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Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Monmouth, OR
Population 250,000
Website https://wou.edu/
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Weather

Comfortable Days 135 (97% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 2,342 (18%)
Days Without Precipitation 211 (8% ☔)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,810
Men / Women 36% / 64%
From State 84%
From Region 12%
Athletes 20.1%

Racial/Ethnic

White 56%
Hispanic 27%
Mixed 7%
Native American 3%
Asian 3%
Black 3%
International 1%

Men in the Entering Class

Men
0% 12% 24% 36% 48% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 38.7% 38.7% 2012 Men: 39.4% 39.4% 2013 Men: 41.6% 41.6% 2014 Men: 38.9% 38.9% 2015 Men: 36.9% 36.9% 2016 Men: 34.4% 34.4% 2017 Men: 34.8% 34.8% 2018 Men: 33.7% 33.7% 2019 Men: 34.5% 34.5% 2020 Men: 35.7% 35.7% 2021 Men: 32.0% 32.0% 2022 Men: 38.1% 38.1% 2023 Men: 37.4% 37.4% 2024 Men: 38.6% 38.6%

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: 1.8% 1.8% 2012 Native: 1.9% 1.9% 2013 Native: 1.4% 1.4% 2014 Native: 1.7% 1.7% 2015 Native: 3.6% 3.6% 2016 Native: 3.4% 3.4% 2017 Native: 5.6% 5.6% 2018 Native: 6.5% 6.5% 2019 Native: 7.3% 7.3% 2020 Native: 7.3% 7.3% 2021 Native: 4.3% 4.3% 2022 Native: 5.5% 5.5% 2023 Native: 5.2% 5.2% 2024 Native: 3.2% 3.2% 2011 Asian: 3.9% 3.9% 2012 Asian: 4.5% 4.5% 2013 Asian: 5.5% 5.5% 2014 Asian: 5.1% 5.1% 2015 Asian: 2.1% 2.1% 2016 Asian: 2.6% 2.6% 2017 Asian: 3.7% 3.7% 2018 Asian: 5.1% 5.1% 2019 Asian: 4.8% 4.8% 2020 Asian: 5.8% 5.8% 2021 Asian: 7.0% 7.0% 2022 Asian: 5.2% 5.2% 2023 Asian: 7.0% 7.0% 2024 Asian: 3.7% 3.7% 2011 Black: 2.7% 2.7% 2012 Black: 1.9% 1.9% 2013 Black: 1.9% 1.9% 2014 Black: 2.8% 2.8% 2015 Black: 3.5% 3.5% 2016 Black: 4.1% 4.1% 2017 Black: 3.3% 3.3% 2018 Black: 6.4% 6.4% 2019 Black: 5.7% 5.7% 2020 Black: 4.4% 4.4% 2021 Black: 5.0% 5.0% 2022 Black: 5.0% 5.0% 2023 Black: 4.5% 4.5% 2024 Black: 3.7% 3.7% 2011 Hispanic: 6.5% 6.5% 2012 Hispanic: 9.1% 9.1% 2013 Hispanic: 11.4% 11.4% 2014 Hispanic: 9.0% 9.0% 2015 Hispanic: 11.3% 11.3% 2016 Hispanic: 14.5% 14.5% 2017 Hispanic: 13.5% 13.5% 2018 Hispanic: 8.8% 8.8% 2019 Hispanic: 6.3% 6.3% 2020 Hispanic: 9.0% 9.0% 2021 Hispanic: 13.9% 13.9% 2022 Hispanic: 20.3% 20.3% 2023 Hispanic: 19.1% 19.1% 2024 Hispanic: 21.9% 21.9% 2011 White: 77.5% 77.5% 2012 White: 74.3% 74.3% 2013 White: 74.1% 74.1% 2014 White: 74.6% 74.6% 2015 White: 74.1% 74.1% 2016 White: 69.5% 69.5% 2017 White: 70.1% 70.1% 2018 White: 65.4% 65.4% 2019 White: 67.8% 67.8% 2020 White: 63.7% 63.7% 2021 White: 62.8% 62.8% 2022 White: 60.5% 60.5% 2023 White: 58.6% 58.6% 2024 White: 54.9% 54.9% 2011 International: 0.6% 0.6% 2012 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2013 International: 3.2% 3.2% 2014 International: 3.2% 3.2% 2015 International: 1.2% 1.2% 2016 International: 2.1% 2.1% 2017 International: 1.1% 1.1% 2018 International: 2.4% 2.4% 2019 International: 3.9% 3.9% 2020 International: 3.7% 3.7% 2021 International: 2.5% 2.5% 2022 International: 1.4% 1.4% 2023 International: 0.9% 0.9% 2024 International: 1.4% 1.4%

