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Eastern Oregon University

Eastern Oregon University is based in the town of La Grande, OR — a public campus in a small-town setting.

What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$12,069

family income
under $30k

$12,341

$30–48k

$15,217

$48–75k

$20,701

$75–110k

$21,428

over $110k

Average net price

$17,1482023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at Eastern Oregon University rose from $13,691 (2008) to $17,148 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$13,691
2009	$11,608
2010	$13,188
2011	$13,107
2012	$13,373
2013	$15,551
2014	$15,309
2015	$14,607
2016	$14,529
2017	$15,205
2018	$14,300
2019	$14,436
2020	$15,620
2021	$14,532
2022	$15,987
2023	$17,148

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$26,7182024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at Eastern Oregon University rose from $18,614 (2009) to $26,718 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$18,614
2010	$16,673
2011	$17,841
2012	$18,529
2013	$18,959
2014	$20,421
2015	$20,636
2016	$20,952
2017	$20,442
2018	$21,270
2019	$21,549
2020	$22,408
2021	$22,974
2022	$23,018
2023	$24,602
2024	$26,718

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition (in-state vs out-of-state)

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition — data
Year	In-state	Out-of-state
2001	$3,621	$3,621
2002	$3,678	$3,678
2003	$4,839	$4,839
2004	$5,508	$5,508
2005	$5,652	$5,652
2006	$5,841	$5,841
2007	$6,072	$6,072
2008	$6,225	$6,225
2013	$7,530	$16,755
2014	$7,440	$17,509
2015	$7,764	$17,979
2016	$8,004	$18,645
2017	$8,362	$19,682
2018	$8,679	$20,739
2019	$9,084	$21,729
2020	$9,405	$22,509
2021	$9,696	$22,386
2022	$10,041	$23,226
2023	$10,671	$24,621

IPEDS Published price 2001–02 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Eastern Oregon University reports published tuition by residency: $11,076 in-state versus $25,431 out-of-state — a $14,355 gap that makes state lines part of the decision. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Eastern Oregon University reports 2,172 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

43% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Eastern Oregon University within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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43%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at Eastern Oregon University rose from 20.2% (entered 1991) to 43% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	20.2%
1992 cohort	24.9%
1993 cohort	21.9%
1994 cohort	28.1%
1995 cohort	29.6%
1996 cohort	24.9%
1997 cohort	27.6%
1998 cohort	32.8%
1999 cohort	29.9%
2000 cohort	33.3%
2001 cohort	28.5%
2002 cohort	26.8%
2003 cohort	31.5%
2004 cohort	32.1%
2005 cohort	31.7%
2006 cohort	31.9%
2007 cohort	23.3%
2008 cohort	33.9%
2009 cohort	26.4%
2010 cohort	31.1%
2011 cohort	30.7%
2012 cohort	32.6%
2013 cohort	27.4%
2014 cohort	28%
2015 cohort	38.2%
2016 cohort	38.1%
2017 cohort	36.6%
2018 cohort	43%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$11,438	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	—	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	—	$4,599
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	—	$4,573
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$11,000	$4,958
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$12,833	$5,021
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$13,090	$4,957
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$14,500	$5,292
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$15,499	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$15,499	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$15,526	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$14,666	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$16,027	$5,834
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$18,001	$6,334
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$19,546	$7,203
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$20,923	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$21,031	$8,323
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$22,000	$8,881
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$22,749	$9,348
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$22,107	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$20,917	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$20,000	$11,228
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$20,458	$10,923
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$20,500	$9,834

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$43,034

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$45,983

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$50,112

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

Eastern Oregon University admitted 1,572 of 1,599 applicants in Fall 2024. The 98.3% rate describes that application pool.

98.3%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $10,671 in-state tuition · 2023–24 2,172 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Tests not considered · Fall 2024

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Admissions

Eastern Oregon University did not consider scores in the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. No score range is displayed for Eastern Oregon University under that historical policy.

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In the Fall 2024 cycle, Eastern Oregon University received 1,599 applications and admitted 1,572 (98.3%), with 316 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

98.3%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	91.5%
Fall 2002	—
Fall 2003	92.7%
Fall 2004	97.9%
Fall 2005	74.6%
Fall 2006	46.3%
Fall 2007	43.4%
Fall 2008	52.1%
Fall 2009	72.4%
Fall 2010	78.3%
Fall 2011	74%
Fall 2012	65%
Fall 2013	67%
Fall 2014	64.2%
Fall 2015	97.3%
Fall 2016	97%
Fall 2017	97.7%
Fall 2018	98.1%
Fall 2019	98%
Fall 2020	94.3%
Fall 2021	97.7%
Fall 2022	98.5%
Fall 2023	98.8%
Fall 2024	98.3%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

