Western Oregon University

345 North Monmouth Ave
Monmouth, OR 97361-1394
(503) 838-8000
www.wou.edu
fax:(503) 838-8807
president:Mark Weiss
2848 Applications Acceptance Rate 0.88 Graduation Rate 0.44
0.4 0.47

STUDENT RATIO

5263

ENTERING CLASS SIZE

8634 | 21759

IN-STATE | OUT-OF-STATE TUITION

4423

CLASS SIZE

Not Available

MEDIAN ACT SCORES

Average test scores for all first-year students that were accepted and enrolled
480

SAT MATH

470

SAT READING

Not Available

SAT WRITING

Not Available

ACT COMPOSITE

Admissions Statistics

Graduation Rate (Gender)

0.4
0.47
Men
Women
SAT Math Scores
25%
50%
75%
420
480
540
SAT Critical Reading Scores
25%
50%
75%
410
470
530
SAT Writing Scores
25%
50%
75%
0
Not Available
0
ACT Composite Scores
25%
50%
75%
0
Not Available
0
Financial Aid Statistics
0
Percent of students receiving student loan

Student Debt & Earnings Post Graduation

Median Debt Upon Graduation

$25000

Average Monthly Payment

$278

Median Earnings

$38500

% of students earning 25K or above post graduation

58%
URL Applywww.wou.edu/student/admissions/apply_all_groups/undergrad_app.php/
Application Fee60
Percent Admitted (Men)0.85
Percent Admitted (Women)0.9
Part-time Undergraduate Enrollment840
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are American Indian or Alaska Native0.02
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Asian/Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.06
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Black or African American0.03
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Hispanic/Latino0.1
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are White0.69
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are two or more races0
Percent of undergraduate enrollment that are Race/ethnicity unknown0.04
Percent of full-time first-time undergraduates receiving any financial aid0.88
Average amount of student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates6504
Average amount of other student loan aid received by full-time first-time undergraduates10057
Applicants Men1170
Applicants Women1678
Admissions Total2512
Admissions Men994
Admissions Women1518
ACT English 25th percentile score0
ACT English 75th percentile score0
ACT Math 25th percentile score0
ACT Math 75th percentile score0
ACT Writing 25th percentile score0
ACT Writing 75th percentile score0
Average SAT Score950
Median ACT English ScoreNot Available
Median ACT Math ScoreNot Available
ACT Median Writing ScoreNot Available
Percent of all federal undergraduate students receiving a federal student loan (Excludes Parent Plus loans)66%
% of loans where $1 or more of principal has been paid (3 years after graduation)81%
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