- The Inkwell
- Oregon
- Linfield University
McMinnville, ORTown: distantZIP 97128Founded 1858
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1858
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.linfield.edu
OregonPrivate nonprofit
Linfield University
Linfield University is a private nonprofit university in McMinnville, Oregon, with 1,621 undergraduates. It admits 85% of applicants, graduates 62% within six years and costs $24,882 a year after aid.
62%graduate
Admission rate85%
Retention80%
4-year graduation46%
Pell Grant share36%
Federal loans61%
$24,882net price / year
85%admission rate
—average SAT
62%graduate in 6 years
$81,101median earnings, 10 yrs
$25,000median debt
#190 of 1,704 for earnings#1,215 of 1,739 for lowest net price#607 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,014 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $67,260tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $52,650
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $52,650
- Average net price
- $24,882national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$20,669
$30,001–48,000$18,875
$48,001–75,000$20,457
$75,001–110,000$24,675
$110,001+$31,216
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 85%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- —
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- —
- SAT math, middle 50%
- —
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college85%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college80%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college62%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college36%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 62%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 46%
- First-year retention
- 80%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 72%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $71,189
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $81,101middle 50%: $54,214–$118,905
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$118,905
Median, Linfield University$81,101
Lower quarter$54,214
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,621
- Part-time
- 7.3%
- Women / men
- 64% / 36%
- Average age at entry
- 24.0
- First-generation students
- 30%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 36%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 10 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,672 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $14,007
- Endowment, end of year
- $117,769,708
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White57%
Hispanic23%
Black1.9%
Asian5.9%
Two or more races7.9%
U.S. nonresident0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.9%
Unknown1.5%
20 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions46%
Business & management12%
Parks, recreation & fitness6.9%
Education6.2%
Social sciences5.6%
Psychology4.6%
Biological & biomedical sciences4.0%
Communication & journalism2.7%
keep comparing
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 209065. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q6553672.