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Oregon State University-Cascades Campus is a public institution in Oregon. This report benchmarks Oregon State University-Cascades Campus'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.
Data note: The U.S. Department of Education's IPEDS database did not include every reported figure for Oregon State University-Cascades Campus between 2020 and 2024. 10 indicators have IPEDS data missing for one or more years 2020–2024 (including 5 with no years reported at all) and 7 inspection flags could not be evaluated for lack of data — affected indicators are tagged below; missing years are shown as gaps in trend charts rather than estimated.
Oregon State University-Cascades Campus 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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$100K+
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Section 1 of 3
Student Outcomes
How students at Oregon State University-Cascades Campus complete their degrees, benchmarked against U.S. four-year colleges.
Section 2 of 3
College Financial Health
How financially stable Oregon State University-Cascades Campus is, benchmarked against U.S. four-year colleges.
Section 3 of 3
Value for Your Money
How Oregon State University-Cascades Campus spends its budget and what families pay, benchmarked against U.S. four-year colleges.
Total Operating Spending
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2024
Where every dollar was spent
Cost by household income
How Much Will This Cost for Your Income Level?
Net price is the average annual out-of-pocket cost for first-time, full-time undergraduate students — tuition + fees + room & board, minus the grants and scholarships the institution reports providing to students in each income bracket. Select your household income below to see the reported figure for that group.
Net Price by Household Income Bracket
Figures reported to the U.S. Department of Education via IPEDS for the 2023–24 academic year. Does not account for loans.
Avg Annual Net Price
$16,694
49th percentile nationally for this income bracket
For a family earning $48,001–$75,000, Oregon State University-Cascades Campus's average annual net price in 2024 was $16,694. Net price is the reported cost after grants and scholarships are applied; it does not account for loans.
Sticker Price
$30,552
Tuition $13,566 + R&B $16,386 + Books $600
Data Summary
Oregon State University-Cascades Campus — All Reported Indicators
Plain-text reference table of every metric and inspection flag for Oregon State University-Cascades Campus. 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
| Metric | 2024 Value | 5-Yr % Change | National Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-Year Graduation Rate | 38.0% | not reported | 46th |
| Six-Year Graduation Rate | 58.0% | not reported | 55th |
| Full-Time Retention Rate | 75.0% | not reported | 45th |
| Pell Grant Six-Year Graduation Rate | 30.8% | not reported | 19th |
| Pell-to-Non-Pell Graduation Gap | 31.2pp | not reported | 97th |
| Pell Share of Cohort | 20.6% | not reported | 17th |
Financial Health
| Metric | 2024 Value | 5-Yr % Change | National Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue-to-Expense Ratio | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Total FTE Enrollment | 739 | not reported | 28th |
| Endowment Value | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Net Assets (End of Year) | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Value for Money
| Metric | 2024 Value | 5-Yr % Change | National Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Instructional Spending % | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Student Support Spending % | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Administrative Spending % | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Instruction+Support to Admin Ratio | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Average Net Price | $19,772 | +0.2% | 55th |
| Net Price: $0-30K Income | $11,497 | -25.7% | 38th |
| Net Price: $30K-48K Income | $11,716 | -25.3% | 36th |
| Net Price: $48-75K Income | $16,694 | -18.7% | 49th |
| Net Price: $75K-110K Income | $20,055 | -14.1% | 46th |
| Net Price: $110K+ Income | $24,478 | -0.7% | 49th |
Inspection Flags
| Flag | Section | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Retention Below 80% | Student Outcomes | Triggered |
| Four-Year Graduation Rate Below 50% | Student Outcomes | Not Evaluated |
| Pell Gap Exceeds 10 Points | Student Outcomes | Not Evaluated |
| Revenue-to-Expense Below 1.0 | Financial Health | Not Evaluated |
| Enrollment Declined 5% or More | Financial Health | Not Evaluated |
| Endowment Under $50M or Growth Under 15% | Financial Health | Not Evaluated |
| High Cost, Low Completion | Value for Money | Cleared |
| Spending on Students Below the National Median | Value for Money | Not Evaluated |
| Rising Price, Falling Outcomes | Value for Money | Not Evaluated |