University of Portland

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for University of Portland

University of Portland operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Portland, Oregon (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 2,957 students of which 3,284 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. University of Portland is categorized as “19” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 89.2%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,277 and an ACT midpoint of 29. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $28,210, with published in-state tuition of $58,100 and a Pell grant recipient share of 22.1%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $21,370, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 80.1%, and the first-year retention rate is 88.3%. Graduates earn a median of $82,804 ten years after enrolling, compared with $67,913 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 111500.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 80.4% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.