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Southern Oregon University

Ashland, OR 97520 · Public · Predominantly bachelor

Quick answer

Is Southern Oregon University closing?

This profile does not establish that the college is closing. 4 different categories of public evidence currently meet the tracker’s display rules. This calls for closer review, not a prediction that the college will close.

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Undergraduates2,911
3-year enrollment↓15.9%
5-year enrollment↓28.1%
Evidence categories4
Public evidence timeline
Workforce reduction65.65 full-time-equivalent positions planned for reduction

The university's Vitality Plan identifies 22.67 faculty, 20.45 unclassified, and 22.50 classified full-time-equivalent position reductions. Evidence: Official institutional plan.

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Program closure or reduction3 sourced actions: Human Service; Music Industry and Production; Financial Mathematics

Program, admissions, and campus actions are scoped to what the source describes. They do not establish that the institution will close.

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Admissions pause or teach-out20 sourced actions: BAS Management major; Chemistry major; Creative Writing major and 17 more

Program, admissions, and campus actions are scoped to what the source describes. They do not establish that the institution will close.

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Workforce reductionNearly 82 full-time-equivalent positions affected

About 24 current employees expected to lose jobs; remaining reductions through vacancies, retirements, voluntary departures, and non-renewed contracts. Evidence: Official institutional announcement.

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Enrollment declineUndergraduate enrollment fell -15.9% / 3y

A material decline can increase tuition pressure but does not establish distress.

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Identifiers

UNITID 210146
OPEID8 00321900

Interpretation

This profile organizes descriptive evidence. It is not a rating, closure forecast, or guarantee of institutional stability. Repeated events in one category do not multiply review priority.