Quick Facts
Type
- Private Christian liberal arts college
Founded
- In 1937, in Spokane, Washington, Pacific Bible College opened.
- In 1939, the first graduating class consisted of two women who received the Christian Education certificate.
- In 1940, the College moved to Portland.
- In 1959, the College changed its name to Warner Pacific College.
- In 2018, the College became Íæż½ã½ã.
- Read more about Warner Pacific’s history.
Academics
- Student to faculty ratio: 10:1
- Full-time faculty: 21
- Institutional Effectiveness: Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU)
- Regional Accreditation: Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU)
- Council of Social Work Education (CSWE)
- Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP)
- Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE)
- Degrees Offered: Associate, Baccalaureate (B.A., B.S., B.S.N., B.S.W.), Master’s, Post-Baccalaureate Certifications
- 29 majors
- 22 minors
- 9 pre-professional programs
- 5 graduate programs
- You can also design your own individualized major.
Location
- Portland, Oregon
- Mt. Tabor Campus sits on 14.5 acres adjacent to 195-acre Mt. Tabor Park.
- 10 major buildings including the McGuire Auditorium and Schlatter Chapel
Student Enrollment 2025-2026
- 677 total students
- 413 traditional undergraduates, 120 full-time PGS, 40 part-time PGS, and 104 graduate students
- Students from 15 states and 5 countries
- Men: 38%; Women: 62%
- 66% of traditional undergraduate students are transfers
- Graduation Rate: 50%
- 61% of students identify as persons of color
- 25% of traditional undergraduate students live on campus (75% commute)
Costs
Financial Aid
- 99% of full-time students receive financial aid
- 51% of students receive Federal Pell Grants
- 32% of students receive the Oregon Opportunity Grant
- WP’s tuition costs were 54% lower than the average four-year private institution in Oregon and Washington.
- Get your individualized financial aid estimate:Â Net Price Calculator
Religious Affiliation
- Church of God (Anderson, Indiana)
- 25 Christian denominations are represented on campus.
Alumni
- There are over 13,000 Warner Pacific alumniÌý·É´Ç°ù±ô»å·É¾±»å±ð.
- WP alumni reside in all 50 states, 28 countries, and 6 continents across the globe.
Athletics
- Member–National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA); Cascade Collegiate Conference
- Mascot: Knights
- School colors: Columbia blue and black
- 34% of our traditional undergraduate students are involved in Knights Athletics
Intercollegiate Sports
- Men’s and Women’s Basketball
- Men’s and Women’s Soccer
- Women’s Softball
- Men’s Baseball
- Women’s Volleyball
- Men’s Golf
- Men’s and Women’s Cross Country
- Men’s and Women’s Track & Field
- E-Sports
Other
- U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025 Regional West
- President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction
- 2013 winner of the CCCU Andringa Award for Advancing Racial Harmony
- Designated a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) by the U.S. Department of Education–the first four-year college or university in Oregon to receive this designation
- Designated an Asian American, Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI).
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