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Oregon Health & Science University

Portland, Oregon·Public, 4-year or above·Far West·ohsu.edu
Total enrollment
2,942
peer median 8,531
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Program outcomes

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

Of 45 Title IV programs, 10 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 35 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
45
Passing
10
22.2% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

45programs
  • Passing10 · 22.2%
  • No Data35 · 77.8%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
10
No data
35

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.

10
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
Graduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+33.2%
$77,291 vs $58,014
Public Health
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+73.6%
$100,687 vs $58,014
Biomathematics Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Master's Degree · Biological And Biomedical Sciences
+85.9%
$95,840 vs $51,545
Medicine
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+94.5%
$112,813 vs $58,014
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+122.2%
$128,912 vs $58,014
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+131.0%
$134,001 vs $58,014
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+144.6%
$141,879 vs $58,014
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+163.3%
$152,722 vs $58,014

Debt vs earnings

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

8
Medicine
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
198%
$222,810 debt · $112,813 earn
Dentistry
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
168%
$296,712 debt · $176,188 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
91%
$121,780 debt · $134,001 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
First Professional Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
55%
$83,528 debt · $152,722 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
54%
$76,455 debt · $141,879 earn
Public Health
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
42%
$41,959 debt · $100,687 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
31%
$40,169 debt · $128,912 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
16%
$16,625 debt · $104,592 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Accredited since 1980Next review Oct 2029

Programmatic accreditations · 17

Action history · 47

  1. Oct 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RADTT) - Programs for radiation therapists
  2. Aug 2025Removal of Monitoring Status
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Predoctoral
  3. Aug 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Post Doctoral - Advanced dental education programs (advanced education in general dentistry and general practice residency)
  4. Aug 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Periodontics
  5. Aug 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Predoctoral

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 282 students received $1.4M in Pell grants, alongside $75.4M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
282
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.4M
$1,409,014 total
Direct Loans
$75.4M
2,786 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

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20
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21
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22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.0M
462 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.7M
463 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$38.0M
1,066 loan awards
Parent PLUS$457K
22 loan awards
Grad PLUS$32.3M
773 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.

Of 712 borrowers who entered repayment, 2 (0.2%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.2%
-2.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
712
Defaulted
2
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
0.8%
2017
1.0%
2018
0.1%
2019
0.2%
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 Oregon Health & Science

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs39
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

921 total completions
01Health Professions
85692.9%
02Biological Sciences
424.6%
03Engineering
141.5%
04Family/Consumer Sci
60.7%
05Multi/Interdisciplinary
30.3%
06Education
00.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
2,942
12-mo unduplicated
3,226
Undergraduate
945
Graduate
2,281

Gender split

Men
30%971
Women
70%2,255

Race / ethnicity composition

White
62.3%
Hispanic
21.3%
Asian
6.3%
Two or more
5.6%
Black
2.5%
Non-resident
0.6%
Unknown
0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
33.45
96 offenses · 2,870 students

3-year trend

29.982 yrs ago35.191 yr ago33.45Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
292
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
32
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
2
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
46
Burglary
28
Fondling
8
Aggravated assault
6
Rape
3
Arson
3
Murder
1
Robbery
1

By location

96total
  • On campus46
  • Non-campus50

VAWA offenses

16
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
3
Stalking
19 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons110
Drugs110
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Data quality: 8 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
5.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
2,055

Oregon Health & Science vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Oregon Health & Science selected for federal comparison reporting.

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
SubjectOregon Health & Science University
2,942
University of California-San Francisco
3,007
Lower Columbia College
2,724$8,222Community College
San Bernardino Valley College
14,055$8,234Community College
Mt San Jacinto Community College District
17,627$7,098Community College
Sierra College
19,125$4,462Community College
Peer group median8,531$7,660

Frequently asked questions about Oregon Health & Science University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Oregon Health & Science.

How many students attend Oregon Health & Science University?

Oregon Health & Science University reports a total enrollment of 2,942 students per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Oregon Health & Science University located?

Oregon Health & Science University is located in Portland, Oregon 97239-3098.

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