5000 N. Willamette Blvd.
Portland, OR 97203

The University of Portland, Oregon's Catholic university, is closely affiliated with the Congregation of Holy Cross, an order of Catholic priests and brothers. The Catholic university, which sits on a 130-acre campus with 31 halls and buildings, is known as one of the nation's 100 character-building colleges, according to the Templeton Foundation.

Based on its academic reputation, selectivity of admission, freshmen retention, student/faculty ratio, graduation rate and campus resources, the Catholic university also has been ranked among the top five regional universities in the West by U.S. News & World Report.

More than 3,300 students are enrolled at the Catholic university and attend either the College of Arts & Sciences, the Pamplin School of business, the School of Education, the School of engineering, or the School of nursing. The Catholic university also offers 12 graduate programs in eight academic areas. There are about 197 full-time and 119 part-time faculty, and the student to faculty ratio is 13 to one. More than 97 percent of the faculty members hold terminal degrees in their fields.

Quick Facts

About half of the University of Portland students are Catholic.

The school opened in September 1901 with 52 boys and 8 professors.

The average GPA for incoming freshmen was 3.66.

Eighty-six percent of freshmen return to the Catholic university for their second year of college, and nearly 70 percent graduate within five years.

About 60 percent of students live on campus in one of eight residence halls or just off-campus in houses owned by the University of Portland.

More than 90 percent of freshmen live on campus each year.

The eight residence halls have direct access to high-speed Internet in each room.

There are more than 40 student clubs and nearly three-dozen volunteer opportunities available to University of Portland students.

The University of Portland has 16 NCAA Division I intercollegiate athletic teams that compete in the West Coast Conference.

Ninety-four percent of the students were employed full-time, attending graduate school, or serving in the military or in volunteer positions within six months of graduation.

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