The Art Institute of Portland

www.artinstitutes.edu/portland

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2018 Undergraduate Tuition

$17,316

2017 Average Net Price

$23,371

After Financial Aid

2015 Default Rate

11.8%

on Student Loans

2017 Enrolled Students

491

74.5% Full-Time

2017 Graduation Rate

21.1%

28 Graduates

About

The Art Institute of Portland is a higher education institution located in Multnomah County, OR. In 2018, the most popular Bachelors Degree concentrations at The Art Institute of Portland were Interior Design (22 degrees awarded), Web Page, Digital, & Information Resource Design (21 degrees), and Multimedia (20 degrees).

In 2018, 154 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at The Art Institute of Portland. 56.5% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 43.5% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (35 degrees), 2.19 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (16 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at The Art Institute of Portland is $17,316, which is $2,419 more than the national average for Special Focus Institutions ($14,897).

In 2015 the default rate for borrower's at The Art Institute of Portland was 11.8%, corresponding to 75 out of the 633 total borrowers.

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Costs

In 2018, the median undergraduate tuition at The Art Institute of Portland is $17,316.

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $23,371.

In 2017, 96% of undergraduate students attending The Art Institute of Portland received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 75% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

Tuition Costs

$17,316

2018 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2018, the cost of tuition at The Art Institute of Portland was $17,316.

This chart compares the tuition costs of The Art Institute of Portland (in red) with those of other similar universities.

Average Net Price

$23,371

2017 Value

4.3%

1 Year Growth

In 2017 The Art Institute of Portland had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $23,371. Between 2016 and 2017, the average net price of The Art Institute of Portland grew by 4.3%.

This chart compares the average net price of The Art Institute of Portland (in red) with that of other similar universities.

Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.

Other Student Expenses

The average yearly cost of room and board at The Art Institute of Portland was of $0 in 2018. The cost of room and board decreased by 100% between 2017 and 2018.

This chart compares the average student costs at The Art Institute of Portland (in red) with that of similar universities.

Financial Aid by Income Level

96%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants

75%

Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

96% of undergraduate students at The Art Institute of Portland received financial aid through grants or loans in 2017. This represents a growth of 1.05% with respect to 2016, when 95% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at The Art Institute of Portland (in red) with that of other similar universities.

The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

Student Loan Default Rate

Cohort default rates only account for borrowers who default in the first three years, and some schools only have a small proportion of borrowers entering repayment. These rates should be interpreted with caution, as they may not be reflective of the entire school population.

11.8%

2015 Default Rate

Number of Defaults

In 2015 the default rate for borrower's at The Art Institute of Portland was 11.8%, which represents 75 out of the 633 total borrowers.

A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.

Enrollment

The Art Institute of Portland had a total enrollment of 491 students in 2017. The full-time enrollment at The Art Institute of Portland is 366 students and the part-time enrollment is 125. This means that 74.5% of students enrolled at The Art Institute of Portland are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at The Art Institute of Portland, both undergraduate and graduate, is 25.7% White, 14.9% Hispanic or Latino, 4.07% Asian, 3.05% Black or African American, 1.83% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, and 0.611% American Indian or Alaska Native.

Students enrolled at The Art Institute of Portland in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (18.4%), followed by White Male (16.6%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (9.19%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

74.5%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at The Art Institute of Portland in 2017, both undergraduate and graduate, is 491 students. The full-time enrollment at The Art Institute of Portland is 366 and the part-time enrollment is 125. This means that 74.5% of students enrolled at The Art Institute of Portland are enrolled full-time compared with 74.1% at similar Special Focus Institutions.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at The Art Institute of Portland (in red) compares to similar universities.

Retention Rate over Time

32%

2017 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at The Art Institute of Portland was 32%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Special Focus Institutions (76%), The Art Institute of Portland had a retention rate lower than its peers.

This chart shows the retention rate over time at The Art Institute of Portland (highlighted in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2017)

White
126 enrolled students
Hispanic or Latino
73 enrolled students
Asian
20 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at The Art Institute of Portland is 25.7% White, 14.9% Hispanic or Latino, 4.07% Asian, 3.05% Black or African American, 1.83% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, and 0.611% American Indian or Alaska Native. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Special Focus Institutions is 39.9% White, 19.4% Hispanic or Latino, and 17% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 213 students (43.4%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2018, 20 more women than men received degrees from The Art Institute of Portland. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at The Art Institute of Portland is white (35 degrees awarded). There were 2.19 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (16 degrees).

