Eastern Oregon University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Eastern Oregon University

Eastern Oregon University operates as a public institution located in La Grande, Oregon (town: remote), with a total reported enrollment of 2,172 students of which 4,422 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Eastern Oregon University is categorized as “20” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 98.3%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $17,148, with published in-state tuition of $11,076 and a Pell grant recipient share of 34.8%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $20,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 39.7%, and the first-year retention rate is 71.5%. Graduates earn a median of $50,112 ten years after enrolling, compared with $43,034 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 238000.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 63.5% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.