Lowest net price for middle-income families in Oregon
Colleges with the lowest average yearly price after grants for families earning $30,000 to $75,000.
Lowest net price for middle-income families in Oregon11 schools
11 schools qualify, ranked by net price for families earning $30,000–$75,000.
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 net price for families earning $30,000 to $75,000 from federal data (College Scorecard); it covers students who receive federal aid.
- Each school needs a complete Compass Score, so every row shows a rating.
- Ordered by that net price, lowest first.
Updated Oct. 20, 2026. Methodology. Spot an error? Send a correction.
- 1
Reed College
Portland, OR · Private nonprofitHonor Roll#1 in Oregon
- $13,713 a year for families earning $30,000–$75,000
- 71% graduate
- 2
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR · PublicExcellent: Compass grade A-
- $14,607 a year for families earning $30,000–$75,000
- 70% graduate
- 3
University of Oregon
Eugene, OR · PublicTop 18% for graduation
- $17,223 a year for families earning $30,000–$75,000
- 72% graduate
- 4
Willamette University
Salem, OR · Private nonprofitExcellent: Compass grade A-
- $17,619 a year for families earning $30,000–$75,000
- 71% graduate
- 5
University of Portland
Portland, OR · Private nonprofitTop 7% for earnings
- $20,923 a year for families earning $30,000–$75,000
- 80% graduate
- 6
Linfield University
McMinnville, OR · Private nonprofitTop 8% for earnings
- $20,965 a year for families earning $30,000–$75,000
- 70% graduate
- 7
Lewis & Clark College
Portland, OR · Private nonprofitTop 14% for graduation
- $21,024 a year for families earning $30,000–$75,000
- 75% graduate
- 8
American College of Healthcare Sciences
Portland, OR · Private for-profitTop 1% for graduation
- $22,978 a year for families earning $30,000–$75,000
- 100% graduate
- 9
George Fox University
Newberg, OR · Private nonprofitTop 18% for graduation
- $24,198 a year for families earning $30,000–$75,000
- 72% graduate
- 10
Pacific University
Forest Grove, OR · Private nonprofitTop 25% for graduation
- $27,879 a year for families earning $30,000–$75,000
- 67% graduate
- 11
Sumner College
Portland, OR · Private for-profitTop 8% for graduation
- $30,310 a year for families earning $30,000–$75,000
- 83% graduate
Compare cost and outcomes
| School | Net price a year | Median debt | Earnings 10 years out | Graduation rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reed College | About $33,000 | $21,500 | $62,927 | 71% |
| Oregon State University | About $20,000 | $21,221 | $64,010 | 70% |
| University of Oregon | About $22,000 | $20,139 | $61,324 | 72% |
| Willamette University | About $25,000 | $21,500 | $56,911 | 71% |
| University of Portland | About $28,000 | $21,370 | $82,804 | 80% |
| Linfield University | About $27,000 | $25,000 | $78,638 | 70% |
| Lewis & Clark College | About $36,000 | $19,500 | $62,205 | 75% |
| American College of Healthcare Sciences | About $24,000 | $13,523 | — | 100% |
| George Fox University | About $32,000 | $24,250 | $59,761 | 72% |
| Pacific University | About $35,000 | $23,223 | $60,583 | 67% |
| Sumner College | About $29,000 | $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 61
- Colorado 6
- Connecticut 13
- District of Columbia 5
- Florida 21
- Georgia 9
- Illinois 20
- Indiana 21
- Iowa 16
- Kansas 4
- Kentucky 7
- Louisiana 3
- Maine 9
- Maryland 15
- Massachusetts 45
- Michigan 20
- Minnesota 19
- Missouri 17
- 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 18
- Washington 13
- Wisconsin 15