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Western Oregon University is a public institution located in Monmouth, Oregon. Monmouth is a great place for students who enjoy small town life.

$33,906 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
92% Acceptance Rate

Where Is Western Oregon University?

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Contact details for Western Oregon State College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 345 Monmouth Ave N, Monmouth, OR 97361-1394
Phone: 503-838-8000
Website: wou.edu
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WOUnews
Twitter: https://twitter.com/wounews

How Do I Get Into Western Oregon State College?

You can apply to Western Oregon State College online at: https://wou.edu/admission/apply/

Admission Requirements for Western Oregon State College

Submission Required?
High School GPA Required
High School Rank Considered but not required
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Considered but not required
Recommendations Considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores Neither required nor recommended
TOEFL Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Western Oregon State College?

92% Acceptance Rate
67% Of Accepted Are Women
Western Oregon State College has the high acceptance rate of 92%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 31% of accepted students are men and 67% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 91%, and the acceptance rate for women is 93%.

Can I Afford Western Oregon University?

$33,906 Net Price
93% Take Out Loans
2.5% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of Western Oregon State College is $33,906. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Western Oregon State College, approximately 93% of students took out student loans averaging $4,972 a year. That adds up to $19,888 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Western Oregon State College is 2.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Western Oregon University Undergraduate Student Diversity

3,049 Full-Time Undergraduates
68% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 3,615 undergraduate students at Western Oregon State College, with 3,049 being full-time and 566 being part-time.

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There are also 414 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,049 full-time undergraduates at Western Oregon State College, 32% are male and 68% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Western Oregon University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 82
Black or African American 88
Hispanic or Latino 666
White 1,772
International Students 98
Other Races/Ethnicities 343

Geographic Diversity

Oregon students aren't the only ones who study at Western Oregon University. At this time, 14 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 23 countries are represented at Western Oregon State College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Saudi Arabia, and Japan.

Online Learning at Western Oregon University

780 Took All Classes Online
3,015 Took At Least One Class Online
300.3% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 3,015 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Western Oregon State College has changed over the last few years.

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Online Growth Rankings of Western Oregon State College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Western Oregon University was 300.3%. This is the #163 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Western Oregon State College regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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