Top colleges in Oregon by 10-year ROI
Executive Summary
Bachelor’s-predominant institutions located in Oregon with at least 200 students, sorted by the same 10-year ROI estimate used nationally. Oregon Institute of Technology leads this list at $297,363 (10 Yr. ROI).
Leaders: top 3
Oregon Institute of Technology
10 Yr. ROI
$297,363
Linfield University
10 Yr. ROI
$261,719
University of Portland
10 Yr. ROI
$252,702
Top 18 Top colleges in Oregon by 10-year ROI
| Rank | Institution | State | Control | Enrollment | 10 Yr. ROI | Also see |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon Institute of Technology | OR | Public | 2,892 | $297,363 | Grad 45.6% · Net $17,499 |
| 2 | Linfield University | OR | Private nonprofit | 1,621 | $261,719 | Grad 61.7% · Net $24,882 |
| 3 | University of Portland | OR | Private nonprofit | 2,957 | $252,702 | Grad 80.5% · Net $28,803 |
| 4 | Portland State University | OR | Public | 13,182 | $249,873 | Grad 52.9% · Net $8,337 |
| 5 | Oregon State University-Cascades Campus | OR | Public | 1,044 | $226,966 | Grad 54.4% · Net $17,853 |
| 6 | Oregon State University | OR | Public | 30,743 | $208,712 | Grad 67.6% · Net $21,504 |
| 7 | Warner Pacific University | OR | Private nonprofit | 375 | $196,464 | Grad 48.1% · Net $17,739 |
| 8 | Eastern Oregon University | OR | Public | 2,172 | $185,350 | Grad 38.0% · Net $15,665 |
| 9 | University of Oregon | OR | Public | 20,497 | $183,970 | Grad 70.8% · Net $22,547 |
| 10 | Bushnell University | OR | Private nonprofit | 517 | $177,071 | Grad 57.5% · Net $19,624 |
| 11 | Western Oregon University | OR | Public | 3,103 | $174,357 | Grad 44.5% · Net $17,140 |
| 12 | George Fox University | OR | Private nonprofit | 2,699 | $148,676 | Grad 68.5% · Net $31,648 |
| 13 | Southern Oregon University | OR | Public | 2,751 | $142,015 | Grad 42.6% · Net $20,998 |
| 14 | Willamette University | OR | Private nonprofit | 1,592 | $134,882 | Grad 71.0% · Net $25,908 |
| 15 | Pacific University | OR | Private nonprofit | 1,516 | $126,208 | Grad 70.6% · Net $35,520 |
| 16 | Lewis & Clark College | OR | Private nonprofit | 2,120 | $108,225 | Grad 73.9% · Net $34,286 |
| 17 | Reed College | OR | Private nonprofit | 1,320 | $103,686 | Grad 73.5% · Net $32,800 |
| 18 | Corban University | OR | Private nonprofit | 678 | $79,630 | Grad 61.0% · Net $32,913 |
Method notes
- Underlying institution file: EDsmart Data processed College Scorecard extract merged to the IPEDS 2024 directory for HBCU and Carnegie fields.
- Cohort applied on this page: enrollment floor of 200 undergraduates; sorted highest first on 10 Yr. ROI; all 18 qualifying campuses are shown.
- Ties on the ranked metric are broken by enrollment, then institution name, so ranks stay stable between rebuilds.
- ROI column matches the processed college_roi_rankings series in this site build; see College Scorecard ROI methodology.
- How the 10-year ROI figure is built: median earnings reported 6, 8, and 10 years after entry (years 7 and 9 linearly interpolated) are summed across years 6–10, then average annual net price × typical years enrolled (five for bachelor’s-predominant campuses) is subtracted. It is a nominal-dollar gap—not discounted to present value, and it does not subtract earnings foregone while enrolled or compare against a no-college baseline. Campuses reporting only one of the three earnings years are excluded from these tables.
- School profile links use generated slugs; not every campus has a published profile page yet—use the Scorecard site as fallback.