Monmouth, OR
Western Oregon University
https://www.wou.eduRepayment outcome
86.1%
of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.
Money
$23,300–$52,100
middle 50% · median $38,500
Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed
College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.
Net price
after grants & scholarships
$16,732
Median debt
of borrowers at graduation
$17,500
Sticker price
before any aid
$21,732
Default rate
9.3%
Earnings by major
Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data
A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.
- Computer Science$52,607
- Education$48,041
- Criminal Justice$38,529
- Interdisciplinary$36,848
- Business$36,382
- Communication and Media Studies.$32,467
- Psychology$31,660
- Biology$31,314
- Health Professions$31,133
- Social Sciences$29,685
- English & Literature$28,236
- Foreign Languages$26,850
- Parks & Fitness$26,850
- Visual & Performing Arts$26,715
Academics
Acceptance
88.2%
Avg SAT
950
Enrollment
5,142
What students study
16 fields offered
Business
15% of degrees awarded — the most popular field
- 02Interdisciplinary10.7%
- 03Education9.7%
- 04Social Sciences9.0%
- 05Psychology8.1%
- 06Criminal Justice8.0%
- 07Foreign Languages5.5%
- 08Communications5.4%
- 09Visual & Performing Arts5.3%
- 10Parks & Fitness5.1%
- 11Health Professions4.3%
- 12English & Literature4.0%
- 13Computer Science2.6%
- 14Biology2.0%
- 15Math & Statistics2.0%
- 16Physical Sciences1.5%