Cheapest Colleges in Oregon
Sticker prices at the 16 four-year colleges we rank in Oregon run from $11,076 to $69,350 a year in tuition and fees, a gap of $58,274 between the cheapest school and the most expensive one.
The 7 public colleges here charge a median of $12,762 a year, $2,822 (28%) above the national public median of $9,940. The 9 private nonprofit colleges on the list charge a median of $51,156, above the $39,582 national private median. Sticker price alone rarely settles the cheapest private option, so check the net price column.
Eastern Oregon University ranks first at $11,076, ahead of Portland State University ($11,679) and Western Oregon University ($11,879).
How this list is built
A college appears here only if it meets every condition below.
- Colleges considered
- 4-year colleges whose main award is the bachelor's degree (public, private nonprofit and for-profit)
- Ranked by in-state tuition & fees, lowest first. Ties are broken by larger undergraduate enrollment, then by name.
- Main campuses only, with at least 60% of core data fields reported
- Main campus located in Oregon
- At least 500 undergraduate students enrolled (fall 2024)
- A reported in-state tuition & fees value (schools without one are not ranked)
- Schools that report no tuition or a $0 price are not ranked
- This page is published only when at least 15 schools qualify; Oregon has 16
- Data period
- In-state tuition and fees: full-time undergraduate sticker price, academic year 2024-25. Some community colleges report the in-district rate.
- Out-of-state tuition and fees: academic year 2024-25. Shown for public colleges only, because private colleges charge everyone the same price.
- Net price: average for students receiving aid, academic year 2023-24.
- Graduation rate: first-time, full-time students who started in fall 2018 (4-year) or fall 2021 (2-year), finishing within 150% of normal time.
- Enrollment: undergraduate students, fall 2024.
- Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, June 2026 release.
Showing all 16 qualifying schools. Select a column heading to re-sort the table.
| 1 | Eastern Oregon University La Grande, OR Public · 4-year | $11,076 | $25,431 | $17,148 | 40% | 2,172 |
| 2 | Portland State University Portland, OR Public · 4-year | $11,679 | $31,074 | $9,552 | 53% | 13,182 |
| 3 | Western Oregon University Monmouth, OR Public · 4-year | $11,879 | $32,534 | $17,237 | 46% | 3,103 |
| 4 | Southern Oregon University Ashland, OR Public · 4-year | $12,762 | $31,887 | $16,732 | 43% | 2,751 |
| 5 | Oregon Institute of Technology Klamath Falls, OR Public · 4-year | $13,260 | $37,196 | $15,706 | 56% | 2,892 |
| 6 | Oregon State University Corvallis, OR Public · 4-year | $14,400 | $38,190 | $19,604 | 70% | 30,743 |
| 7 | University of Oregon Eugene, OR Public · 4-year | $16,137 | $44,598 | $22,182 | 72% | 20,497 |
| 8 | Bushnell University Eugene, OR Private nonprofit · 4-year | $35,800 | — | $20,789 | 59% | 517 |
| 9 | Corban University Salem, OR Private nonprofit · 4-year | $40,280 | — | $28,035 | 61% | 678 |
| 10 | George Fox University Newberg, OR Private nonprofit · 4-year | $42,750 | — | $31,679 | 70% | 2,699 |
| 11 | Linfield University McMinnville, OR Private nonprofit · 4-year | $50,850 | — | $26,536 | 68% | 1,621 |
| 12 | Willamette University Salem, OR Private nonprofit · 4-year | $51,156 | — | $25,121 | 72% | 1,592 |
| 13 | Pacific University Forest Grove, OR Private nonprofit · 4-year | $56,374 | — | $35,273 | 66% | 1,516 |
| 14 | University of Portland Portland, OR Private nonprofit · 4-year | $58,100 | — | $28,210 | 80% | 2,957 |
| 15 | Lewis & Clark College Portland, OR Private nonprofit · 4-year | $64,828 | — | $36,013 | 73% | 2,120 |
| 16 | Reed College Portland, OR Private nonprofit · 4-year | $69,350 | — | $33,013 | 74% | 1,320 |
How to compare these colleges
Start with the net price column rather than the sticker price. Net price is the average a student who receives aid pays after grants and scholarships, so a school that ranks lower here can still be the cheaper choice for your family. The out-of-state column applies only if you are not a legal resident of Oregon, and only public colleges charge a separate rate.
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