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University of Portland

Location
Portland, Oregon, United States
Nickname
Pilots
Established
1901
University of Portland

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

About University of Portland

Private Roman Catholic university affiliated with the Congregation of Holy Cross. It is the sister school of the University of Notre Dame.

Achievement of University of Portland

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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Latest information about University of Portland updated on July 28 2021.