by our College Data Analytics TeamA lot of students are not billed the complete price tag of a school. Rather, they are presented a financial aid deal that includes a mix of loans, grants, scholarships, and possibly work-study opportunities. The price tag of going to Eastern Oregon University can appear overpowering, but remember that the majority of students obtain some kind of financial assistance.
What financial assistance options will EOU offer you, and what will you qualify for? Read on for more information. Keep scrolling to find out just how much financial aid will be open to you.
Your financial aid package, which may contain grants and scholarships, will be determined on your financial need. The figures below will help you estimate the aid you might receive from Eastern Oregon University.
Financial aid, in the form of loans, grants, work-study, and scholarships, is one way colleges reduce the cost of attendance so most students can actually afford to attend. Some kinds of aid are clearly preferable to others, and outcomes differ across students.
For incoming first-year students at Eastern Oregon University, 98% of first-time, full-time freshmen received some form of financial aid around 250 students).
| Type of Aid | % of Freshmen Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 94% | $8,404 |
| Institutional grants & scholarships | 81% | $3,351 |
| Federal Pell grants | 35% | $5,966 |
| State/local grants | 45% | $6,747 |
| Federal student loans | 43% | $5,033 |
The best aid is gift aid: grants and scholarships that carry no repayment obligation. Across the undergraduate body at EOU, approximately 63% of undergraduates were awarded an average grant or scholarship of $9,585 (across roughly 1582 undergraduates).
| Award | % of Undergrads Receiving | Average Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Grant or scholarship aid (all sources) | 63% | $9,585 |
| Federal Pell grants | 35% | $5,895 |
| Federal student loans | 37% | $7,377 |
For students living on campus and receiving title-IV aid, grants averaged $9,570.
Need-based aid means lower-income families typically pay far less than the sticker price suggests.
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 – $48,000 | $12,154 |
| $30,001 – $75,000 | $13,844 |
| Over $75,000 | $21,167 |
Remember these are net prices — what families pay after gift aid, not before.
After grants and scholarships come off the published price, what remains is the net price — the best estimate of true out-of-pocket cost.
| Cohort | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| On-campus title-IV students | $17,148 |
| Off-campus title-IV students | $15,987 |
To project your own net price, use EOU’s net price calculator: static.eou.edu/net-price-calc/.
A typical borrower at EOU leaves with $13,500 of cumulative federal debt.
| Metric | Amount |
|---|---|
| Median federal debt (all student-aid borrowers) | $13,500 |
| Median federal debt (graduates only) | $20,500 |
| Typical 10-year monthly payment (graduates) | $217.33/mo |
At a typical 10-year repayment schedule, the median graduate would pay about the monthly figure above.
Percentiles reveal the spread — half of all borrowers fall between the 25th and 75th percentiles. Use the percentiles below to see the debt range at EOU.
| Percentile | Cumulative Federal Debt |
|---|---|
| 10th percentile (lowest-debt students) | $3,666 |
| 25th percentile | $6,714 |
| 75th percentile | $25,341 |
| 90th percentile (highest-debt students) | $35,499 |
The figures below break down median federal debt by income tier, first-generation status, and dependency.
Median Debt by Income Bracket
| Income tier | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Low income | $15,470 |
| Middle income | $12,833 |
| High income | $12,132 |
By First-Generation Status
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $13,680 |
| Continuing-generation students | $12,832 |
Dependent vs Independent Students
| Cohort | Median federal debt |
|---|---|
| Dependent students | $12,000 |
| Independent students | $16,666 |
The figure below distills the debt data into a single burden category for EOU.
The Stafford program is the federal direct-loan vehicle most undergraduates use. The aggregate figures below show how active the program is at EOU:
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Stafford loan recipients | 13605 |
| Total Stafford loan amount | $275,619,007 |
The GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance are the main federal aid routes for veterans and service members.
Post-9/11 GI Bill activity
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| GI Bill recipients | 70 |
| Total GI Bill amount | $558,148 |
| Average GI Bill amount per recipient | $7,974 |
DoD program volume
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| DoD Tuition Assistance recipients | 48 |
| Total DoD amount | $124,607 |
| Average DoD amount per recipient | $2,596 |
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