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
Web: bushnell.edu
2024-25 Tuition and Fees: $35,850
Corban University, Salem
Dr. John Mark Yeats, President
Phone: 503-581-8600
Web: corban.edu
2024-25 Tuition and Fees: $38,304
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Portland
Jenifer Stevens, Campus Director
Phone: 503-288-8690
Web: worldwide.erau.edu/locations/portland
(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
Web: georgefox.edu
2024-25 Tuition and Fees: $42,750
Lewis & Clark College, Portland
Dr. Robin Holmes-Sullivan, President
Phone: 503-768-7000
Web: lclark.edu
2024-25 Tuition and Fees: $64,838
Linfield University, McMinnville
Dr. Rebecca L. Johnson, Interim President
Phone: 503-883-2200
Web: linfield.edu
2024-25 Tuition and Fees: $50,780
Mount Angel Seminary, Saint Benedict
Very Rev. Jeff Eirvin, President-Rector
Phone: 503-845-3951
Web: mountangelabbey.org/seminary
2024-25 Tuition and Fees: $35,850
Multnomah Campus of Jessup University
Dr. Jessica Taylor, President
Phone: 503-255-0332
Web: multnomah.edu
(accredited by Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Senior College and University Commission, WSCUC)
National University of Natural Medicine, Portland
Melanie Henriksen, ND, LAc, CNM, President/CEO
Phone: 503-552-1555
Web: nunm.edu
2024-25 Tuition and Fees: $12,795
Pacific University, Forest Grove
Dr. Jenny Coyle, President
Phone: 503-352-6151
Web: pacificu.edu
2024-25 Tuition and Fees: $36,374
Reed College, Portland
Dr. Audrey Bilger, President
Phone: 503-771-1112
Web: reed.edu
2024-25 Tuition and Fees: $69,350
University of Portland, Portland
Dr. Robert D. Kelly, President
Phone: 503-943-8000
Web: up.edu
2024-25 Tuition and Fees: $59,634
University of Western States, Portland
Dr. Nathan Long, President
Phone: 503-256-3180
Web: uws.edu
Walla Walla University School of Nursing, Portland
Alex Bryan, President
Phone: 800-541-8900
Web: wallawalla.edu
Warner Pacific College, Portland
Dr. Brian L. Johnson, President
Phone: 503-517-1020
Web: warnerpacific.edu
2024-25 Tuition and Fees: $22,220
Western Seminary, Portland
Chuck Conniry, PhD, President
Phone: 503-517-1800
Web: westernseminary.edu
Western University of Health Sciences, Lebanon
Dr. Robin Farias-Eisner, MD, PhD, MBA, FACOG, President
Phone: 541-259-0200
Web: westernu.edu
(accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges)
Willamette University, Salem
Stephen E. Thorsett, PhD, President
Phone: 503-370-6209
Web: willamette.edu
2024-25 Tuition and Fees: $49,004
Willamette University Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland
Jen Cole, Jordan Schnitzer Dean
Phone: 503-226-4391
Web: pnca.willamette.edu