What is the acceptance rate at Western Oregon University?

Western Oregon University admits roughly 98% of applicants. An acceptance rate above 40% means a strong application can land here without high-end stats.

What does Western Oregon University actually cost after financial aid?

Average net cost (after institutional aid) is about $17,237 per year. Net cost varies enormously by family income; run the school's net price calculator for an estimate that reflects your situation.

Is Western Oregon University a reach, match, or safety for me?

Compare your stats to the middle 50% above. If you are at or below the 25th percentile, treat Western Oregon University as a reach. If you are in the middle 50%, it is a match. Above the 75th percentile and the school accepts above 25% overall, it is closer to a safety. Selectivity below 20% should be treated as a reach for everyone, period.

Western Oregon University Acceptance Rate: 98.1% (2026) & How to Get In

Western Oregon University

Monmouth, OR · West

Western Oregon University has an acceptance rate of 98.1%. The numbers below show who gets in and what it costs.

Acceptance rate: 98.1%
Cost after aid: $17,237
Graduation rate: 47%

What Western Oregon University says matters

How Western Oregon University rates each admissions factor in its Common Data Set, with the full published numbers below.

Acceptance rate: 98%; 2,960 of 3,018
Yield: 19%; 559 enrolled
CDS year: 2024-25

Acceptance rate by gender

Men: 98%985 of 1,009
Women: 98%2,003 of 2,034

Very important

Academic GPA

Considered

Rigor of secondary school record
Standardized test scores
Application essay
Recommendations

Not considered

Class rank
Interview
Extracurricular activities
Talent or ability
Character or personal qualities
First generation
Alumni relation
Geographical residence
State residency
Religious affiliation or commitment
Volunteer work
Work experience
Level of applicant's interest

The full Common Data Set

Every figure Western Oregon University published for 2024-25, section by section.

First-Time, First-Year Admission63

Entrance Exams

SAT: Yes
ACT: Yes
AP: Yes
CLEP: Yes
Institutional Exam: Yes

Applications

Total first-time, first-year men who applied: 1,009
Total first-time, first-year women who applied: 2,034
Total first-time, first-year men who were admitted: 985
Total first-time, first-year women who were admitted: 2,003
Total full-time, first-time, first-year men who enrolled: 202
Total part-time, first-time, first-year men who enrolled: 13
Total full-time, first-time, first-year women who enrolled: 329
Total part-time, first-time, first-year women who enrolled: 13
Total first-time, first-year students who applied: 3,018
Total first-time, first-year students who were admitted: 2,960
Total first-time, first-year students who enrolled: 559
Total first-time, first-year who applied: 2,339
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted: 2,298
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled: 468
Total first-time, first-year who applied: 679
Total first-time, first-year who were admitted: 662
Total first-time, first-year who enrolled: 91

Admissions Requirements

Total academic units: 15
English: 4
Mathematics: 3
Science: 3
Foreign language: 2
Social studies: 3

Basis for Selection

Open admission policy as described above for all students: WOU requires a 2.75 GPA for admissions. Students with a GPA below 2.75 may be admitted on a conditional basis.
other (explain):: Other
Rigor of secondary school record: Considered
Class rank: Not Considered
Academic GPA: Very Important
Standardized test scores: Considered
Application Essay: Considered
Recommendation(s): Considered
Interview: Not Considered
Extracurricular activities: Not Considered
Talent/ability: Not Considered
Character/personal qualities: Not Considered
First generation: Not Considered
Alumni/ae relation: Not Considered
Geographical residence: Not Considered
State residency: Not Considered
Religious affiliation/commitment: Not Considered
Volunteer work: Not Considered
Work experience: Not Considered
Level of applicant’s interest: Not Considered

First-time, first-year Profile

Submitting SAT Scores: 0
Submitting ACT Scores: 0
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing: Total: 0
SAT Math: Total: 0
SAT Composite: Total: 0
Percent in top tenth of high school graduating class: .10164
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class: .2967033
Percent in top half of high school graduating class: .38736864
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class: .24725
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class: .06868
Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year students who submitted GPA:: 3.292
Percent of total first-time, first-year students who submitted high school GPA:: .996

Admission Policies

Yes, on a rolling basis:: Considered
No set Date: Yes
If yes, maximum period of postponement:: Within the academic year.

