Which colleges are most affordable for Oregon residents ? The answer may surprise you.
These rankings of the most affordable colleges for Oregon residents are based on the estimated net price for a "typical" middle class family living in the state of Oregon.
Note: Net price is the actual cost of the school paid by the student and family, after factoring in merit and grant aid from the college federal programs and work study.The net prices displayed in these rankings are College Raptor's estimates.
“Typical” middle class family values used in the Net Price estimates on this page are:
| Rank | Institution | Typical Net Price | Sticker Price | % Savings | Undergraduates | Est. Median SAT | Acceptance Rate | Save |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reed College | 10300 | 83700 | 0.8764 | 1,346 | 1399 | 0.2461 | |
| 2 | Portland State University | 13400 | 26100 | 0.4846 | 15,414 | 1094 | 0.9087 | |
| 3 | Eastern Oregon University | 15600 | 52100 | 0.7014 | 2,502 | 1040 | 0.9831 | |
| 4 | Southern Oregon University | 21100 | 62100 | 0.6603 | 4,235 | 1104 | 0.8862 | |
| 5 | Western Oregon University | 21300 | 24600 | 0.134 | 3,167 | 1040 | 0.981 | |
| 6 | University of Oregon | 21900 | 38600 | 0.434 | 20,622 | 1250 | 0.883 | |
| 7 | Linfield University | 26000 | 69600 | 0.6263 | 1,652 | 1145 | 0.8517 | |
| 8 | Corban University | 26100 | 57300 | 0.5448 | 886 | 1105 | 0.939 | |
| 9 | Lewis & Clark College | 27300 | 84100 | 0.6749 | 2,139 | 1319 | 0.7849 | |
| 10 | George Fox University | 27600 | 76800 | 0.6406 | 3,354 | 1193 | 0.9351 | |
| 11 | Oregon Institute of Technology | 27800 | 36400 | 0.2355 | 5,160 | 1131 | 0.9502 | |
| 12 | Oregon State University | 28900 | 36700 | 0.2142 | 31,253 | 1272 | 0.773 | |
| 13 | Bushnell University | 30400 | 50900 | 0.4035 | 520 | 1005 | 0.6728 | |
| 13 | Willamette University | 30400 | 79200 | 0.6162 | 1,661 | 1354 | 0.7709 | |
| 15 | Warner Pacific University | 33000 | 41600 | 0.206 | 378 | 1020 | 0.7114 | |
| 16 | Pacific University | 37500 | 74900 | 0.5001 | 1,589 | 1106 | 0.8956 | |
| 17 | University of Portland | 38400 | 84800 | 0.5472 | 2,986 | 1277 | 0.8917 |
School data is from 2023–2024 (top 500 results shown) for schools with at least 100 undergraduate students.
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