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: 3.2% 3.2% 2021 Native: 3.0% 3.0% 2022 Native: 2.7% 2.7% 2023 Native: 2.4% 2.4% 2024 Native: 2.6% 2.6% 2025 Native: 2.7% 2.7% 2020 Asian: 3.8% 3.8% 2021 Asian: 3.4% 3.4% 2022 Asian: 2.7% 2.7% 2023 Asian: 2.6% 2.6% 2024 Asian: 2.9% 2.9% 2025 Asian: 2.7% 2.7% 2020 Black: 3.1% 3.1% 2021 Black: 3.5% 3.5% 2022 Black: 2.8% 2.8% 2023 Black: 3.1% 3.1% 2024 Black: 3.5% 3.5% 2025 Black: 3.1% 3.1% 2020 Hispanic: 20.3% 20.3% 2021 Hispanic: 21.2% 21.2% 2022 Hispanic: 22.1% 22.1% 2023 Hispanic: 23.8% 23.8% 2024 Hispanic: 25.6% 25.6% 2025 Hispanic: 26.6% 26.6% 2020 White: 58.6% 58.6% 2021 White: 58.2% 58.2% 2022 White: 58.1% 58.1% 2023 White: 57.8% 57.8% 2024 White: 56.9% 56.9% 2025 White: 56.0% 56.0% 2020 International: 4.1% 4.1% 2021 International: 3.0% 3.0% 2022 International: 3.3% 3.3% 2023 International: 1.3% 1.3% 2024 International: 0.7% 0.7% 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
Western Oregon University 788 36% / 64% 1% $49,290 33 95%
Computer Science 26 — 81% / 19% 4% $76,297 85 92%
Computer Software and Media Applications 1 — 100% / 0% 0% $63,901 70 —
Data Analytics 2 — 100% / 0% 0% $73,993 83 —
Information Science 17 — 71% / 29% 6% $54,604 49 95%
Mathematics and Computer Science 3 — 67% / 33% 0% $74,636 84 —
Chemistry 6 — 17% / 83% 0% $54,329 48 —
Geosciences 7 — 43% / 57% 0% $52,985 44 —
Mathematics 3 — 100% / 0% 0% $61,020 64 —
Biology 26 +1 35% / 65% 0% $62,299 67 89%
Deaf Education 3 — 33% / 67% 0% — — —
Exercise Science 57 — 54% / 46% 0% $49,320 33 92%
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation 29 — 21% / 79% 0% $44,562 20 83%
Accounting 15 — 53% / 47% 0% $62,581 68 —
Business 70 +2 59% / 41% 0% $52,232 42 96%
Economics 5 — 60% / 40% 0% $65,426 73 —
Mathematical Economics — — — — $66,368 74 —
Anthropology — — — — $47,511 28 —
Child Development 9 — 11% / 89% 0% $44,795 21 —
Communication 25 +1 36% / 64% 0% $60,169 63 98%
English 20 — 40% / 60% 0% $43,715 18 86%
Geography — — — — $52,242 42 —
German — — — — $47,817 29 —
Gerontology 4 +1 25% / 75% 0% $47,554 28 95%
History 7 — 71% / 29% 0% $47,060 27 —
Humanities 1 — 0% / 100% 0% — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 62 — 35% / 65% 2% $42,884 16 93%
International/Global Studies — — — — $54,631 49 —
Political Science 12 — 33% / 67% 0% $53,986 47 —
Psychology 103 +3 25% / 75% 2% $47,358 28 95%
Social Sciences 15 — 40% / 60% 0% $53,636 46 97%
Sociology 8 — 38% / 62% 0% $47,976 29 —
Spanish 6 — 50% / 50% 0% $47,280 27 —
Sustainability Studies 2 — 50% / 50% 0% $52,566 43 —
Education 136 — 18% / 82% 0% $43,236 17 100%
Public Health Education 18 — 22% / 78% 6% $47,573 28 92%
Dance 2 — 0% / 100% 0% $33,372 5 —
Design and Visual Communications 2 — 0% / 100% 100% — — —
Music 12 — 58% / 42% 0% $32,108 4 —
Music — — — — $32,652 4 —
Studio Art 20 — 25% / 75% 0% $28,777 3 94%
Theater 3 — 0% / 100% 0% $29,355 3 100%
Visual and Performing Arts 1 — 0% / 100% 0% $33,878 5 —
Corrections Administration 50 +3 22% / 78% 0% $54,456 49 98%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $12,480
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $34,612
Est. In-State Cost $16,144
Est. Out-of-State Cost $44,774
ROI Percentile 33th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 73%
4-Year Graduation Rate 29%
6-Year Graduation Rate 47%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

