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Eastern Oregon University

La Grande, Oregon Public 4-year Remote town

Overview

Located in La Grande, Oregon, Eastern Oregon University is a public four-year institution. The campus sits in a remote town. It enrolled 2,894 students in fall 2024, including 2,502 undergraduates and 392 graduate students.

Eastern Oregon University offers certificates, associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 45 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other, Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other, and Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. It awarded 865 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 30 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

71% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14 to 1.

Key figures

2,894
Students enrolled
71%
First-year retention
865
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
45
Programs and majors
14:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 45

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

Education 9
Business, Management and Marketing 3
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 4
Computer and Information Sciences 4
Psychology 1
Social Sciences 3
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1
English Language and Literature 2
History 1
Health Professions 3
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 2
Communication and Journalism 2
Visual and Performing Arts 3
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Physical Sciences 2
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Liberal Arts and General Studies 1

Outcomes

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

First-year retention, full-time students
71%
First-year retention, part-time students
45%
Student-to-faculty ratio
14:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees
627
Associate degrees
1
Master's degrees
104
Certificates under 1 year
8
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
98
Postbaccalaureate certificates
27

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
2,894
Undergraduates, fall 2024
2,502
Graduate students, fall 2024
392
Full-time, fall 2024
59%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
5,000
Undergraduates, 2024-25
4,250
Graduate students, 2024-25
750
Full-time, 2024-25
40%
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
63%
Men
37%
White
66%
Hispanic or Latino
16%
Black or African American
2%
Asian
2%
Two or more races
5%
American Indian or Alaska Native
2%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
2%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
4%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
30
Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
45%
Students taking some online courses
22%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Remote town
Academic calendar
Quarter
Carnegie classification
Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
Athletic association
NAIA
Athletic conference
Frontier Conference; Cascade Collegiate Conference
President
Kelly A. Ryan
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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