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)
Type	Public university
Established	1929
Accreditation	NWCCU
Academic affiliations	HECC; Space-grant;
Endowment	$16.1 million (2021)
President	Kelly Ryan
Provost	Peter Geissinger
Academic staff	131
Students	2,798 (Fall 2023)
Undergraduates	2,515 (Fall 2023)
Postgraduates	283 (Fall 2023)
Location	La Grande, Oregon, United States; 45°19′12″N 118°05′31″W / 45.320°N 118.092°W
Campus	Remote town, 110 acres (0.45 km2)
Other campuses	Bend; Burns; Enterprise; Gresham; Hermiston; John Day; Ontario; Pendleton; Clackamas; Roseburg; Salem;
Newspaper	The Voice
Colors	Gold and navy blue;
Nickname	Mountaineers
Sporting affiliations	NAIA – Cascade; Frontier;
Mascot	Monty the Mountaineer
Website	www.eou.edu

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.

^ "Data USA - Eastern Oregon University".
^ "Visitors".
^ "Eastern Oregon University - Profile, Rankings and Data". usnews.com.
^ "IPEDS-Eastern Oregon University".
^ Daugherty, Mike (July 7, 2022). "Eastern Oregon University". Oregon Encyclopedia. Retrieved September 3, 2022.

[1] "Data USA - Eastern Oregon University".

[2] "Visitors".

[3] "Eastern Oregon University - Profile, Rankings and Data". usnews.com.

[4] "IPEDS-Eastern Oregon University".

[5] Daugherty, Mike (July 7, 2022). "Eastern Oregon University". Oregon Encyclopedia. Retrieved September 3, 2022.

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