Six-Year Graduation Rate

Graduated
0% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Graduated: 39.1% 39.1% 2012 Graduated: 44.7% 44.7% 2013 Graduated: 44.4% 44.4% 2014 Graduated: 46.8% 46.8% 2015 Graduated: 43.8% 43.8% 2016 Graduated: 38.9% 38.9% 2017 Graduated: 43.5% 43.5% 2018 Graduated: 40.1% 40.1% 2019 Graduated: 41.0% 41.0% 2020 Graduated: 45.1% 45.1% 2021 Graduated: 48.3% 48.3% 2022 Graduated: 47.6% 47.6% 2023 Graduated: 44.8% 44.8% 2024 Graduated: 47.1% 47.1%

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% 15% 30% 45% 60% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Men: 33.4% 33.4% 2012 Men: 43.9% 43.9% 2013 Men: 40.4% 40.4% 2014 Men: 45.5% 45.5% 2015 Men: 33.2% 33.2% 2016 Men: 32.3% 32.3% 2017 Men: 37.5% 37.5% 2018 Men: 34.8% 34.8% 2019 Men: 29.4% 29.4% 2020 Men: 44.0% 44.0% 2021 Men: 41.5% 41.5% 2022 Men: 39.5% 39.5% 2023 Men: 42.4% 42.4% 2024 Men: 36.5% 36.5% 2011 Women: 42.9% 42.9% 2012 Women: 45.1% 45.1% 2013 Women: 47.4% 47.4% 2014 Women: 47.7% 47.7% 2015 Women: 51.2% 51.2% 2016 Women: 43.1% 43.1% 2017 Women: 47.3% 47.3% 2018 Women: 43.7% 43.7% 2019 Women: 48.8% 48.8% 2020 Women: 45.8% 45.8% 2021 Women: 52.4% 52.4% 2022 Women: 51.9% 51.9% 2023 Women: 46.1% 46.1% 2024 Women: 52.5% 52.5%

IPEDS reports the cohort as men and women only.

