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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?

883 Undergraduate Awards
$40,410 Avg Cost After Aid
90% Acceptance Rate
  • The master's degree is the highest award offered at Southern Oregon University.
  • In 2017-2018, 52% of the faculty were full-time.

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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
#1 Most Popular Management Information Systems Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#5 Most Popular Romance Languages Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#14 Best Value Romance Languages Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#27 Best Value Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#27 Most Popular General Visual & Performing Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#33 Most Popular Foreign Languages & Linguistics Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#38 Most Popular Drama & Theater Arts Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#45 Most Popular Business, Management & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#58 Most Popular Education Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#70 Most Popular Teacher Education Grade Specific Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Southern Oregon University has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for French Language & Literature College Factual
#14 Highest Paid French Language & Literature Graduates College Factual
#18 Highest Paid Spanish Language & Literature Graduates College Factual
#19 Highest Paid Romance Languages Graduates College Factual
#25 Highest Paid Foreign Languages & Linguistics Graduates College Factual

Where Is Southern Oregon University?

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Contact details for Southern Oregon University are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1250 Siskiyou Blvd, Ashland, OR 97520
Phone: 541-552-7672
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: 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?

90% Acceptance Rate
63% Of Accepted Are Women
81% Submit SAT Scores
Since Southern Oregon University has an acceptance rate of 90%, 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 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.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Southern Oregon University  ( 490 to 620 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for Southern Oregon University  ( 490 to 580 )
200
800
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.

ACT English Scores for Southern Oregon University  ( 16 to 24 )
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ACT Math Scores for Southern Oregon University  ( 17 to 24 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Southern Oregon University  ( 18 to 25 )
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36

Can I Afford Southern Oregon University?

$40,410 Net Price
48% Take Out Loans
8.0% Loan Default Rate
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 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 8.0%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

Southern Oregon University Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,811 Full-Time Undergraduates
61% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 4,518 undergraduate students at Southern Oregon University, with 2,811 being full-time and 1,707 being part-time.

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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.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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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

1,798 Took All Classes Online
3,739 Took At Least One Class Online
74.4% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
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.

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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 #514 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 Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s TOTAL
Business Administration & Management 161 15 69 245
Teacher Education Grade Specific 82 80 80 242
General Psychology 125 0 0 125
Drama & Theater Arts 61 0 13 74
Criminal Justice & Corrections 53 0 0 53
Communication & Media Studies 50 0 0 50
General Biology 41 0 0 41
Natural Resources Conservation 28 0 13 41
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 27 11 2 40
Management Information Systems 0 38 0 38
Health & Physical Education 37 0 0 37
General Visual & Performing Arts 36 0 0 36
Educational Administration 0 24 0 24
Romance Languages 0 0 23 23
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 15 0 8 23
Computer Information Systems 20 0 0 20
General Education 1 0 19 20
General English Literature 19 0 0 19
Mental & Social Health Services 0 0 19 19
Music 8 0 8 16
Sociology & Anthropology 15 0 0 15
Chemistry 14 0 0 14
General Social Sciences 14 0 0 14
Finance & Financial Management 0 13 0 13
History 13 0 0 13
Human Resource Management 0 12 0 12
Political Science & Government 12 0 0 12
Writing Studies 11 0 0 11
Fine & Studio Arts 11 0 0 11
Economics 10 0 0 10
Mathematics 9 0 0 9
Accounting 0 5 0 5
Foreign Language, Literature & Linguistics (Other) 5 0 0 5
Ethnic Studies 0 3 0 3
Other Business, Management & Marketing 2 0 0 2
International Studies 2 0 0 2
Anthropology 1 0 0 1
Botany/Plant Biology 0 0 0 0
General Business/Commerce 0 0 0 0
International Business 0 0 0 0
Health/Medical Prep Programs 0 0 0 0
Applied Mathematics 0 0 0 0
Biological & Physical Science 0 0 0 0
Historic Preservation 0 0 0 0
Mathematics & Computer Science 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
TOTAL 883 201 254 1,338

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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