$64,010
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Oregon State University-Cascades Campus is a public 4-year college in Bend, Oregon with 1,044 undergraduates and 247 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $18,048 a year (tuition and fees $13,566 in-state, $37,356 out-of-state). It admits 63% of applicants and 56% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $64,010 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $21,221 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$18,048
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$13,566
Out-of-state $37,356
Admission rate
63%
US median 78%
Completion rate
56%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$21,221
About $225 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$64,010
Rank 563 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $18,048
- Tuition in-state
- $13,566
- Tuition out-of-state
- $37,356
- Cost of attendance
- $29,798
- Students with a need-based grant
- 27%
- Students with federal loans
- 32%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $11,497
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $11,716
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $16,694
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $20,055
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $24,478
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $8,790 in 2015-16 to $13,566 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 63%
- Average SAT
- 1,255
- SAT reading, middle
- 618
- SAT math, middle
- 605
- ACT, middle
- 25
- Undergraduates
- 1,044
- Graduate students
- 247
- Part-time students
- 41%
- Women
- 47%
- Students per teacher
- 9
- Completion rate
- 56%
- Retention rate
- 75%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 243
- Endowment
- $10.4M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 563 of 5,094 US colleges and 5 of 59 in Oregon (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | OR median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $18,048 | $16,940 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $13,566 | $11,997 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 63% | 88% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 56% | 56% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 75% | 76% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $21,221 | $13,667 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $50,843 | $35,390 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $64,010 | $39,477 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 67% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 78% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
243 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 35 | $22,721 | $85,376 | $121,405 | $107,009 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 16 | $21,500 | $47,555 | $73,660 | $68,257 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | $22,442 | $34,736 | $57,650 | $50,706 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 10 | $23,168 | $68,686 | $93,740 | $92,135 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 8 | $23,069 | $29,860 | $57,451 | $54,562 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 7 | $20,500 | $30,982 | $47,221 | $57,214 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | $23,028 | $33,543 | $53,109 | $48,568 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and PolicyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | $25,666 | $39,422 | $52,730 | $56,185 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 5 | $22,731 | $33,642 | $55,245 | $61,911 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | $22,664 | $77,636 | $105,359 | $100,647 |
| Public HealthBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | $21,500 | $40,682 | $62,633 | $58,808 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 4 | $46,000 | $89,393 | $104,745 | $103,485 |
| Animal SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | $21,391 | $32,893 | $45,959 | $49,634 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | $20,500 | $39,479 | $55,805 | $55,012 |
| Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | $26,639 | $33,314 | $48,077 | $47,243 |
| Computer ScienceMaster's | Master's | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $145,571 |
| Chemical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | $24,000 | $71,618 | $92,741 | $98,158 |
| Civil EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | $22,500 | $70,635 | $89,822 | $86,517 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | $22,735 | $34,566 | Withheld | $65,466 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | $20,500 | $45,708 | $70,436 | $82,686 |
| Geography and CartographyGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $72,959 |
| Public HealthMaster's | Master's | 3 | $36,176 | $65,442 | $79,623 | $82,751 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | $21,000 | $52,156 | $78,427 | $83,343 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 3 | $19,250 | $45,015 | $73,205 | $69,303 |
| Plant SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 2 | $24,005 | $38,397 | $57,950 | $56,567 |
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Questions and answers
How much does Oregon State University-Cascades Campus cost?
$18,048 a year is the average net price at Oregon State University-Cascades Campus after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $13,566 for in-state students and $37,356 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $29,798. Families earning under $30,000 pay $11,497 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Oregon State University-Cascades Campus?
63% of applicants are admitted to Oregon State University-Cascades Campus. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,255 and the middle ACT score is 25. The median admission rate of colleges in Oregon is 88%.
How much do Oregon State University-Cascades Campus graduates earn?
$64,010 a year is the median pay of former Oregon State University-Cascades Campus students who work, 10 years after they started ($50,843 after 6 years). That ranks 563 of 5,094 US colleges and 5 of 59 in Oregon. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (Professional) at $110,269.
How much student debt do Oregon State University-Cascades Campus graduates have?
$21,221 is the median federal student loan debt of Oregon State University-Cascades Campus graduates, about $225 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 32% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Oregon State University-Cascades Campus?
56% of first-time, full-time students at Oregon State University-Cascades Campus finish within 6 years. 75% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Oregon State University-Cascades Campus?
Computer Science (35 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (16 bachelor's graduates), Psychology, General (13 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 243 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.