Southern Oregon University Business Programs

Southern Oregon University is a public institution located in Ashland, Oregon. Ashland is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

Southern Oregon University Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Southern Oregon University.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#2	Most Popular Management Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#18	Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Where Is Southern Oregon University?

Contact details for Southern Oregon University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1250 Siskiyou Blvd, Ashland, OR 97520
Phone:	541-552-7672
Website:	www.sou.edu
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/sou.edu
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/@souashland

How Do I Get Into Southern Oregon University?

You can apply to Southern Oregon University online at: https://sou.edu/admissions/apply/how-to-apply/

Admission Requirements for Southern Oregon University

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	required
Recommendations	neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Southern Oregon University?

Southern Oregon University has the high acceptance rate of 90%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 37% of accepted students are men and 63% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 90%, and the acceptance rate for women is 91%.

Average Test Scores

About 81% of students accepted to Southern Oregon University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 490 and 620. Math scores were between 490 and 580.

Southern Oregon University received ACT scores from 39% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 16 and 24. Math scores were between 17 and 24. Composite scores were between 18 and 25.

Can I Afford Southern Oregon University?

The overall average net price of Southern Oregon University is $40,410. 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 Southern Oregon University, approximately 48% of students took out student loans averaging $4,439 a year. That adds up to $17,756 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Southern Oregon University is 6.0%. 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.

Southern Oregon University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,518 undergraduate students at Southern Oregon University, with 2,811 being full-time and 1,707 being part-time.

There are also 622 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,811 full-time undergraduates at Southern Oregon University, 39% are male and 61% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	59
Black or African American	66
Hispanic or Latino	373
White	1,635
International Students	25
Other Races/Ethnicities	653

Geographic Diversity

Oregon students aren't the only ones who study at Southern Oregon University. At this time, 18 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 24 countries are represented at Southern Oregon University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, China, and South Korea.

Online Learning at Southern Oregon University

In 2019-2020, 3,739 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Southern Oregon University has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Southern Oregon University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Southern Oregon University was 74.4%. This is the #429 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Southern Oregon University 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%.

Southern Oregon University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	112	0	94	206
General Management Information Systems	0	29	0	29
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	0	14	0	14
Finance	0	13	0	13
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	0	7	0	7
Accounting	0	5	0	5
E-Commerce	0	4	0	4
General Economics	4	0	0	4
Business Management & Marketing	3	0	0	3
General Business/Commerce	0	0	0	0
International Business/Trade/Commerce	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	119	72	94	285

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Finetooth under License

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