930–1145Fall 2019 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	850	1090
Fall 2002	860	1080
Fall 2003	880	1090
Fall 2004	880	1110
Fall 2005	880	1110
Fall 2006	870	1100
Fall 2007	860	1100
Fall 2008	828	1060
Fall 2009	820	1040
Fall 2010	830	1060
Fall 2011	860	1080
Fall 2012	830	1100
Fall 2013	820	1050
Fall 2014	820	1050
Fall 2015	840	1050
Fall 2016	830	1040
Fall 2017	940	1130
Fall 2018	940	1133
Fall 2019	930	1145

IPEDS Fall 2001–2019, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

17–23Fall 2019 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2002	18	23
Fall 2003	17	22
Fall 2004	18	22
Fall 2005	18	23
Fall 2007	18	24
Fall 2008	18	23
Fall 2009	19	22
Fall 2010	17	22
Fall 2012	19	24
Fall 2014	18	24
Fall 2015	18	23
Fall 2016	17	23
Fall 2017	18	24
Fall 2018	18	23
Fall 2019	17	23

IPEDS Fall 2002–2019, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

2,172Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at Eastern Oregon University fell from 2,858 (Fall 2002) to 2,172 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	2,858
Fall 2003	2,847
Fall 2004	2,876
Fall 2005	2,956
Fall 2006	2,855
Fall 2007	2,793
Fall 2008	2,823
Fall 2009	3,160
Fall 2010	3,377
Fall 2011	3,546
Fall 2012	3,596
Fall 2013	3,422
Fall 2014	2,997
Fall 2015	2,765
Fall 2016	2,721
Fall 2017	2,526
Fall 2018	2,587
Fall 2019	2,632
Fall 2020	2,415
Fall 2021	2,397
Fall 2022	2,262
Fall 2023	2,201
Fall 2024	2,172

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

71%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at Eastern Oregon University has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023 — up to 73% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 71%.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	66%
Fall 2003 cohort	66%
Fall 2004 cohort	69%
Fall 2005 cohort	65%
Fall 2006 cohort	64%
Fall 2007 cohort	54%
Fall 2008 cohort	72%
Fall 2009 cohort	67%
Fall 2010 cohort	72%
Fall 2011 cohort	64%
Fall 2012 cohort	64%
Fall 2013 cohort	58%
Fall 2014 cohort	57%
Fall 2015 cohort	73%
Fall 2016 cohort	68%
Fall 2017 cohort	68%
Fall 2018 cohort	72%
Fall 2019 cohort	70%
Fall 2020 cohort	65%
Fall 2021 cohort	68%
Fall 2022 cohort	67%
Fall 2023 cohort	71%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Eastern Oregon University

Faculty pay at Eastern Oregon University averages $102,576 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Eastern Oregon University as a primarily nonresidential campus — most of its 2,172 undergraduates live off campus, and 71.5% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Eastern Oregon University reported not considering test scores in Fall 2024, when its admission rate was 98.3%. Review Eastern Oregon University's current requirements before applying; use the GPA calculator for your semester numbers.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How Eastern Oregon University compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

Eastern Oregon University98.3%

Oregon median85.2%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

Eastern Oregon University$11,076

Oregon median$22,220

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

Eastern Oregon University's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

Eastern Oregon University$50,112

Oregon median$57,671

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Eastern Oregon University, Oregon and national reference values
Metric & basis	Eastern Oregon University	Oregon median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	98.3%	85.2%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$11,076	$22,220	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$50,112	$57,671	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

For Eastern Oregon University, these are federal subject groups (CIP), not departments. Median is the middle annual income.

Eastern Oregon University federal-aid recipients · graduated 2017–18 or 2018–19 · income measured 2022 or 2023 · inflation-adjusted to 2024 dollars. Definitions and limits.

View 9 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$60,706
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$59,066
Communication and Media Studies	$56,013
Education, Other	$51,176
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$50,279
Social Sciences, Other	$49,611
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$48,894
Psychology, General	$47,816
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	$42,838

These 9 fields listed for Eastern Oregon University measure earnings after completion. The $50,112 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 25 additional Eastern Oregon University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Eastern Oregon University report?

Eastern Oregon University did not consider scores in Fall 2024: 98.3% admitted. Check current requirements.

What is Eastern Oregon University's acceptance rate?

98.3% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 1,572 admitted from 1,599 applicants.

How much does Eastern Oregon University cost?

In-state tuition is $11,076; out-of-state students pay $25,431. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does Eastern Oregon University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $50,112. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Oregon

George Fox University — 93.5% admitted
Linfield University — 85.2% admitted
Oregon Institute of Technology — 95% admitted
University of Oregon — 88.3% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Field-of-study cohort dates are shown with the table. Read the date and population definitions.