8 Best colleges for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in Portland, OR

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Below is a list of best universities in Portland ranked based on their research performance in Liberal Arts & Social Sciences. A graph of 1.44M citations received by 51.9K academic papers made by 8 universities in Portland was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Oregon Health & Science University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#3 in Oregon
Acceptance Rate
10%
Enrollment
2,870
Male:Female
30:70
Founded
1887

2. Portland State University

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#4 in Oregon
Acceptance Rate
93%
Receiving Aid
89%
Average Aid
$9,750
Enrollment
21,609

3. Lewis & Clark College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#5 in Oregon
Acceptance Rate
69%
Average SAT
1330
Average ACT
31
Net Price
$35,832

4. Reed College

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#6 in Oregon
Acceptance Rate
31%
Average SAT
1410
Average ACT
32
Net Price
$33,106

5. University of Portland

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#7 in Oregon
Acceptance Rate
93%
Average SAT
1319
Average ACT
29
Net Price
$33,717

6. University of Western States

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#17 in Oregon
Acceptance Rate
73%
Enrollment
1,096
Male:Female
34:66
Founded
1904

7. Western Seminary

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#18 in Oregon
Acceptance Rate
100%
Enrollment
817
Male:Female
68:32

8. Oregon College of Oriental Medicine

For Liberal Arts & Social Sciences

#19 in Oregon
Enrollment
160
Male:Female
18:82

Universities for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences near Portland

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University
Country rank
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City
33 George Fox University 663
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Newberg, Oregon
71 Willamette University 445
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Salem, Oregon
86 Western Oregon University 648
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Monmouth, Oregon
116 Oregon State University 96
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Corvallis, Oregon
167 University of Oregon 100
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Eugene, Oregon
175 Evergreen State College 724
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Olympia, Washington
182 Pacific Lutheran University 610
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Tacoma, Washington
195 University of Puget Sound 337
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Tacoma, Washington
233 Central Washington University 469
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Ellensburg, Washington
234 Seattle University 101
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Seattle, Washington