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Ranks 1009th overall and 15th in Oregon

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Demographics – Main Campus and Surrounding Areas

Reported area around or near Ashland, OR 97520

Surrounding communityMidsize suburb (inside urban area but outside city, pop. between 100,000 to 250,000)
Total Population23,871 (20,488 urban / 3,383 rural)
Households10,280 (2.2 people per house)
Families5,670 (2.77 people per family)
Pop. — African American252
Pop. — Asian593
Pop. — Pacific Islander94
Pop. — American Indian / Alaskan Native529
Pop. — White (incl. Hispanic)22,640
Pop. — Other564
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Carnegie Foundation Classification

Master's Colleges and Universities (larger programs)

UndergraduateArts & sciences plus professions, some graduate coexistence
GraduatePostbaccalaureate comprehensive
Undergraduate PopulationFull-time four-year, selective, higher transfer-in
EnrollmentVery high undergraduate
Size & SettingMedium four-year, primarily nonresidential

General Characteristics

Highest offeringMaster's degree
Calendar SystemQuarter
Years of college work requiredN/A
Variable TuitionYes

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance LearningYes
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force NoNo / No / No
Study AbroadYes
Weekend CollegeNo
Teacher CertificationYes

Student Tuition Costs and Fees

What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending Southern Oregon University?

Ranks 741st for total cost of attendance

  In District In State Out of State
FT Undergraduate Tuition $3,960 $3,960 $15,716
FT Undergraduate Required Fees $1,521 $1,521 $1,521
PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour $106 $106 $106
FT Graduate Tuition $9,090 $9,090 $16,011
FT Graduate Required Fees $1,521 $1,521 $1,521
PT Graduate per Credit Hour $299 $299 $299
Total Cost of Attendance — On-Campus $18,372 $18,372 $30,127
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family $6,831 $6,831 $18,586
Total Cost of Attendance — Off-Campus with Family $6,831 $6,831 $18,586

Student Tuition Cost History and Trends

Three year history and trends on the cost of attending

  In District In State Out of State
Published Tuition & Fees $5,005 trend  $5,481 $5,005 trend  $5,481 $16,054 trend  $17,236
  Cost (regardless of residency)
Books & Supplies $1,155 trend  $1,350
On-Campus – Room & Board $7,254 trend  $7,941
On-Campus – Other Expenses $3,966 trend  $3,600
Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board N/A trend  N/A
Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses N/A trend  N/A
Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board N/A trend  N/A

Admission Details

Application Fee RequiredN/A
Undergraduate Application Fee$50
Graduate Application Fee$50
First Professional Application FeeN/A
Applicants 1,871 (804 male / 1,067 female)
Admitted 1,744 (725 male / 1,019 female)
Admission rate 93%
First-time Enrollment 760 (334 male / 426 female)
FT Enrollment 709 (307 male / 402 female)
PT Enrollment 51 (27 male / 24 female)
Total Enrollment4,998

Admission Criteria

What criteria does Southern Oregon University use for admissions?

Required = Required, Recommended = Recommended, Neither required nor recommended = Neither required nor recommended
Open AdmissionsNo
Secondary School GPA / Rank / RecordRequired / N/A / Required
College Prep. CompletionRequired
RecommendationsN/A
Formal competency demoRecommended
Admission test scoresRequired
TOEFLRequired
Other testsN/A

Admission Credits Accepted

What types of credits does Southern Oregon University accept?

Dual CreditYes
Life ExperienceYes
Advanced Placement (AP)Yes

Athletics - Association Memberships

Sports / Athletic Conference Memberships NAIA
NAIA Football Conference Division I Independents
NAIA Basketball Conference Cascade Collegiate Conference
NAIA Track & Field Conference Cascade Collegiate Conference

ACT Test Admission

Ranks 613th for 75pctl scores

Applicants submitting ACT results 17%
Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) 18 / 25
Math scores (25/75 %ile) 18 / 25
Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) 19 / 25

SAT Test Admission

Ranks 730th for 75pctl scores

Applicants submitting SAT results 88%
Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) 440 / 580
Math scores (25/75 %ile) 460 / 560
Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) 900 / 1140

Student Services

Remedial ServicesNo
Academic / Career CounselingYes
PT Cost-defraying EmploymentYes
Career PlacementYes
On-Campus Day CareYes
Library FacilityYes

Student Living

First-time Room / Board RequiredYes
Dorm Capacity1,347
Meals per WeekN/A
Room FeeN/A
Board FeeN/A

Student Financial Aid Details

How many students use Financial Aid, and how much do they use?

Southern Oregon University Ranks 2895th for the average student loan amount.

  Average Users % of Attendees
Federal Grant Aid $3,412 196 pie   28%
State & Local Grant Aid $1,462 93 pie   13%
Institutional Grant Aid $2,177 265 pie   37%
Student Loan Aid $3,816 364 pie   51%
Any financial aid type   525 pie   74%

Student Enrollment Demographics

How many students are enrolled at Southern Oregon University?

