Popular Oregon Colleges Easy to Get Into
Oregon has 19 four-year colleges that accept 75% or more of applicants. If your GPA and test scores meet their typical thresholds, these are strong safety options, ordered by student interest online.
Leading examples include University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon, accepting 88% of applicants. Also frequently researched: Oregon State University, Portland State University and University of Portland.
Use the filters below to narrow by GPA, SAT, or ACT and see your estimated admission chance. For the highest academic quality among easy-admission schools, see best-ranked colleges with high acceptance rates. For schools with the highest acceptance rates regardless of popularity, see highest acceptance rate colleges.
University of Oregon
- Public 4 Year
- Eugene, OR
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5.0 | 4 reviews
- 88% acceptance rate
- Jan 15 application deadline
Oregon is a large public university known for undergraduate journalism, architecture, and business. Eugene is a classic college town built around the campus.
- SAT Range 1130-1360
- Avg GPA 3.73
- Net Price $24,605
Oregon State University
- Public 4 Year
- Corvallis, OR
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 77% acceptance rate
- Feb 1 application deadline
Oregon State is a large public university known for undergraduate forestry, marine science, and engineering. Corvallis is a college town built around the campus in Oregon's Willamette Valley.
- SAT Range 1140-1400
- Avg GPA 3.61
- Net Price $22,467
Portland State University
- Public 4 Year
- Portland, OR
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| 0 reviews
- 91% acceptance rate
Portland State is a large public university known for undergraduate urban planning, sustainability, and business. The compact urban campus sits in downtown Portland.
- SAT Range 1000-1250
- Avg GPA 3.36
- Net Price $10,195
University of Portland
- Private 4 Year
- Portland, OR
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| 0 reviews
- 89% acceptance rate
- Jan 15 application deadline
University of Portland is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing, engineering, and business. The campus sits on a bluff overlooking the Willamette River in North Portland.
- SAT Range 1160-1370
- Avg GPA 3.66
- Net Price $30,985
Lewis & Clark College
- Private 4 Year
- Portland, OR
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 78% acceptance rate
- Jan 15 application deadline
Lewis & Clark is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate international affairs and environmental studies. The wooded campus sits in the hills of southwest Portland.
- SAT Range 1210-1390
- Avg GPA 3.95
- Net Price $37,999
Willamette University
- Private 4 Year
- Salem, OR
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4.8 | 4 reviews
- 77% acceptance rate
- Jan 15 application deadline
Willamette is a private liberal arts university known for undergraduate political science and government. The historic campus borders the Oregon State Capitol grounds in downtown Salem.
- SAT Range 1240-1440
- Avg GPA 3.97
- Net Price $29,421
Southern Oregon University
- Public 4 Year
- Ashland, OR
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- 89% acceptance rate
SOU is a public university known for undergraduate theater, performing arts, and environmental studies. Ashland is a college town closely tied to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival and the campus.
- SAT Range 980-1230
- Avg GPA 3.34
- Net Price $17,959
Western Oregon University
- Public 4 Year
- Monmouth, OR
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3.0 | 2 reviews
- 98% acceptance rate
Western Oregon is a public university known for undergraduate teacher education and American Sign Language programs. The residential campus is in the small college town of Monmouth in the Willamette Valley.
- SAT Range 868-1108
- Avg GPA 3.36
- Net Price $14,006
Pacific University
- Private 4 Year
- Forest Grove, OR
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| 0 reviews
- 90% acceptance rate
- Aug 25 application deadline
Pacific is a private university known for undergraduate health sciences, education, and psychology. The residential campus is in the small college town of Forest Grove west of Portland.
- SAT Range 900-1240
- Avg GPA 3.73
- Net Price $35,235
George Fox University
- Private 4 Year
- Newberg, OR
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| 0 reviews
- 94% acceptance rate
George Fox is a private Christian university known for undergraduate nursing, business, and engineering. The residential campus sits in the Willamette Valley town of Newberg near Portland.
- SAT Range 1070-1340
- Avg GPA 3.7
- Net Price $32,171
Eastern Oregon University
- Public 4 Year
- La Grande, OR
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- 98% acceptance rate
- Sep 10 application deadline
Eastern Oregon is a small public university known for undergraduate teacher education and business. The campus sits in the college town of La Grande in northeastern Oregon.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.54
- Net Price $18,125
Linfield University
- Private 4 Year
- McMinnville, OR
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- 85% acceptance rate
- Feb 1 application deadline
Linfield is a private university known for undergraduate nursing and wine studies. The residential campus sits in the small college town of McMinnville in Oregon's Willamette Valley.
- SAT Range 1050-1210
- Avg GPA 3.71
- Net Price $29,936
Corban University
- Private 4 Year
- Salem, OR
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- 94% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
Corban is a private Christian university known for undergraduate biblical studies, ministry, and education. The residential campus sits in Salem, Oregon's capital city.
- SAT Range 1003-1165
- Avg GPA 3.53
- Net Price $27,119
Oregon Institute of Technology
- Public 4 Year
- Klamath Falls, OR
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| 0 reviews
- 95% acceptance rate
- Sep 4 application deadline
Oregon Tech is a public polytechnic university known for undergraduate engineering, health technologies, and applied sciences. The Klamath Falls campus sits near Upper Klamath Lake in southern Oregon.
- SAT Range 1000-1270
- Avg GPA 3.51
- Net Price $16,831
Pacific Northwest College of Art
- Private 4 Year
- Portland, OR
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| 0 reviews
- 75% acceptance rate
PNCA is a private art college known for undergraduate fine arts, design, and illustration. The urban campus is in Portland's Pearl District.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $39,710
University of Western States
- Private 4 Year
- Portland, OR
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- 100% acceptance rate
University of Western States is a private university known for undergraduate human biology and health sciences. The small urban campus is in Northeast Portland.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price -
New Hope Christian College Eugene
- Private 4 Year
- Eugene, OR
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- 80% acceptance rate
- Aug 1 application deadline
New Hope Christian College is a small private Christian college known for undergraduate biblical studies and ministry. Most programs prepare students for pastoral work and related Christian service.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $17,573
Mount Angel Seminary
- Private 4 Year
- Saint Benedict, OR
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- 100% acceptance rate
- Jul 1 application deadline
Mount Angel Seminary is a private Catholic seminary known for undergraduate philosophy and priestly formation. The campus shares the hilltop grounds of Mount Angel Abbey, a Benedictine monastery in rural Oregon.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Net Price $45,366