University of Portland

Basic Information

Type Private
Geographical Reach National
Religious Affiliation Catholic
Population 2,200,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 135 (97% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 2,342 (18%)
Days Without Precipitation 211 (8% ☔)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 2,997
Men / Women 35% / 65%
From State 34%
From Region 39%
Athletes 322 (11.0%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 38%
Asian 22%
Hispanic 21%
Mixed 10%
Black 3%
International 3%
Native American 2%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
University of Portland 799 38% 44% 22% 2% 17% 4% $81,507 76 +0.05 74 96%
Civil Engineering 24 — 75% 50% 8% 0% 25% 0% $90,942 39 -0.20 84 91% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 22 — 68% 32% 36% 5% 14% 9% $110,895 44 -0.29 95 100% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 41 — 85% 46% 22% 2% 17% 2% $86,057 2 -1.65 80 97% — — — —
Computer Science 31 — 81% 29% 32% 0% 23% 0% $155,838 85 +0.90 100 97% — — — —
Applied Mathematics 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% $77,848 9 -0.98 69 89% — — — —
Chemistry 16 — 31% 56% 25% 0% 6% 6% $66,851 28 -0.46 44 — — — — —
Mathematics 2 +4 0% 50% 0% 0% 0% 50% $74,064 42 -0.43 62 94% — — — —
Physics 3 — 67% 67% 0% 0% 0% 0% $81,493 44 -0.15 74 — — — — —
Biochemistry 2 — 0% 0% 0% 50% 0% 0% $62,690 14 -0.78 32 — — — — —
Biology 58 — 33% 38% 29% 3% 12% 5% $58,969 16 -0.87 23 93% — — — —
Cellular and Molecular Biology 10 — 20% 30% 50% 0% 20% 0% $63,017 15 -0.75 33 — — — — —
Human Biology 2 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $61,451 20 -0.73 29 — — — — —
Environmental Science 15 — 40% 67% 13% 7% 13% 0% $51,422 17 -0.91 9 90% — — — —
Environmental Studies 8 — 50% 62% 0% 0% 12% 0% $51,422 17 -0.91 9 90% — — — —
Health and Wellness 16 — 12% 62% 0% 0% 19% 0% $66,803 48 -0.11 44 — — — — —
Nursing 214 — 15% 38% 34% 2% 14% 1% $102,117 84 +0.98 91 99% — — — —
Accounting 24 — 42% 25% 21% 8% 29% 0% $95,089 70 +0.52 87 97% — — — —
Business Analytics — — — — — — — — $92,974 55 +0.03 86 93% — — — —
Economics 7 +3 86% 57% 14% 14% 0% 14% $82,651 31 -0.58 76 — — — — —
Finance 35 +2 63% 34% 17% 0% 26% 9% $78,859 16 -0.70 70 96% — — — —
Marketing 43 +3 70% 37% 16% 2% 21% 12% $73,368 40 -0.33 60 94% — — — —
Operations Management 22 +3 68% 27% 41% 0% 5% 9% $86,249 38 -0.35 80 — — — — —
English 18 +5 50% 72% 6% 6% 11% 0% $47,877 28 -0.55 5 96% — — — —
General Studies 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 0% 0% $54,135 36 -0.31 13 — — — — —
German Studies 1 +2 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $55,936 45 -0.26 16 — — — — —
History 11 +1 73% 64% 18% 0% 9% 0% $49,628 20 -0.71 7 100% — — — —
Philosophy 3 +2 67% 33% 33% 0% 33% 0% $56,981 41 -0.34 18 — — — — —
Spanish 3 +14 0% 33% 0% 0% 67% 0% $58,418 54 +0.03 21 94% — — — —
Theology — +1 — — — — — — $40,391 5 -1.29 2 — — — — —
Communication 8 +1 38% 62% 12% 12% 0% 12% $70,792 82 +0.83 54 95% — — — —
Organizational Communication 11 — 27% 73% 0% 0% 0% 9% $61,293 18 -0.95 29 95% — — — —
Political Science 22 +2 27% 64% 0% 0% 32% 0% $55,613 7 -1.22 15 95% — — — —
Psychology 65 +3 23% 45% 14% 2% 18% 6% $61,991 86 +1.05 30 93% — — — —
Social Work 11 +5 9% 36% 9% 0% 36% 9% $56,686 72 +0.41 17 100% — — — —
Sociology 14 +3 7% 50% 0% 0% 36% 0% $59,643 71 +0.25 24 94% — — — —
Elementary Education 21 — 10% 67% 14% 0% 14% 0% $50,895 42 -0.21 8 94% — — — —
Secondary Education 8 — 38% 75% 12% 0% 12% 0% $50,895 29 -0.49 8 94% — — — —
Music 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% $36,498 9 -1.10 2 — — — — —
Theater 4 +2 50% 50% 0% 0% 25% 0% $36,068 11 -0.94 2 — — — — —

