Home›Colleges›Pacific Northwest College of Art

Private nonprofit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Pacific Northwest College of Art

⌖ Portland, OR · 2 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff

−$436,680 over 10 years

Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.

At these assumptions, the estimated earnings premium does not recover the modeled economic investment within ten years.

—Modeled economic break-even

−135%Modeled 10-year ROI

$33,646Observed earnings · year 5

Economic ROI includes direct price and earnings forgone during study · $45,000 comparison earnings · values held flat · see the formula

ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK

Estimated payoff over ten years.

The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.

10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation

−$436,680at year 10

Net gainInvestment not yet recovered

NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED

−$323,1400

−$436,68010

FEDERAL COST DATA

Four ways to read college price.

Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.

Published in-state tuition$49,006

Sticker price

Published out-of-state tuition$49,006

Sticker price

Average net price$35,785

Title IV student average

Cost of attendance$70,376

Tuition + living budget

OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, completion and earnings context

$35,785Average net price / year

$70,376Cost of attendance

$33,646Median earnings · year 5 after completion

29.1%Completion rate

74.9%Admission rate

420Student size

NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.

27thEarnings percentile

11thCompletion percentile

EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$21,811Year 1

Not availableYear 4

$33,646Year 5

Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.

BUILD A REAL SHORTLIST

Comparable colleges in OR

Currently operating private nonprofit institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.

Eugene, OR

New Hope Christian College-Eugene

Annual net price: $21,600
Observed earnings · year 5: $35,626
Modeled 10-year ROI: -135%

Open college profile →Portland, OR

Lewis & Clark College

Annual net price: $36,013
Observed earnings · year 5: $52,194
Modeled 10-year ROI: -78%

Open college profile →Salem, OR

Corban University

Annual net price: $28,035
Observed earnings · year 5: $48,850
Modeled 10-year ROI: -87%

Open college profile →Forest Grove, OR

Pacific University

Annual net price: $35,273
Observed earnings · year 5: $57,447
Modeled 10-year ROI: -61%

Open college profile →

ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal field	Credential	Earnings, year 4	Federal debt
Design and Applied Arts	Bachelor's Degree	Not available	$26,899
Fine and Studio Arts	Bachelor's Degree	Not available	$27,000

Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.