Eastern Oregon University

Eastern Oregon University
Former names
Eastern Oregon Normal School (1929–1939)
Eastern Oregon College of Education (1939–1956)
Eastern Oregon College (1956–1973)
Eastern Oregon State College (1973–1997)
TypePublic university
Established1929; 95 years ago (1929)
AccreditationNWCCU
Academic affiliations
Endowment$16.1 million (2021)[1][2]
PresidentKelly Ryan
ProvostPeter Geissinger
Academic staff
131
Students3,741 (Fall 2015) [3]
Undergraduates3,488 (Fall 2015)
Postgraduates253 (Fall 2015)
Location
La Grande
,
Oregon
,
United States

45°19′12″N 118°05′31″W / 45.320°N 118.092°W / 45.320; -118.092
CampusRemote town[4], 110 acres (0.45 km2)
Other campuses
NewspaperThe Voice
ColorsGold and navy blue
   
NicknameMountaineers
Sporting affiliations
MascotMonty the Mountaineer
Websitewww.eou.edu
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Eastern Oregon University (EOU) (officially designated as Oregon’s Rural University)[5] is a public university in La Grande, Oregon. It was formerly part of the since dissolved Oregon University System. EOU was founded in 1929 as a teacher’s college. The university offers bachelor's and master's degrees. The school's athletic teams, the Mountaineers, are members of the Cascade and Frontier conferences of the NAIA.

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  2. ^ "Visitors".
  3. ^ "Enrollment Reports | Institutional Research". Archived from the original on 2016-09-18. Retrieved 2016-07-26.
  4. ^ "IPEDS-Eastern Oregon University".
  5. ^ Daugherty, Mike (July 7, 2022). "Eastern Oregon University". Oregon Encyclopedia. Retrieved September 3, 2022.