University of Portland

University of Portland
Former names
Columbia University (1901–1935)
Multnomah College (1897–1969)
MottoLatin: Veritas vos Liberabit
Motto in English
"The truth will set you free"
TypePrivate university
EstablishedSeptember 5, 1901; 123 years ago (September 5, 1901) (opened)
AccreditationNWCCU
Religious affiliation
Catholic (Congregation of Holy Cross)
Academic affiliations
Endowment$297.2 million (2022)[1]
PresidentRobert D. Kelly
Students3,731 (fall 2022)[2]
Undergraduates3,352 (fall 2022)[2]
Postgraduates379 (fall 2022)[2]
Location, ,
United States

45°34′21″N 122°43′38″W / 45.57250°N 122.72722°W / 45.57250; -122.72722
CampusLarge city, 124 acres (50 ha)
NewspaperThe Beacon
ColorsPurple and white[3]
   
NicknamePilots
Sporting affiliations
MascotWally Pilot
Websitewww.up.edu
Swan Island Basin and the city of Portland from bluff trail

The University of Portland (UP) is a private Catholic university in Portland, Oregon, United States. It was founded in 1901 and is affiliated with the Congregation of Holy Cross, which also founded UP's sister school, the University of Notre Dame. UP enrolls approximately 3,730 students.

The campus is in the University Park neighborhood near St. Johns, on a bluff overlooking the Willamette River. With a college of arts and sciences, a graduate school, and schools of business, education, engineering, and nursing and health innovations, it is Oregon's only comprehensive Catholic university.[4] UP is North Portland's largest corporation and has an annual economic impact on Portland of $170 million. More than 13,000 alumni live in the Portland metropolitan area.[4]

  1. ^ As of June 30, 2022. U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2022 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY21 to FY22 (Report). National Association of College and University Business Officers and TIAA. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  2. ^ a b c "2022 at a Glance | University of Portland".
  3. ^ Primary Colors (PDF). December 9, 2019. Retrieved June 8, 2020. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  4. ^ a b Doyle, Brian. "University of Portland". The Oregon Encyclopedia. Portland State University and the Oregon Historical Society. Retrieved May 20, 2014.