U.S. Department of Education Ranks Oregon Colleges by Return on Investment

The U.S. Department of Education has released its college scorecard, which provides information on college costs, graduation, debt and post-college earnings.

The scorecard, which contains 171 megabytes worth of data, does not contain ratings of different schools. Instead, it is a large, searchable pool of data that allows students and families to see a huge amount of information about colleges and universities students are attending, or considering attending.

Students can enter the name of any college or university and instantly see the school's average annual cost, graduation rate, student earnings 10 years after entering a school, the percentage of first-generation students at a specific school and the percentage of students who repay at least a dollar of principal on their federal student loans without three years.

According to the Department of Education website, the scorecard is designed to allow all students a better understanding of the decision of where to attend school.

“Despite the importance of these decisions, students, especially those who are low-income or first-generation, often lack clear, easy-to-use, and accessible information,” the site reads. “Research shows that when students have better information, they make better choices about their education. When choosing a college, students need information on college quality to know whether their investment in higher education will pay off.”

GoLocal took a look at the return on investment at each university or college located in Oregon. SEE THE SLIDESHOW

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Prev Next #42 Pacific Northwest College of Art in Portland. Prev Next #41 New Hope Christian College-Eugene in Eugene. Prev Next #40 Klamath Community College in Klamath Falls. Prev Next #39 Rogue Community College in Grant Pass. Prev Next #38 Umpqua Community College in Roseberg. Prev Next #37 Southwestern Oregon Community College in Coos Bay. Prev Next #36 Lane Community College in Eugene Prev Next #35 Treasure Valley Community College in Ontario. Prev Next #34 Blue Mountain Community College in Pendleton. Prev Next #33 Central Oregon Community College in Bend. Prev Next #32 Chemeketa Community College in Salem. Prev Next #31 Multnomah University in Portland. Prev Next #30 Linn-Benton Community College in Albany. Prev Next #29 The Art Institute of Portland in Portland. Prev Next #28 Tillamook Bay Community College in Tillamook Bay Prev Next #27 Mt Hood Community College in Gresham. Prev Next #26 Portland Community College in Portland. Prev Next #25 Marylhurst University in Marylhurst. Prev Next #24 Clackamas Community College in Oregon City. Prev Next #23 Corban University in Salem. Prev Next #22 Warner Pacific College in Portland. Prev Next #21 Reed College in Portland. Prev Next #20 Southern Oregon University in Ashland. Prev Next #19 Eastern Oregon University in La Grande. Prev Next #18 ITT Technical Institute-Portland in Portland. Prev Next #17 Western Oregon University in Monmouth. Prev Next #16 Northwest Christian University in Eugene. Prev Next #15 University of Oregon in Eugene. Prev Next #14 Concordia University-Portland in Portland. Prev Next #13 Pacific University in Forest Grove. Prev Next #12 Portland State University in Portland. Prev Next #11 George Fox University in Newberg. Prev Next #10 Lewis & Clark College in Portland. Prev Next #9 Oregon State University in Corvalis. Prev Next #8 Oregon State University-Cascades Campus in Bend. Prev Next #7 Willamette University in Salem. Prev Next #6 Oregon Institute of Technology in Klamath. Prev Next #5 Linfield College-McMinnville Campus in McMinnville. Prev Next #4 Linfield College-School of Nursing in Portland. Prev Next #3 University of Portland in Portland, Prev Next #2 University of Phoenix-Oregon Campus in Tigard. Prev Next #1 Oregon Health & Science University in Portland. Prev

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