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Southern Oregon University

Southern Oregon University is a public campus in suburban Ashland, OR.

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

$13,402

family income
under $30k

$13,511

$30–48k

$15,838

$48–75k

$20,735

$75–110k

$22,467

over $110k

Average net price

$16,7322023–24Skip 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 Southern Oregon University rose from $11,181 (2008) to $16,732 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$11,181
2009	$13,474
2010	$12,935
2011	$12,714
2012	$13,551
2013	$13,755
2014	$15,392
2015	$8,195
2016	$9,164
2017	$9,707
2018	$10,386
2019	$10,187
2020	$9,931
2021	$16,577
2022	$16,470
2023	$16,732

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$27,6362024–25Skip 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 Southern Oregon University rose from $19,236 (2009) to $27,636 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$19,236
2010	$18,252
2011	$18,153
2012	$18,079
2013	$18,285
2014	$19,231
2015	$20,949
2016	$15,190
2017	$15,364
2018	$15,810
2019	$17,015
2020	$17,755
2021	$18,393
2022	$24,475
2023	$25,950
2024	$27,636

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
2000	$3,369	$10,515
2001	$3,555	$10,971
2002	$3,687	$11,526
2003	$4,153	$12,823
2004	$4,697	$15,146
2005	$5,005	$16,054
2006	$5,233	$16,918
2007	$5,481	$17,236
2008	$5,667	$18,669
2013	$7,438	$19,900
2014	$7,701	$21,279
2015	$8,145	$22,365
2016	$8,523	$23,170
2017	$9,287	$24,630
2018	$9,615	$25,545
2019	$10,479	$26,814
2020	$10,710	$27,990
2021	$11,142	$28,962
2022	$11,691	$30,051
2023	$12,093	$30,723

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

Southern Oregon University reports published tuition by residency: $12,762 in-state versus $31,887 out-of-state — a $19,125 gap that makes state lines part of the decision. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

Southern Oregon University reports 2,751 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

42.5% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at Southern 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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42.5%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 Southern Oregon University rose from 27.7% (entered 1991) to 42.5% (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	27.7%
1992 cohort	26.4%
1993 cohort	25.6%
1994 cohort	30.8%
1995 cohort	30.9%
1996 cohort	31.4%
1997 cohort	34.6%
1998 cohort	35.8%
1999 cohort	40.1%
2000 cohort	37.6%
2001 cohort	35.4%
2002 cohort	35.7%
2003 cohort	31.4%
2004 cohort	30.9%
2005 cohort	33.1%
2006 cohort	31.5%
2007 cohort	36.7%
2008 cohort	39.6%
2009 cohort	37.1%
2010 cohort	38.8%
2011 cohort	37.9%
2012 cohort	40.1%
2013 cohort	45.8%
2014 cohort	46.6%
2015 cohort	41%
2016 cohort	46.4%
2017 cohort	44.2%
2018 cohort	42.5%

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)	$12,162	$4,375
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$14,697	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$15,291	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$14,424	$5,406
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$14,113	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$14,175	$6,114
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$14,317	$5,921
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$14,416	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$14,608	$5,250
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$14,500	$4,667
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$14,000	$5,000
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$14,500	$5,500
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$15,732	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$17,837	$7,500
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$18,168	$8,334
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$20,500	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$21,568	$9,668
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$23,000	$11,500
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$23,300	$11,500
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$21,313	$11,000
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$20,629	$10,511
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$21,000	$10,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$21,497	$10,801
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$20,332	$11,000

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

$39,326

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$45,016

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$49,175

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

Southern Oregon University admitted 2,056 of 2,320 applicants in Fall 2024. The 88.6% rate describes that application pool.

88.6%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $12,093 in-state tuition · 2023–24 2,751 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Tests not considered · Fall 2024

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Admissions

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

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In the Fall 2024 cycle, Southern Oregon University received 2,320 applications and admitted 2,056 (88.6%), with 603 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

88.6%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	85.2%
Fall 2002	91.7%
Fall 2003	85.1%
Fall 2004	90.1%
Fall 2005	74.9%
Fall 2006	80.2%
Fall 2007	93.2%
Fall 2008	82.9%
Fall 2009	88.8%
Fall 2010	78.2%
Fall 2011	59.5%
Fall 2012	74.6%
Fall 2013	73%
Fall 2014	77.4%
Fall 2015	95.2%
Fall 2016	78.2%
Fall 2017	78.5%
Fall 2018	76.5%
Fall 2019	78.2%
Fall 2020	90.4%
Fall 2021	89.7%
Fall 2022	88%
Fall 2023	82.7%
Fall 2024	88.6%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

