Colleges with the biggest discount off the sticker price in Oregon
Colleges whose average price after grants is furthest below their published sticker price.
Colleges with the biggest discount off the sticker price in Oregon11 schools
11 schools qualify, ranked by discount off the sticker price.
How this list is made
- Schools in Oregon.
- Accredited four-year undergraduate colleges.
- Academic Excellence grade B+ or better (the top 35% of rated colleges).
- Has a sticker price (cost of attendance) and a net price (average yearly cost after grants) from federal data (College Scorecard).
- Each school needs a complete Compass Score, so every row shows a rating.
- Ordered by the discount, sticker price minus net price, largest first.
Updated Oct. 20, 2026. Methodology. Spot an error? Send a correction.
- 1
Reed College
Portland, OR · Private nonprofitHonor Roll#1 in Oregon
- $53,363 off the sticker price
- Net price $33,013 a year
- 2
University of Portland
Portland, OR · Private nonprofitTop 7% for earnings
- $45,014 off the sticker price
- Net price $28,210 a year
- 3
Lewis & Clark College
Portland, OR · Private nonprofitTop 14% for graduation
- $43,974 off the sticker price
- Net price $36,013 a year
- 4
Willamette University
Salem, OR · Private nonprofitExcellent: Compass grade A-
- $42,380 off the sticker price
- Net price $25,121 a year
- 5
Linfield University
McMinnville, OR · Private nonprofitTop 8% for earnings
- $39,399 off the sticker price
- Net price $26,536 a year
- 6
Pacific University
Forest Grove, OR · Private nonprofitTop 25% for graduation
- $37,101 off the sticker price
- Net price $35,273 a year
- 7
George Fox University
Newberg, OR · Private nonprofitTop 18% for graduation
- $26,965 off the sticker price
- Net price $31,679 a year
- 8
University of Oregon
Eugene, OR · PublicTop 18% for graduation
- $12,611 off the sticker price
- Net price $22,182 a year
- 9
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR · PublicExcellent: Compass grade A-
- $12,049 off the sticker price
- Net price $19,604 a year
- 10
American College of Healthcare Sciences
Portland, OR · Private for-profitTop 1% for graduation
- $6,141 off the sticker price
- Net price $23,782 a year
- 11
Sumner College
Portland, OR · Private for-profitTop 8% for graduation
- $3,086 off the sticker price
- Net price $29,411 a year
Compare cost and outcomes
| School | Net price a year | Median debt | Earnings 10 years out | Graduation rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reed College | $33,013 | $21,500 | $62,927 | 71% |
| University of Portland | $28,210 | $21,370 | $82,804 | 80% |
| Lewis & Clark College | $36,013 | $19,500 | $62,205 | 75% |
| Willamette University | $25,121 | $21,500 | $56,911 | 71% |
| Linfield University | $26,536 | $25,000 | $78,638 | 70% |
| Pacific University | $35,273 | $23,223 | $60,583 | 67% |
| George Fox University | $31,679 | $24,250 | $59,761 | 72% |
| University of Oregon | $22,182 | $20,139 | $61,324 | 72% |
| Oregon State University | $19,604 | $21,221 | $64,010 | 70% |
| American College of Healthcare Sciences | $23,782 | $13,523 | — | 100% |
| Sumner College | $29,411 | $16,500 | $46,639 | 83% |
Net price is the average yearly cost after grants. Federal data (College Scorecard). “—” means the school reports no figure.
This list in other states
- Alabama 5
- Arizona 4
- Arkansas 5
- California 63
- Colorado 6
- Connecticut 13
- District of Columbia 5
- Florida 21
- Georgia 9
- Illinois 21
- Indiana 21
- Iowa 16
- Kansas 4
- Kentucky 7
- Louisiana 3
- Maine 9
- Maryland 15
- Massachusetts 47
- Michigan 20
- Minnesota 19
- Missouri 18
- Nebraska 8
- New Hampshire 5
- New Jersey 17
- New York 79
- North Carolina 17
- Ohio 33
- Oklahoma 4
- Pennsylvania 60
- Rhode Island 9
- South Carolina 10
- Tennessee 10
- Texas 20
- Utah 4
- Vermont 6
- Virginia 20
- Washington 13
- Wisconsin 15