34.8% 34.8% 2022 Men: 32.4% 32.4% 2023 Men: 35.7% 35.7% 2024 Men: 39.8% 39.8% 2011 Women: 31.1% 31.1% 2012 Women: 34.7% 34.7% 2013 Women: 30.1% 30.1% 2014 Women: 38.5% 38.5% 2015 Women: 28.1% 28.1% 2016 Women: 32.6% 32.6% 2017 Women: 30.6% 30.6% 2018 Women: 34.2% 34.2% 2019 Women: 33.7% 33.7% 2020 Women: 30.6% 30.6% 2021 Women: 40.9% 40.9% 2022 Women: 42.8% 42.8% 2023 Women: 37.3% 37.3% 2024 Women: 45.5% 45.5%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2012 Native: 25.0% 25.0% 2013 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 Native: 0.0% 0.0% 2015 Native: 33.3% 33.3% 2016 Native: 33.3% 33.3% 2017 Native: 12.5% 12.5% 2018 Native: 20.0% 20.0% 2019 Native: 11.1% 11.1% 2020 Native: 25.0% 25.0% 2021 Native: 33.3% 33.3% 2022 Native: 36.4% 36.4% 2023 Native: 37.5% 37.5% 2024 Native: 38.1% 38.1% 2011 Asian: 27.3% 27.3% 2012 Asian: 27.3% 27.3% 2013 Asian: 15.0% 15.0% 2014 Asian: 30.8% 30.8% 2015 Asian: 41.2% 41.2% 2016 Asian: 50.0% 50.0% 2017 Asian: 30.0% 30.0% 2018 Asian: 22.2% 22.2% 2019 Asian: 40.0% 40.0% 2020 Asian: 20.0% 20.0% 2021 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2022 Asian: 50.0% 50.0% 2023 Asian: 75.0% 75.0% 2024 Asian: 0.0% 0.0% 2011 Black: 25.0% 25.0% 2012 Black: 25.0% 25.0% 2013 Black: 0.0% 0.0% 2014 Black: 14.3% 14.3% 2015 Black: 0.0% 0.0% 2016 Black: 33.3% 33.3% 2017 Black: 11.1% 11.1% 2018 Black: 55.6% 55.6% 2019 Black: 31.2% 31.2% 2020 Black: 40.0% 40.0% 2021 Black: 36.4% 36.4% 2022 Black: 14.3% 14.3% 2023 Black: 42.9% 42.9% 2024 Black: 33.3% 33.3% 2011 Hispanic: 15.8% 15.8% 2012 Hispanic: 35.7% 35.7% 2013 Hispanic: 33.3% 33.3% 2014 Hispanic: 21.4% 21.4% 2015 Hispanic: 16.7% 16.7% 2016 Hispanic: 38.2% 38.2% 2017 Hispanic: 31.0% 31.0% 2018 Hispanic: 20.0% 20.0% 2019 Hispanic: 28.0% 28.0% 2020 Hispanic: 19.2% 19.2% 2021 Hispanic: 47.4% 47.4% 2022 Hispanic: 35.7% 35.7% 2023 Hispanic: 31.4% 31.4% 2024 Hispanic: 48.7% 48.7% 2011 White: 32.9% 32.9% 2012 White: 32.0% 32.0% 2013 White: 25.4% 25.4% 2014 White: 34.4% 34.4% 2015 White: 26.6% 26.6% 2016 White: 29.7% 29.7% 2017 White: 30.7% 30.7% 2018 White: 34.6% 34.6% 2019 White: 29.2% 29.2% 2020 White: 30.1% 30.1% 2021 White: 38.6% 38.6% 2022 White: 40.7% 40.7% 2023 White: 34.8% 34.8% 2024 White: 41.4% 41.4%

Each group's completers over its own share of the entering cohort. Groups making up less than 2% of everyone this college graduated over the period are left off — their rates swing on a handful of students and read as noise.

IPEDS Graduation Rates survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

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/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 30.3% 190 33% / 67% 1% $43,107 23 94%
Business & Economics 24.1% 151 53% / 47% 1% $58,715 65 93%
Health Sciences 13.1% 82 43% / 57% 1% $48,402 39 95%
Education 12.0% 75 4% / 96% 0% $46,620 34 98%
Computer Science 7.7% 48 73% / 27% 0% $78,143 88 —
Professional 5.7% 36 86% / 14% 0% $81,267 90 100%
Agriculture & Food Science 2.1% 13 46% / 54% 0% $59,729 67 —
Life & Natural Sciences 2.1% 13 62% / 38% 0% $49,593 43 90%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.8% 11 64% / 36% 0% $61,116 70 —
Arts 1.3% 8 50% / 50% 0% $38,186 12 —

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 99%
Yield (Unbound) 19%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 99% 99% 67%

