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Oregon State University-Cascades Campus

Bend, Oregon · Public · 4-year · City

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At a glance

Average net price
$18,048What students typically pay per year after grants and scholarships.
Acceptance rate
63%
Graduation rate
54%Share of students who finish within 150% of the normal time.
Undergraduates
1,044
In-state tuition
$13,566Published price before aid.
Out-of-state tuition
$37,356
SAT midpoint
1,223
Median earnings, 10 yrs
$64,010Median earnings of former students ten years after they first enrolled.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Data year: 2022-23 academic year. Updated September 2026. Figures are averages across all students and will differ from what any individual pays.

How it compares to similar colleges

Each rating covers one measure against public 4-year colleges nationally. Five stars means the top fifth on that measure. There is no overall score, because which of these matters is your call.

Affordability

$18,048

Better than 23% of public 4-year colleges (565 compared).

Completion

54%

Better than 54% of public 4-year colleges (566 compared).

Earnings

$64,010

Better than 78% of public 4-year colleges (590 compared).

Debt at graduation

$21,221

Better than 46% of public 4-year colleges (588 compared).

What these ratings are based on
Affordability
Based on average net price: what students receiving federal aid actually paid, after grants and scholarships. Your own cost depends on your family's finances.
Completion
Based on the share of first-time, full-time students who graduate within 150% of normal time. It excludes transfer and part-time students, which understates colleges serving many of them.
Earnings
Based on median earnings ten years after students first enrolled. It reflects the subjects a college teaches and the region it sits in as much as its teaching.
Debt at graduation
Based on median federal loan debt among students who completed. Private and parent loans are not included, so real totals are often higher.
Why there is no rating for selectivity
A lower acceptance rate is selectivity, not quality. Awarding stars for it would be us inventing a value judgement and hiding it behind a number.

What it actually costs

Published cost

$29,798

The sticker price: tuition, fees, housing, food and books for one academic year, before any aid.

Average net price

$18,048

What students receiving federal aid actually paid on average, after grants and scholarships. This is the more useful number, though your own figure depends on your family’s finances.

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Outcomes

Graduation, retention, debt and earnings for Oregon State University-Cascades Campus
Graduation rateWithin 150% of normal time54%
Retention rateFirst-year students who return75%
Median debt at graduationFederal loans only, students who completed$21,221
Median earnings, 10 years after entryFormer students, working and not enrolled$64,010

What graduates of each major earn

Median earnings one year after finishing, for people who took that subject here. This is the figure a college-wide median hides: the spread between subjects at one college is usually far wider than the spread between colleges.

Bachelor’s programs at Oregon State University-Cascades Campus by graduate earnings
MajorEarnings, 1 yrDegrees awarded
Computer Science$85,37635
Construction Engineering$80,9362
Industrial Engineering$78,4251
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$77,6364
Manufacturing Engineering$72,1542
Chemical Engineering$71,6183
Engineering, Other$71,549Not reported
Civil Engineering$70,6353
Nuclear Engineering$69,657Not reported
Mechanical Engineering$68,68610
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$68,223Not reported
Management Information Systems and Services$63,0001
Agricultural Engineering$54,095Not reported
Accounting and Related Services$53,6941
Finance and Financial Management Services$52,1563
Agricultural Business and Management$52,031Not reported
Forest Engineering$51,2791
Physics$48,169Not reported
Biomedical/Medical Engineering$48,1342
Business Administration, Management and Operations$47,55516
Economics$45,7083
Mathematics$45,2041
Marketing$45,0153
Food Science and Technology$43,923Not reported
Chemistry$41,779Not reported
Communication and Media Studies$40,737Not reported
Public Health$40,6824
Natural Resources Conservation and Research$39,4793
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$39,450Not reported
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy$39,4225
Sociology$39,1931
Political Science and Government$39,1572
Agriculture, General$39,1451
Plant Sciences$38,3972
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$38,0831
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services$37,913Not reported
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$37,610Not reported
Design and Applied Arts$35,6141
Social Sciences, General$35,590Not reported
Psychology, General$34,73613
History$34,5892
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$34,5663
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$34,510Not reported
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies$34,451Not reported
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs$33,6425
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$33,5436
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management$33,3143
Animal Sciences$32,8933
Anthropology$32,5732
Biology, General$30,9827
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$30,0362
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$29,8608
Music$29,630Not reported
English Language and Literature, General$29,154Not reported
Zoology/Animal Biology$27,4912
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services$23,086Not reported
Botany/Plant BiologyNot reported1
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherNot reported1
Nutrition SciencesNot reported1
Education, GeneralNot reported1
Sustainability StudiesNot reported1
Geography and CartographyNot reportedNot reported
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities ManagementNot reportedNot reported
Area StudiesNot reportedNot reported
BiotechnologyNot reportedNot reported
Architectural EngineeringNot reportedNot reported
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsNot reportedNot reported
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and ManagementNot reportedNot reported
Apparel and TextilesNot reportedNot reported
Religion/Religious StudiesNot reportedNot reported
Hospitality Administration/ManagementNot reportedNot reported
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsNot reportedNot reported
Maritime StudiesNot reportedNot reported
Fine and Studio ArtsNot reportedNot reported
Natural SciencesNot reportedNot reported
ForestryNot reportedNot reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsNot reportedNot reported
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesNot reportedNot reported
Atmospheric Sciences and MeteorologyNot reportedNot reported
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational BiologyNot reportedNot reported
PhilosophyNot reportedNot reported
Marine SciencesNot reportedNot reported
Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftNot reportedNot reported
Public Policy AnalysisNot reportedNot reported
Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralNot reportedNot reported
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesNot reportedNot reported
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherNot reportedNot reported

All 87 bachelor’s programs this college reported.

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