10-yr median earnings
Not reported
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Portland, Oregon
Portland Actors Conservatory
Portland Actors Conservatory is a private nonprofit institution in Portland, Oregon. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- 75.0%
- Acceptance rate
The verdict
Portland Actors Conservatory is a moderately open admit.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 75.0%
- acceptance rate
City: Large
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Portland Actors Conservatory profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class, and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
Avg net price
Not reported
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
Not reported
Full-time, first-time cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Portland Actors Conservatory vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
Quick Facts
11
Undergraduate enrollment
75.0%
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
-
150%-time completion
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10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Portland Actors Conservatory ranks in Oregon
State rank among 59 reporting Oregon colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Portland Actors Conservatory | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate enrollment | 11 | #64 of 65 | 2nd |
Highest former-student earnings in Oregon
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon Health & Science University | $101,028 | - |
| 2 | University of Portland | $82,804 | $28,210 |
| 3 | Linfield University | $78,638 | $26,536 |
| 4 | Oregon Institute of Technology | $72,273 | $15,706 |
| 5 | Oregon State University | $64,010 | $19,604 |
| 6 | Oregon State University-Cascades Campus | $64,010 | $18,048 |
| 7 | Reed College | $62,927 | $33,013 |
| 8 | Lewis & Clark College | $62,205 | $36,013 |
| 9 | University of Oregon | $61,324 | $22,182 |
| 10 | Pacific University | $60,583 | $35,273 |
| 11 | George Fox University | $59,761 | $31,679 |
| 12 | Portland State University | $57,906 | $9,552 |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 75.0% |
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $12,115 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $12,115 |
Net Price by Family Income
23.1%
Pell Grant Rate
53.8%
Federal Loan Rate
What students pay at Portland Actors Conservatory rose +76.4% since 2013
Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort went from $16,961 in 2013 to $29,915 in 2023, a rise of $12,954 in nominal dollars. Across the 4,315 colleges measured over the same 2013–2023 span, the median change was +14.6%.
9 reported years (years the source did not report are left as gaps). Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $16,9612023 · $29,915
Over the same years, enrollment went -40.9% (22 → 13 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
54.5%
Female
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Certificate | 6 | $35,889 | - |
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Similar 2013–2023 Net-Price Trend
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at Portland Actors Conservatory? ▼
Portland Actors Conservatory is a private nonprofit institution in Portland, Oregon. The acceptance rate is 75.0%. Undergraduate enrollment is 11 students.
Sources & methodology
Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.
Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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Nonprofit Scorecard medians describe federal-aid recipients who were working and not enrolled — they are not sticker-price ROI and not advice.
Every figure on PlainCollege is rendered directly from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard data, no number is typed in by an editor. Private-nonprofit profiles compile Scorecard net-price and earnings cohorts with IPEDS structure fields — no editor-typed figures. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Review the public data changelog. Data current as of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals.