43%
Graduation Rate
68%
Retention Rate
[updated for 2024-2025 graduation data]
At Southern Oregon University, the graduation rate is 43 % within 150% normal time, the retention rate is 68 %, as of August 31, 2025.
Its graduation rate is relatively lower than the average rate when comparing similar colleges' rate of 49.72% (public Master's College and University with larger programs).
Graduation Rates in Reasonable Completion Time
For the academic year 2024-2025, 262 students out of 616 candidates have completed their courses within 150% normal time (i.e. in 6 years for 4-year BS degree) at Southern Oregon University.
By gender, 94 male and 168 female students graduated the school last year completing their jobs in the period.
| Candidates | Completers | Graduation Rates |
| Total | 616 | 262 | 42.53% |
| Men | 241 | 94 | 39.00% |
| Women | 375 | 168 | 44.80% |
Graduation Rate By Race/Ethnicity
The following table shows graduation rate by race and at Southern Oregon University.
- American Indian or Alaska Native: 22.22%
- Asian: 63.64%
- Black (Non-Hispanic): 28.57%
- Hispanic: 40.23%
- White: 44.59%
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander: 25.00%
- Two or More Race: 42.86%
- Unknown: 36.00%
Graduation Rate by Gender
| Total | Male | Female |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 22.22%(2/9) |
20.00%(1/5) |
25.00%(1/4) |
|---|
| Asian | 63.64%(7/11) |
50.00%(2/4) |
71.43%(5/7) |
|---|
| Black (Non-Hispanic) | 28.57%(6/21) |
8.33%(1/12) |
55.56%(5/9) |
|---|
| Hispanic | 40.23%(35/87) |
35.14%(13/37) |
44.00%(22/50) |
|---|
| White | 44.59%(173/388) |
45.71%(64/140) |
43.95%(109/248) |
|---|
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 25.00%(3/12) |
33.33%(2/6) |
16.67%(1/6) |
|---|
| Two or More Race | 42.86%(27/63) |
34.48%(10/29) |
50.00%(17/34) |
|---|
| Unknown | 36.00%(9/25) |
12.50%(1/8) |
47.06%(8/17) |
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