Transfer Admission26

Fall Applicants

Men: 251
Women: 444
Total: 695
Men: 225
Women: 408
Total: 633
Men: 128
Women: 257
Total: 385

Application for Admission

Fall: Yes
Winter: Yes
Spring: Yes
Summer: Yes
High school transcript: Recommended for Some
College transcript(s): Required
Essay or personal statement: Required for Some
Interview: Not Required
Standardized test scores: Not Required
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s): Required
If a minimum college grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify (on a 4.0 scale):: 2.3

Transfer Credit Policies

Number: 36
Unit Type: C
Number: 45
Unit Type: C
Number: 45
Unit Type: C

Academic Offerings and Policies17

Special Study Options

Accelerated program: Yes
Distance learning: Yes
Double major: Yes
Dual enrollment: Yes
Exchange student program (domestic): Yes
Honors Program: Yes
Independent study: Yes
Student-designed major: Yes
Study abroad: Yes
Undergraduate Research: Yes

Required Course Work

Arts/fine arts: Yes
English (including composition): Yes
Humanities: Yes
Intensive writing: Yes
Mathematics: Yes
Sciences (biological or physical): Yes
Social science: Yes

Student Life28

Percent Participating

Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator): 0
Percent of men who join fraternities: 0
Percent of women who join sororities: 0
Percent who are from out of state (exclude international/nonresidents from the numerator and denominator): .28654
Percent of men who join fraternities: .0318
Percent of women who join sororities: .2546

Activities Offered

Campus Ministries: Yes
Choral groups: Yes
Concert band: Yes
Dance: Yes
Drama/theater: Yes
Jazz band: Yes
Literary magazine: Yes
Marching band: Yes
Model UN: Yes
Music ensembles: Yes
Musical theater: Yes
Opera: Yes
Pep band: Yes
Radio station: Yes
Student government: Yes
Student newspaper: Yes
Student-run film society: Yes
Symphony orchestra: Yes

ROTC

Name of Cooperating Institution: Oregon State University

Housing

Apartments for married students: Yes
Apartments for single students: Yes
Theme housing: Yes

Annual Expenses27

Information

Please provide the URL of your institution’s net price calculator:: https://wou.edu/business/tuition-calculators/

Public Tuition

Tuition: In-district: 9450.00
Tuition: In-state (out-of-district):: 9450.00
Tuition: Out-of-state:: 30105.00
Tuition: In-district: 9450.00
Tuition: In-state (out-of-district):: 9450.00
Tuition: Out-of-state:: 30105.00

All Institutions Expenses

Required Fees:: 2064.00
Food and housing (on-campus):: 12528.00
Housing Only (on-campus):: 7425.00
Food Only (on-campus meal plan):: 5103.00
Required Fees:: 2064.00
Food and housing (on-campus):: 12528.00
Housing Only (on-campus):: 7425.00
Food Only (on-campus meal plan):: 5103.00

Credits per Term

Minimum: 15
Maximum: 15

Estimated Expenses

Books and supplies:: 1125.00
Other expenses:: 1350.00
Books and supplies:: 1125.00
Other expenses:: 1350.00
Books and supplies:: 1125.00
Other expenses:: 1350.00

Per-Credit-Hour Charges

In-district:: 210.00
In-state (out-of-district):: 210.00
Out-of-state:: 669.00
NONRESIDENTS:: 669.00

Financial Aid4

Need-based Aid Awarded

Total Scholarships/Grants: 0
Total Self-Help: 0

Non-need-based Aid Awarded

Total Scholarships/Grants: 0
Total Self-Help: 0

Disciplinary Areas of Degrees Conferred28

Diploma/Certificates

Education: 38.6
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics: 3.5
English: 5.3
Interdisciplinary studies: 6.1
Homeland Security, law enforcement, firefighting, and protective services: 2.6
Social sciences: .9
Business/marketing: 43
TOTAL (should = 100%): 100%

