Public · University

Eastern Oregon University

La Grande, Oregon · Remote town

#4 best value in Oregon
98.3%
Admit rate
$17,148
Avg net price
43%
Graduation rate
$50,112
Median earnings

Eastern Oregon University is a public bachelor's-granting institution in La Grande, Oregon (remote town setting), enrolling 2,172 undergraduates.

PublicMidsize · 2,172 undergradsRemote townAccessible · 98% admitNAIA Division I · Frontier ConferenceCold winters

About La Grande, Oregon

La Grande is a city in and the county seat of Union County, Oregon, United States. Originally named "Brownsville," it was forced to change its name because that name was being used for a city in Linn County. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Remote town
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
150 miles to Boise, ID
To the ocean
246 miles
Nearest airport
45 miles to Eastern Oregon Regional Airport at Pendleton (PDT)

How Eastern Oregon University compares

Selectivity98.3%

More selective than 7% · #21 most selective of 23 in Oregon

Graduation rate43%

Higher than 28% · #19 of 22 in Oregon

First-year retention71%

Higher than 35%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$50,112

Higher than 39% · #19 of 24 in Oregon

Average net price$17,148

Cheaper than 63% · #4 cheapest of 21 in Oregon

Median debt at graduation$20,500

Lower than 72%

Student–faculty ratio14 : 1

Lower than 42%

Undergraduate enrollment2,172

Larger than 60%

Percentiles compare Eastern Oregon University with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Oregon.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

2,564students
  • Undergraduate2,17285%
  • Graduate39215%

Undergraduates by gender

2,172undergrads
  • Women1,29860%
  • Men87440%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White66%
  • Black1.9%
  • Hispanic15%
  • Asian1.0%
  • Other or multiracial16%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
2,172
Graduate enrollment
392
Student–faculty ratio
14 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
35%
First-generation students
46%
Students over 25
39%
Median family income
$32,240
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$76,932
Endowment
$18,485,220

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 267 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Oregon68%
  • Other U.S. states32%

A regional draw: about 67% of first-years come from Oregon, the rest from elsewhere.

Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Admissions

Admission rate
98.3%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Cost

In-state tuition
$11,076
Out-of-state tuition
$25,431
Room & board
$11,787
Books & supplies
$1,275
Total cost of attendance
$26,718
Average net price
$17,148

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated (within 6 years)
43%
Graduated on time (4 years)
29%
First-year retention
71%
Transferred to another college
27%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$43,034
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$50,112
Median debt at graduation
$20,500
Students with federal loans
37%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
40%

About 14% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
29%
Low-income (Pell)
39%
First-generation
36%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
Yes
Dorm capacity
407
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
19%
Housing charge (year)
$6,530
Meal plan (year)
$5,060
Application fee
$50
Athletics
NAIA Division I
Football conference
Frontier Conference
Varsity athletes
683 (405 men · 278 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (9)

Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)279
Football126
Soccer72
Wrestling64
Baseball47
Basketball31
Softball28
Volleyball21
Lacrosse15

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
1.4 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
7
Property offenses (2022–2024)
5

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 5 campuses (2,894 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

4.0reported offenses a year
2.3 violent a year1.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Rape
1.7
Burglary
1.0
Fondling
0.3
Aggravated assault
0.3
Motor vehicle theft
0.3
Arson
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$12,563
$30–48k
$11,150
$48–75k
$14,208
$75–110k
$22,566
$110k+
$21,835

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Four-year (or more) true cost

Net price for your family's income, projected across the time it actually takes students here to graduate.

Est. total to a degree
$63,607

$14,208/year × about 4.5 years — most students here don't finish in exactly four, and each extra term adds cost. A planning estimate from net-price and graduation-timing data, not a bill.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

94%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$3,084
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 94% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $3,084. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 245 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$50,112
Typical debt at graduation
$20,500
Debt vs. one year's pay
41%
Out-earn a HS grad
61%

Typical debt would take roughly 4.1 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$47,119
Men
$54,687

Men out-earn women by $7,568 (16%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
87°F
Winter low
24°F
Annual rain
17.4″
Annual snow
9.4″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.01.12.2JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, LA Grande, OR US station (0.9 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.