Pacific Northwest College of Art

Portland, OR · Private nonprofit · willamette.edu/pnca/index.html ↗

Pacific Northwest College of Art is a private nonprofit college in Portland, Oregon, located in a large city. It enrolls 420 undergraduate degree-seeking students and mostly awards bachelor's degrees. It also offers graduate degrees. By number of bachelor's degrees awarded, its largest programs are Design and Applied Arts; Visual and Performing Arts, General; and Fine and Studio Arts.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Compare with similar schools: Private nonprofit colleges in Oregon

Compare its largest majors across colleges: Design and Applied Arts · Visual and Performing Arts, General · Fine and Studio Arts

Pacific Northwest College of Art at a glance

Undergraduate enrollment
420
Similar schools: 1,107
Average net priceiAverage sticker price minus typical grants and scholarships: the amount most students actually pay out-of-pocket plus loans.
$31,098
Similar schools: $22,971
Admit rateiShare of applicants who get accepted. Lower = more selective.
74.9%
Similar schools: 73.7%
Graduation rate (6 yrs)iShare of full-time students who finished a 4-year degree within 6 years (which is 150% of the standard 4-year time).
29.6%
Similar schools: 57.7%
First-year retentioniShare of first-year students who came back for year two. A baseline measure of student satisfaction.
69.5%
Similar schools: 77.1%

What the data shows about Pacific Northwest College of Art

Comparisons below use the medians for the 1,197 private nonprofit schools that mostly award bachelor's degrees in the College Scorecard. Its average net price is $31,098 a year, higher than the $22,971 median for similar schools. It admits 74.9% of applicants, about the same as the 73.7% median. 69.5% of first-time, full-time students return for a second year (similar-school median: 77.1%). 29.6% of full-time students finish a four-year degree within six years, lower than the 57.7% median.