  Men Women Total
Non Resident Alien
6675141
Black Non-Hispanic
442569
Hispanic
78143221
Asian / Pacific Islander
79114193
American Indian / Alaskan Native
3979118
White Non-Hispanic
1,6072,3063,913
Race Unknown
120223343
Total 2,033 2,965 4,998

Student Graduation Demographics

How many students graduated at Southern Oregon University?

  Men Women Total
Non Resident Alien
268
Black Non-Hispanic
213
Hispanic
7815
Asian / Pacific Islander
131629
American Indian / Alaskan Native
81119
White Non-Hispanic
240325565
Race Unknown
192342
Total 291 390 681

Most Popular Fields of Study

The top 5 fields of study completed at Southern Oregon University.

  Men Women Total
49 81 130
29 79 108
35 69 104
26 47 73
27 45 72

Student Completion / Graduation Demographics

How many students are successful graduates?

  Non Resident Alien Black Non-Hispanic Hispanic Asian / Pacific Islander American Indian / Alaskan Native White Non-Hispanic Race Unknown Total
Accounting 2 3 2 7
Acting 11 1 12
American Indian/Native American Studies 1 1
Anthropology 1 10 1 12
Anthropology, Other 4 1 5
Art/Art Studies, General 1 1 2 33 4 41
Biological and Physical Sciences 3 3
Biology/Biological Sciences, General 1 1 21 23
Business Administration and Management, General 17 2 5 11 3 87 5 130
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other 8 8
Chemistry, General 3 3
Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric 2 4 1 61 5 73
Computer and Information Sciences, General 1 2 16 19
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies 1 66 5 72
Cultural Resource Management and Policy Analysis 1 1
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 1 13 1 15
E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce 3 3
Early Childhood Education and Teaching 1 1
Economics, General 9 9
Education, General 1 1 3 39 44
Elementary Education and Teaching 1 3 41 6 51
English Language and Literature, General 1 2 1 32 5 41
Environmental Studies 2 1 23 3 29
Finance, General 1 2 2 8 13
French Language and Literature 1 1 8 1 11
Geography 2 6 8
Geology/Earth Science, General 2 1 3
Health and Physical Education, General 2 3 1 2 39 1 48
History, General 1 27 3 31
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General 1 9 1 11
International/Global Studies 3 7 1 11
Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching 1 25 2 28
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other 3 3
Management Information Systems, General 1 3 3 7
Mathematics and Computer Science 4 4
Mathematics, General 1 1 9 1 12
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 1 1
Music, General 1 1 1 1 48 9 61
Physics, General 1 2 3
Political Science and Government, General 1 6 1 8
Psychology, General 9 1 1 5 3 84 5 108
Secondary Education and Teaching 2 2
Social Sciences, General 2 10 3 15
Sociology 1 1 12 1 15
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other 6 3 1 87 7 104
Teacher Education, Multiple Levels 7 7
Total 42 10 37 36 18 897 77 1,117

Faculty Compensation / Salaries

Southern Oregon University Ranks 2149th for the average full-time faculty salary.

Tenure system Yes
Average FT Salary $48,293 ($51,134 male / $44,649 female)
Number of FT Faculty 194 (109 male / 85 female)
Number of PT Faculty 79
FT Faculty Ratio 2 : 1
Total Benefits $4,656,497
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Southern Oregon University Summary

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Southern Oregon University is a university in Ashland, Oregon. Bachelors and master’s programs are offered through the School of Arts and Letters, the School of Business, the School of Sciences, School of Education, and the School of Social Science, Health & These groups include clubs for the majors that SOU offers, hobbies, sports, music, as well as continued support for multiculturalism focused by the Multicultural Coalition. The Women’s Resource Center, Non-Traditional and Commuter Resource Center, and the Queer Resource Center all provide services, resources, and events to their respective communities. for football, SOU is an NAIA independent, in Wrestling SOU competes in the NAIA west Regional, they have won the National Wrestling Championship four times in 1978, ‘83, ‘94, and 2001. SOU Professor Emeritus Lawson Inada was named Oregon Poet Laureate in 2006, a post that has been vacant since poet William Stafford vacated the post in the early 1990’s. SOU Music Department alum Brett Watkins has won a number of national and international piano competitions and prizes.

Southern Oregon University Academics

There’s never a reason to feel alone in your studies either, since there are academic support services like Learning Center, Reduced Course Load, Remedial Instruction, Study Skills Assistance, Tutoring and Writing Center. The university has disability services as well, so be sure to inquire about them if needed. Southern Oregon University is unique in its study options. Furthermore, when any student is looking for some counseling or other types of support, Adult (re-entering) student services, Alcohol/Substance Abuse Counseling, Career Counseling, Economically Disadvantaged Student Services, Employment Service, Financial Aid Counseling, Freshman Orientation Program, Health Services, Legal Services, Minority Student Services, On-Campus Daycare, Personal Counseling, Placement Service, Veterans Counselor and Women’s Services can help. Specifically, the university has a Accelerated Program, Cross-Registration, Distance Learning, Double Major, Dual Enrollment of High School Students, ESL, Honors Program, Independent Study, Internships, Liberal Arts/Career Combination, Student-Designed Major, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification and Visiting/Exchange Student Program.

