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What Pacific Northwest College of Art costs

Portland, Oregon · Private · 420 undergrads

Pacific Northwest College of Art's sticker price was $73,336 a year in 2024-25 (College Scorecard). Students with federal aid paid $31,098 on average after grants; families earning under $30,000 paid $26,817.

What does Pacific Northwest College of Art cost?

$31,098 a year

What students who got federal aid paid on average after grants, 2024-25. The sticker price, with housing and food, is $73,336.

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Average paid after grants by family income
under $30,000$26,817
$30,000–$48,000$26,747
$48,000–$75,000$25,865
$75,000–$110,000$30,831
over $110,000$40,129

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Net price 2024-25, College Scorecard.

By family income

Families who got federal aid, average paid per year after grants, 2024-25.

Family incomeAverage paid
Under $30,000$26,817
$30,000–$48,000$26,747
$48,000–$75,000$25,865
$75,000–$110,000$30,831
Over $110,000$40,129

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For families earning under $30,000, grants took 63% off Pacific Northwest College of Art's sticker price.

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Compared with colleges people also look at

For families earning $48,000–75,000, Pacific Northwest College of Art cost more than Willamette University, Lewis & Clark College and Linfield University.

CollegeFamilies earning $48–75kAll aided students
Pacific Northwest College of Art$25,865$31,098
Willamette University$19,597$25,908
Lewis & Clark College$20,302$34,286
Linfield University$20,457$24,882

The sticker price

$51,940
Tuition, 2025-26
$73,336
Full sticker price, tuition, housing, food, books
46%
of undergrads get a Pell Grant, the federal grant for lower-income students.
$30,666
average grant for students who got aid.
49%
of undergrads take a federal loan.
$25,000
median federal debt at graduation.

Questions people ask

How much does Pacific Northwest College of Art cost for a family earning $25,000?
Families earning under $30,000 paid $26,817 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $73,336. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Pacific Northwest College of Art's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Pacific Northwest College of Art cost for a family earning $40,000?
Families earning $30,000–$48,000 paid $26,747 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $73,336. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Pacific Northwest College of Art's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
How much does Pacific Northwest College of Art cost for a family earning $60,000?
Families earning $48,000–$75,000 paid $25,865 a year on average after grants in 2024-25 (students who got federal aid). The sticker price is $73,336. Your own price depends on your family's finances; Pacific Northwest College of Art's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
Where these numbers come from
  • Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
  • Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)

Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers