Oregon Institute of Technology Overview

Located in Klamath Falls, Oregon, Oregon Institute of Technology is a public institution. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Klamath Falls draws many to the area.

What Is Oregon Institute of Technology Known For?

• The student loan default rate at OIT is 1%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the master's degree is the highest award a student can attain at OIT.
• In <nil>, 94% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from OIT makes roughly $70,363 a year. This is 72% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is Oregon Institute of Technology?

Contact details for OIT are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	3201 Campus Drive, Klamath Falls, OR 97601-8801
Phone:	541-885-1000
Website:	www.oit.edu

How Do I Get Into OIT?

You can apply to OIT online at: https://www.oit.edu/apply

Admission Requirements for OIT

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	Considered but not required
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into OIT?

OIT has the high acceptance rate of 91%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 41% of accepted students are men and 59% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 90%, and the acceptance rate for women is 91%.

Average Test Scores

About 12% of students accepted to OIT submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 538 and 650. Math scores were between 528 and 650.

OIT received ACT scores from 10% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 19 and 26. Math scores were between 20 and 28. Composite scores were between 21 and 28.

Can I Afford Oregon Institute of Technology?

The overall average net price of OIT is $38,275. 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

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At OIT, approximately 44% of students took out student loans averaging $6,245 a year. That adds up to $24,980 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at OIT is 0.7%. 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.

Oregon Institute of Technology Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,776 undergraduate students at OIT, with 2,212 being full-time and 2,564 being part-time.

There are also 134 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,212 full-time undergraduates at OIT, 53% are male and 47% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Oregon Institute of Technology students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	123
Black or African American	27
Hispanic or Latino	293
White	1,565
International Students	29
Other Races/Ethnicities	175

Geographic Diversity

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

Over 25 countries are represented at OIT. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, and Vietnam.

Online Learning at Oregon Institute of Technology

There are 33 bachelor’s degree and 12 master’s degree programs available online at OIT. In 2020-2021, 1,523 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

This school is the 5th most popular in Oregon for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of OIT

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Oregon Institute of Technology was 1.7%. This is the #1,643 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at OIT 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%.

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 M.O. Stevens under License

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