Eastern Oregon University

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a rural area.

Overview

Eastern Oregon University, also referred to as EOU, is located in La Grande, Oregon, United States. It was established in the year 1929 and was originally known as the Eastern Oregon Normal School. EOU is under the Oregon University System. It is the only Oregon university that does not charge higher tuition fees to out-of-state residents or international students. Students are offered master, bachelor, and associate degrees in subject areas such as nursing, business, and accounting. EOU has three colleges under it:

• College of Arts and Sciences
• College of Business
• College of Education

Eastern Oregon University sponsors more than 70 student clubs and organizations including Chemistry Club, Newman Club, and Track and Field Club. The students also participate in sports such as baseball, basketball, golf, football, and softball.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in education and teaching and music.
• Numerous part-time students.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Large number of students.
• High yield: the portion of accepted students who enroll.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Quarter.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities II.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 3,666 in 2009-2010 (2,542 full-time equivalent).

About 47% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 53% of the class.

Undergrads are 80% of enrolled students and graduate students are 20%.

Students under 25 years old represent 45% of the student body. About 19% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 89% are full-time and 11% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Eastern Oregon University provides on-campus housing for 405 of its 2,542 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010). The school requires freshmen to live on campus.

Athletics

School sports include football (Frontier Conference), basketball (Cascade Collegiate Conference), baseball (), and track (Cascade Collegiate Conference).

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 79 male students received the aid (men were 63% of those receiving aid) and 46 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 37% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Eastern Oregon University offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Single Postbaccalaureate (Education).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (10 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (188 awarded)

• Business Administration and Management
• Business Administration, Management and Operations
• Business/Commerce

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (8 awarded)

• Computer and Information Sciences

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (4 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (308 awarded)

• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Education
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Health Teacher Education
• Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Teacher Education, Multiple Levels
• Teacher Education/Profess Development, Levels & Methods

LIBERAL ARTS (143 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Social Sciences

MATHEMATICS (4 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (3 awarded)

• Mass Communication/Media Studies

MUSIC (15 awarded)

• Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (19 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education

SCIENCE (23 awarded)

• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (25 awarded)

• Fire Services Administration

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (14 awarded)

• Psychology