Oregon

Pacific Northwest College of Art

Portland, Oregon

Private nonprofitBachelor's to graduateFounded 1909Large citySEVP certified
Pacific Northwest College of Art campus
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About

The Pacific Northwest College of Art (PNCA) 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 (MFA) and Master of Arts (MA) degrees. It has an enrollment of about 500 students. The college merged with Willamette University in 2021. The college has 10 Bachelor of Fine Arts majors and five graduate programs, a dual-degree MA/MFA option, and a Post-Baccalaureate program within the Hallie Ford School of Graduate Studies.

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Cost per year

Tuition and fees (out of state)
US$51,940
Estimated total for international students
US$73,336
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International students at public universities pay the out-of-state rate. The estimated total adds housing, food and books to that tuition; it is derived from Scorecard figures, so check the university's own cost page.

Students

Undergraduates
420
Graduate students
44
International undergraduates
1%
Students per teacher
9 to 1

Admissions

Admission rate
75%

Test scores show the middle 50% of admitted students.

Outcomes

Graduation rate
30%

Earnings are for students who received US federal aid, so they may not reflect international graduates.

Programmes (12)

Bachelor's degrees6 subjects
Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and ArtisanryDesign and Applied ArtsFilm/Video and Photographic ArtsFine and Studio ArtsRhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesVisual and Performing Arts, General
Master's degrees5 subjects
Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art and ArtisanryCultural Studies/Critical Theory and AnalysisDesign and Applied ArtsFine and Studio ArtsRhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
Graduate certificates1 subject
Fine and Studio Arts

Subjects and degree levels reported to the US Department of Education. See the university's course catalogue for course-by-course details.