College Viability Inspection Report

Oregon Institute of Technology

Oregon · Public

Oregon Institute of Technology is a public institution in Oregon, enrolling 3,073 students as of 2024. It graduates 28% of students in four years, returns 69% of freshmen for a second year, and costs an average of $16,831 a year after grants and scholarships. Of the 9 inspection checks that could be evaluated, 6 are flagged: Retention, Graduation, Equity Gap, Enrollment, Endowment, and Tuition Allocation. This report benchmarks Oregon Institute of Technology's most recent reported year (2024) against 2,000+ U.S. colleges across three dimensions: student outcomes, financial health, and value for money. All figures are drawn from federal IPEDS filings and are reported without editorial judgment.

Oregon Institute of Technology Inspection Flags

Student Outcomes
Financial Health
Value for Your Money

Inspection flags are nine independent checks across student outcomes, financial health, and cost-to-value that surface areas of a college's reported numbers worth a closer look. A triggered flag means the college's data met a specific threshold that students and families may want to ask about — for example, graduation rates slipping below a level, or tuition rising while outcomes decline. A clear flag means the threshold was not met. Flags are signals for further conversation, not verdicts.

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College Viability
Data Summary

Oregon Institute of Technology — All Reported Indicators

Plain-text reference table of every metric and inspection flag for Oregon Institute of Technology. Values reflect IPEDS-reported figures; percent changes reflect endpoint-to-endpoint 2020 → 2024 comparison; percentiles reflect 2024 national rank against four-year public and private nonprofit institutions. Cells marked "not reported" indicate the indicator was not present in IPEDS for this institution.

Student Outcomes

Metric2024 Value5-Yr % ChangeNational Percentile
Four-Year Graduation Rate28.0%+33.3%29th
Six-Year Graduation Rate57.0%+11.8%53rd
Full-Time Retention Rate69.0%-9.2%27th
Pell Grant Six-Year Graduation Rate44.7%+2.7%44th
Pell-to-Non-Pell Graduation Gap13.3pp+19.7%69th
Pell Share of Cohort34.4%-9.2%41st

Financial Health

Metric2024 Value5-Yr % ChangeNational Percentile
Revenue-to-Expense Ratio0.97×-16.2%20th
Total FTE Enrollment3,073-6.6%68th
Endowment Value$34.9M+17.5%40th
Net Assets (End of Year)$182.3M+72.9%66th

Value for Money

Metric2024 Value5-Yr % ChangeNational Percentile
Instructional Spending %29.3%-16.2%34th
Student Support Spending %7.4%-0.3%24th
Administrative Spending %16.7%+6.9%44th
Instruction+Support to Admin Ratio2.19×-19.0%34th
Average Net Price$16,831+0.8%41st
Net Price: $0-30K Income$9,085-16.7%23rd
Net Price: $30K-48K Income$8,729-31.1%20th
Net Price: $48-75K Income$14,385-13.8%38th
Net Price: $75K-110K Income$18,925-0.5%42nd
Net Price: $110K+ Income$22,431+14.1%38th

Inspection Flags

FlagSectionStatus
Retention Below 80%
Oregon Institute of Technology's retention rate fell below 80% in 5 of 5 reported years — triggering the 3-of-5 threshold.
Student OutcomesTriggered
Four-Year Graduation Rate Below 50%
Oregon Institute of Technology's 4-year graduation rate fell below 50% in 5 of 5 reported years — triggering the 3-of-5 threshold.
Student OutcomesTriggered
Pell Gap Exceeds 10 Points
Oregon Institute of Technology's Pell graduation gap exceeded 10 percentage points in 3 of 5 eligible years — triggering the 3-of-5 threshold.
Student OutcomesTriggered
Revenue-to-Expense Below 1.0
Oregon Institute of Technology's ratio fell below 1.0 in 1 of 5 reported years — below the 3-of-5 trigger threshold.
Financial HealthCleared
Enrollment Declined 5% or More
Oregon Institute of Technology's total enrollment fell from 3,291 to 3,073 students between 2020 and 2024 (-6.6%) — a decline of 5% or more.
Financial HealthTriggered
Endowment Under $50M or Growth Under 15%
Oregon Institute of Technology's endowment is $34.9M, under the $50 million threshold. A smaller endowment leaves less cushion for scholarships and for tough budget years, even though it grew +17.5% over the period.
Financial HealthTriggered
High Cost, Low Completion
Oregon Institute of Technology costs less than the national median AND graduates students at above-median rates — neither condition for this flag is met.
Value for MoneyCleared
Spending on Students Below the National Median
Oregon Institute of Technology spends $2.19 on instruction and student support per $1 of admin (2024) — below the national median of $2.75 in 5 of 5 reported years.
Value for MoneyTriggered
Rising Price, Falling Outcomes
Either net price did not rise or the graduation rate did not decline between 2020 and 2024 — flag not triggered.
Value for MoneyCleared