University of Portland

5000 N. Willamette Boulevard
Portland, OR 97203
http://www.up.edu

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Overview
Type	Private institution
Year Founded	1901
Religious Affiliation	Roman Catholic
Undergrad Students	2,920
Endowment	71,823,000
Application Deadline	June 1
Application Fee	50
Selectivity	More selective
Application Deadline	June 1
Tuition	26,390
Room/Board	7,850

Services
Associated Firms	KPMG, Price Waterhouse Coopers, Moss Adams, Deloitte & Touche, Adidas, Nike, SBC Global
Campus Safety	24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Career Services	on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training
Museums	N/A
Basic Services	nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance
Museums	N/A
Periodical Subs	1,584
# of Books	245,905
Graduate Job Placement Statistics
within 6 months	N/A
within one year	N/A
within two years	N/A
Campus Life
Students in fraternities	0%
Students in sororities	0%
Campus Size	130 acres
College housing offered	Yes
Students in college housing	49%
College housing types	coed dorms (53%), women's dorms (23%), men's dorms (17%), other housing options (7%)
Popular Events	Homecoming Dance, Junior Parents Weekend, Basketball and soccer games, River Run on the Portland Spirit, Espresso UP, Movies, Coffeehouse, Meghan Gardiner's Dissolve, Fly Dance Company, Bullwinkle's Family Fun Center, Omnimax Theater, Disney's Lion King, Cats, Stress Reduction Day, Hurricane Hope Walk, Villa Man Auction, Portland Winterhawks, Day of the Dead, MLK Day Celebration, African American Read-in, Portland Taiko, Quadstock, Summer Kick-Off, Dance of the Decades;
Nearest Airport	Portland (10)
Nearest Train	Portland (6)
Army ROTC	Offered on campus
Navy ROTC	N/A
Extracurricular
Students activities	choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra, yearbook
Number of Organizations	48
# of fraternities	0
# of sororities	0
Students in fraternities	0%
Students in sororities	0%
Student Papers	(Appears as submitted by school) Beacon (weekly)
Honor Societies	Beta Beta Beta Biological Honor Society, Lambda Pi Eta, Phi Alpha Theta, Alpha Lambda Delta, Alpha Kappa Delta, Psi Chi, Kappa Delta Pi, Tau Beta Pi, Sigma Theta Tau, Alpha Kappa Psi
Religious Organizations	N/A
International Organizations	(Appears as submitted by school) Black Student Union, Foreign Language Club, Hawaiian Club, International Club, Vietnamese Student Association, Irish Heritage Club
Other Organizations	(Appears as submitted by school) Associated Students of the University of Portland, Arnold Air Society, Bowling Club, American Chemical Society, American Society of Civil Engineers, College Democrats, Crew Club, English Society, Feminist Disussion Group, IEEE, Inline Hockey, International Film Club, Men's Water Polo Club, Mitchell Rifles, Mock Trial/Pre-Law, Music Club, Philosophy Club, Pre-Medical Students Association, Silver Wings, Social Sciences Club, Social Work Club, Society of Women Engineers, Student Alumni Association, Students in Free Enterprise, Finance Club, Women's Soccer Club, Pre-Dental Association, Accounting Club, ActUP, Alpha Kappa Psi, Association for Computing Machinery, Astronomy Club, Beta Beta Beta, Black Student Union, Engineers without Borders, Guam Club, Hawaii Club, International Club, Kappa Delta Pi, Lacrosse, Martial Arts Club, Mechanical Engineers Club, Men's Soccer, Player vs. Player, Society of Sobriety, Spielfriek Society, Student Nurses Association, Swing Dance Club, Tau Beta Pi, Tengokuno Anime Club, Utah Club, Velo, Vietnamese Student Association, Wakeboard Club, Women's Water Polo.