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Oregon Institute of Technology Data & Information Overview

179 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
91% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is Oregon Institute of Technology Ranked?

#612 Best Colleges in Nation
#10 Best Colleges in OR
Radiologic Technology Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.

Oregon Institute of Technology was awarded 179 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is radiologic technology.

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Overall Quality

College Factual ranked OIT as #612 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list.

OIT also holds the #10 spot on the Best Colleges in Oregon ranking.

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Is It Hard to Get Into OIT?

91% Acceptance Rate
59% Of Accepted Are Women
12% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

With an acceptance rate of 91%, OIT has a fairly liberal admissions policy. However, don't just assume you'll get in! Put together a good application and make sure you include all requested documents and materials.

Average Test Scores

About 12% of students accepted to OIT submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 538 and 650. Math scores were between 528 and 650.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Oregon Institute of Technology  ( 538 to 650 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Oregon Institute of Technology  ( 528 to 650 )
200
800
OIT received ACT scores from 10% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 21 and 28.

ACT Composite Scores for Oregon Institute of Technology  ( 21 to 28 )
1
36

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Oregon Institute of Technology Faculty

15 to 1 Student to Faculty
96% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio at Oregon Institute of Technology is about average at 15 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Oregon Institute of Technology is 96%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  96 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Oregon Institute of Technology

68% Freshmen Retention
22% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Oregon Institute of Technology is 68%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  68 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at OIT is 22%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%

On-Time Graduation Rate  22 out of 100
0
100

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Oregon Institute of Technology Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,391 Full-Time Undergraduates
27.2% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
45.0% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 5,184 undergraduates at OIT with 2,391 being full-time and 2,793 being part-time.

How Much Does Oregon Institute of Technology Cost?

$15,680 Net Price
44% Take Out Loans
$24,980 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of OIT is $15,680. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for OIT

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$10,906 $12,662 $16,695 $19,011 $19,655

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of OIT, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At OIT, approximately 44% of students took out student loans averaging $6,245 a year. That adds up to $24,980 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at OIT is 2.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do OIT Graduates Make?

$67,184 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from OIT with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $67,184 in their early years. That's great news for OIT students since it is 58% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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Location of Oregon Institute of Technology

Oregon State
2,391 Full-Time Undergraduates
Town Campus Setting
Located in Klamath Falls, Oregon, Oregon Institute of Technology is a public institution. The charming, small-town atmosphere of Klamath Falls draws many to the area.

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Contact details for OIT are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 3201 Campus Drive, Klamath Falls, OR 97601-8801
Phone: 541-885-1000
Website: https://www.oit.edu/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/0regonTech
Twitter: https://twitter.com/OregonTech

Oregon Institute of Technology Majors

29 Majors With Completions
798 Undergraduate Degrees
30 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 29 majors graduated from Oregon Institute of Technology. Of these students, 798 received undergraduate degrees and 30 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Allied Health Professions 189 $74,921
Industrial Production Technology 103 $62,170
Mechanical Engineering 68 $65,190
Dental Support Services 65 $60,194
Computer Engineering Technology 61 $66,268
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 41 $32,033
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 38 $64,721
Electrical Engineering 36 $71,236
General Biology 23 $25,871
Computer Information Systems 21 $52,362

Learn more about the majors offered at Oregon Institute of Technology along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at OIT

31% Take At Least One Class Online
13% Take All Classes Online

Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.

In 2020-2021, 1,523 students took at least one online class at Oregon Institute of Technology. This is a decrease from the 1,671 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 1,523 661
2019-2020 1,671 796
2018-2019 1,618 788
2017-2018 1,554 759
2016-2017 1,510 771

Learn more about online learning at Oregon Institute of Technology.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

References

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