Majors and faculty

The most popular major is Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other (13% of graduates). 14 students for every faculty member, more than at 58% of colleges. 56% of faculty are full-time. Spends $7,792 a year on instruction per student.

Most popular majors

627 bachelor's degrees, 2024–25 graduates

The top 5 programs account for 45% of graduates; 33 programs in 19 fields awarded at least one.

Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other 52.029913% 83
Graduates in this field earn $59,066 4 years out
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General 31.050113% 82
Graduates in this field earn $50,279 4 years out
Psychology, General 42.01017.0% 44
Graduates in this field earn $47,816 4 years out
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General 30.00006.1% 38
Graduates in this field earn $42,838 4 years out
Fire Services Administration 43.02025.7% 36

Fastest-growing field: Interdisciplinary studies, 0.0% → 11% of graduates since 2014–15 (72 graduates in 2024–25).

Source:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2014–15 to 2024–25About the data(built 2026-10-12; CPI retrieved 2026-10-12)

Bachelor's degrees awarded July through June, by federal program name (), which can differ from what the college calls a major. A double major counts once, under the ; its other field is a . Earnings are College Scorecard's median for graduates of the program's broader field (), 4 years after completion; see Top-earning majors below.

Top-earning majors here

By earnings 4 years after completion

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$60,706 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: Too few graduates to report
4 years after completion$60,706
National median: $53,072Above typical
4 years out, Pell: $38,787 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 8 graduates, two most recent years combined
Business Administration, Management and Operations$59,066 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $43,804
4 years after completion$59,066
National median: $68,257Below typical
4 years out, Pell: $48,292 · Non-Pell: $58,406(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $19,757 · 232 graduates, two most recent years combined
Fire Protection$58,911 1 yr out
1 year after completion: $58,911
4 years after completion: Too few graduates to report
Median federal debt: Too few graduates to report · 80 graduates, two most recent years combined
Communication and Media Studies$56,013 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $37,143
4 years after completion$56,013
National median: $56,359About typical
Median federal debt: $20,612 · 33 graduates, two most recent years combined
Education, Other$51,176 4 yrs out
1 year after completion: $44,558
4 years after completion$51,176
National median: $49,113Above typical
4 years out, Pell: $42,354 · Non-Pell: Too few graduates to report(an older graduating class than the figure above — see the (i) for why)
Median federal debt: $24,874 · 49 graduates, two most recent years combined

Bachelor's programs only, among graduates who received federal financial aid and were working (not enrolled in school) in the measurement year.

Students per faculty member vs. every college14 to 1

14 to 1

← Fewer students per facultymore students per faculty member than 58% of 1,892More students per faculty →

The college also reports 14.5 to 1 in its Common Data Set.

Not the average class size: faculty also teach graduate students and do research, and large lectures can sit alongside small seminars.

Class sizes

72%

of classes have fewer than 20 students; 2% have 50 or more

Under 20 students 20 or moreStudents per class section

Undergraduate class sections by number of students
Students	sections	Share
2–9	104	41%
10–19	77	30%
20–29	44	17%
30–39	21	8%
40–49	2	1%
50–99	5	2%
100+	0	0%

This counts class sections, not students: a lecture of 300 is one section, so a student is more likely to sit in a large class than the share of sections suggests. Labs and discussion sections are counted separately and left out here.

Programs & curriculum

Accelerated program
Cross-registration
Distance learning
Double major
Dual enrollment
Domestic exchange program
Honors program
Independent study
Internships
Liberal arts/career combination
Student-designed major
Teacher certification
Weekend college
Study abroad
Undergraduate research

Requires coursework in arts, English composition, humanities, intensive writing, math, a natural science, and social science.

Full-time faculty56%

National median: 67%Below typical

Average faculty salary

$77,013

9-month equated, all ranks combined. Pay tracks local cost of living as much as a college's generosity.

Spending and endowment

Fiscal 2023–24. Compared only against other public colleges: public and private colleges report finances on different accounting forms that aren't comparable. Many public universities' endowments sit mostly in a separate foundation this survey doesn't count, so this likely understates what's actually available.

Instruction spending per student$7,792

$7,792

← Lessmore than 19% of 557More →

Endowment per student$8,286

$8,286

← Lessmore than 33% of 537More →

Sources:IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard Field of Study data, most recent release;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Salaries survey (SAL, instructional staff, all ranks), Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;IPEDS Finance survey, derived per-student figures, 2023–24;Eastern Oregon University Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;Eastern Oregon University Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)