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Most affordable private colleges in Oregon

13 private colleges in Oregon report net price data, ranging from $16,858 at the lowest to higher costs at more selective schools. The median net price across these is $30,649. Oregon's private colleges run a bit higher than the national average for the kind. The list below shows the most affordable options, ranked by net price.

Median net price in Oregon

$30,649

National median for private colleges

$15,832

private colleges reporting in Oregon

13

The most affordable private colleges in Oregon, ranked by net price

1

New Hope Christian College-Eugene

OR

Net price

$16,858

Receive grant aid

100%

2

Warner Pacific University

OR

Net price

$18,402

Receive grant aid

100%

3

Net price

$22,534

Receive grant aid

100%

4

Multnomah University

OR

Net price

$23,072

Receive grant aid

100%

5

Corban University

OR

Net price

$26,028

Receive grant aid

100%

6

Willamette University

OR

Net price

$27,716

Receive grant aid

100%

7

George Fox University

OR

Net price

$30,649

Receive grant aid

97%

8

Linfield University

OR

Net price

$31,462

Receive grant aid

100%

9

Pacific University

OR

Net price

$34,809

Receive grant aid

97%

10

University of Portland

OR

Net price

$34,951

Receive grant aid

100%

11

Reed College

OR

Net price

$36,993

Receive grant aid

55%

12

Lewis & Clark College

OR

Net price

$38,247

Receive grant aid

100%

13

Pacific Northwest College of Art

OR

Net price

$42,195

Receive grant aid

100%

What makes a school affordable here

In Oregon, the most affordable private colleges share two things in common. First, low published net prices reflect both reasonable sticker prices and meaningful institutional or state aid. Second, a high share of students receive grant aid. At New Hope Christian College-Eugene, the most affordable on this list, 100% of students receive grant aid. Net price reflects what a typical family actually pays, not the sticker price you see at first glance. A school with a $50,000 sticker price and a $10,000 net price is more affordable for most families than a school with a $20,000 sticker and a $19,000 net price.

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Affordability rankings use publicly available federal higher-ed cost data. Net price reflects the average cost a family pays after grants and scholarships are subtracted from total cost of attendance, for the 2022-23 reporting year. See full methodology →