Public universities in Oregon
The College Scorecard lists 9 public colleges that mostly award bachelor's degrees or higher in Oregon, all compared on this page. Together they enroll 77,220 undergraduate degree-seeking students. The median average net price is $17,676 a year, higher than the $14,226 median for public universities nationwide. Former students' median earnings 10 years after starting college are $64,719 at the median institution, higher than the $58,635 median for public universities nationwide. The median graduation rate is 49.3%.
Compare all public universities in Oregon on one chart
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Each dot is one school. Dashed lines mark the median for Oregon. Showing 8 of 9 public universities in Oregon; schools missing either value are left out.
All 9 public universities in Oregon
| Oregon State University Corvallis | 30,743 | $21,504 | $15,117 | $40,077 | $67,894 | $20,500 | 67.6% | 87.8% | 77.3% |
| University of Oregon Eugene | 20,497 | $22,547 | $16,755 | $46,077 | $66,990 | $18,897 | 70.8% | 86.4% | 88.3% |
| Portland State University Portland | 13,182 | $8,337 | $12,315 | $32,565 | $62,447 | $19,489 | 52.9% | 76.1% | 90.9% |
| Western Oregon University Monmouth | 3,103 | $17,140 | $12,087 | $32,787 | $56,475 | $19,000 | 44.5% | 72.7% | 98.1% |
| Oregon Institute of Technology Klamath Falls | 2,892 | $17,499 | $13,760 | $38,653 | $78,398 | $22,000 | 45.6% | 69.0% | 95.0% |
| Southern Oregon University Ashland | 2,751 | $20,998 | $13,298 | $33,314 | $54,657 | $20,356 | 42.6% | 67.8% | 88.6% |
| Eastern Oregon University La Grande | 2,172 | $15,665 | $11,634 | $25,854 | $53,987 | $20,000 | 38.0% | 71.5% | 98.3% |
| Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend | 1,044 | $17,853 | $14,255 | $39,215 | $67,894 | $20,500 | 54.4% | 75.0% | 63.1% |
| Oregon Health & Science University Portland | 836 | n/a | n/a | n/a | $109,788 | $16,625 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Quick facts: public universities in Oregon
- How many public universities are in Oregon?
- The College Scorecard lists 9 public colleges that mostly award bachelor's degrees or higher in Oregon.
- What do public universities in Oregon cost?
- Across the 8 schools that report it, the median average net price is $17,676 a year. Net price is what full-time, first-time students receiving federal aid pay after grants and scholarships. Reported net prices range from $8,337 at Portland State University to $22,547 at University of Oregon.
- Which public universities in Oregon have the lowest average net price?
- By reported average net price: Portland State University ($8,337), Eastern Oregon University ($15,665), Western Oregon University ($17,140), Oregon Institute of Technology ($17,499), and Oregon State University-Cascades Campus ($17,853).
- How much is in-state and out-of-state tuition at public universities in Oregon?
- The median published in-state tuition is $13,529 a year, and the median out-of-state tuition is $35,984. Many students pay less than published tuition after aid.
- How much do former students of public universities in Oregon earn?
- At the median institution, former students who received federal aid earn $64,719 10 years after starting college (8 institutions reporting; branch campuses share one figure and count once). The highest reported medians are at Oregon Health & Science University ($109,788), Oregon Institute of Technology ($78,398), and Oregon State University ($67,894).
- What is the graduation rate at public universities in Oregon?
- The median graduation rate is 49.3%, across 8 schools reporting. It counts full-time, first-time students who finished within 150% of normal time.
- How much student debt do graduates of public universities in Oregon have?
- The median institution's graduates leave with $19,745 in federal student loans (the median balance). Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.
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How these numbers work
This page includes public colleges that mostly award bachelor's degrees or higher, as reported in the College Scorecard. Summary figures are medians across schools: each school counts once, whatever its size, and schools that don't report a measure are left out of that measure. The Scorecard reports earnings and debt for a whole institution, so branch campuses share one figure; for those two measures each institution counts once. Most recent data year: cost 2025, graduation and retention 2025, earnings 2022, debt 2024. More on the data.