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Oregon Health
& Science University

Public College in Portland, OR. Median 10-year earnings $101,028.

Verdict High-return
Oregon Health & Science University · Campus
Median earnings · 10 yr
$101,028
Median debt at grad
$16,625
Federal loan default
0%

Ten-year median earnings of $101,028 are the headline number here, and they are strong ones. Debt at graduation runs to a median of $16,625, neither a bargain nor a burden.

Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.

Green Flags
  • ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.16 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
  • ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Red Flags

Academics

Full-time retention
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Transfer-out rate
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Student:faculty
5:1

No six-year graduation rate is reported for this institution, which is common for schools whose students are mostly part-time, transfer in, or enroll in short programs that the federal cohort measure does not track. Its absence is not itself a bad sign, but it does remove the clearest completion signal. The 5:1 student-faculty ratio is small enough that seminar-sized classes are the norm. This is a public four-year university, so read every rate on this page against that peer group specifically. The undergraduate body is just 788, which shapes everything from class size to how often a required course is offered.

Financial Aid

Average net price
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Full-time, first-time undergraduates paying the in-state rate who were awarded grant or scholarship aid
% receiving grants
62%
degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
% receiving federal loans
56%
degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates

IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 788 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates

No average net price is published here, so the cost side of this page is incomplete. Treat the participation rates as a signal about aid, not about price. About 62% get grants averaging $19,147, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Most students borrow — 56% take federal loans to cover the gap.

Federal student loans went to 445 of these 788 students, totalling $4,463,107 — an average of $10,029 each.

IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24

Local housing costs

Typical rents near campus (Multnomah County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.

Studio
$1,570/mo
1 bedroom
$1,677/mo
2 bedroom (whole unit)
$1,922/mo

HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026

Veterans & GI Bill

GI Bill students
99
Yellow Ribbon
No
Principles of Excellence
No

VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)

Compare Oregon Health & Science University with peer institutions

How we evaluate Oregon Health & Science University

IPEDS
US Department of Education
College Scorecard
Post-grad earnings
Census PSEO
Earnings by major
Opportunity Insights
Mobility by institution
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