Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia vs University of Portland

Philadelphia, PA · Portland, OR · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair PA:OR

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

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

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.
  • Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia: net price ranged $30,487–$35,487 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +8.1% is not a trend (r² 0.01).
  • Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.17).
  • 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: Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia vs University of Portland

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA University of Portland leads on median debt at graduation ($21,370 vs $25,500 at Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia leads on in-state tuition ($53,260 vs $58,100 at University of Portland)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia leads on out-of-state tuition ($53,260 vs $58,100 at University of Portland)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia and University of Portland?
University of Portland leads on median debt at graduation at $21,370 versus $25,500 at Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia and University of Portland?
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia leads on in-state tuition at $53,260 versus $58,100 at University of Portland. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia and University of Portland?
Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia leads on out-of-state tuition at $53,260 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 debt at graduation focus for this pair · 2025