by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Eastern Oregon University was awarded 9 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is education.
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College Factual ranked EOU as #1,246 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when EOU held the #1,330 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 30 colleges in Oregon, EOU is ranked at #19.
Eastern Oregon University has an acceptance rate of 98%, so it is easier to gain admission to this school than some others. Still, the admissions staff will examine your application closely to make sure you're a good fit for EOU.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Eastern Oregon University, this ratio is 15 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Eastern Oregon University is 57%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Eastern Oregon University is 65%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at EOU is 17%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 2,586 undergraduates at EOU with 1,541 being full-time and 1,045 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $11,158 | $13,148 | $14,252 | $19,157 | $18,733 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of EOU, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At EOU, approximately 43% of students took out student loans averaging $6,565 a year. That adds up to $26,260 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at EOU is 6.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Get more details about the location of Eastern Oregon University.
Contact details for EOU are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | One University Blvd, La Grande, OR 97850 |
| Phone: | 541-962-3672 |
| Website: | www.eou.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/eouadmissions |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/eoumountaineers |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 119 | $41,245 |
| Health & Physical Education | 69 | $27,016 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 60 | $31,615 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | 53 | NA |
| Fire Protection | 39 | NA |
| General Psychology | 36 | $29,687 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 25 | NA |
| Other Education | 23 | $37,367 |
| General English Literature | 23 | $20,040 |
| Other Social Sciences | 22 | $27,260 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 2,143 students took at least one online class at Eastern Oregon University. This is a decrease from the 2,621 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 2,143 | 1,624 |
| 2019-2020 | 2,621 | 1,752 |
| 2018-2019 | 2,078 | 1,496 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,987 | 1,341 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,905 | 1,364 |
Learn more about online learning at Eastern Oregon University.
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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