Oregon Residents and Border Bill information
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Located just minutes north of Portland, Washington State University Vancouver offers 18 bachelor's degrees, nine master's degrees, two doctorate degrees, and more than 37 fields of study. Learn more about our academic programs.
Oregon Students
Non-resident Freshman, Transfers, and Graduate Students who attend WSU Vancouver are from:
- Portland
- Beaverton
- Eugene
- Keizer
- Corvallis
- Troutdale
- Hood River
- Gresham
Financial Aid, Application and Deadlines
Pay resident tuition rates
Border Bill: The State of Washington's "Border Bill" is a program that allows Oregon residents who live in specified counties to attend WSU Vancouver and/or Tri-Cities part-time (8 credits or less per semester) and pay resident tuition rates for the courses taken through these two WSU campuses ONLY.
Oregon Residents Informational Flyer (PDF)
Border Bill Application (PDF)
The specific Oregon counties whose residents are eligible for this benefit are:
- Clackamas
- Clatsop
- Columbia
- Gilliam
- Hood River
- Morrow
- Multnomah
- Sherman
- Umatilla
- Union
- Wallowa
- Wasco
- Washington
Move to Washington and you may still qualify for resident tuition rates
Effective fall semester 2009, the Border Bill has been expanded to include individuals who relocated from one of the eligible Oregon counties to the state of Washington within the previous 12 months. See restrictions on the Border Bill Application (PDF).