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Eastern Oregon University: cost, admission and results

Eastern Oregon University is a public college in La Grande, Oregon. It has about 2,172 undergraduate students. It admits 98% of applicants. The average net price for students with federal aid is $15,665 a year.

At a glance

  • 98%Admission rate
  • $15,665Net price a year
  • 38%Graduation rate
  • $53,987Median earnings, 10 years on
Location
La Grande, Oregon 97850
Type
Public
Degrees
Mostly bachelor's degrees (four-year)
Setting
Remote town
Undergraduate students
2,172
Graduate students
392
Students per teacher
14 to 1
Accredited by
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
Website
eou.edu

Getting in

Eastern Oregon University admits 98% of those who apply, which makes it open to most applicants. The median admission rate of colleges on this site that report one is 77%.

What it costs

Tuition and fees, students from Oregon$11,634
Tuition and fees, students from elsewhere$25,854
Room and meals on campus$12,534
Books and supplies$1,215
Average full cost of a year (tuition, living, books), before aid$26,898
Average net price after grants and scholarships$15,665

The net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average for a year after grants and scholarships were taken off (for a public college, students from inside the state). It is 12% below the median net price of colleges in Oregon on this site ($17,796). International students are normally charged the out-of-state tuition and do not receive US federal aid.

Net price by family income

Family income a yearAverage net price
Up to $30,000$11,751
$30,001 to $48,000$14,170
$48,001 to $75,000$13,022
$75,001 to $110,000$16,440
Above $110,000$22,210

For students who received federal aid. A negative figure means grants were larger than the cost counted.

For an estimate that fits your own family, use the college's net price calculator.

Results

MeasureThis collegeOR medianUS median
Students who come back for a second year71%72%73%
Students who finish their degree (within one and a half times the normal length)38%43%49%
Median earnings 10 years after starting$53,987$54,657$53,132
Median federal loan debt of those who finish$20,000$18,948$19,994

Medians are the middle value of the colleges on this site in Oregon and in the whole country. Completion and return rates count first-time, full-time students. Earnings and debt count students who received federal aid.

The students

38% of undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, the federal grant for students from lower-income families. 36% take a federal student loan. The undergraduate body is 58% women and 42% men. By undergraduate numbers it is number 17 of the 39 colleges in Oregon on this site that report a size; the middle-sized one has 1,592.

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Common questions

What is the acceptance rate of Eastern Oregon University?

Eastern Oregon University admits 98% of applicants, according to the College Scorecard.

How much is tuition at Eastern Oregon University?

Published tuition and fees are $11,634 a year for students from Oregon and $25,854 for others. Most students with aid pay less: see the net price.

What is the graduation rate of Eastern Oregon University?

38% of first-time, full-time students finish within one and a half times the normal length of the course.

Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education, data released on 2 November 2026; checked in November 2026. Net price, debt and earnings describe students who received US federal aid. Costs change each year. This is official data for general information, not advice: confirm costs and admission rules on the college's own website and at collegescorecard.ed.gov.

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