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University of Portland: cost, admission and results

University of Portland is a private nonprofit college in Portland, Oregon. It has about 2,957 undergraduate students. It admits 89% of applicants. The average net price for students with federal aid is $28,803 a year.

At a glance

  • 89%Admission rate
  • $28,803Net price a year
  • 80%Graduation rate
  • $85,634Median earnings, 10 years on
Location
Portland, Oregon 97203
Type
Private nonprofit
Degrees
Mostly bachelor's degrees (four-year)
Setting
Large city
Undergraduate students
2,957
Graduate students
299
Students per teacher
9 to 1
Accredited by
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
Website
up.edu

Getting in

University of Portland admits 89% of those who apply, which makes it open to most applicants. The median admission rate of colleges on this site that report one is 77%. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1277 out of 1600 (midpoints: 643 in reading and writing, 620 in maths). The midpoint ACT score is 29 out of 36.

What it costs

Tuition and fees for a year$60,100
Room and meals on campus$17,432
Books and supplies$990
Average full cost of a year (tuition, living, books), before aid$76,816
Average net price after grants and scholarships$28,803

The net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average for a year after grants and scholarships were taken off. It is 62% above the median net price of colleges in Oregon on this site ($17,796). International students normally pay the published tuition and do not receive US federal aid.

Net price by family income

Family income a yearAverage net price
Up to $30,000$20,181
$30,001 to $48,000$19,172
$48,001 to $75,000$21,362
$75,001 to $110,000$27,553
Above $110,000$42,792

For students who received federal aid. A negative figure means grants were larger than the cost counted.

For an estimate that fits your own family, use the college's net price calculator.

Results

MeasureThis collegeOR medianUS median
Students who come back for a second year88%72%73%
Students who finish their degree (within one and a half times the normal length)80%43%49%
Median earnings 10 years after starting$85,634$54,657$53,132
Median federal loan debt of those who finish$20,500$18,948$19,994

Medians are the middle value of the colleges on this site in Oregon and in the whole country. Completion and return rates count first-time, full-time students. Earnings and debt count students who received federal aid.

The students

31% of undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, the federal grant for students from lower-income families. 41% take a federal student loan. The undergraduate body is 65% women and 35% men. By undergraduate numbers it is number 13 of the 39 colleges in Oregon on this site that report a size; the middle-sized one has 1,592.

Other colleges in Oregon of a similar size

Common questions

What is the acceptance rate of University of Portland?

University of Portland admits 89% of applicants, according to the College Scorecard.

How much is tuition at University of Portland?

Published tuition and fees are $60,100 a year. Most students with aid pay less: see the net price.

What is the graduation rate of University of Portland?

80% of first-time, full-time students finish within one and a half times the normal length of the course.

Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education, data released on 2 November 2026; checked in November 2026. Net price, debt and earnings describe students who received US federal aid. Costs change each year. This is official data for general information, not advice: confirm costs and admission rules on the college's own website and at collegescorecard.ed.gov.

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