There is no thread for University of Portland and I was wondering how the school is perceived? Any opinions on it?
My comment is “why university of Portland”?
Because I got a good scholarship there and was wondering
My sister went to UP and loved it. She wasn’t Catholic when she got there, but religiously inclined. At first she felt pressured to go to mass, and that seemed to freak her out a bit, but over time she adapted and is now a confirmed Catholic - mostly due to meeting her Catholic husband at UP.
Religion aside, the campus is beautiful and the college community supportive. Sports are a big deal on campus, and school spirit is very strong. (There’s a new sports complex with weight room, indoor track, gymnasium, yoga rooms, and a climbing wall. )
There’s a large number of students from Hawaii, and they have a luau each year with GREAT food!
Speaking of food, the campus food offerings are really good too. Being in NE Portland you aren’t front and center with the food carts that are on the other side of the Willamette River, but hip eateries are plentiful in Portland and there’s a lot of colleges (Reed and Portland State are nearby…) to meet other college students.
UP is rooted in the Jesuit educational experience, and priests teach classes there, in addition to the president of the college living on campus in student housing - a rarity. There’s still a pretty good party scene on campus.
The University has three all-female, three all-male, and two coed traditional residence halls, as well as two townhouse buildings for juniors and seniors. There’s also apartments off campus; yet fairly close, in the neighboring blocks that are part of old Portland.
Last year the average SAT of admitted students was just under 1200 and 27 for ACT, with HS GPA average being a 3.6. UP has an honors college and ROTC opportunities as well.
Some would argue that it’s more for those interested in Business or Health professions. UP does lack some majors like Archaeology, but they definitely offer a solid curriculum for Bachelor’s degrees in Sociology, Psychology and Communications.