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Eastern Oregon University

La Grande, Oregon·Public, 4-year or above·Far West·eou.edu
6-yr Graduation
43%
+1.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Total enrollment
2,894
peer median 4,047
Avg net price
$17,148
+$5.3k 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
1,599
1,599 candidates competed
Admitted
1,572
98.3% acceptance rate
Enrolled
316
20.1% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
43%+1.5pp vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
4-year graduation
29%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
43%
Full-time retention
71%

Pell equity

14.3pp gap
Pell recipients
36%57 of 157
Non-Pell (all)
50%72 of 143
Subsidized loan, no Pell
54%26 of 48
No Federal Aid
48%46 of 95

Non-Pell students graduate at a 14.3-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

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 59 Title IV programs, 11 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 48 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
59
Passing
11
18.6% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

59programs
  • Passing11 · 18.6%
  • No Data48 · 81.4%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
10
No data
48

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.

11
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies General
Bachelor Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
+18.7%
$42,838 vs $36,082
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
+32.5%
$47,816 vs $36,082
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
+35.2%
$58,528 vs $43,298
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
+35.5%
$48,894 vs $36,082
Social Sciences Other
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
+37.5%
$49,611 vs $36,082
Sports Kinesiology and Physical Education/Fitness
Bachelor Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
+39.3%
$50,279 vs $36,082
Education Other
Bachelor Degree · Education
+41.8%
$51,176 vs $36,082
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
+55.2%
$56,013 vs $36,082

Debt vs earnings

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

11
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies General
Bachelor Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
59%
$25,459 debt · $42,838 earn
Social Sciences Other
Bachelor Degree · Social Sciences
50%
$25,000 debt · $49,611 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Bachelor Degree · Education
50%
$24,547 debt · $48,894 earn
Psychology General
Bachelor Degree · Psychology
50%
$23,678 debt · $47,816 earn
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
47%
$28,729 debt · $60,706 earn
Education Other
Bachelor Degree · Education
39%
$19,791 debt · $51,176 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
38%
$22,454 debt · $58,528 earn
Communication and Media Studies
Bachelor Degree · Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs
37%
$20,612 debt · $56,013 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 1931Next review Oct 2025

Action history · 2

  1. Jan 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
  2. Oct 2018Renewal of Accreditation
    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$12,563
$30–48k$11,150
$48–75k$14,208
$75–110k$22,566
$110k+$21,835

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

Avg net price
$17,148
+$5,324vs Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs median $11,824
Federal loans
37.1%
In-state tuition
$11,076
Out-of-state
$25,431

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, 1,093 students received $5.5M in Pell grants, alongside $13.0M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,093
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$5.5M
$5,502,356 total
Direct Loans
$13.0M
1,768 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
1k
’21
1k
’22
1k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.8M
649 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$3.8M
731 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$3.8M
178 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.7M
128 loan awards
Grad PLUS$957K
82 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 811 borrowers who entered repayment, 11 (1.3%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.3%
-1.0pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
811
Defaulted
11
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
8.6%
2017
7.8%
2018
6.0%
2019
1.3%
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 Eastern Oregon

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs45
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

668 total completions
01Education
15823.7%
02Business
12719.0%
03Parks/Recreation
8212.3%
04Multi/Interdisciplinary
7210.8%
05Computer Sciences
456.7%
06Social Sciences
446.6%
07Psychology
446.6%
08Security/Protective
365.4%
09English Language
355.2%
10History
253.7%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
2,894
12-mo unduplicated
5,000
Undergraduate
4,250
Graduate
750

Gender split

Men
37%1,847
Women
63%3,153

Race / ethnicity composition

White
65.7%
Hispanic
15.1%
Two or more
5.8%
Unknown
5.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
3.0%
Black
1.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.7%
Asian
1.0%
Non-resident
0.7%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
488
298 M · 190 W
Women athletes
38.9%
Athletic aid
$1.3M
Total student aid
Budget
$6.0M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$777K
$497K
Recruiting expense
$26K
$17K
Head-coach salaries
$61K
$52K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 9

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
143 M · 136 W
$514K
Football
126 M · —
$1.2M
Soccer
35 M · 37 W
$568K
Wrestling
38 M · 26 W
$555K
Baseball
47 M · —
$325K
Basketball
16 M · 15 W
$607K

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
0.36
1 offenses · 2,798 students

3-year trend

1.422 yrs ago2.621 yr ago0.36Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
12
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
6
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
4
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
1

Criminal offenses by type

Fondling
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

Includes 1 in residence halls (a subset of on-campus, not added to the total).

VAWA offenses

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

Hate crimes by bias

  • Sexual orientation2

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs03
Liquor020

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
14.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
112

Eastern Oregon vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Eastern Oregon 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
SubjectEastern Oregon University
43%—2,894$17,148Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
California State University-Channel Islands
51%94.8%5,592$9,849Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Indiana University-East
39%67.2%3,203$8,134Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Missouri Southern State University
40%97.0%4,147$12,007Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Bemidji State University
46%56.0%4,072$15,261Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
University of South Carolina Aiken
40%78.5%4,022$11,641Masters Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Peer group median42%78.5%4,047$11,824

Institutions like Eastern Oregon

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

IPEDS

Eastern Oregon Institutional Research office

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

Office
Office of Institutional Research
Email
IR [at] eou.edu
Phone
541-962-3672
Address
One University Boulevard, La Grande, OR 97850-2807

The purpose of institutional research is to collect, analyze and report institutional data and support information needs at system-wide, campus-wide and individual unit level.

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Team
1 member
  • Reza Jalaeian
    Director

Common Data Set

Eastern Oregon's own annual Common Data Set: the most detailed self-reported reference for selectivity, cost, outcomes, and the student body.

Source publications

Frequently asked questions about Eastern Oregon University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Eastern Oregon.

What is the graduation rate at Eastern Oregon University?

Eastern Oregon University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 43% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Eastern Oregon University?

Eastern Oregon University reports a total enrollment of 2,894 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Eastern Oregon University?

The average net price at Eastern Oregon University is $17,148 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Eastern Oregon University?

Eastern Oregon University's yield rate is 20.1%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Eastern Oregon University located?

Eastern Oregon University is located in La Grande, Oregon 97850.

Who runs Institutional Research at Eastern Oregon University?

Eastern Oregon University's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
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