by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Western Oregon University was awarded 273 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general education.
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Western Oregon State College is ranked #428 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Western Oregon State College held the #533 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Western Oregon State College is also ranked #6 out of 30 schools in Oregon.
Western Oregon University has an acceptance rate of 92%, 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 Western Oregon State College.
At Western Oregon State College, the student to faculty ratio is an excellent 12 to 1. That's much better than the national average of 15 to 1. This indicates that many classes will probably be small, and students will have ample opportunites to work closely with their professors and classmates.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Western Oregon University is 89%. 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 Western 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 Western Oregon State College is 24%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 4,008 undergraduates at Western Oregon State College with 3,421 being full-time and 587 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $13,517 | $13,898 | $14,525 | $17,147 | $18,235 |
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 Western Oregon State College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Western Oregon State College, approximately 93% of students took out student loans averaging $4,972 a year. That adds up to $19,888 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Western Oregon State College is 5.1%. 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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Contact details for Western Oregon State College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 345 Monmouth Ave N, Monmouth, OR 97361-1394 |
| Phone: | 503-838-8000 |
| Website: | https://wou.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/WOUnews |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/wounews |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Education | 158 | NA |
| General Psychology | 109 | $32,010 |
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 103 | $32,858 |
| General Business/Commerce | 96 | $38,319 |
| General Visual & Performing Arts | 86 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 86 | $35,943 |
| Public Health | 54 | $33,521 |
| Health & Physical Education | 52 | $28,229 |
| General Biology | 29 | $26,493 |
| Human Development & Family Studies | 25 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2020-2021, 3,015 students took at least one online class at Western Oregon University. This is a decrease from the 4,426 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 3,015 | 780 |
| 2019-2020 | 4,426 | 4,203 |
| 2018-2019 | 2,032 | 322 |
| 2017-2018 | 1,416 | 261 |
| 2016-2017 | 1,469 | 285 |
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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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