Acceptance & Yield

Acceptance Yield
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Acceptance: 74.0% 74.0% 2012 Acceptance: 65.0% 65.0% 2013 Acceptance: 67.0% 67.0% 2014 Acceptance: 64.2% 64.2% 2015 Acceptance: 97.3% 97.3% 2016 Acceptance: 97.0% 97.0% 2017 Acceptance: 97.7% 97.7% 2018 Acceptance: 98.1% 98.1% 2019 Acceptance: 98.0% 98.0% 2020 Acceptance: 94.3% 94.3% 2021 Acceptance: 97.7% 97.7% 2022 Acceptance: 98.5% 98.5% 2023 Acceptance: 98.8% 98.8% 2024 Acceptance: 98.3% 98.3% 2011 Yield: 58.9% 58.9% 2012 Yield: 45.7% 45.7% 2013 Yield: 42.3% 42.3% 2014 Yield: 31.8% 31.8% 2015 Yield: 33.6% 33.6% 2016 Yield: 34.8% 34.8% 2017 Yield: 33.1% 33.1% 2018 Yield: 32.2% 32.2% 2019 Yield: 37.8% 37.8% 2020 Yield: 50.9% 50.9% 2021 Yield: 42.3% 42.3% 2022 Yield: 25.2% 25.2% 2023 Yield: 18.7% 18.7% 2024 Yield: 20.1% 20.1%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 1,058 1,058 2012 Applicants: 1,296 1,296 2013 Applicants: 1,503 1,503 2014 Applicants: 1,530 1,530 2015 Applicants: 994 994 2016 Applicants: 1,043 1,043 2017 Applicants: 1,011 1,011 2018 Applicants: 1,014 1,014 2019 Applicants: 890 890 2020 Applicants: 644 644 2021 Applicants: 646 646 2022 Applicants: 1,015 1,015 2023 Applicants: 1,446 1,446 2024 Applicants: 1,599 1,599 2011 Admitted: 783 783 2012 Admitted: 843 843 2013 Admitted: 1,007 1,007 2014 Admitted: 982 982 2015 Admitted: 967 967 2016 Admitted: 1,012 1,012 2017 Admitted: 988 988 2018 Admitted: 995 995 2019 Admitted: 872 872 2020 Admitted: 607 607 2021 Admitted: 631 631 2022 Admitted: 1,000 1,000 2023 Admitted: 1,428 1,428 2024 Admitted: 1,572 1,572 2011 Enrolled: 461 461 2012 Enrolled: 385 385 2013 Enrolled: 426 426 2014 Enrolled: 312 312 2015 Enrolled: 325 325 2016 Enrolled: 352 352 2017 Enrolled: 327 327 2018 Enrolled: 320 320 2019 Enrolled: 330 330 2020 Enrolled: 309 309 2021 Enrolled: 267 267 2022 Enrolled: 252 252 2023 Enrolled: 267 267 2024 Enrolled: 316 316

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy blind

SAT Composite

25th 75th
800 900 1000 1100 1200 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 860 860 2012 25th: 830 830 2013 25th: 820 820 2014 25th: 820 820 2015 25th: 840 840 2016 25th: 830 830 2017 25th: 940 940 2018 25th: 940 940 2019 25th: 930 930 2011 75th: 1080 1080 2012 75th: 1100 1100 2013 75th: 1050 1050 2014 75th: 1050 1050 2015 75th: 1050 1050 2016 75th: 1040 1040 2017 75th: 1130 1130 2018 75th: 1133 1133 2019 75th: 1145 1145

SAT Math

25th 75th
400 450 500 550 600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 430 430 2012 25th: 410 410 2013 25th: 410 410 2014 25th: 410 410 2015 25th: 420 420 2016 25th: 420 420 2017 25th: 470 470 2018 25th: 470 470 2019 25th: 460 460 2011 75th: 540 540 2012 75th: 550 550 2013 75th: 520 520 2014 75th: 520 520 2015 75th: 520 520 2016 75th: 520 520 2017 75th: 560 560 2018 75th: 560 560 2019 75th: 560 560

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
400 450 500 550 600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 430 430 2012 25th: 420 420 2013 25th: 410 410 2014 25th: 410 410 2015 25th: 420 420 2016 25th: 410 410 2017 25th: 470 470 2018 25th: 470 470 2019 25th: 470 470 2011 75th: 540 540 2012 75th: 550 550 2013 75th: 530 530 2014 75th: 530 530 2015 75th: 530 530 2016 75th: 520 520 2017 75th: 570 570 2018 75th: 573 573 2019 75th: 585 585

Submitting a Test Score

Submitted
0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Submitted: 63.0% 63.0% 2012 Submitted: 85.0% 85.0% 2013 Submitted: 62.0% 62.0% 2014 Submitted: 94.0% 94.0% 2015 Submitted: 92.0% 92.0% 2016 Submitted: 94.0% 94.0% 2017 Submitted: 88.0% 88.0% 2018 Submitted: 88.0% 88.0% 2019 Submitted: 87.0% 87.0%

IPEDS Admissions survey, 2011–2024. Years a college didn't file leave a gap in the line. Test-score submission adds SAT and ACT submitters, capped at 100% — a student can send both.