College ROI in Oregon
See the strongest eligible ROI and value signals, then browse every covered college located in the state.
STATE PRICE CONTEXT · 2024
Oregon's everyday prices are 3.4% above the U.S. average
This statewide BEA benchmark helps put college budgets in context. It is not tuition, a campus-specific cost estimate or an input to our ROI rankings.
- Overall prices
- 103.4
- Housing
- 108.6
- Utilities
- 107.0
Best estimated 10-year return
17 colleges meet the consistent ROI screen.
1Oregon Institute of TechnologyKlamath Falls · Public+49%2Linfield UniversityMcMinnville · Private nonprofit+33%3University of PortlandPortland · Private nonprofit+17%4Oregon State University-Cascades CampusBend · Public−20%5Oregon State UniversityCorvallis · Public−22%6Portland State UniversityPortland · Public−37%7University of OregonEugene · Public−44%8George Fox UniversityNewberg · Private nonprofit−44%9Pacific UniversityForest Grove · Private nonprofit−61%10Reed CollegePortland · Private nonprofit−64%
Most earnings per price dollar
Observed five-year earnings divided by annual average net price.
1Portland State UniversityPortland · Public6.1×2Oregon Institute of TechnologyKlamath Falls · Public5.2×3Oregon State University-Cascades CampusBend · Public3.6×4Oregon State UniversityCorvallis · Public3.3×5Linfield UniversityMcMinnville · Private nonprofit3.1×6Southern Oregon UniversityAshland · Public3.1×7Eastern Oregon UniversityLa Grande · Public3.1×8Western Oregon UniversityMonmouth · Public3.1×9University of PortlandPortland · Private nonprofit2.8×10University of OregonEugene · Public2.7×
LOW DEBT · SOLID COMPLETION
Where completer borrowers leave with less federal debt
Limited to currently operating colleges with at least 500 students and a completion rate at or above the Oregon median among debt-reporting colleges.
1Sumner CollegePortland · Private for-profit$16,500median federal debt83%college completion2Lewis & Clark CollegePortland · Private nonprofit$19,500median federal debt75%college completion3University of OregonEugene · Public$20,139median federal debt72%college completion4Eastern Oregon UniversityLa Grande · Public$20,500median federal debt43%college completion5Portland State UniversityPortland · Public$20,500median federal debt53%college completion6Western Oregon UniversityMonmouth · Public$20,609median federal debt47%college completion7Oregon State UniversityCorvallis · Public$21,221median federal debt70%college completion8Oregon State University-Cascades CampusBend · Public$21,221median federal debt56%college completion9University of PortlandPortland · Private nonprofit$21,370median federal debt80%college completion10Reed CollegePortland · Private nonprofit$21,500median federal debt71%college completion
Debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded. This view does not rank ROI or guarantee affordability.ALL COLLEGES IN OR
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69 matching colleges · page 3 of 3
The directory includes every College Scorecard institution assigned to Oregon, including online-only colleges at their federal administrative location and historical records marked as not currently operating. Online-only colleges are labeled and excluded from state top-10 lists because their students are not confined to that state. “Not available” means a required federal value was missing or suppressed. Top-10 ROI eligibility requires current operating status, a reported bachelor’s-level program, at least 500 students, observed earnings and average net price of at least $1,000.