Associate

TOTAL (should = 100%): 0

Bachelors

Natural resources and conservation: 2.1
Computer and information sciences: 4.1
Education: 17.2
Foreign languages, literatures, and linguistics: 4.6
Family and consumer sciences: 1.6
English: 1.5
Biological/life sciences: 3.1
Mathematics and statistics: .4
Interdisciplinary studies: 12.6
Parks and recreation: 5.4
Physical sciences: 1.4
Psychology: 15
Homeland Security, law enforcement, firefighting, and protective services: 7.8
Social sciences: 3.8
Visual and performing arts: 7.1
Health professions and related programs: 3.2
Business/marketing: 8.5
History: .6
TOTAL (should = 100%): 100%

Enrollment And Persistence120

Institutional Enrollment

Degree-seeking, first-time first-year students: men: 203
Degree-seeking, first-time first-year students: women: 330
Other first-year, degree-seeking: men: 108
Other first-year, degree-seeking: women: 139
All other degree-seeking: men: 646
All other degree-seeking: women: 1,278
Total degree-seeking: men: 957
Total degree-seeking: women: 1,747
Total degree-seeking: unknown: 0
All other undergraduates enrolled in credit courses: women: 4
Total undergraduate Full-Time Students: men: 957
Total undergraduate Full-Time Students: women: 1,751
Total undergraduate Full-Time Students: unknown: 0
Degree-seeking, first-time first-year students: men: 13
Degree-seeking, first-time first-year students: women: 13
Other first-year, degree-seeking: men: 20
Other first-year, degree-seeking: women: 28
All other degree-seeking: men: 137
All other degree-seeking: women: 281
Total degree-seeking: men: 170
Total degree-seeking: women: 322
Total degree-seeking: unknown: 0
All other undergraduates enrolled in credit courses: men: 20
All other undergraduates enrolled in credit courses: women: 48
Total undergraduate Part-Time Students: men: 190
Total undergraduate Part-Time Students: women: 370
Total undergraduate Part-Time Students: unknown: 0
Degree-seeking, first-time: men: 34
Degree-seeking, first-time: women: 105
All other degree-seeking: men: 48
All other degree-seeking: women: 100
All other graduates enrolled in credit courses: women: 0
Degree-seeking, first-time: men: 19
Degree-seeking, first-time: women: 105
All other degree-seeking: men: 34
All other degree-seeking: women: 104
All other graduates enrolled in credit courses: men: 7
All other graduates enrolled in credit courses: women: 48
Total graduate Part-Time Students: men: 60
Total graduate Part-Time Students: women: 257
Total graduate Part-Time Students: unknown: 0
Total all undergraduates: 3,268
Total all graduate: 604
Grand Total All Students: 3,872

All

Total graduate Full-Time Students: men: 82
Total graduate Full-Time Students: women: 205
Total graduate Full-Time Students: unknown: 0

Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category

Nonresidents: 7
Hispanic/Latino: 164
Black or African American, non-Hispanic: 20
White, non-Hispanic: 278
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic: 5
Asian, non-Hispanic: 16
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic: 11
Two or more races, non-Hispanic: 50
Race and/or ethnicity unknown: 8
TOTAL: 559
Nonresidents: 20
Hispanic/Latino: 874
Black or African American, non-Hispanic: 96
White, non-Hispanic: 1,774
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic: 40
Asian, non-Hispanic: 83
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic: 49
Two or more races, non-Hispanic: 219
Race and/or ethnicity unknown: 41
TOTAL: 3,196
Nonresidents: 21
Hispanic/Latino: 883
Black or African American, non-Hispanic: 96
White, non-Hispanic: 1,821
American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic: 41
Asian, non-Hispanic: 88
Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic: 51
Two or more races, non-Hispanic: 222
Race and/or ethnicity unknown: 45
TOTAL: 3,268

