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title: University of Portland — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Portland, OR
control: Private nonprofit
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# University of Portland

Portland, OR · Private nonprofit · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $82,804 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $56,963 – $112,160 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $18,500 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $7,387 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 80% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $73,224 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 84% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.22× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $54,804 | derived |

**80% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $18,500 (≈ 22% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $24,737 to $100,806 across 24 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Doctoral Degree | $100,806 | not reported |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Doctoral Degree | $83,048 | not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $82,660 | $27,000 |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $68,456 | $22,590 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $68,084 | $20,875 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $64,479 | $44,281 |
| Civil Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $63,261 | $23,250 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $61,009 | $23,681 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $58,067 | $24,020 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $52,438 | $24,000 |
| Applied Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $51,789 | $20,810 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $50,727 | not reported |
| Education, General. | Master's Degree | $49,241 | $37,405 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,799 | $22,696 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,345 | $27,000 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,044 | $22,994 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,196 | $17,509 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,031 | $19,987 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,843 | not reported |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,078 | $24,250 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,707 | $22,548 |
| Social Work. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,345 | not reported |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,239 | $22,194 |
| Chemistry. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,737 | $22,900 |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore University of Portland by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?209825

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