Side-by-Side Comparison of Western Oregon University

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	Southern Arkansas University Main Campus	Clayton State University	Lewis-Clark State College	University of Maine at Farmington	Missouri Western State University	Western Oregon University
Overview
Location	Magnolia, Arkansas	Morrow, Georgia	Lewiston, Idaho	Farmington, Maine	Saint Joseph, Missouri	Monmouth, Oregon
Campus setting	Town: Remote	Suburb: Large	City: Small	Town: Remote	City: Small	Town: Fringe
College type	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public	Public
Calendar system	Semester	Semester	Semester	Semester	Semester	Quarter
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	64.0%	65.0%	63.0%	66.0%	60.0%	65.0%
Common app member	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Religious affiliation
Admission
Acceptance rate	62.6%	62.6%	100.0%	96.7%	Open Admission	91.6%
Application fees	$25	Undergraduate: $40 Graduate: $50	$50	$60	$50	$60
SAT range	930 - 1140	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
ACT range	18 - 25	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Students submitting SAT score	10.0%
Students submitting ACT score	100.0%
Total number of applicants	2,813	1,843	1,580	1,569		2,798
Total number of admissions given out	1,761	1,153	1,580	1,517		2,562
Admitted students who chose to enroll	632	673	394	345		544
Yield rate	35.9%	58.4%	24.9%	22.7%		21.2%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A		N/A
High school GPA	Required	Required	Required	Not required	N/A	Required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Not required	Not required	Required	N/A	Not required
High school transcript	Required	Not required	Not required	Not required	N/A	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Required	Required	Required	N/A	Required
Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $26,411 Out of state: $31,631	In state: $20,827 Out of state: $31,549	In state: $19,042 Out of state: $32,298	In state: $23,872 Out of state: $35,062	In state: $22,745 Out of state: $29,270	In state: $24,075 Out of state: $43,515
Average net price	$14,141	$10,088	$13,267	$14,386	$13,090	$15,181
Tuition	In state: $6,750 Out of state: $11,970	In state: $4,064 Out of state: $14,786	In state: $6,982 Out of state: $20,238	In state: $8,640 Out of state: $19,830	In state: $6,900 Out of state: $13,552	In state: $8,460 Out of state: $27,900
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $4,340 Meal plan: $3,444	Room/dormitory: $6,724 Meal plan: $3,988	Room/dormitory: $3,300 Meal plan: $3,872	Room/dormitory: $5,356 Meal plan: $4,980	Room/dormitory: $5,024 Meal plan: $4,770	Room/dormitory: $9,002 Meal plan: $2,250
Available payment plans	Tuition payment plan		Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan
Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	98.0% Average amount $8,861	86.0% Average amount $7,579	79.0% Average amount $6,095	97.0% Average amount $8,889	98.0% Average amount $8,453	98.0% Average amount $7,891
Students receiving federal student loan	50.0% Average amount $5,247	53.0% Average amount $5,246	50.0% Average amount $4,963	66.0% Average amount $5,154	51.0% Average amount $5,533	93.0% Average amount $4,049
Students taking out private loans	3.0% Average amount $8,817	2.0% Average amount $5,049	2.0% Average amount $12,299	13.0% Average amount $8,516	5.0% Average amount $10,537	6.0% Average amount $13,398
Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	3,160 Men 43.4% Women 56.6%	6,145 Men 29.4% Women 70.6%	3,709 Men 35.1% Women 64.9%	1,580 Men 32.4% Women 67.6%	4,219 Men 37.5% Women 62.5%	3,615 Men 32.6% Women 67.4%
Graduate students	1,274 Men 35.2% Women 64.8%	672 Men 26.9% Women 73.1%	1 Men 100.0% Women 0.0%	298 Men 13.1% Women 86.9%	176 Men 31.8% Women 68.2%	414 Men 30.2% Women 69.8%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Low	Low	Very Low	Very Low	Low	Low
Out-of-state students	28.0%	3.5%	N/A	N/A	17.1%	17.9%
International students	7.5%	1.4%	1.7%	0.2%	1.2%	3.0%
Campus local/setting	Town: Remote	Suburb: Large	City: Small	Town: Remote	City: Small	Town: Fringe
Dormitory capacity	2,032	1,246	456	824	1,239	1,333
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No	No	No	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	Arkansas Texas Louisiana Oklahoma Alabama	Georgia Florida New York South Carolina Ohio	N/A	N/A	Missouri Kansas Nebraska Iowa Texas	Oregon California Washington Hawaii Alaska
Academics
Popular study areas	Liberal Arts Education Business Computer and Information Science Agriculture	Health Professions Business Liberal Arts Psychology Legal Profession	Health Professions Business Liberal Arts Education Public Administration and Social Service	Education Health Professions Business Biological and Biomedical Sciences English Language and Literature	Health Professions Education Kinesiology & Leisure Studies Business Multidisciplinary Studies	Education Multidisciplinary Studies Law Enforcement and Firefighting Health Professions Kinesiology & Leisure Studies
Students to faculty ratio	15:1	19:1	15:1	11:1	17:1	12:1
Institutional accreditation	Higher Learning Commission	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities	New England Commission on Higher Education	Higher Learning Commission	Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
Outcome
Graduation rate	40.1%	35.5%	37.2%	55.5%	36.5%	48.3%
Dropout rate	23.3%	30.9%	39.4%	18.8%	31.3%	49.1%
Transferred out	35.5%	29.1%	20.5%	25.5%	28.3%	N/A
