- The Inkwell
- Oregon
- University of Portland
Portland, ORCity: largeZIP 97203Founded 1901
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1901
- Carnegie class
- Master's: medium programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.up.edu
OregonReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
University of Portland
University of Portland is a private nonprofit university in Portland, Oregon, with 2,957 undergraduates. It admits 89% of applicants, graduates 80% within six years and costs $28,803 a year after aid.
80%graduate
Admission rate89%
Retention88%
4-year graduation66%
Pell Grant share31%
Federal loans41%
$28,803net price / year
89%admission rate
1277average SAT
80%graduate in 6 years
$85,634median earnings, 10 yrs
$20,500median debt
#137 of 1,704 for earnings#1,415 of 1,739 for lowest net price#181 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,161 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
- $76,816tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $60,100
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $60,100
- Average net price
- $28,803national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$20,181
$30,001–48,000$19,172
$48,001–75,000$21,362
$75,001–110,000$27,553
$110,001+$42,792
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 89%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1277
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 580–670
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 580–700
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 25–31
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college89%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college88%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college80%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college31%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 80%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 66%
- First-year retention
- 88%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 81%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $71,013
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $85,634middle 50%: $56,130–$116,603
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,500
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$116,603
Median, University of Portland$85,634
Lower quarter$56,130
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
- 2,957
- Part-time
- 1.4%
- Women / men
- 65% / 35%
- Average age at entry
- 20.0
- First-generation students
- 18%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 31%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 9 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 59%
- Average faculty salary
- $10,167 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $19,056
- Endowment, end of year
- $323,629,000
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White38%
Hispanic21%
Black3.0%
Asian22%
Two or more races9.5%
U.S. nonresident3.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1.4%
Unknown1.3%
21 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Health professions29%
Business & management16%
Engineering11%
Biological & biomedical sciences8.8%
Psychology8.1%
Social sciences5.4%
Computer & information sciences3.9%
Education3.6%
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
| Assumption University Worcester, MA | $28,788 | 73% | $73,712 |
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| St Bonaventure University Saint Bonaventure, NY | $27,673 | 69% | $66,448 |
| Franciscan University of Steubenville Steubenville, OH | $24,629 | 76% | $53,660 |
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 209825. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q513658.