Colleges / Oregon State University-Cascades Campus
College · Public · Bend, OR · City
OSU

Oregon State University-Cascades Campus

Bend, OR

Address1500 SW Chandler Avenue, Bend, OR 97702
Websiteosucascades.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate63%
6-yr median pay$51k
Net price / yr$18k
Undergrad size1,044
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $18k/yr for a shot at a $51k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 63% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1255 · ACT 25.

If you get in

1,044 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $30k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $18k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$119k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$72k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$47k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.4x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$13.6k
Tuition · out-of-state
$37.4k
Room & board
$16.4k
Books & supplies
$600

How students pay for it.

Pell grants27%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans32%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$21k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention76%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr56%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$51k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$64k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out22%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
1,044
Location
Bend, OR
Region
Far West (AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA)
Accreditor
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White75%
  • Hispanic12%
  • Two or more races6%
  • Asian3%
  • Unknown1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
  • Black1%
  • International1%
First-gen students31%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time41%
Many students enroll part-time — often working.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$44k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 87

What you can study.

Colleges / Oregon State University-Cascades Campus
College · Public · Bend, OR · City
OSU

Oregon State University-Cascades Campus

Bend, OR

Address1500 SW Chandler Avenue, Bend, OR 97702
Websiteosucascades.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate63%
6-yr median pay$51k
Net price / yr$18k
Undergrad size1,044
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $18k/yr for a shot at a $51k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 63% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average SAT 1255 · ACT 25.

If you get in

1,044 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $30k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $18k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$119k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$72k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$47k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback1.4x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$13.6k
Tuition · out-of-state
$37.4k
Room & board
$16.4k
Books & supplies
$600

How students pay for it.

Pell grants27%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans32%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$21k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $10k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention76%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr56%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$51k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$64k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out22%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
1,044
Location
Bend, OR
Region
Far West (AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA)
Accreditor
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White75%
  • Hispanic12%
  • Two or more races6%
  • Asian3%
  • Unknown1%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native1%
  • Black1%
  • International1%
First-gen students31%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time41%
Many students enroll part-time — often working.
Veterans0%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$44k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 87

What you can study.