Applying to Southern Oregon

Southern Oregon University's acceptance rate is 82.66% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 3,564 students applied and 2,946 were admitted to the school. Judging by the acceptance rate, it is relatively easy (higher than the national average) to get into Southern Oregon.

Southern Oregon's acceptance rate places 7th out of 26 Oregon colleges with competitive admission.

To apply to Southern Oregon, it is required to submit high school GPA and record.

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Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-24, the acceptance rate of Southern Oregon University is 82.66% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 22.30%. 1,040 men and 1,792 women applied to Southern Oregon and 844 men and 1,467 women students were accepted.

725 applicants who has another gender applied and 629 were accepted.6 accepted students' gender is unknown.

Among them, 190 men and 300 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2023). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield at Southern Oregon.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics at Southern Oregon
	Total	Men	Women	Another Gender	Gender Unknown
Applicants	3,564	1,040	1,792	725	7
Admitted	2,946	844	1,467	629	6
Enrolled	657	190	300	166	1
Acceptance Rate	82.66%	81.15%	81.86%	86.76%	85.71%
Yield	22.30%	22.51%	20.45%	26.39%	16.67%

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Southern Oregon University 2023 Acceptance Rate By Gender chart

First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type

For the academic year 2023-24, total 657 first-year students enrolled in Southern Oregon. The proportion of full-time students is 93.61% and part-time students is 6.39%.

By gender, the proportion of men students is 28.92% and women students is 45.66%. 25.27% of students has another gender and 0.15% students' gender is unknown.

The following table and chart visualize the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at Southern Oregon.

First-Year Students by Gender and Enrolled Type at Southern Oregon
	Total	Men	Women	Another Gender	Gender Unknown
Total	657	190	300	166	1
Full-time	615	175	281	158	1
Part-time	42	15	19	8	0

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, and English Proficiency Test to its applicants.

The SAT and ACT test score is not considered in admission process at Southern Oregon. The english proficiency test is reqired .

The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Southern Oregon University.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

Southern Oregon Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Not Considered
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Required
Recommendations	Not Considered
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Not Considered
SAT / ACT	Not Considered
English Proficiency Test	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)	Not Considered
Work experience	Not Considered
Personal statement or essay	Not Considered
Legacy status	Not Considered

General Admissions Information

The application fee is $60 for undergraduate schools and $60 for graduate schools of Southern Oregon University. The next table provides general admission information for applying to Southern Oregon.

Admission Information for Applying to Southern Oregon
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$60
Graduate Application Fees	$60
Admission Information	https://www.sou.edu/admissions
Online Application	https://sou.edu/admissions/apply/how-to-apply/
Calendar System	Quarter
Course for High School Students	Offers outside a dual enrollment
Credits Accepted	Credits for Life Experiences, Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master

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Applying to Southern Oregon

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First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type

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