Oregon Colleges with the Lowest Acceptance Rate

The average acceptance rate of the 16 Oregon colleges that have competitive admission is 80.88% for the academic year 2023-2024. Compared to last year, the acceptance rate is higher by 3.88%. The acceptance rate at 6 Oregon colleges increased and the rate of 10 colleges decreased.

Reed College has the lowest (i.e. hard to admit) acceptance rate of 27.00%. Multnomah University (50.16%) and Bushnell University (65.96%) are following it in the list of Tightest Oregon Colleges to get in.

This ranking is only based on acceptance rates and more admission stats such as SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.

Reed College stays at first place of the lowest acceptance rate ranking since last year. Multnomah University ranked 2nd, up 1 place from 3rd last year.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $43,889 and graduate tuition & fees is $25,443 for the academic year 2023-2024.

We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.
Table. Tightest Oregon Colleges To Get In Comparison
School NameAcceptance RateYieldSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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Reed College Portland, ORPrivate, 4-year 27.00%
3.80%
13.02%1,410$67,0201,53479.00%9 to 1
2
1
Multnomah University Portland, ORPrivate, 4-year 50.16%
3.22%
37.11%-$30,31060838.00%12 to 1
3
1
Bushnell University Eugene, ORPrivate, 4-year 65.96%
0.89%
17.07%1,120$34,74069951.00%12 to 1
4
1
Lewis & Clark College Portland, ORPrivate, 4-year 75.01%
6.42%
12.00%1,310$62,3503,59573.00%13 to 1
5
2
Oregon State University Corvallis, ORPublic, 4-year 79.00%
3.53%
20.00%-$35,664
($13,494)
34,29270.00%19 to 1
6
-
Willamette University Salem, ORPrivate, 4-year 79.01%
1.59%
15.99%1,320$48,2681,90976.00%11 to 1
7
3
Southern Oregon University Ashland, ORPublic, 4-year 83.00%
4.96%
22.01%-$30,723
($12,093)
5,20446.00%23 to 1
8
1
University of Oregon Eugene, ORPublic, 4-year 85.00%
1.29%
15.00%1,240$41,194
($14,751)
23,16373.00%20 to 1
9
2
Linfield University McMinnville, ORPrivate, 4-year 87.98%
0.71%
19.98%-$51,4161,75470.00%10 to 1
10
8
Corban University Salem, ORPrivate, 4-year 89.93%
55.16%
28.92%-$37,20896354.00%15 to 1
Average72.21%20.11%1,280$43,889
($13,446)
7,37263.00%14 to 1