Western Oregon University

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

Western Oregon University operates as a public institution located in Monmouth, Oregon (town: fringe), with a total reported enrollment of 3,103 students of which 6,141 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. Western Oregon University is categorized as “18” 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 98.1%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $17,237, with published in-state tuition of $11,879 and a Pell grant recipient share of 41.1%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $20,609, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 46.0%, and the first-year retention rate is 72.7%. Graduates earn a median of $51,815 ten years after enrolling, compared with $42,537 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 286300.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 58.8% 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.