Tuition for Oregon residents attending Oregon State University-Cascades Campus rose by 5.4% in the 2022-23 academic year, as revealed in the latest report, according to the latest disclosure from the National Center for Education Statistics.
Oregon residents paid $11,628 to attend the public four-year university this year, an increase of $591 from the $11,037 tuition charged in the 2021-22 academic year.
Non-resident students were charged 181.8% more than in-state students during the 2022-23 school year, paying $32,763. This represents a 4.2% increase from $31,452 in the previous year.
Approximately 78% of the undergraduate student body at the campus are Oregon residents, while about 22% come from other states.
Data indicates that 95% of full-time undergraduates who enrolled at Oregon State University-Cascades Campus in 2022-23 received some form of student financial aid. Among them, 132 students were awarded grants or scholarships totaling $1.2 million, and 51 students obtained student loans exceeding $339,515.
Across the entire undergraduate population, 690 students received grants or scholarships amounting to $6.4 million, while 343 students borrowed $2.4 million in federal student loans.
Undergraduate education costs have seen a significant increase over the past few decades. Data shows a 169% rise in the average total cost, including tuition, fees, room, and board, between 1980 and 2020.
According to a 2023 College Board report, in-state students at public universities paid an average of $11,260, while out-of-state students paid $29,150 in the 2023-24 academic year.
Meanwhile, student loan debt has steadily increased over the last 30 years, reaching $1.75 trillion in 2024, averaging a total of $28,950 per borrower. Federal loans make up 92% of the debt, with over half of students at both public and private four-year colleges graduating with student loans.
Available data sometimes exceeds 100% due to rounding and administrative calculations.
The following data includes only full-time students who began an undergraduate program at the Oregon State University-Cascades Campus in the 2022-23 school year.
| Type of Aid | Number of students awarded aid | Percent awarded aid | Total amount of aid awarded | Average amount of aid per student |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal grants | 38 | 26% | $191,509 | $5,040 |
| State / local grant or scholarship | 33 | 22% | $136,574 | $4,139 |
| Institutional grants or scholarships | 129 | 88% | $898,760 | $6,967 |
| Grant or scholarship aid total | 132 | 90% | $1.2 million | $9,294 |
| Federal student loans | 49 | 33% | $229,841 | $4,691 |
| Other student loans | 6 | 4% | $109,674 | $18,279 |
| Student loan aid | 51 | 35% | $339,515 | $6,657 |
| Total student aid | 140 | 95% | $1.6 million | $11,188 |
Information in this story was obtained from the National Center for Education Statistics. The source data can be found here.
