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Warner Pacific University

Portland, Oregon·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Far West·warnerpacific.edu
6-yr Graduation
49%
Total enrollment
378
peer median 275
Avg net price
$18,818
-$1.8k vs Baccalaureate
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
447
447 candidates competed
Admitted
318
71.1% acceptance rate
Enrolled
37
11.6% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
49%
4-year graduation
25%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
49%
Full-time retention
92%

Pell equity

10.0pp gap
Pell recipients
47%
Non-Pell
57%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 10.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 40 Title IV programs, 8 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 32 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
40
Passing
8
20.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

40programs
  • Passing8 · 20.0%
  • No Data32 · 80.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
7
No data
32

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

8
Human Services General
Master's Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+22.4%
$56,485 vs $46,158
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
+28.8%
$55,773 vs $43,298
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+29.0%
$74,829 vs $58,014
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+62.2%
$58,518 vs $36,082
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
+66.8%
$60,180 vs $36,082
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+70.3%
$61,464 vs $36,082
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+115.2%
$77,653 vs $36,082
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+117.8%
$78,571 vs $36,082

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

8
Human Services General
Master's Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
96%
$54,018 debt · $56,485 earn
Teacher Education and Professional Development Specific Levels and Methods
Master's Degree · Education
74%
$41,000 debt · $55,773 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Master's Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
55%
$41,000 debt · $74,829 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
51%
$31,500 debt · $61,464 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
48%
$28,269 debt · $58,518 earn
Accounting and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
48%
$37,061 debt · $77,653 earn
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Bachelor Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
45%
$27,083 debt · $60,180 earn
Business Administration Management and Operations
Bachelor Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
40%
$31,250 debt · $78,571 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Accredited since 1961Next review Apr 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 2

  1. Jul 2024Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Warning
    Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
  2. Jun 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$15,816
$30–48k$12,172
$48–75k$17,090
$75–110k$25,804
$110k+$25,835

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$18,818
-$1,762vs Baccalaureate median $20,581
Federal loans
61.3%
In-state tuition
$21,010
Out-of-state
$21,010

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 328 students received $1.7M in Pell grants, alongside $5.3M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
328
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.7M
$1,741,253 total
Direct Loans
$5.3M
845 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.4M
340 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.7M
365 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$1.4M
91 loan awards
Parent PLUS$838K
42 loan awards
Grad PLUS$78K
7 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 398 borrowers who entered repayment, 4 (1.0%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.0%
-1.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
398
Defaulted
4
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
8.9%
2017
7.8%
2018
5.8%
2019
1.0%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Warner Pacific

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs37
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

119 total completions
01Health Professions
5848.7%
02Business
1714.3%
03Parks/Recreation
1512.6%
04Public Admin
108.4%
05Security/Protective
54.2%
06Social Sciences
43.4%
07Psychology
32.5%
08Education
32.5%
09Biological Sciences
21.7%
10Communication
21.7%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
378
12-mo unduplicated
404
Undergraduate
404
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
35%142
Women
65%262

Race / ethnicity composition

White
34.0%
Hispanic
32.0%
Asian
13.7%
Black
12.2%
Two or more
3.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
2.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.7%
Unknown
0.6%
Non-resident
0.3%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

Athletes
147
73 M · 74 W
Women athletes
50.3%
Athletic aid
$1.3M
Total student aid
Budget
$2.3M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$654K
$611K
Recruiting expense
$1K
$2K
Head-coach salaries
$39K
$27K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 5

Soccer
54 M · 22 W
$1.0M
Basketball
14 M · 16 W
$441K
Softball
· 19 W
$244K
Volleyball
· 17 W
$216K
Other Sports
5 M ·
$42K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
6.76
3 offenses · 444 students

3-year trend

17.172 yrs ago39.021 yr ago6.76Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
27
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
2
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
2
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
3

By location

3total
  • On campus3

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
1
Stalking
1 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • Gender identity1
  • Sexual orientation1

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs01
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
14.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
21

Warner Pacific vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Warner Pacific selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectWarner Pacific University
49%378$18,818Baccalaureate
Warner Pacific University Professional and Graduate Studies
59.3%257Baccalaureate
John Paul the Great Catholic University
64%79.6%286$29,124Baccalaureate
Bethesda University
8%66.9%263$8,388Baccalaureate
Life Pacific University
38%95.8%621$22,343Baccalaureate
Southern California Seminary
50%161Baccalaureate
Peer group median49%73.2%275$20,581

Frequently asked questions about Warner Pacific University

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Warner Pacific.

What is the graduation rate at Warner Pacific University?

Warner Pacific University reports a 6-year graduation rate of 49% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Warner Pacific University?

Warner Pacific University reports a total enrollment of 378 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Warner Pacific University?

The average net price at Warner Pacific University is $18,818 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Warner Pacific University?

Warner Pacific University's yield rate is 11.6%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Warner Pacific University located?

Warner Pacific University is located in Portland, Oregon 97215.

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