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Corban University

Salem, Oregon Private nonprofit 4-year Midsize city

Overview

Corban University is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Salem, Oregon. Its campus is in a midsize city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 1,029, made up of 886 undergraduates and 143 graduate students. Its religious affiliation is Baptist.

Corban University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctoral degrees across 54 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Divinity/Ministry, and Mental Health Counseling/Counselor. It awarded 279 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 3 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

78% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1.

Key figures

1,029
Students enrolled
78%
First-year retention
279
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
54
Programs and majors
17:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMasterPhD

Programs and majors offered 54

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 6
Psychology 4
Education 7
Theology and Religious Vocations 6
Health Professions 4
Liberal Arts and General Studies 3
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 2
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 2
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2
Computer and Information Sciences 1
English Language and Literature 3
Communication and Journalism 2
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 1
Visual and Performing Arts 2
Social Sciences 2
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 2
History 1
Physical Sciences 1

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
78%
Student-to-faculty ratio
17:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees
189
Associate degrees
5
Master's degrees
60
Other doctoral degrees
15
Postbaccalaureate certificates
10

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
1,029
Undergraduates, fall 2024
886
Graduate students, fall 2024
143
Full-time, fall 2024
71%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,257
Undergraduates, 2024-25
1,026
Graduate students, 2024-25
231
Full-time, 2024-25
64%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
52%
Men
48%
White
60%
Hispanic or Latino
13%
Black or African American
2%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
5%
Race or ethnicity unknown
17%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
3
Programs with a fully online option
14
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
4%
Students taking some online courses
50%

Campus and services

Setting
Midsize city
Academic calendar
Semester
Religious affiliation
Baptist
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Athletic association
NAIA
Athletic conference
Cascade Collegiate Conference
President
Dr. John Mark Yeats
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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