Six-Year Graduation Rate by Race & Ethnicity

Native Asian Black Hispanic White International
0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Native: 53.3% 53.3% 2012 Native: 35.7% 35.7% 2013 Native: 38.5% 38.5% 2014 Native: 26.7% 26.7% 2015 Native: 35.3% 35.3% 2016 Native: 34.3% 34.3% 2017 Native: 30.9% 30.9% 2018 Native: 29.2% 29.2% 2019 Native: 40.0% 40.0% 2020 Native: 36.1% 36.1% 2021 Native: 43.6% 43.6% 2022 Native: 38.3% 38.3% 2023 Native: 41.0% 41.0% 2024 Native: 44.0% 44.0% 2011 Asian: 33.3% 33.3% 2012 Asian: 32.4% 32.4% 2013 Asian: 34.0% 34.0% 2014 Asian: 37.8% 37.8% 2015 Asian: 50.0% 50.0% 2016 Asian: 29.6% 29.6% 2017 Asian: 44.4% 44.4% 2018 Asian: 43.1% 43.1% 2019 Asian: 52.5% 52.5% 2020 Asian: 37.5% 37.5% 2021 Asian: 46.0% 46.0% 2022 Asian: 40.9% 40.9% 2023 Asian: 56.6% 56.6% 2024 Asian: 55.2% 55.2% 2011 Black: 21.7% 21.7% 2012 Black: 35.7% 35.7% 2013 Black: 41.2% 41.2% 2014 Black: 36.0% 36.0% 2015 Black: 30.3% 30.3% 2016 Black: 30.2% 30.2% 2017 Black: 31.2% 31.2% 2018 Black: 28.1% 28.1% 2019 Black: 31.9% 31.9% 2020 Black: 24.3% 24.3% 2021 Black: 33.3% 33.3% 2022 Black: 21.4% 21.4% 2023 Black: 41.2% 41.2% 2024 Black: 17.2% 17.2% 2011 Hispanic: 45.5% 45.5% 2012 Hispanic: 52.9% 52.9% 2013 Hispanic: 42.3% 42.3% 2014 Hispanic: 51.9% 51.9% 2015 Hispanic: 51.4% 51.4% 2016 Hispanic: 46.4% 46.4% 2017 Hispanic: 53.0% 53.0% 2018 Hispanic: 43.2% 43.2% 2019 Hispanic: 40.4% 40.4% 2020 Hispanic: 44.0% 44.0% 2021 Hispanic: 51.6% 51.6% 2022 Hispanic: 54.7% 54.7% 2023 Hispanic: 43.1% 43.1% 2024 Hispanic: 51.5% 51.5% 2011 White: 39.4% 39.4% 2012 White: 44.8% 44.8% 2013 White: 45.8% 45.8% 2014 White: 47.7% 47.7% 2015 White: 44.3% 44.3% 2016 White: 38.8% 38.8% 2017 White: 43.1% 43.1% 2018 White: 40.1% 40.1% 2019 White: 41.4% 41.4% 2020 White: 47.8% 47.8% 2021 White: 48.7% 48.7% 2022 White: 48.0% 48.0% 2023 White: 45.2% 45.2% 2024 White: 48.0% 48.0% 2011 International: 40.0% 40.0% 2012 International: 33.3% 33.3% 2013 International: 48.3% 48.3% 2014 International: 57.1% 57.1% 2015 International: 27.3% 27.3% 2016 International: 31.8% 31.8% 2017 International: 36.4% 36.4% 2018 International: 58.3% 58.3% 2019 International: 28.1% 28.1% 2020 International: 51.6% 51.6% 2021 International: 60.9% 60.9% 2022 International: 66.7% 66.7% 2023 International: 42.9% 42.9% 2024 International: 54.5% 54.5%

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 34.8% 274 32% / 68% 1% $47,850 29 94%
Education 19.5% 154 18% / 82% 1% $43,743 18 99%
Business & Economics 11.4% 90 58% / 42% 0% $54,690 49 96%
Health Sciences 11.3% 89 43% / 57% 0% $47,716 29 89%
Professional 6.3% 50 22% / 78% 0% $54,456 49 98%
Computer Science 6.2% 49 78% / 22% 4% $68,322 77 93%
Arts 5.1% 40 30% / 70% 5% $30,251 3 95%
Life & Natural Sciences 3.3% 26 35% / 65% 0% $62,299 67 89%
Physical Sciences & Math 2.0% 16 44% / 56% 0% $54,996 50 —

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 85%
Yield (Unbound) 18%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

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

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: 88.9% 88.9% 2012 Acceptance: 87.6% 87.6% 2013 Acceptance: 88.2% 88.2% 2014 Acceptance: 88.7% 88.7% 2015 Acceptance: 87.8% 87.8% 2016 Acceptance: 87.8% 87.8% 2017 Acceptance: 80.6% 80.6% 2018 Acceptance: 84.5% 84.5% 2019 Acceptance: 84.6% 84.6% 2020 Acceptance: 79.1% 79.1% 2021 Acceptance: 91.6% 91.6% 2022 Acceptance: 83.4% 83.4% 2023 Acceptance: 98.7% 98.7% 2024 Acceptance: 98.1% 98.1% 2011 Yield: 47.2% 47.2% 2012 Yield: 42.8% 42.8% 2013 Yield: 40.8% 40.8% 2014 Yield: 34.2% 34.2% 2015 Yield: 32.3% 32.3% 2016 Yield: 31.7% 31.7% 2017 Yield: 30.7% 30.7% 2018 Yield: 30.2% 30.2% 2019 Yield: 30.4% 30.4% 2020 Yield: 25.6% 25.6% 2021 Yield: 21.2% 21.2% 2022 Yield: 20.7% 20.7% 2023 Yield: 22.7% 22.7% 2024 Yield: 18.6% 18.6%

