Colleges

Colleges in Oregon

Oregon has 18 four-year colleges with at least 500 undergraduates: 9 public and 9 private. The largest is Oregon State University, with 30,743 undergraduates.

School	City	Type	Undergrads	Acceptance rate	SAT middle 50%	In-state tuition	Avg. net price	Grad rate
Oregon State University	Corvallis	public	30,743	77.3%	1140–1400	$14,400	$19,604	70.1%
University of Oregon	Eugene	public	20,497	88.3%	1130–1360	$16,137	$22,182	71.7%
Portland State University	Portland	public	13,182	90.9%		$11,679	$9,552	52.7%
Western Oregon University	Monmouth	public	3,103	98.1%		$11,879	$17,237	47.1%
University of Portland	Portland	private	2,957	89.2%	1160–1370	$58,100	$28,210	79.8%
Oregon Institute of Technology	Klamath Falls	public	2,892	95%	1000–1270	$13,260	$15,706	53.8%
Southern Oregon University	Ashland	public	2,751	88.6%		$12,762	$16,732	42.5%
George Fox University	Newberg	private	2,699	93.5%	1070–1340	$42,750	$31,679	72%
Eastern Oregon University	La Grande	public	2,172	98.3%		$11,076	$17,148	43%
Lewis & Clark College	Portland	private	2,120	78.5%		$64,828	$36,013	75.4%
Linfield University	McMinnville	private	1,621	85.2%		$50,850	$26,536	70.5%
Willamette University	Salem	private	1,592	77.1%	1240–1440	$51,156	$25,121	71.2%
Pacific University	Forest Grove	private	1,516	89.6%	900–1240	$56,374	$35,273	67%
Reed College	Portland	private	1,320	24.6%	1290–1520	$69,350	$33,013	71.5%
Oregon State University-Cascades Campus	Bend	public	1,044	63.1%	1143–1318	$13,566	$18,048	55.6%
Oregon Health & Science University	Portland	public	836
Corban University	Salem	private	678	93.9%		$40,280	$28,035	60.6%
Bushnell University	Eugene	private	517	67.3%		$35,800	$20,789	56%

A blank cell means the school did not report that figure. Net price is the average cost after grants for students receiving federal aid. Graduation rate is within six years.

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Frequently asked questions

How many colleges are in Oregon?

18 four-year public and private nonprofit colleges with at least 500 undergraduates, 9 public and 9 private, according to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard. Community colleges, for-profit schools, and online-only schools are not counted.

What is the hardest college to get into in Oregon?

By acceptance rate, Reed College (24.6%), Oregon State University-Cascades Campus (63.1%), Bushnell University (67.3%), Willamette University (77.1%), Oregon State University (77.3%) are the most selective.

What is the cheapest public college in Oregon?

Eastern Oregon University has the lowest published in-state tuition and fees of the public four-year colleges here, at $11,076 a year. That is the sticker price before financial aid.

Source: College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data (U.S. Department of Education), 2026-06-10 release. These are federal figures. Schools with a linked profile have also been checked against their own filings; the others have not.