Oregon 4-Years Colleges with the Lowest Acceptance Rate

The average acceptance rate of the 16 Oregon colleges that have competitive admission is 80.88% for the academic year 2023-2024. Compared to last year, the acceptance rate is higher by 3.88%. The acceptance rate at 6 Oregon colleges increased and the rate of 10 colleges decreased.

Reed College has the lowest (i.e. hard to admit) acceptance rate of 27.00%. Multnomah University (50.16%) and American College of Healthcare Sciences (58.22%) are following it in the list of Tightest Oregon 4-Years Colleges to get in.

This ranking is only based on acceptance rates and more admission stats such as SAT and ACT scores are helpful to measure the chances to get in more accurately.

Reed College stays at first place of the lowest acceptance rate ranking since last year. Multnomah University ranked 2nd, up 2 places from 4th last year.

The average undergraduate tuition & fees of the schools is $34,074 and graduate tuition & fees is $18,810 for the academic year 2023-2024.

We note that the actual tightness of admission lies in considering other admission requirements such as SAT score.
Table. Tightest Oregon 4-Years Colleges To Get In Comparison
School NameAcceptance RateYieldSAT ScoreUndergraduate Tuition & FeesTotal PopulationGraduation RateStudents to Faculty Ratio
1
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Reed College Portland, ORPrivate, 4-year 27.00%
3.80%
13.02%1,410$67,0201,53479.00%9 to 1
2
2
Multnomah University Portland, ORPrivate, 4-year 50.16%
3.22%
37.11%-$30,31060838.00%12 to 1
3
12
American College of Healthcare Sciences Portland, ORPrivate, 4-year 58.22%
33.45%
76.47%-$12,656987100.00%19 to 1
4
3
Warner Pacific University Portland, ORPrivate, 4-year 59.03%
13.22%
4.93%-$21,01044442.00%5 to 1
5
3
New Hope Christian College-Eugene Eugene, ORPrivate, 4-year 65.63%
31.51%
47.62%-$17,6203825.00%6 to 1
6
1
Bushnell University Eugene, ORPrivate, 4-year 65.96%
0.89%
17.07%1,120$34,74069951.00%12 to 1
7Warner Pacific University Professional and Graduate Studies Portland, ORPrivate, 4-year 67.06%4.09%-$12,96037641.00%5 to 1
8
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Oregon State University-Cascades Campus Bend, ORPublic, 4-year 67.99%
11.03%
17.04%-$34,944
($12,594)
1,27358.00%11 to 1
9
12
Pacific Northwest College of Art Portland, ORPrivate, 4-year 69.00%
25.48%
27.09%-$47,12648740.00%9 to 1
10
4
Lewis & Clark College Portland, ORPrivate, 4-year 75.01%
6.42%
12.00%1,310$62,3503,59573.00%13 to 1
Average60.51%25.64%1,280$34,074
($12,594)
1,00454.70%10 to 1