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Pacific Northwest College of Art

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Rating

Private

Type

609

Students

$39,375

Tuition

89%

Acceptance

#2189

Ranking

Large City

Campus Setting

Portland, OR

511 NW Broadway, Portland, OR 97209-3404

Pacific Northwest College of Art is a very small private art school located in Portland, OR ranked 29th in Oregon. It has a total of 494 full-time undergraduate students and is not competitive, with a 88.69% acceptance rate. Pacific Northwest College of Art offers 15 different majors and is best known for its Printmaking, Illustration, and Digital Arts programs (nationally ranked 8th, 28th, and 32nd respectively). With an annual tuition of $39,375 per year, Pacific Northwest College of Art is rather pricey. 36.49% of students graduate beginning the next chapter of their lives, working. After finishing college, alumni go on to bring in more or less $27,400 per year, which is 34% under the national median.
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Cost

$40,375
Above Average

Pacific Northwest College of Art

$40,375

National Average

$18,347
Pay with Cash

$57,828

Total annual cost including tuition, books and living expenses; excluding any financial aid, grants or scholarships.

Pay with Financial Aid

$30,638

Average annual cost including tuition, books and living expenses after financial aid, grants or scholarships.

Getting In

89%Acceptance
Not Very Selective

Pacific Northwest College of Art

89%

National

69%
Sat

0 - 0

% of students submit

Admissions Yield

12%

ACT

0 - 0

% of students submit

SAT & ACT

Neither required nor recommended

Application Fee

$0

Students

494Undergrads
Very Small Student Population

Full-Time

97%

Part-Time

3%
Male

33%

In-state

83%

Female

67%

Out of state

15%

Undergrads Over 25

17%

International

1%

Majors/Degrees

Popular Majors
Graduates per Major
21% Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other20% Illustration15% Printmaking44% Others

21% Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other

20% Illustration

15% Printmaking

44% Others

Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other

21%

21 Graduates

Illustration

20%

20 Graduates

Printmaking

15%

15 Graduates

Graphic Design

12%

12 Graduates

Digital Arts

8%

8 Graduates

Intermedia/Multimedia

5%

5 Graduates

Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis

5%

5 Graduates

Photography

4%

4 Graduates

Design and Visual Communications, General

4%

4 Graduates

Academics

D
Professors
StudentsProfessors12:112:1

Students

Professors

Student Faculty Ratio

12

Number of Library Books

35,407

Academic Spend per Student

$14,444

Total spend on salaries and wages to all employees, faculty, staff, per student.

Full-time Retention Rate

69%

High retention indicates students are generally satisfied with their experience.

Post-Graduation Salary

$20,800/Year

Pacific Northwest College of Art

$20,800

National

$26,900
Median Earnings

$20,800

2 Years After Graduation

Employed 2 Years after Graduation

1%

Median Earnings

$27,400

6 Years After Graduation

Graduation Rate

36%