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Bushnell University

Eugene, Oregon·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Far West·bushnell.edu
6-yr Graduation
56%
-2.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Total enrollment
761
peer median 805
Avg net price
$23,520
+$2.6k vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
871
871 candidates competed
Admitted
586
67.3% acceptance rate
Enrolled
109
18.6% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
56%-2.0pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
4-year graduation
53%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
56%
Full-time retention
76%

Pell equity

28.0pp gap
Pell recipients
39%
Non-Pell
67%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 28.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 56 Title IV programs, 7 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 49 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
56
Passing
7
12.5% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

56programs
  • Passing7 · 12.5%
  • No Data49 · 87.5%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
6
No data
49

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

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Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
+14.3%
$49,469 vs $43,298
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+29.5%
$46,716 vs $36,082
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Master's Degree · Education
+47.4%
$63,840 vs $43,298
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+51.8%
$88,080 vs $58,014
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Other
Bachelor Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
+59.6%
$57,601 vs $36,082
Business/Commerce General
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+96.9%
$71,050 vs $36,082
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+264.2%
$131,400 vs $36,082

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

3
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
42%
$19,500 debt · $46,716 earn
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Other
Bachelor Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
36%
$20,500 debt · $57,601 earn
Business/Commerce General
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
32%
$22,807 debt · $71,050 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Accredited since 1962Next review Apr 2031

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 5

  1. Jun 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
  2. Apr 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  3. Jul 2017Renewal of Accreditation
    Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
  4. Apr 2017Renewal of Accreditation
    Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
  5. Aug 2012Accreditation Reaffirmed: Probation Removed
    Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$18,377
$30–48k$21,119
$48–75k$19,732
$75–110k$24,304
$110k+$27,182

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$23,520
+$2,580vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs median $20,941
Federal loans
59.1%
In-state tuition
$34,740
Out-of-state
$34,740

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 246 students received $1.4M in Pell grants, alongside $5.4M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
246
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.4M
$1,390,802 total
Direct Loans
$5.4M
733 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

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’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.1M
262 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.3M
297 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$2.0M
118 loan awards
Parent PLUS$788K
46 loan awards
Grad PLUS$118K
10 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 277 borrowers who entered repayment, 5 (1.8%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.8%
-0.5pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
277
Defaulted
5
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
5.7%
2017
4.2%
2018
4.5%
2019
1.8%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Bushnell

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs59
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

237 total completions
01Health Professions
8134.2%
02Business
4318.1%
03Education
4217.7%
04Psychology
239.7%
05Multi/Interdisciplinary
198.0%
06Parks/Recreation
135.5%
07Theology
52.1%
08Biological Sciences
41.7%
09Computer Sciences
41.7%
10Mathematics
31.3%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
761
12-mo unduplicated
898
Undergraduate
557
Graduate
341

Gender split

Men
40%358
Women
60%540

Race / ethnicity composition

White
62.1%
Hispanic
14.1%
Two or more
8.1%
Asian
3.9%
Unknown
3.2%
Non-resident
3.0%
Black
2.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
1.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.9%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
271
147 M · 124 W
Women athletes
45.8%
Athletic aid
$1.4M
Total student aid
Budget
$3.5M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$707K
$661K
Recruiting expense
$10K
$15K
Head-coach salaries
$26K
$22K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 10

Soccer
35 M · 35 W
$620K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
29 M · 21 W
$232K
Baseball
44 M · —
$446K
Basketball
18 M · 11 W
$444K
Track and Field (Indoor)
16 M · 13 W
$29K
Softball
— · 23 W
$266K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.43
1 offenses · 699 students

3-year trend

9.762 yrs ago5.831 yr ago1.43Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
12
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
2
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
2

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

VAWA offenses

1
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
1 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs02
Liquor04

Residence-hall fires

  • BG Residence Hall1 fire
    CookingDamage $0-$99

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
12.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
25

Bushnell vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Bushnell selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectBushnell University
56%—761$23,520Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Corban University
61%93.9%1,029$25,525Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Humphreys University-Stockton and Modesto Campuses
100%—699$11,410Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Heritage University
52%—937$11,893Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Woodbury University
60%81.6%849$28,248Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Faith International University
25%—464$18,361Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Peer group median58%87.8%805$20,941

Institutions like Bushnell

Explore the federal data for institutions in Bushnell's comparison group.

IPEDS

Bushnell Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Team
1 member
  • Angela Doty, Ph.D.
    Dean of Institutional & Academic Effectiveness

Frequently asked questions about Bushnell University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Bushnell.

What is the graduation rate at Bushnell University?

Bushnell University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 56% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Bushnell University?

Bushnell University reports a total enrollment of 761 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Bushnell University?

The average net price at Bushnell University is $23,520 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Bushnell University?

Bushnell University's yield rate is 18.6%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Bushnell University located?

Bushnell University is located in Eugene, Oregon 97401-3745.

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