Quad

Head-to-head

School of Visual Arts
U. Portland

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  1. 1

    U. Portland costs about $36.9K less per year on average than School of Visual Arts ($32,279 vs. $69,227, all students)

    Average cost, all students
  2. 2

    U. Portland's grants cover 57% of its full price on average, vs. 14% at School of Visual Arts

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

    U. Portland grads earn $36.3K more ten years out than School of Visual Arts's ($82,804 vs. $46,459)

    Median earnings, 10 yrs
  4. 4

    School of Visual Arts's yield is 11 pts higher than U. Portland's

    Yield rate
  5. 5

    School of Visual Arts has 8 pts more first-gen students than U. Portland (26% vs. 18%)

    First-generation students
  6. 6

    School of Visual Arts's SAT midpoint is 74 points higher than U. Portland's

    SAT midpoint

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Who's hardest to get into

U. Portland admits 89%, School of Visual Arts 93%; School of Visual Arts's yield is higher, at 21%.

Acceptance rate
School of Visual Arts93%
U. Portland89%
Quad's selectivity
  • School of Visual ArtsAccessible
  • U. PortlandAccessible
SAT middle 50%Axis 1100–1600
School of Visual Arts
1188–1490
U. Portland
1160–1370
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • School of Visual ArtsGPA and school record required
  • U. PortlandGPA, school record, and prep program required

Who's on each campus

School of Visual Arts and U. Portland are about the same size; U. Portland has the larger Pell share.

Undergrads
School of Visual Arts3.2K
U. Portland3K
Pell Grant share
School of Visual Arts16%
U. Portland22%

Majors and faculty

Illustration leads at School of Visual Arts, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at U. Portland; both have 9 students per faculty member.

Students per faculty member
School of Visual Arts9 to 1
U. Portland9 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • School of Visual ArtsIllustration30%
  • U. PortlandRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse27%

What each costs

U. Portland costs about $36.9K less a year than School of Visual Arts on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
School of Visual Arts$69.2K
U. Portland$32.3K
Aid generosity
School of Visual Arts14%
U. Portland57%

What each pays off

U. Portland's former students earn more, a median $82.8K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 70% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
School of Visual Arts$46.5K
U. Portland$82.8K
Graduation rate
School of Visual Arts76%
U. Portland80%

How each has changed

Applications held steady at School of Visual Arts but fell at U. Portland; both got less selective.

Applications, 10-year change
  • School of Visual ArtsSteady−8%
  • U. PortlandShrinking−25%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why