The University of Portland is a private Catholic university in Portland, Oregon. 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. The university enrolls approximately 4,200 students. The campus is located 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, it is the only comprehensive Catholic university in Oregon. It is the largest corporation in North Portland and has an annual economic impact on Portland of some $170 million. More than 13,000 alumni live in the Portland metropolitan area.
| Former names | Columbia University |
| Motto | Latin: Veritas vos Liberabit |
| Motto (English) | The truth will set you free |
| Type | Private university |
| Established | 1901 |
| Religious affiliation | Catholic (Congregation of Holy Cross) |
| Academic affiliations | ACCU, NAICU, NWCCU, Space-grant |
| Endowment | $140.2 million |
| President | Rev. Mark L. Poorman |
| Students | 4,205 (fall 2019) |
| Undergraduates | 3,773 (fall 2019) |
| Postgraduates | 432 (fall 2019) |
| Campus | Residential, 124 acres (0.50 km²) |
| Colors | Purple and white |
| Athletics | NCAA Division I – West Coast Conference |
| Mascot | Wally Pilot |
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Private Roman Catholic university affiliated with the Congregation of Holy Cross. It is the sister school of the University of Notre Dame.
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The motto of the school translated to English is "the truth will set you free." In 2017, the university ranked 7th in the west for regional universities by U.S. News & World Report.
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