Western Oregon University Business Programs

Western Oregon University is a public institution located in Monmouth, Oregon. The location of Western Oregon State College is a good match for students who are interested in living in a college town while they pursue their degree.

Where Is Western Oregon University?

Contact details for Western Oregon State College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	345 Monmouth Ave N, Monmouth, OR 97361-1394
Phone:	503-838-8000
Website:	www.wou.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/WOUnews
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/wounews

How Do I Get Into Western Oregon State College?

You can apply to Western Oregon State College online at: https://wou.edu/admission/apply/

Admission Requirements for Western Oregon State College

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	considered but not required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	considered but not required
Recommendations	considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Western Oregon State College?

The acceptance rate at Western Oregon University is 79%. This means that is not quite as selective as some schools, but you'll still need to submit a good application if you want to be considered by the admissions department.

Approximately 36% of accepted students are men and 64% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 70%, and the acceptance rate for women is 86%.

Average Test Scores

About 24% of students accepted to Western Oregon State College submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 470 and 610. Math scores were between 475 and 590.

Western Oregon State College received ACT scores from 16% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 14 and 22. Math scores were between 16 and 24. Composite scores were between 16 and 23.

Can I Afford Western Oregon University?

The overall average net price of Western Oregon State College is $33,906. 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 Western Oregon State College, approximately 91% of students took out student loans averaging $3,947 a year. That adds up to $15,788 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Western Oregon State College is 5.1%. 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.

Western Oregon University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,008 undergraduate students at Western Oregon State College, with 3,421 being full-time and 587 being part-time.

There are also 546 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,421 full-time undergraduates at Western Oregon State College, 35% are male and 65% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	116
Black or African American	118
Hispanic or Latino	736
White	1,983
International Students	99
Other Races/Ethnicities	369

Geographic Diversity

Oregon students aren't the only ones who study at Western Oregon University. At this time, 14 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 23 countries are represented at Western Oregon State College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Saudi Arabia, and Japan.

Online Learning at Western Oregon University

In 2019-2020, 4,413 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Western Oregon State College has changed over the last few years.

Online Growth Rankings of Western Oregon State College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Western Oregon University was 300.3%. This is the #188 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at Western Oregon State College 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%.

Western Oregon University Business Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
General Business/Commerce	96	0	96
General Economics	9	0	9
General Management Information Systems	0	3	3
TOTAL	105	3	108

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 Andrew Parodi under License

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