Southern Oregon University: Statistics

Updated: June 13, 2026 EliteDegrees

Position	Category
# 2382 of 12,502	In the World
# 673 of 452	In North America
# 614 of 452	In the United States
# 10 of 4	In Ashland
# 686 of 12,502	For Firefighting and Fire Science
Top 1-3	For 12 other topics

Subject rankings

Quick Review

Acceptance rate

89%

Enrollment

15,257

Average SAT

1,144

Average ACT

Aid receiving

94%

Undergraduates

4,235

Graduates

878

Male:Female Ratio

35:65

Type

Public
not-for-profit

Highest Degree

Master's degree

Website

sou.edu

Acceptance rate & Admissions

Southern Oregon University has an acceptance rate of 89% and is among the top 1% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.

	Total	Men	Women
Acceptance Rate	89%	89%	89%
Applicants	2,320	780	1,264
Admissions	2,056	688	1,133
Freshmen enrolled full time	573	199	262

Admissions requirements

College-preparatory program	Required
Secondary school GPA	Required
Secondary school record	Required
TOEFL	Required
Formal demonstration of competencies	Neither required nor recommended
Other Tests	Neither required nor recommended
Recommendations	Neither required nor recommended
SAT/ACT	Neither required nor recommended
Secondary school rank	Neither required nor recommended

Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity

■ White	41%
■ Asian	1%
■ Hispanic	10%
■ Black or African American	1%
■ Two or more races	7%
■ Unknown	38%

Southern Oregon University majors

Southern Oregon University has granted 634 bachelor's degrees across 34 programs, and 251 master's across 11 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Southern Oregon University.

Major	Bachelor	Master
Business Administration and Management, General	65	99
Education, General	38	58
Psychology, General	83	-
Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General	44	15
Digital Communication and Media & Multimedia	38	-
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education & Fitness, General	38	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	33	-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other	-	33
Environmental Studies	26	6
Criminal Justice & Safety Studies	25	-
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, General	22	1
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies	14	7
Biology & Biological Sciences, General	20	-
Mental Health Counseling & Counselor	-	19
Art & Art Studies, General	16	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	16	-
English Language and Literature, General	16	-
Sociology and Anthropology	15	-
Cinematography and Film & Video Production	13	-
Health & Health Care Administration & Management	13	-
Computer and Information Sciences, General	12	-
Music, General	12	-
Chemistry, General	9	-
Creative Writing	9	-
History, General	9	-
Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	9	-
Social Sciences, General	9	-
Spanish Language Teacher Education	-	8
Political Science and Government, General	7	-
Mathematics, General	5	-
Sustainability Studies	5	-
Economics, General	4	-
Spanish Language and Literature	4	-
Music Performance, General	-	3
Elementary Education and Teaching	2	-
French Language and Literature	-	2
Financial Mathematics	1	-
Mathematics and Computer Science	1	-
Women's Studies	1	-
Grand Total	634	251

Publications & Citations

Southern Oregon University has published 1,690 scientific papers with 45,443 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Environmental Science, Biology, Political Science, Law, Engineering, Medicine, Computer Science, Sociology, and Ecology.

Publications

1,690

Citations

45,443

Publication / Citation count by topic

Liberal Arts & Social Sciences	1,087 / 29,130
Environmental Science	897 / 26,182
Biology	824 / 33,117
Political Science	647 / 18,246
Law	608 / 16,652
Engineering	576 / 19,119
Medicine	554 / 20,514
Computer Science	553 / 9,832
Sociology	550 / 8,584
Ecology	539 / 19,280
Physics	534 / 19,180
Psychology	532 / 18,623
Geography and Cartography	494 / 16,357
Chemistry	491 / 26,225
Philosophy	480 / 16,459
Geology	472 / 14,927
History	408 / 9,751
Mathematics	360 / 14,497
Botany	357 / 12,210
Paleontology	320 / 8,415
Archaeology	311 / 9,528
Art & Design	296 / 7,630
Business	290 / 5,772
Quantum and Particle physics	281 / 10,071
Economics	278 / 4,676
Social Psychology	249 / 12,944
Biochemistry	241 / 16,121
Genetics	236 / 5,995
Organic chemistry	224 / 9,026
Linguistics	215 / 11,592
Statistics	194 / 11,968
Materials Science	192 / 6,585
Artificial Intelligence (AI)	184 / 3,038
Education	180 / 3,331
Development Studies	178 / 3,285
Mathematics Education	171 / 2,911
Agricultural Science	170 / 6,759
Horticulture	169 / 4,875
Pathology	159 / 11,650
Optics	150 / 8,731

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22 Notable alumni

1. Kenneth B. Hobson

1908-1979 (aged 71)

military officer

Kenneth Burton Hobson was a general in the United States Air Force. He was also the former commander of the Air Force Logistics Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.

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2. Fred Kohler

1920-. (aged 106)

inventor philosopher

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3. George Gilman

1939-2016 (aged 77)

politician

George Gilman was a politician from the U.S. state of Oregon. He served as the state representative for District 55 of the Oregon House of Representatives, the second largest House district in Oregon, from 2003 to 2011. A Republican, he served as vice-chair of the Transportation Committee as vice-chair and the Ways and Means Subcommittee on Transportation and Economic Development.

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4. Steve M. Thompson

1944-. (aged 82)

businessperson politician

Stephen Max "Steve" Thompson is a retired businessman and Republican politician from the US state of Alaska. He has been a member of the Alaska House of Representatives from District 2 in Fairbanks since 2011. He previously served as mayor of Fairbanks from 2001 to 2007.

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