University Of Portland

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

The University of Portland, also referred to as UP, is a Roman Catholic, private university situated in Portland, Oregon, United States. It was founded in the year 1901. UP was initially founded as Columbia University on the site of the defunct Portland University. Columbia University was granted the status of junior college in 1922 and was named the University of Portland sometime during the 1930s. UP records an enrollment of more than 3,000 students annually. The campus spreads across an area of more than 120 acres. The university has under it the following schools and colleges:

• College of Arts & Sciences
• Graduate School
• Pamplin School of Business
• School of Education
• School of Engineering
• School of Nursing

UP’s campus is home to a number of registered clubs and organizations including the American Chemical Society, Social Work Club, Music Club, and Feminist Discussion Group. There are also several fraternities and sororities such as Phi Alpha Delta Pre-Law Fraternity, Phi Beta Lambda, Alpha Kappa Psi, Beta Beta Beta, Kappa Delta Pi, and Tau Beta Pi.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Roman Catholic religious affiliation.
• Many students concentrating in science, nursing and emergency medicine, and engineering.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Large number of students.

School characteristics:

• The school is private, not-for-profit.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 3,661 in 2009-2010 (3,716 full-time equivalent).

About 43% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 57% of the class.

Undergrads are 77% of enrolled students and graduate students are 23%.

Students under 25 years old represent 83% of the student body. About 4% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

University Of Portland provides on-campus housing for 1,790 of its 3,716 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 20 meals weekly.

Graduate School Focus

University Of Portland offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Master.

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Postbaccalaureate With Arts & Sciences (Education Dominant).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (170 awarded)

• Accounting
• Business Administration and Management
• Finance
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Marketing/Marketing Management
• Operations Management and Supervision

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (7 awarded)

• Computer Engineering
• Computer Science

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (3 awarded)

• Environmental Science
• Environmental Studies

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (12 awarded)

• Directing and Theatrical Production
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
• Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (162 awarded)

• Education
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Music Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching

ENGINEERING (65 awarded)

• Civil Engineering
• Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
• Engineering
• Engineering/Industrial Management
• Mechanical Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (7 awarded)

• Social Work

LIBERAL ARTS (98 awarded)

• English Language and Literature
• French Studies
• General Studies
• German Studies
• History
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (9 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (54 awarded)

• Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
• Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
• Journalism
• Mass Communication/Media Studies
• Organizational Communication

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (0 awarded)

• Health/Health Care Administration/Management

MUSIC (6 awarded)

• Music History, Literature, and Theory
• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (205 awarded)

• Clinical Nurse Specialist
• Family Practice Nurse/Nurse Practitioner
• Nursing Administration (MSN, MS, PhD)
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (14 awarded)

• Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries
• Pastoral Studies/Counseling
• Philosophy
• Theology/Theological Studies

SCIENCE (103 awarded)

• Biological and Biomedical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physics

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (31 awarded)

• Psychology