WESTERN OREGON UNIVERSITY F-6

345 North Monmouth Ave.
Monmouth, OR 97361-1394
Tel: (503)838-8000; 877-877-1593
Admissions: (503)838-8211
Fax: (503)838-8067
E-mail: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.wou.edu/

Description:

State-supported, comprehensive, coed. Part of Oregon University System. Awards associate, bachelor's, and master's degrees. Founded 1856. Setting: 157-acre rural campus with easy access to Portland. Endowment: $3.6 million. Research spending 2003-04: $7.4 million. Educational spending 2003-04: $8435 per student. Total enrollment: 4,772. Faculty: 289 (164 full-time, 125 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 21:1. 1,679 applied, 93% were admitted. 11% from top 10% of their high school class, 35% from top quarter, 68% from top half. Full-time: 3,851 students, 59% women, 41% men. Part-time: 452 students, 52% women, 48% men. Students come from 23 states and territories, 19 other countries, 8% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 6% Hispanic, 2% black, 3% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 2% international, 14% 25 or older, 20% live on campus, 11% transferred in. Retention: 71% of full-time freshmen returned the following year. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; interdisciplinary studies; protective services/public administration. Core. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, self-designed majors, freshman honors college, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. Off campus study at other members of the Oregon University System. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army, Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements:

Options: electronic application, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, minimum 2.75 high school GPA, SAT or ACT. Recommended: SAT and SAT Subject Tests or ACT, SAT Subject Tests. Entrance: moderately difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year:

Application fee: $50. State resident tuition: $3240 full-time, $90 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $11,685 full-time, $325 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $1092 full-time. College room and board: $6276. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility.

Collegiate Environment:

Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper. Social organizations: 50 open to all. Most popular organizations: Model United Nations, Multicultural Student Union, Oregon Student Association. Major annual events: homecoming, Holiday Tree Lighting, Alcohol Awareness Week. Student services: health clinic, personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, student patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access. 1,275 college housing spaces available; 1,139 were occupied in 2003-04. Freshmen given priority for college housing. On-campus residence required in freshman year. Option: coed housing available. Wayne and Lynn Hamersly Library with 157,186 books, 682,067 microform titles, 3,680 serials, 3,169 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. 411 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment:

Located in Monmouth, a town of 7,500, Western is 15 miles from Salem, the state capital, and is midway between the state's two largest cities, Portland and Eugene. Western is a short drive from the famed Oregon Coast to the west and the majestic Cascade Mountains to the east. Monmouth is located in the Willamette Valley. The University is the town's main employer and serves as the cultural and athletic center for the area.