Applicants, Admitted & Enrolled

Applicants Admitted Enrolled
0 1,250 2,500 3,750 5,000 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 Applicants: 2,578 2,578 2012 Applicants: 2,697 2,697 2013 Applicants: 2,848 2,848 2014 Applicants: 2,887 2,887 2015 Applicants: 3,327 3,327 2016 Applicants: 2,901 2,901 2017 Applicants: 2,942 2,942 2018 Applicants: 3,201 3,201 2019 Applicants: 3,069 3,069 2020 Applicants: 3,566 3,566 2021 Applicants: 2,798 2,798 2022 Applicants: 3,262 3,262 2023 Applicants: 2,898 2,898 2024 Applicants: 3,060 3,060 2011 Admitted: 2,293 2,293 2012 Admitted: 2,363 2,363 2013 Admitted: 2,512 2,512 2014 Admitted: 2,562 2,562 2015 Admitted: 2,920 2,920 2016 Admitted: 2,546 2,546 2017 Admitted: 2,371 2,371 2018 Admitted: 2,704 2,704 2019 Admitted: 2,596 2,596 2020 Admitted: 2,822 2,822 2021 Admitted: 2,562 2,562 2022 Admitted: 2,719 2,719 2023 Admitted: 2,860 2,860 2024 Admitted: 3,002 3,002 2011 Enrolled: 1,082 1,082 2012 Enrolled: 1,011 1,011 2013 Enrolled: 1,026 1,026 2014 Enrolled: 875 875 2015 Enrolled: 944 944 2016 Enrolled: 806 806 2017 Enrolled: 727 727 2018 Enrolled: 817 817 2019 Enrolled: 789 789 2020 Enrolled: 722 722 2021 Enrolled: 544 544 2022 Enrolled: 563 563 2023 Enrolled: 649 649 2024 Enrolled: 559 559

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

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional

SAT Composite

25th 75th
800 1000 1200 1400 1600 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 840 840 2012 25th: 820 820 2013 25th: 830 830 2014 25th: 850 850 2015 25th: 840 840 2016 25th: 840 840 2019 25th: 960 960 2020 25th: 945 945 2022 25th: 985 985 2023 25th: 868 868 2011 75th: 1070 1070 2012 75th: 1060 1060 2013 75th: 1070 1070 2014 75th: 1180 1180 2015 75th: 1070 1070 2016 75th: 1070 1070 2019 75th: 1160 1160 2020 75th: 1200 1200 2022 75th: 1220 1220 2023 75th: 1108 1108

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: 420 420 2012 25th: 410 410 2013 25th: 420 420 2014 25th: 420 420 2015 25th: 420 420 2016 25th: 420 420 2019 25th: 480 480 2020 25th: 475 475 2022 25th: 490 490 2023 25th: 430 430 2011 75th: 530 530 2012 75th: 530 530 2013 75th: 540 540 2014 75th: 580 580 2015 75th: 530 530 2016 75th: 530 530 2019 75th: 570 570 2020 75th: 590 590 2022 75th: 600 600 2023 75th: 533 533

SAT Reading & Writing

25th 75th
400 500 600 700 800 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2011 25th: 420 420 2012 25th: 410 410 2013 25th: 410 410 2014 25th: 430 430 2015 25th: 420 420 2016 25th: 420 420 2019 25th: 480 480 2020 25th: 470 470 2022 25th: 495 495 2023 25th: 438 438 2011 75th: 540 540 2012 75th: 530 530 2013 75th: 530 530 2014 75th: 600 600 2015 75th: 540 540 2016 75th: 540 540 2019 75th: 590 590 2020 75th: 610 610 2022 75th: 620 620 2023 75th: 575 575

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: 89.0% 89.0% 2012 Submitted: 69.0% 69.0% 2013 Submitted: 65.0% 65.0% 2014 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2015 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2016 Submitted: 100.0% 100.0% 2019 Submitted: 44.0% 44.0% 2020 Submitted: 40.0% 40.0% 2022 Submitted: 5.0% 5.0% 2023 Submitted: 4.0% 4.0%

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.