For the fifth consecutive year, University of Portland was the top Oregon school in the Kiplinger’s Personal Finance annual rankings of best values in private colleges and universities. The University was ranked 65th nationwide among the top 100 private colleges and universities. University of Portland has been the top Oregon school and ranked in the top 100 all five years since Kiplinger’s began releasing its rankings of best value private universities.
Kiplinger’s assesses quality according to measurable standards, including the admission rate, the percentage of students who return for sophomore year, the student-faculty ratio and the four-year graduation rate. Cost criteria include sticker prices, financial aid and average debt at graduation.
The complete rankings are available online at kiplinger.com/links/college. The rankings will also appear in the February 2015 issue of Kiplinger’s Personal Finance, on newsstands January 6.