Independent College and University Listings
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Wood-Mar Hall at George Fox University in Newberg. (Oregon State Archives Scenic Images Collection) Unless otherwise noted, the independent, nonprofit higher education institutions listed below are accredited by NWCCU and have independent or exempt status from ongoing regulatory oversight by Oregon’s Office of Degree Authorization.
Bushnell University, Eugene
Dr. Joseph Womack, President
Phone: 541-684-7201
2024-25 Tuition and Fees: $35,850
Corban University, Salem
Dr. John Mark Yeats, President
Phone: 503-581-8600
2024-25 Tuition and Fees: $38,304
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Portland
Jenifer Stevens, Campus Director
Phone: 503-288-8690
(accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges)
George Fox University, Newberg
Dr. Robin E. Baker, President
Phone: 503-538-8383
Lewis & Clark College, Portland
Dr. Robin Holmes-Sullivan, President
Phone: 503-768-7000
2024-25 Tuition and Fees: $64,838
Linfield University, McMinnville
Dr. Rebecca L. Johnson, President
Phone: 503-883-2200
Mount Angel Seminary, Saint Benedict
Very Rev. Jeff Eirvin, President-Rector
Phone: 503-845-3951
Multnomah Campus of Jessup University
Dr. John Jackson, President
Phone: 503-255-0332
National University of Natural Medicine, Portland
Melanie Henriksen, ND, LAc, CNM, President/CEO
Phone: 503-552-1555
Web:
nunm.edu2024-25 Tuition and Fees: $12,795
Pacific University, Forest Grove
Dr. Jenny Coyle, President
Phone: 503-352-6151
Reed College, Portland
Dr. Audrey Bilger, President
Phone: 503-771-1112
2024-25 Tuition and Fees: $69,350
University of Portland, Portland
Dr. Robert D. Kelly, President
Phone: 503-943-8000
University of Western States, Portland
Dr. Nathan Long, President
Phone: 503-256-3180
Walla Walla University School of Nursing, Portland
Alex Bryan, President
Phone: 800-541-8900
Warner Pacific College, Portland
Dr. Brian L. Johnson, President
Phone: 503-517-1020
Western Seminary, Portland
Chuck Conniry, PhD, President
Phone: 503-517-1800
Western University of Health Sciences, Lebanon
Dr. Robin Farias-Eisner, MD, PhD, MBA, FACOG, President
Phone: 541-259-0200
(accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges)
Willamette University, Salem
Stephen E. Thorsett, PhD, President
Phone: 503-370-6209
Willamette University Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland
Jen Cole, Jordan Schnitzer Dean
Phone: 503-226-4391