Persistence

Certificate/diploma: 38
Bachelor's degrees: 799
Postbachelor's certificates: 78
Master's degrees: 167

Graduation Rates

Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant: 330
Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant: 160
Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan: 291
Total: 781
Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant: 0
Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant: 0
Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan: 0
Total: 0
Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant: 330
Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant: 160
Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan: 291
Total: 781
Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant: 76
Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant: 45
Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan: 106
Total: 227
Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant: 54
Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant: 26
Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan: 31
Total: 111
Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant: 12
Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant: 10
Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan: 8
Total: 30
Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant: 142
Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant: 81
Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan: 145
Total: 368
Recipients of a Federal Pell Grant: .4303
Recipients of a Subsidized Stafford Loan who did not receive a Pell Grant: .506
Students who did not receive either a Pell Grant or a subsidized Stafford Loan: .498
Total: .471
Total: 0
Total: 0
Total: 0
Total: 0
Total: 0
Total: 0
Total: 0

Instructional Faculty And Class Size39

Instructional Faculty

A. Total number of instructional faculty: 203
B. Total number who are members of minority groups: 29
C. Total number who are women: 113
D. Total number who are men: 90
E. Total number who are nonresidents (international): 1
F. Total number with doctorate, or other terminal degree: 97%
G. Total number whose highest degree is a master’s but not a terminal master’s: 27
H. Total number whose highest degree is a bachelor’s: 10
A. Total number of instructional faculty: 116
B. Total number who are members of minority groups: 30
C. Total number who are women: 87
D. Total number who are men: 29
E. Total number who are nonresidents (international): 4
F. Total number with doctorate, or other terminal degree: 5%
G. Total number whose highest degree is a master’s but not a terminal master’s: 16
H. Total number whose highest degree is a bachelor’s: 13
A. Total number of instructional faculty: 319
B. Total number who are members of minority groups: 59
C. Total number who are women: 200
D. Total number who are men: 119
E. Total number who are nonresidents (international): 5
F. Total number with doctorate, or other terminal degree: 102
G. Total number whose highest degree is a master’s but not a terminal master’s: 43
H. Total number whose highest degree is a bachelor’s: 23
I. Total number whose highest degree is unknown or other (Note: Items f, g, h, and i must sum up to item a.): 0
J. Total number in stand-alone graduate/professional programs in which faculty teach virtually only graduate-level students: 0

Student to Faculty Ratio

based on ____ students: 3,206
and ____ faculty: 249

Undergraduate Class Size

2-9: 44
10-19: 130
20-29: 132
30-39: 34
40-49: 2
50-99: 2
Total: 344
2-9: 6
10-19: 14
20-29: 23
Total: 43

Source: Western Oregon University's Common Data Set 2024-25

About Western Oregon University

Western Oregon University is a small public university in Monmouth, OR, in a city setting.

What Western Oregon University looks for

Western Oregon University admits the majority of applicants who meet its baseline academic profile. For most students applying here, the work is in writing applications that reflect real fit rather than treating the application as a checklist. Demonstrated interest matters more here than at the most selective schools. Visiting, attending an info session, and asking real questions of admissions all move the needle.

Frequently asked

What is the acceptance rate at Western Oregon University?
Western Oregon University admits roughly 98% of applicants. An acceptance rate above 40% means a strong application can land here without high-end stats.
What does Western Oregon University actually cost after financial aid?
Average net cost (after institutional aid) is about $17,237 per year. Net cost varies enormously by family income; run the school's net price calculator for an estimate that reflects your situation.
Is Western Oregon University a reach, match, or safety for me?
Compare your stats to the middle 50% above. If you are at or below the 25th percentile, treat Western Oregon University as a reach. If you are in the middle 50%, it is a match. Above the 75th percentile and the school accepts above 25% overall, it is closer to a safety. Selectivity below 20% should be treated as a reach for everyone, period.

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