Assumption University vs University of Portland

Worcester, MA · Portland, OR · largest Scorecard gap: median earnings (6 yr)

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Pair MA:OR

PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-PAR · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-HIGH · GAP-EARN

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE MA × OR
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • GAP-EARN Largest gap · Median Earnings (6 yr)

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • University of Portland: average net price rose +25.2% from $29,052 (2013) to $36,371 (2023), r² 0.69.
  • Assumption University: net price ranged $25,517–$29,898 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +12.6% is not a trend (r² 0.19).
  • Assumption University: acceptance rate eased +16.6% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.69).
  • University of Portland: acceptance rate eased +42.8% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.85).

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Assumption University vs University of Portland

  1. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 University of Portland leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($67,913 vs $46,029 at Assumption University)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA University of Portland leads on median debt at graduation ($21,370 vs $27,000 at Assumption University)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION Assumption University leads on in-state tuition ($51,356 vs $58,100 at University of Portland)

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Median Earnings (6 yr) and other Scorecard questions

On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Assumption University and University of Portland?▼
University of Portland leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $67,913 versus $46,029 at Assumption University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Assumption University and University of Portland?▼
University of Portland leads on median debt at graduation at $21,370 versus $27,000 at Assumption University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Assumption University and University of Portland?▼
Assumption University leads on in-state tuition at $51,356 versus $58,100 at University of Portland. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median earnings (6 yr) focus for this pair · 2025