10-yr median earnings
$46,639
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Portland, Oregon
Sumner College
Sumner College is a private for-profit institution in Portland, Oregon. as a private for-profit, published Scorecard outcomes are Title-IV-recipient medians — program mix and repayment risk deserve a closer look than a single headline number.
- 80.7%
- 150%-time completion
- $29,411
- Avg net price / yr
- $46,639
- 10-yr median earnings
- 88.9%
- Acceptance rate
The verdict
Sumner College pairs above-median former-student earnings with open admission.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 35%
- former-student earnings, US
- 88.9%
- acceptance rate
- 80.7%
- 150%-time completion
- -26%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Large
Carnegie: Special Focus (2yr)
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Sumner College 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 ("Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions"), 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.
College Value Score
C
College Value Score
56/100
Sumner College
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings C+
$46,639
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$29,411
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate A
80.7%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt D
$16,500
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment C-
61.1%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention A+
100.0%
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$29,411
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
80.7%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 80.7%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Sumner College 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.
How Sumner College ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Sumner College: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$46,639 Top 35% higher than 65% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Sumner College | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $46,639 | #1795 of 5103 | 65th |
| Average net price | $29,411 | #4427 of 5020 | 12th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 80.7% | #679 of 4858 | 86th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 532 | #2808 of 5462 | 49th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
532
Undergraduate enrollment
88.9%
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
80.7%
150%-time completion
$46,639
10-yr median earnings
100.0%
First-year retention
How Sumner College ranks in Oregon
State rank among 59 reporting Oregon colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Sumner College | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $46,639 | #23 of 59 | 61st |
| Average net price | $29,411 | #48 of 56 | 14th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 80.7% | #5 of 57 | 91st |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 532 | #33 of 65 | 49th |
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 |
| 23 | Sumner CollegeThis school | $46,639 | $29,411 |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 88.9% |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Sumner College
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$26,094 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$32,497 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$29,338 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$32,497 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Sumner College - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $29,411 |
33.3%
Pell Grant Rate
63.6%
Federal Loan Rate
$16,500
Median Debt
$175/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Sumner College swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $17,705 to $28,309 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +57.0%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$17,705
Highest year
$28,309
Most recent (2023)
$28,309
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $18,0352023 · $28,309
Over the same years, enrollment went +95.4% (263 → 514 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
85.0%
Female
40.8%
First Generation
Outcomes
100.0%
Retention Rate
$63,316
Median Earnings (6yr)
59.7%
Earning Over $25K
61.1%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 80.7% |
| First-year retention | First-time, full-time freshmen | 100.0% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $63,316 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $46,639 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 59.7% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 61.1% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $16,500 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $175/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associate's | 2 | 93 | $105,785 | $105,785 | $28,637 |
| Certificate | 2 | 227 | $71,865 | $71,865 | $16,322 |
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's | 93 | $105,785 | $28,637 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 176 | $71,865 | $16,322 |
| Legal Support Services | Associate's | - | - | - |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 51 | - | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at Sumner College? ▼
Sumner College is a private for-profit institution in Portland, Oregon. The acceptance rate is 88.9%. Undergraduate enrollment is 532 students.
How much do Sumner College former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Sumner College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $46,639 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $63,316.
How much does Sumner College cost? ▼
The average net price at Sumner College is $29,411.. Median student debt at graduation is $16,500.
What is the graduation rate at Sumner College? ▼
Sumner College has a 80.7% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program). The first-year retention rate is 100.0%.
Is Sumner College worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Sumner College is $16,500, while former students earn a median of $46,639 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 35% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 61.1% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $175.
Sources & methodology
Private for-profit profiles foreground Scorecard debt, repayment, and program-level earnings where reported. Marketing claims from the school are not inputs to this page.
Every figure is the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrieval. For-profit program mixes can shift year to year — treat institution medians as a starting map, then check Field-of-Study rows below. 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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