Oregon State University-Cascades Campus

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Oregon State University-Cascades Campus

Oregon State University-Cascades Campus operates as a public institution located in Bend, Oregon (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 1,044 students of which 1,275 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. Oregon State University-Cascades Campus is categorized as “-2” 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 63.1%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,255 and an ACT midpoint of 25. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $18,048, with published in-state tuition of $13,566 and a Pell grant recipient share of 27.4%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $21,221, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 53.8%, and the first-year retention rate is 75.0%. Graduates earn a median of $64,010 ten years after enrolling, compared with $50,843 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 880100.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 70.8% 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.