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $54,230 Year 2: $58,402 Year 3: $70,408 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $55,929 Year 2: $55,151 Year 3: $62,262 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $39,925 Year 2: $42,458 Year 3: $42,763 Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $30,784 Year 2: $35,060 Year 3: $38,968 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $29,986 Year 2: $30,228 Year 3: $35,029 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $30,781 Year 2: $33,565 Year 3: $33,986 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $25,194 Year 3: $28,923 Physics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $52,362 Year 2: $52,107 Year 3: N/A Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $33,993 Year 3: N/A Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $58,402 Year 3: N/A	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $66,460 Year 2: $68,394 Year 3: $71,349 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $49,851 Year 2: $53,894 Year 3: $58,608 Health and Medical Administrative Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $39,337 Year 2: $47,260 Year 3: $55,755 Dental Support Services and Allied Professions (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $49,822 Year 2: $52,607 Year 3: $54,250 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $47,042 Year 2: $45,696 Year 3: $50,957 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $35,264 Year 2: $40,492 Year 3: $45,334 History (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $31,128 Year 2: $39,585 Year 3: $44,091 Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $30,047 Year 2: $36,848 Year 3: $42,156 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $43,155 Year 2: $41,937 Year 3: $42,152 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $41,451 Year 2: $37,688 Year 3: $41,796	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $66,573 Year 2: $65,131 Year 3: $71,617 Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $47,142 Year 2: $44,170 Year 3: $48,757 Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $30,283 Year 2: $29,141 Year 3: $45,589 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $35,503 Year 2: $36,745 Year 3: $41,790 Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $39,031 Year 2: $33,281 Year 3: $41,673 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $37,544 Year 2: $40,896 Year 3: $41,145 Social Work (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $31,947 Year 2: $28,960 Year 3: $39,508 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Associate's Degrees) Year 1: $21,098 Year 2: N/A Year 3: $39,438 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $31,269 Year 2: $36,848 Year 3: $38,676 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $29,466 Year 2: $33,687 Year 3: $34,666	Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $34,046 Year 2: $32,882 Year 3: $35,256 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $27,201 Year 2: $29,685 Year 3: $30,614 Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $44,098 Year 2: N/A Year 3: N/A Special Education and Teaching (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $34,672 Year 2: $32,284 Year 3: N/A English Language and Literature, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $27,397 Year 3: N/A Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $18,998 Year 2: $20,687 Year 3: N/A Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $31,057 Year 2: $28,960 Year 3: N/A Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $33,770 Year 2: $30,047 Year 3: N/A Business/Managerial Economics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $36,715 Year 2: $30,771 Year 3: N/A	Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $57,395 Year 2: $57,643 Year 3: $57,081 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $39,358 Year 2: $38,289 Year 3: $47,808 Health and Medical Administrative Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $32,272 Year 2: $43,128 Year 3: $46,120 Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $36,805 Year 2: $39,369 Year 3: $45,979 Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $28,876 Year 2: $37,568 Year 3: $43,766 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $52,160 Year 2: $50,606 Year 3: $43,358 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $40,262 Year 2: $40,821 Year 3: $41,431 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $33,540 Year 2: $33,993 Year 3: $35,458 Social Work (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $30,966 Year 2: $30,119 Year 3: $34,438 Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $33,429 Year 2: $28,753 Year 3: $33,706	Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $63,160 Year 2: $52,607 Year 3: $59,453 Special Education and Teaching (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $49,118 Year 2: $48,667 Year 3: $49,493 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $46,328 Year 2: $44,021 Year 3: $47,168 Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $32,952 Year 2: $32,467 Year 3: $45,939 Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $35,943 Year 2: $38,529 Year 3: $45,374 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $51,778 Year 2: $47,327 Year 3: $42,815 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $37,362 Year 2: $38,505 Year 3: $42,630 Business/Commerce, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $38,319 Year 2: $36,382 Year 3: $40,832 Gerontology (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $33,454 Year 2: $36,848 Year 3: $39,879 Biology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $26,493 Year 2: $31,314 Year 3: $38,433

Side-by-Side Comparison of Western Oregon University

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