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About WOU

ÀÖ²¥ÊÓÆµ is a public, mid-sized universityÌý– committed to changing lives, strengthening communities andÌýtransforming our world. Located in Monmouth, the heart ofÌýOregon’s lush Willamette Valley, WOU is about 20 minutesÌýfrom Salem,Ìýthe state’sÌýcapital and about 75 minutes fromÌýPortland, the state’s cultural hub.Ìý

Quick Facts

  • Year foundedÌý1856
  • Total enrollmentÌý3,951
  • ³¢´Ç³¦²¹³Ù¾±´Ç²ÔÌýMonmouth, Oregon and Salem, Oregon
  • Miles from PortlandÌý63
  • Campus size (acres)Ìý157
  • Number of majors: 60
  • Most popular majors
    • Education
    • Psychology
    • Business
    • Criminal Justice
    • Exercise Science
  • Student-to-faculty ratioÌý14:1
  • Average class sizeÌý19
  • Average high school GPA 3.38 (unweighted)
  • Acceptance rate 83%
  • Students receiving financial aidÌý74%
  • Students receiving financial aid (first-time, full-time students) 90%
  • First-generation students 42% (all students), 48% (undergraduates)
  • Geographic origins of undergraduate students
    • In-state: 84%
    • Out-of-state: 15%
    • International: 1%
  • Gender distribution 34% men, 54% women, 7% non-binary
  • Students of color 41%
    • Hispanic/Latino 24.1%
    • Non-resident .7%
    • American Indian or Alaska native 1.1%
    • Asian 2.5%
    • Black or African American 3.1%
    • Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander 1.5%
    • White 59.1%
    • Two or more races 5.9%
    • Race and ethnicity unknown 2.1%
  • AthleticsÌýNCAA Division II
    Great Northwest Athletic Conference
  • MascotÌýWolf
  • School colorsÌýRedÌýandÌýWhite
    (secondary colors: black and gray)
WOU library with bike riders
WOU students in class
WOU students sitting together

Accreditation

UNIVERSITY ACCREDITATION
ÀÖ²¥ÊÓÆµ is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU).

PROGRAMÌýACCREDITATION
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE),ÌýAmerican Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE),ÌýNational Association of Schools of Music (NASM),ÌýCouncil on Rehabilitation Education (CORE), in compliance with the Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission, which authorizes teacher preparation programs offered by Oregon higher education institutions. Students may review accreditation documents in the Office of the Provost or the Library.