Pacific Northwest College of Art

Portland, OR · Private Nonprofit

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68.5%

Acceptance Rate

N/A

Median SAT

$34,883

Median Earnings

658

Applicants

Acceptance Rate Trend

Down 24.5 percentage points since 2018

Applications & Admissions

Yield Rate Trend

Percentage of admitted students who enroll

Most Popular Majors (2023)

Degrees awarded in latest year

Major Popularity Over Time

How top majors have grown or declined

Earnings by Major

This school vs. national range (2yr after graduation)

Design and Applied Arts $27,494

$8,462 $89,859

Fine and Studio Arts $19,835

$8,462 $89,859

Visual and Performing Arts, Ge... N/A

$8,462 $89,859

Rhetoric and Composition/Writi... N/A

$8,462 $89,859

Film/Video and Photographic Ar... N/A

$8,462 $89,859

Crafts/Craft Design, Folk Art ... N/A

$8,462 $89,859

This school National avg

Historical Admissions Data

Each row shows the admissions cycle for that academic year. Applicants is the total number of students who applied for freshman admission. Admitted shows how many received acceptance letters. Rate is the acceptance rate (admitted ÷ applicants) — lower percentages indicate more selective schools. Yield measures the percentage of admitted students who actually enrolled — a high yield (above 50%) suggests the school is a top choice for admitted students, while lower yields indicate students often choose other options. SAT shows the 25th-75th percentile range, meaning the middle 50% of enrolled students scored within this range. Data is sourced from IPEDS, the federal database where all US colleges report annually.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Rate	Yield	SAT
2023	658	451	68.5%	26.4%	N/A
2022	471	445	94.5%	20.2%	N/A
2021	364	355	97.5%	18.0%	N/A
2020	621	596	96.0%	14.9%	N/A
2019	999	886	88.7%	12.3%	N/A
2018	1,144	1,065	93.1%	12.3%	N/A
2017	418	396	94.7%	20.7%	N/A
2016	312	293	93.9%	27.7%	N/A
2015	295	238	80.7%	29.4%	N/A