980–1230Fall 2021 · 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	930	1145
Fall 2002	920	1140
Fall 2003	910	1140
Fall 2004	910	1150
Fall 2005	910	1140
Fall 2006	920	1140
Fall 2007	900	1140
Fall 2008	880	1120
Fall 2009	890	1140
Fall 2010	890	1140
Fall 2011	890	1130
Fall 2012	890	1150
Fall 2013	910	1130
Fall 2014	910	1130
Fall 2015	900	1140
Fall 2016	900	1130
Fall 2017	870	1120
Fall 2018	920	1150
Fall 2019	980	1200
Fall 2020	980	1200
Fall 2021	980	1230

IPEDS Fall 2001–2021, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

18–25Fall 2021 · 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 2001	19	25
Fall 2002	19	24
Fall 2004	20	25
Fall 2005	18	24
Fall 2006	20	25
Fall 2007	19	25
Fall 2011	19	25
Fall 2012	19	25
Fall 2014	20	25
Fall 2015	19	26
Fall 2016	19	25
Fall 2017	20	26
Fall 2018	19	25
Fall 2019	18	25
Fall 2020	18	25
Fall 2021	18	25

IPEDS Fall 2001–2021, 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

2,751Fall 2024Skip to data table

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

Undergraduate enrollment at Southern Oregon University fell from 4,597 (Fall 2002) to 2,751 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	4,597
Fall 2003	4,712
Fall 2004	4,435
Fall 2005	4,251
Fall 2006	4,127
Fall 2007	4,082
Fall 2008	4,103
Fall 2009	4,134
Fall 2010	4,486
Fall 2011	4,804
Fall 2012	4,639
Fall 2013	4,436
Fall 2014	4,397
Fall 2015	4,316
Fall 2016	4,391
Fall 2017	4,399
Fall 2018	4,048
Fall 2019	3,787
Fall 2020	3,462
Fall 2021	3,208
Fall 2022	2,898
Fall 2023	2,911
Fall 2024	2,751

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

68%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 Southern Oregon University has held near 68% from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	69%
Fall 2003 cohort	63%
Fall 2004 cohort	65%
Fall 2005 cohort	65%
Fall 2006 cohort	66%
Fall 2007 cohort	66%
Fall 2008 cohort	68%
Fall 2009 cohort	70%
Fall 2010 cohort	69%
Fall 2011 cohort	68%
Fall 2012 cohort	67%
Fall 2013 cohort	74%
Fall 2014 cohort	72%
Fall 2015 cohort	68%
Fall 2016 cohort	72%
Fall 2017 cohort	69%
Fall 2018 cohort	70%
Fall 2019 cohort	68%
Fall 2020 cohort	69%
Fall 2021 cohort	71%
Fall 2022 cohort	68%
Fall 2023 cohort	68%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about Southern Oregon University

Faculty pay at Southern Oregon University averages $116,652 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes Southern Oregon University as a primarily residential campus of 2,751 undergraduates — and 67.8% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

Southern Oregon University reported not considering test scores in Fall 2024, when its admission rate was 88.6%. Review Southern 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 Southern 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

Southern Oregon University88.6%

Oregon median85.2%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

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

Southern Oregon University$12,762

Oregon median$22,220

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

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

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

Southern Oregon University$49,175

Oregon median$57,671

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

Southern Oregon University, Oregon and national reference values
Metric & basis	Southern Oregon University	Oregon median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	88.6%	85.2%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$12,762	$22,220	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$49,175	$57,671	$53,781

Published earnings by bachelor's field of study

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

Southern 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 19 fields & earnings

Bachelor's field of study (CIP category)	Median earnings, 4 yrs after completion
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$75,596
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$65,171
Mathematics	$64,748
Biology, General	$63,008
Social Sciences, General	$61,526
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$59,008
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	$57,299
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$53,584
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$52,763
English Language and Literature, General	$49,706
Communication and Media Studies	$49,511
Psychology, General	$48,217
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$44,945
Sociology and Anthropology	$43,982
History	$43,195
Visual and Performing Arts, General	$43,044
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$38,487
Music	$36,201
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies	$36,135

These 19 fields listed for Southern Oregon University measure earnings after completion. The $49,175 institution-level snapshot above measures earnings after entry; it is not the same cohort or a total for these fields. 29 additional Southern Oregon University fields have earnings withheld under federal privacy rules.

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does Southern Oregon University report?

Southern Oregon University did not consider scores in Fall 2024: 88.6% admitted. Check current requirements.

What is Southern Oregon University's acceptance rate?

88.6% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 2,056 admitted from 2,320 applicants.

How much does Southern Oregon University cost?

In-state tuition is $12,762; out-of-state students pay $31,887. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does Southern Oregon University report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $49,175. Major figures measure four years after completion. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Oregon

Corban University — 93.9% admitted
Western Oregon University — 98.1% admitted
University of Portland — 89.2% admitted
Portland State University — 90.9% 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.