Pacific Northwest College of Art Overview

Located in Portland, Oregon, Pacific Northwest College of Art is a private not-for-profit institution. Portland is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

What Is Pacific Northwest College of Art Known For?

• Students who want to work more closely with their professors have an easier time at Pacific Northwest College of Art since the student to facuty ratio is 10 to 1.
• The student loan default rate at Pacific Northwest College of Art is 5%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
• Although it may not be available for every major, the master's degree is the highest award a student can attain at Pacific Northwest College of Art.
• For the <nil> academic year, 21% of the faculty were full-time.

Where Is Pacific Northwest College of Art?

Contact details for Pacific Northwest College of Art are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	511 Nw Broadway, Portland, OR 97209-3404
Phone:	503-226-4391
Website:	willamette.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/Willamette
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/willamette_u

How Do I Get Into Pacific Northwest College of Art?

You can apply to Pacific Northwest College of Art online at: https://pnca.edu/admissions/apply

Admission Requirements for Pacific Northwest College of Art

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript	Considered but not required
College Prep Program	Neither required nor recommended
Recommendations	Considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores	Neither required nor recommended
TOEFL	Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Pacific Northwest College of Art?

Since Pacific Northwest College of Art has an acceptance rate of 98%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 16% of accepted students are men and 84% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 95%, and the acceptance rate for women is 98%.

Can I Afford Pacific Northwest College of Art?

The overall average net price of Pacific Northwest College of Art is $39,207. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Pacific Northwest College of Art, approximately 70% of students took out student loans averaging $6,905 a year. That adds up to $27,620 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Pacific Northwest College of Art is 4.9%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Pacific Northwest College of Art Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 397 undergraduate students at Pacific Northwest College of Art, with 360 being full-time and 37 being part-time.

There are also 84 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 360 full-time undergraduates at Pacific Northwest College of Art, 28% are male and 72% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Pacific Northwest College of Art students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	13
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	29
White	218
International Students	16
Other Races/Ethnicities	66

Geographic Diversity

Oregon students aren't the only ones who study at Pacific Northwest College of Art. At this time, 20 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 14 countries are represented at Pacific Northwest College of Art. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Canada, China, and South Korea.

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Another Believer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.