Back to Colleges

University of Portland

Basic Information

Type Private
Location Portland, OR
Population 2,200,000
Map of the United States

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,104
Men / Women 35% / 65%
White 42%
Hispanic 21%
Asian 19%
Mixed 8%
Black 3%
International 3%
Native American 1%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Health Sciences 31%
Humanities & Social Sciences 20%
Business & Economics 16%
Life & Natural Sciences 13%
Engineering 10%
Computer Science & Math 5%
Education 3%
Arts 1%

Financial

Tuition & Fees $58,100
Est. Cost of Attendance $73,224
10-Year ROI $211,000
ROI Percentile 85th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 88%
4-Year Graduation Rate 69%
6-Year Graduation Rate 80%
Transfer-Out Rate 17%

Weather

Comfortable Days 135 (97th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,342 (18th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 211 (8th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 55%
Yield (Unbound) 10%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 0 #258
Humanities & Social Sciences 14 #429
Life & Natural Sciences 7 #499

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
ACT Range 25 – 31

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average; +1 is one standard deviation above. The emphasized lines at +2 and −2 mark two standard deviations. One chart per macro-category; all charts share a common y-axis.

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
University of Portland 755 37% / 63% 3% $84,809
Civil Engineering 16 75% / 25% 0% $82,323
Electrical Engineering 13 92% / 8% 0% $92,563
Mechanical Engineering 50 68% / 32% 0% $87,509
Applied Mathematics 2 +1 50% / 50% 0%
Computer Science 33 88% / 12% 0% $129,776
Mathematics 4 +2 50% / 50% 0% $82,267
Biochemistry 1 0% / 100% 0%
Biology 65 +3 35% / 65% 3% $50,549
Chemistry 11 +1 64% / 36% 0%
Environmental Science 16 +1 56% / 44% 0%
Environmental Studies 6 17% / 83% 0%
Physics 2 0% / 100% 0%
Health and Wellness 8 25% / 75% 0%
Nursing 226 12% / 88% 1% $108,113
Accounting 21 +1 57% / 43% 0% $73,999
Business Analytics 21 +2 76% / 24% 5% $77,293
Economics 6 +1 83% / 17% 17%
Finance 32 +3 72% / 28% 9% $91,380
Marketing 39 41% / 59% 3% $64,886
Communication 8 25% / 75% 12% $47,630
English 18 +3 17% / 83% 0% $58,150
General Studies 3 67% / 33% 0%
History 2 +6 100% / 0% 0%
Organizational Communication 21 29% / 71% 14% $61,449
Philosophy 5 +1 60% / 40% 20%
Political Science 15 +1 47% / 53% 13% $55,723
Psychology 51 +7 20% / 80% 2% $59,428
Social Work 15 +2 13% / 87% 0%
Sociology 12 +5 8% / 92% 8%
Theology 1 100% / 0% 0%
Elementary Education 15 0% / 100% 0% $55,610
Secondary Education 11 36% / 64% 0% $55,610
Music 3 33% / 67% 0%
Theater 3 33% / 67% 0%