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at The Art Institute of Portland is Interior Design (22 degrees awarded), followed by Web Page, Digital, & Information Resource Design (21 degrees) and Multimedia (20 degrees).

In 2018, the most specialized majors across all degree types at The Art Institute of Portland, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Visual & Performing Arts (104 degrees awarded), Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (31 degrees), and Communication Technologies (2 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Accountants & auditors

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at The Art Institute of Portland are Accountants & auditors (1,032,220 people), Other managers (890,142 people), Software developers (805,370 people), Financial managers (546,496 people), and Chief executives & legislators (450,811 people).

The most specialized majors at The Art Institute of Portland in 2018 are Visual & Performing Arts (104 degrees awarded), Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (31 degrees), Communication Technologies (2 degrees), Personal & Culinary Services (6 degrees), and Business (11 degrees) (as of 2018).

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Agents & business managers of artists, performers, & athletes

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at The Art Institute of Portland are Agents & business managers of artists, performers, & athletes, Surgeons, Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, Chief executives & legislators, and Magnetic resonance imaging technologists

The most specialized majors at The Art Institute of Portland are Visual & Performing Arts (104 degrees awarded), Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (31 degrees), Communication Technologies (2 degrees), Personal & Culinary Services (6 degrees), and Business (11 degrees) (as of 2018).

Common Industries by Major

Computer Systems Design

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at The Art Institute of Portland are Computer Systems Design (1,224,951 people), Elementary & secondary schools (728,118 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (551,032 people), Banking & related activities (523,652 people), and Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments (499,261 people).

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by The Art Institute of Portland.

Baking & Pastry Arts

Most Common (2018)

1 degrees awarded

In 2018, the most common less than 1 year postsecondary certificate concentration at The Art Institute of Portland was Baking & Pastry Arts with 1 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from less than 1 year postsecondary certificate programs at The Art Institute of Portland according to their major.

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2018

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2018

In 2018, 67 degrees were awarded to men at The Art Institute of Portland, which is 0.77 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (87).

This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at The Art Institute of Portland by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In 2018, 10 degrees were awarded to men at The Art Institute of Portland in Computer Graphics. There were no female recipients with the same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2018, 20 degrees were awarded to men at The Art Institute of Portland in Interior Design, which is 10 times more than the 2 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

17%

100% Completion Time

27%

150% Completion Time

In 2017, 17% of students graduating from The Art Institute of Portland completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 27% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 28% within 200%.

The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Special Focus Institutions Carnegie Classification group.

Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

Graduation Rate by Race and Sex

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

White Female

Highest Graduation Rate (43.8%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate in 2017 at The Art Institute of Portland is Female and White (43.8% graduation rate). Across all Special Focus Institutions, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (75.5%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2018)

White
35 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
16 degrees awarded
Asian
4 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at The Art Institute of Portland is white (35 degrees awarded). There were 2.19 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (16 degrees).

55.8% of degree recipients (86 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2018)

White Female
140 degrees awarded
White Male
105 degrees awarded
White Female
91 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at The Art Institute of Portland is white female (140 degrees awarded). There were 1.33 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (105 degrees).

Operations

In 2017, The Art Institute of Portland had a total salary expenditure of 12.1M. The Art Institute of Portland employs 12 Instructors. Most academics at The Art Institute of Portland are Female Instructor (8), and Male Instructor (4).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at The Art Institute of Portland are: Office and Administrative Support, with 10 employees, Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services, with 6 employees, and Management with 5 employees.

Salary Expenditure

$4.35M

2017 Salaries

19.6%

decline from 2016

In 2017, The Art Institute of Portland paid a median of $4.35M in salaries, which represents 36% of their overall expenditure ($12.1M) and a 19.6% decline from the previous year. This is compared to a 14.5% decline between 2015 and 2016, and a 19.9% decline between 2014 and 2015.

Instructional Salaries

$787k

Instructional Salaries

Number of Employees

In 2017, The Art Institute of Portland paid a total of $787k to 12 employees working as instructors, which represents 18.1% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $213k (6.38%) for similar Special Focus Institutions.

Occupations by Share

In 2017, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at The Art Institute of Portland were Office and Administrative Support with 10 employees, Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 6 employees, and Management with 5 employees.

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