Multnomah University

Admissions

Multnomah University admits 50% of applicants and is genuinely selective — roughly one in two applicants are turned away. The applicant pool is small at 317, which makes year-over-year comparisons unreliable. 37% of those admitted enroll, which is unremarkable in either direction.

Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)

These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.

IPEDS Admissions · 2024

Academics

Six-year completion sits at 51%, meaning about one in two students who enroll leave without finishing. Just 34% of first-years come back — most of the completion gap opens in year one. The 36% transfer-out rate is high enough that a large share of this school's students are really passing through. The 10:1 student-faculty ratio is small enough that seminar-sized classes are the norm. As a private nonprofit four-year college, the relevant comparison is other four-year schools rather than the national average across all institutions.

Financial Aid

IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24

Students pay an average of $23,072 annually once grants are applied. Income makes less difference than usual: $21,713 at $0–30k, $26,053 at $110k+. 100% of students get grant aid averaging $18,214, so the published price is a poor guide to what most pay. Most students borrow — 82% take federal loans to cover the gap.

Net price by family income

The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.

IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24