The following are the types of degrees and majors offered at Southern Oregon University.

Education:
Education – General
Business, Management, & Marketing:
Accounting, Business – General, Business Administration/Management, Hospitality Administration/Management, Marketing Management
Computer Science:
Computer Programming – General, Computer Science, Computer/Information Sciences – General, Computer/Systems Security
English Language and Literature:
English, Speech/Rhetorical Studies
Communications & Journalism:
Communications/Rhetoric, Journalism, Public Relations
School of Visual and Performing Arts:
Art – General, Drama/Theater Arts, Music – General, Music Management/Merchandising
Psychology:
Psychology – General
Mathematics:
Mathematics – General
Biological and Biomedical Sciences:
Biology
Physical Sciences:
Chemistry, Geology, Physics
History:
History – General
Foreign Language and Literature:
Foreign Language & Literature – General, Spanish
Parks, Recreation, and Fitness:
Health/Physical Fitness, Sport/Fitness Administration
Social Sciences:
Anthropology, Criminology, Economics, Geography, Political Science/Government, Social Sciences – General, Sociology
Security and Protective Services:
Criminal Justice Studies, Law Enforcement Administration, Police Science
Multiple or Interdisciplinary:
Biological/Physical Sciences, Mathematics/Computer Science
Health and Clinical Sciences:
Athletic Training/Sports Medicine, Nursing (RN), Nursing – Preoperative/Surgical, Predentistry, Premedicine, Prepharmacy, Preveterinary Medicine

In addition, for international students, the application fee is 50. The cost per credit hour (overall) was $372 Cost & Savings Calculator Financial Aid International students eligible for need-based aid last fall.

Southern Oregon University Admissions

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This school did not report their application fee. Transfer students are not ignored, instead did not report the exact number of transfer students. Admission policy is currently Percent applicants admitted: 80%. Remember that this can change at any time.

Will you make it in time? Make sure to know when all the due dates and deadlines take place. SAT and ACT score reports are due the 15th of September and It is also very important to submit financial aid applications as quickly as possible, make sure to check with the university about the specific date for this year. The regular application due date was not reported. the SAT subject section score due date was not reported. Transfer students must apply no later than the Rolling admission, with priority applications due on the 15th of August.

Southern Oregon University Financial Aid

If you are not a need based student, non-need distribution for financial aid is determined by Academics, Alumni Affiliation, Art, Athletics, Leadership, Minority Status, Music/Drama, Religious Affiliation and State/District Residency. Financial aid for students is readily accessible at this school. Financial aid distribution is at fifty percent scholarships per grants and fifty percent loans per jobs. Financial aid forms are FAFSA. In the same way, need based financial aid distribution is determined through Academics and State/District Residency.

Southern Oregon University Students

The university is a Public, Liberal Arts College, University, Four-year, Coed, where 80 percent of the applicants were admitted, Regionally accredited and College Board member. The school’s size is approximately four thousand, two hundred and thirty-eight degree-seeking undergrads, seven hundred and seventy first-time degree-seeking freshmen and five hundred and forty-one graduate enrollment. Moreover, the student body consists of eighty-one percent in-state students, nineteen percent out-of-state students, six percent part-time students, fifty-nine percent women, forty-one percent men, two percent american indian per alaskan native, four percent asian per pacific islander, one percent black per non-hispanic, five percent hispanic, eighty-four percent white per non-hispanic, one percent non-resident alien and four percent race per ethnicity unreported. Southern Oregon University offers Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees. Again, it is part of an Rural setting, Large town (10,000 – 49,999) and Residential campus.

Besides, the university has many unique facilites such as art museum, herbarium, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Forensics Laboratory, public radio network studios, preschool and kindergarten, community television studio, center for visual arts, bio-technology center, institute for environmental economic and civic studies. In sum, the school is located 180 miles from Eugene, 285 miles from Portland.This school features the Rural setting, Large town (10,000 – 49,999) and Residential campus.

Southern Oregon University Athletics

The Raiders are a member of NAIA. The following sports can be found here:

  • Men’s Intramural Baseball
  • Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Basketball
  • Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Cross_country
  • Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Football
  • Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Golf
  • Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Racquetball
  • Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Club and Women’s Scholarship Soccer
  • Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Softball
  • Men’s Intramural and Women’s Intramural Table_tennis
  • Men’s Intercollegiate, Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural, Men’s Scholarship and Women’s Scholarship Track_and_field
  • Women’s Intercollegiate, Men’s Intramural, Women’s Intramural and Women’s Scholarship Volleyball
  • Men’s Intercollegiate and Men’s Scholarship Wrestling

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