-26%
100%-time completion
100%-time completion at Southern Oregon University fell 26% between 2021 and 2024 (28.3% → 20.9%).
Oregon · Public · Predominantly bachelor's
Southern Oregon University
Ashland, Oregon. 2,911 undergraduate students. 78 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Southern Oregon University
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
+15%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Southern Oregon University rose 15% between 2021 and 2024 ($11.1k → $12.8k).
-14%
Undergraduate enrollment
Undergraduate enrollment at Southern Oregon University fell 14% between 2021 and 2024 (3.2k → 2.8k).
+10%
Out-of-state tuition
Out-of-state tuition at Southern Oregon University rose 10% between 2021 and 2024 ($29.0k → $31.9k).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. Oregon
Each tile compares this institution to the Oregon median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$49,175+25% · 6→10y
Oregon median $40,968$39,326
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry44.2%+54% · '97→'24
Oregon median 57.5%$15,000+270% · '97→'20
At program completion2,911-36% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS67.6%+8% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time82.7%+4% · '01→'24
latest cohort$12,093+279% · '00→'24
out-of-state $30,723SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
4.1%Median federal debt $15,000 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $49,175 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
+54%
Southern Oregon University · completion · 150% rose
27.7% → 42.5%
+76%
Southern Oregon University · completion · 100% rose
11.9% → 20.9%
-36%
Southern Oregon University · undergrad enrollment fell
4,311 → 2,751
+279%
Southern Oregon University · in-state tuition rose
$3,369 → $12,762
+203%
Southern Oregon University · out-of-state tuition rose
$10,515 → $31,887
+270%
Southern Oregon University · median debt rose
$5,500 → $20,332
-100%
Southern Oregon University · cohort default rate fell
6.6% → 0.0%
-29%
Southern Oregon University · pell share fell
34.9% → 24.9%
+27%
Southern Oregon University · earnings_median_10yr rose
$38,600 → $49,175
+28%
Southern Oregon University · earnings_median_8yr rose
$35,200 → $45,016
+30%
Southern Oregon University · earnings_median_6yr rose
$30,200 → $39,326
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Business Administration, Management and Operations.$79,636Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions.$62,707Business Administration, Management and Operations.$61,883Education, General.$61,861Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$59,622Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods.$54,664Criminal Justice and Corrections.$52,622Psychology, General.$51,304Health and Physical Education/Fitness.$44,816Communication and Media Studies.$44,790English Language and Literature, General.$41,508Visual and Performing Arts, General.$35,291Fine and Studio Arts.$29,325
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
13 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
EDUCATION · CIP 13
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & LITERATURE · CIP 23
PARKS, RECREATION & FITNESS · CIP 31
PSYCHOLOGY · CIP 42
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
COMMUNICATION & JOURNALISM · CIP 09
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at Southern Oregon University
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$413,277
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 10
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $15,838
- HS-only baseline · OR
- $38,420
- Years to complete
- 4
- CIP family
- 52
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in Oregon
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Southern Oregon University graduates earn $X” — not “Southern Oregon University makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Southern Oregon University caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.