Financial

Tuition & Fees $62,166
ROI Percentile 74th

Retention & Graduation

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

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 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. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 28.8% 230 15% 40% 31% 2% 14% 1% $99,660 96 +0.91 90 99% —
Business & Economics 16.4% 131 63% 34% 21% 3% 20% 8% $81,474 56 -0.29 74 95% —
Social Sciences 16.4% 131 22% 51% 8% 2% 21% 5% $60,702 59 +0.35 27 94% —
Engineering 10.9% 87 78% 44% 22% 2% 18% 3% $93,685 13 -0.91 86 96% —
Life & Natural Sciences 9.0% 72 29% 35% 31% 4% 12% 4% $59,704 16 -0.85 24 93% —
Humanities 4.8% 38 55% 63% 11% 3% 16% 0% $50,476 23 -0.52 8 97% —
Computer Science 3.9% 31 81% 29% 32% 0% 23% 0% $155,838 90 +0.90 100 97% —
Education 3.6% 29 17% 69% 14% 0% 14% 0% $50,895 29 -0.28 8 94% —
Agriculture & Food Science 2.9% 23 43% 65% 9% 4% 13% 0% $51,422 14 -0.91 9 90% —
Physical Sciences & Math 2.8% 22 32% 55% 18% 0% 5% 14% $70,003 26 -0.44 52 93% —
Arts 0.6% 5 40% 40% 0% 0% 20% 0% $36,154 3 -0.97 2 — —

Research

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Physical Sciences & Math $0.4M #464 57% — — — — —
Engineering $0.1M #382 35% — — — — —
Computer Science $0 #525 — — — — — —
Agriculture & Food Science — — — — — — — —
Business & Economics — — — — — — — —
Education — — — — — — — —
Health Sciences — — — — — — — —
Humanities & Social Sciences — — — — — — — —
Life & Natural Sciences — — — — — — — —
Total $0.5M #582 52% — — — — —

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 99 $1.1M $1.1M $0
Baseball 38 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Soccer 31 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Basketball 18 $3.6M $3.6M $0
Tennis 7 $508K $508K $0
Total 150 $8.5M $8.5M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 99 $980K $980K $0
Rowing 57 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Soccer 25 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Beach Volleyball 24 $240K $240K $0
Volleyball 19 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Basketball 17 $2.4M $2.4M $0
Tennis 9 $631K $631K $1
Total 172 $8.2M $8.2M $1
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 198 $2.1M $2.1M $0
Rowing 57 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Soccer 56 $3.4M $3.4M $0
Baseball 38 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Basketball 35 $5.9M $5.9M $0
Beach Volleyball 24 $240K $240K $0
Volleyball 19 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Tennis 16 $1.1M $1.1M $1
Total 322 $22.5M $22.5M $1

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 81%
Yield (non-ED) 10%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 81% 81% 81%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

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