University of Oregon

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

University of Oregon operates as a public institution located in Eugene, Oregon (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 20,497 students of which 21,279 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. University of Oregon is categorized as “15” 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 88.3%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,272. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $22,182, with published in-state tuition of $16,137 and a Pell grant recipient share of 21.3%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $20,139, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 71.6%, and the first-year retention rate is 86.4%. Graduates earn a median of $61,324 ten years after enrolling, compared with $46,084 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 668200.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 66.7% 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.