Private nonprofitFour-year

Pacific Northwest College of Art

Portland, OR · Highest award: Graduate degree

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Net price (avg)
$35,785
Academic year 2023-24
Tuition & fees
$49,006
Academic year 2024-25
Graduation rate
29.1%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Median earnings (10 yr)
$34,883
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars

Read the years, not just the numbers

Each figure below is labelled with the period it covers, because they are not all from the same year. Tuition is Academic year 2024-25, while the earnings figure describes students who entered Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars. They are historical facts about this institution, not a quote for you.

What it actually costs

Net price is what students paid after grant and scholarship aid — usually far below the sticker price.

Total cost of attendance
$70,376
Academic year 2023-24
Tuition & fees (in state)
$49,006
Academic year 2024-25
Tuition & fees (out of state)
$49,006
Academic year 2024-25
Room & board (on campus)
$19,760
Academic year 2024-25
Room & board (off campus)
$19,760
Academic year 2024-25
Books & supplies
$1,480
Academic year 2024-25

Average net price by family income

Academic year 2023-24

$0–30,00028,219
$30,001–48,00030,517
$48,001–75,00030,916
$75,001–110,00036,998
$110,001+44,522

Figures are U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard data for Academic year 2023-24, published by the U.S. federal government. They are historical reference values, not a quote, and not an offer. Your actual cost will depend on your own circumstances.

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Outcomes

Historical results for students who attended. They do not predict your own.

Graduation rate (150% time)
29.1%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Graduation rate (200% time)
41.8%
Fall 2018 entering cohort (150%), Fall 2016 (200%)
Retention (full-time)
69.5%
Fall 2023 cohort
Median earnings (6 yr)
$24,101
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars
Median earnings (10 yr)
$34,883
Entering cohort AY2009-10 / 2010-11, measured in 2022 dollars
Loan default rate (3 yr)
Not reported
FSA FY2022 cohort
Median debt of completers
$25,000
NSLDS FY2020/21 pooled
Median debt monthly payment
$265.04
NSLDS FY2020/21 pooled
Repayment rate (3 yr)
48.0%
NSLDS FY2013/14 cohort

Compared with a high-school graduate

Students here earned a median of $34,883 ten years after entering, against a national benchmark for high-school graduates of $36,082. That benchmark is 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, 2024 dollars.

Admissions and size

Many institutions do not report these — “Not reported” is not a zero.

Admission rate
74.9%
Fall 2024
Average SAT (equivalent)
Not reported
Fall 2024
ACT 25th–75th percentile
Not reported
Fall 2024
Undergraduate enrollment
420
Fall 2024
Student-faculty ratio
9:1
Fall 2024
First-generation share
18.0%
Fall 2024
Pell grant recipients
40.5%
Academic year 2023-24
Federal loan recipients
52.2%
Academic year 2023-24
Median family income
$47,348
AY2022-23 (median family income)

Student body

Fall 2024

White59%
Hispanic18%
Black5%
Asian3%
Two or more races9%
Nonresident / international1%

Other Four-year institutions in OR

Peer institutions
InstitutionNet priceGrad rateEarnings (10 yr)
American College of Healthcare SciencesNot reported100.0%Not reported
Bushnell UniversityNot reported56.0%$53,623
Bushnell University - Roseburg CampusNot reportedNot reported$53,623
Chemeketa Community College$8,20021.3%$40,968
Corban UniversityNot reported60.6%$48,917
Eastern Oregon University$17,14843.0%$50,112
George Fox UniversityNot reported72.0%$59,761
Lane Community College$9,12320.4%$38,075
Lewis & Clark CollegeNot reported75.4%$62,205
Linfield UniversityNot reported70.5%$78,638
Mount Angel SeminaryNot reported50.0%$57,436
Mt Hood Community College$7,82123.7%$41,125

Earnings by field of study

Four years after graduation, by programme. Compare each against the national median for that field.

Earnings by field of study
ProgrammeMedian earnings (4 yr)National medianMedian debt
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Visual and Performing Arts, General.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and Artisanry.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and Artisanry.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Design and Applied Arts.Not reportedNot reported$26,899
Design and Applied Arts.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Film/Video and Photographic Arts.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported
Fine and Studio Arts.Not reportedNot reported$27,000
Fine and Studio Arts.Not reportedNot reportedNot reported

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (release 2026-06-10) — https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/data/ · Data last updated 2026-06-10