Southern Oregon University Overview

Located in Ashland, Oregon, Southern Oregon University is a public institution. Southern Oregon University is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

What Is Southern Oregon University Known For?

• The master's degree is the highest award offered at Southern Oregon University.
• During a recent academic cycle, 62% of the faculty were full-time.
• A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Southern Oregon University makes roughly $49,175 a year. This is 21% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

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

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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	1
High School Rank	3
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	3
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Southern Oregon University?

Since Southern Oregon University has an acceptance rate of 88%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 34% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 87%, and the acceptance rate for women is 89%.

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

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 Southern Oregon University, approximately 37% of students took out student loans averaging $5,073 a year. That adds up to $20,292 over four years for those students.

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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.

Southern Oregon University Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	TOTAL
Business Administration & Management	70	7	88	165
Teacher Education Grade Specific	23	81	36	140
General Education	45	5	48	98
General Psychology	76	0	0	76
Drama & Theater Arts	42	0	0	42
Criminal Justice & Corrections	41	0	0	41
Computer Information Systems	13	26	0	39
Natural Resources Conservation	25	6	6	37
Educational Administration	0	36	0	36
Health & Physical Education	32	0	0	32
General Biology	29	0	0	29
Communication & Media Studies	25	0	0	25
Radio, Television & Digital Communication	23	0	0	23
Mental & Social Health Services	0	0	23	23
Fine & Studio Arts	23	0	0	23
General English Literature	18	0	0	18
Music	9	2	6	17
Interdisciplinary Studies	12	0	4	16
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	11	3	0	14
Writing Studies	13	0	0	13
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	8	0	5	13
Sociology & Anthropology	13	0	0	13
History	11	0	0	11
Chemistry	11	0	0	11
Health & Medical Administrative Services	10	0	0	10
Ethnic Studies	3	6	0	9
Romance Languages	3	0	6	9
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	9	0	0	9
Mathematics	7	0	0	7
Political Science & Government	7	0	0	7
Agricultural Production	0	6	0	6
Finance & Financial Management	0	6	0	6
Accounting	0	5	0	5
General Social Sciences	5	0	0	5
International Studies	4	0	0	4
Sustainability Science	2	2	0	4
Economics	3	0	0	3
Teaching English or French	0	2	0	2
Applied Mathematics	2	0	0	2
Mathematics & Computer Science	1	0	0	1
Anthropology	1	0	0	1
Food Science Technology	0	0	0	0
Botany/Plant Biology	0	0	0	0
Other Business, Management & Marketing	0	0	0	0
General Business/Commerce	0	0	0	0
Hospitality Management	0	0	0	0
Human Resource Management	0	0	0	0
International Business	0	0	0	0
Management Information Systems	0	0	0	0
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other)	0	0	0	0
Health/Medical Prep Programs	0	0	0	0
Nursing	0	0	0	0
Biological & Physical Science	0	0	0	0
Historic Preservation	0	0	0	0
Physics	0	0	0	0
Geography & Cartography	0	0	0	0
Sociology	0	0	0	0
Human Services	0	0	0	0
General Visual & Performing Arts	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	630	193	222	1,045

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
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