Pacific Northwest College of Art

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#6163 / #1627
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
#676
Most Desirable School
In Portland

Pacific Northwest College of Art at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#1627
Acceptance rate (fall 2024)
75%
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$51,940
Graduation rate
30%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
420

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About Pacific Northwest College of Art

According to Wikipedia, The Pacific Northwest College of Art is an art school of Willamette University and is located in Portland, Oregon. Established in 1909, the art school grants Bachelor of Fine Arts degrees and graduate degrees including the Master of Fine Arts and Master of Arts degrees. It has an enrollment of about 500 students. The college merged with Willamette University in 2021.

Pacific Northwest College of Art Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Annual ApplicationsAcceptanceRetention RateGraduation Rate
65875%69%30%

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.

How Much Does Pacific Northwest College of Art Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$51,940
Average Net Price by Family Income (2021–22)
IncomeAverage Net Cost
0 - 30K$26,817
30K - 48K$26,747
48K - 75K$25,865
75K - 110K$30,831
110K+$40,129

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.

Pacific Northwest College of Art's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-GradsGraduates
546429117

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is Pacific Northwest College of Art?

Pacific Northwest College of Art is located at 511 NW Broadway, Portland, OR 97209-3404.

How Safe is Pacific Northwest College of Art?

Portland has a violent crime rate of 0.73% and a property crime rate of 5.61%. Sources: city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.

What Is Pacific Northwest College of Art Known For?

Pacific Northwest College of Art is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

Pacific Northwest College of Art's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much Pacific Northwest College of Art's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence

Sociology
#3327
World Rank
#3334
Historical Rank
#1010
USA Rank

Pacific Northwest College of Art ranks #1010 in the U.S. and #3327 worldwide for influence in Sociology.

sociology Degrees