10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
+$50,430at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
University of Portland
⌖ Portland, OR · 24 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff
+$50,430 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
This is a positive modeled result. Price, time to finish and future earnings can still change the outcome.
8.5 yrsModeled economic break-even
+17%Modeled 10-year ROI
$79,327Observed earnings · year 5
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK
Estimated payoff over ten years.
The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.
FEDERAL COST DATA
Four ways to read college price.
Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.
Cost, completion and earnings context
$28,210Average net price / year
$73,224Cost of attendance
$79,327Median earnings · year 5 after completion
79.8%Completion rate
89.2%Admission rate
2,957Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$59,965Year 1
$80,459Year 4
$79,327Year 5
Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.
The college average is not the whole story.
Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.
1Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree$125,9292Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$105,8593Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$103,8234Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$100,2425Educational Administration and Supervision · Doctoral Degree$97,0646Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$95,6867Mechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$93,1198Civil Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$89,448Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in OR
Currently operating private nonprofit institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
McMinnville, OR
Linfield University
- Annual net price
- $26,536
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $83,072
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +33%
George Fox University
- Annual net price
- $31,679
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $62,120
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -44%
Warner Pacific University
- Annual net price
- $25,629
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $58,144
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -53%
Reed College
- Annual net price
- $33,013
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $56,263
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -64%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $125,929 | $22,590 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $105,859 | $20,875 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $103,823 | $28,750 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $100,242 | Not available |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | Doctoral Degree | $97,064 | Not available |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $95,686 | $24,020 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $93,119 | $23,681 |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $89,448 | $23,250 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | Bachelor's Degree | $84,313 | $23,500 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $78,568 | Not available |
| Applied Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $77,908 | $20,810 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $72,891 | $22,821 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | Bachelor's Degree | $62,264 | $20,828 |
| Education, General | Master's Degree | $62,075 | Not available |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $58,051 | $22,846 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $57,253 | Not available |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Bachelor's Degree | $54,975 | $22,875 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Bachelor's Degree | $53,963 | $27,000 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $53,853 | $23,499 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $53,002 | Not available |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $50,579 | $22,494 |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $49,434 | $20,057 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $22,900 |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $24,250 |
Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.