University of Portland
Portland, Oregon · Website
$82,804
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$82,804
median earnings, 10 years after starting
University of Portland is a private nonprofit 4-year college in Portland, Oregon with 2,957 undergraduates and 299 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $28,210 a year (tuition and fees $58,100). It admits 89% of applicants and 80% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $82,804 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $21,370 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$28,210
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$58,100
US median $11,837
Admission rate
89%
US median 78%
Completion rate
80%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$21,370
About $227 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$82,804
Rank 160 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $28,210
- Tuition and fees
- $58,100
- Cost of attendance
- $73,224
- Students with a need-based grant
- 22%
- Students with federal loans
- 39%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $20,070
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $16,577
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $23,858
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $27,021
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $37,284
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $42,288 in 2015-16 to $58,100 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 89%
- Average SAT
- 1,277
- SAT reading, middle
- 643
- SAT math, middle
- 620
- ACT, middle
- 29
- Undergraduates
- 2,957
- Graduate students
- 299
- Part-time students
- 1.4%
- Women
- 65%
- Students per teacher
- 9
- Completion rate
- 80%
- Retention rate
- 88%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 58
- Endowment
- $323.6M
- Other
- Religious affiliation
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 160 of 5,094 US colleges and 2 of 59 in Oregon (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | OR median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $28,210 | $16,940 | $22,320 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $58,100 | $11,997 | $31,170 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 89% | 88% | 74% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 80% | 56% | 57% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 88% | 76% | 77% | 75% |
| Median debt | $21,370 | $13,667 | $24,287 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $67,913 | $35,390 | $44,392 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $82,804 | $39,477 | $52,928 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 87% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 84% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
58 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 250 | $27,000 | $94,291 | $103,823 | $88,910 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 101 | $22,548 | $26,340 | $58,051 | $57,214 |
| Education, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 84 | $37,405 | $51,984 | $62,075 | $65,824 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 70 | $22,194 | $28,420 | $50,579 | $50,706 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 52 | $22,696 | $41,792 | $72,891 | $69,303 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 41 | $44,281 | $87,596 | $100,242 | $103,485 |
| Computer ScienceBachelor's | Bachelor's | 38 | $22,590 | $85,637 | $125,929 | $107,009 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 32 | $23,681 | $76,909 | $93,119 | $92,135 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 31 | $27,000 | $44,038 | $53,963 | $47,382 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | $22,375 | $35,349 | $54,975 | $55,012 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 26 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Civil EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | $23,250 | $72,094 | $89,448 | $86,517 |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,657 |
| Political Science and GovernmentBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | $24,250 | $23,017 | Withheld | $63,293 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | $17,509 | $35,605 | $62,264 | $63,560 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | $24,000 | $53,136 | $84,313 | $86,176 |
| ChemistryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 20 | $22,900 | Withheld | Withheld | $65,120 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | $22,994 | $41,018 | $53,853 | $55,000 |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | $19,987 | Withheld | $49,434 | $48,590 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | $24,020 | Withheld | $95,686 | $76,194 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | $20,875 | $79,423 | $105,859 | $100,647 |
| PhilosophyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,455 |
| EconomicsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $82,686 |
| HistoryBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | $53,002 | $50,680 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Portland and Oregon on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does University of Portland cost?
$28,210 a year is the average net price at University of Portland after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $58,100, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $73,224. Families earning under $30,000 pay $20,070 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at University of Portland?
89% of applicants are admitted to University of Portland. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,277 and the middle ACT score is 29. The median admission rate of colleges in Oregon is 88%.
How much do University of Portland graduates earn?
$82,804 a year is the median pay of former University of Portland students who work, 10 years after they started ($67,913 after 6 years). That ranks 160 of 5,094 US colleges and 2 of 59 in Oregon. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's) at $94,291.
How much student debt do University of Portland graduates have?
$21,370 is the median federal student loan debt of University of Portland graduates, about $227 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 39% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at University of Portland?
80% of first-time, full-time students at University of Portland finish within 6 years. 88% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of private nonprofit 4-year colleges is 57%.
What are the most popular majors at University of Portland?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (250 bachelor's graduates), Biology, General (101 bachelor's graduates), Education, General (84 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 58 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.