COLLEGE SCORECARD · JUNE 10, 2026 FEATURED RELEASEOUTCOMES ARE COHORT MEASURES—NOT A RANKING OR GUARANTEE
COLLEGE OUTCOMELEDGERCOST · COMPLETION · DEBT · EARNINGS
INSTITUTION FILE · UNITID 209542PUBLIC

CORVALLIS, OR

Oregon State University

A plain-language ledger of federal cost, completion, debt, borrower, and post-completion earnings fields.

Average net price$19,604Title IV aid recipients; cohort-specific
Completion rate70.4%150% of expected time · pooled
Median earnings$71,799working, not enrolled · 4 years after
Median graduate debt$21,221completers · suppressed below n=30
Do not divide one headline by another.

Net price, completion, debt, repayment, and earnings come from different cohorts and definitions. Their dates and student universes are not interchangeable; this page does not calculate ROI, payback time, or a school score.

01 / POST-COMPLETION EARNINGS

Working graduates in the federal record

Median earnings 4 years after completion$71,799
Median earnings 5 years after completion$65,204

Earnings cover graduates working and not enrolled. The black marker is the national federal earnings threshold where available—not a target or guarantee.

02 / PRICE WORKSHEET

Average net price by family income

Federal income bandAverage net price
$0–30,000$12,107
$30,001–48,000$13,036
$48,001–75,000$15,729
$75,001–110,000$20,262
$110,001+$27,459

Average net price is cost of attendance minus average grant/scholarship aid for the defined Title IV cohort; it is not a personal aid quote.

03 / PROGRESS FIELDS

Completion, retention, and borrowing

Each percentage has its own population. Open the documentation before comparing institutions with different missions or credential mixes.

Completion70.4%four-year institution · 150% time
Retention87.6%four-year institution · first-time, full-time
Pell recipients22.8%share of undergraduates
Federal loan share32.6%share of undergraduates
Borrower progress / paid36.0%undergraduate completers · 4 years
Borrower cohort5,021federal loan borrowers
Undergraduates30,743IPEDS enrollment field
Admission rate77.3%suppressed below n=30
04 / DEBT FILE

Median debt of completers

$21,221

5,396 borrowers appear in the associated debt count field. This is cumulative federal debt for the defined completer cohort, not total price or monthly payment.

05 / FIELD-OF-STUDY REPORTS

Programs with publishable evidence

21 program combinations meet this site's 75-working-graduate rule and have non-suppressed four-year earnings and debt fields.

Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree · 712 working graduates$121,405 earnings · $26,000 debt →Construction EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 115 working graduates$105,964 earnings · $27,000 debt →Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 125 working graduates$105,359 earnings · $24,167 debt →Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 240 working graduates$93,740 earnings · $24,666 debt →Chemical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 99 working graduates$92,741 earnings · $24,750 debt →Civil EngineeringBachelor's Degree · 118 working graduates$89,822 earnings · $25,000 debt →Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree · 98 working graduates$78,427 earnings · $22,041 debt →Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree · 334 working graduates$73,660 earnings · $24,738 debt →MarketingBachelor's Degree · 83 working graduates$73,205 earnings · $20,500 debt →EconomicsBachelor's Degree · 95 working graduates$70,436 earnings · $23,849 debt →Public HealthBachelor's Degree · 191 working graduates$62,633 earnings · $24,000 debt →Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 174 working graduates$57,650 earnings · $25,340 debt →Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree · 222 working graduates$57,451 earnings · $24,201 debt →SociologyBachelor's Degree · 91 working graduates$56,865 earnings · $21,882 debt →Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business ServicesBachelor's Degree · 82 working graduates$56,800 earnings · $24,938 debt →Agriculture, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 104 working graduates$53,547 earnings · $26,000 debt →Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · 304 working graduates$53,109 earnings · $26,000 debt →Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's Degree · 141 working graduates$52,798 earnings · $22,746 debt →Environmental/Natural Resources Management and PolicyBachelor's Degree · 132 working graduates$52,730 earnings · $34,429 debt →Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and ManagementBachelor's Degree · 114 working graduates$48,077 earnings · $33,518 debt →Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree · 118 working graduates$47,221 earnings · $22,846 debt →
BEFORE AN ENROLLMENT DECISION

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Scorecard measures cover different student groups and years. Recheck the live College Scorecard, request the institution's current aid offer and completion information, and do not treat historical earnings as a promise.