Safest Colleges in Oregon
25 schools ranked by lowest violent crime rate from federal Clery Act filings. Updated from the latest federal filings.
Includes two-year, technical and community colleges alongside four-year universities — the typeis shown under each name. Schools appear only where the underlying figures exist: a real undergraduate population and a published graduation rate. Satellite campuses that repeat a parent institution's numbers are collapsed into one entry.
| # | School | Violent (4yr avg) | Net Price | Grad Rate | Earnings 10yr | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blue Mountain Community College Pendleton · community | 0 | $13,095 | 37.1% | $38,375 | — |
| 2 | Chemeketa Community College Salem · community | 0 | $8,200 | 25.7% | $40,968 | — |
| 3 | Clatsop Community College Astoria · community | 0 | $10,548 | 33.8% | $39,477 | — |
| 4 | Concorde Career College-Portland Portland · private | 0 | $25,008 | 80.8% | $42,362 | 97.0% |
| 5 | Sumner College Portland · private | 0 | $29,411 | 85.1% | $46,639 | 88.9% |
| 6 | Linfield University McMinnville · private | 0 | $26,536 | 74.8% | $78,638 | 85.2% |
| 7 | Linn-Benton Community College Albany · community | 0 | $11,553 | 15.4% | $41,363 | — |
| 8 | Pacific University Forest Grove · private | 0 | $35,273 | 71.8% | $60,583 | 89.6% |
| 9 | Phagans Central Oregon Beauty College Bend · private | 0 | $12,494 | 79.8% | $20,551 | — |
| 10 | Phagans School of Hair Design Happy Valley · private | 0 | $16,313 | 80.1% | $22,912 | — |
| 11 | Rogue Community College Grants Pass · community | 0 | $11,042 | 19.6% | $36,845 | — |
| 12 | Southwestern Oregon Community College Coos Bay · community | 0 | $8,527 | 34.5% | $38,349 | — |
| 13 | Treasure Valley Community College Ontario · community | 0 | $11,172 | 27.6% | $36,738 | — |
| 14 | Umpqua Community College Roseburg · community | 0 | $8,340 | 34.1% | $36,676 | — |
| 15 | Warner Pacific University Portland · private | 0 | $25,629 | 47.0% | $55,204 | 71.1% |
| 16 | Corban University Salem · private | 0 | $28,035 | 57.0% | $48,917 | 93.9% |
| 17 | Willamette University Salem · private | 0 | $25,121 | 74.4% | $56,911 | 77.1% |
| 18 | Western Oregon University Monmouth · public | 0 | $17,237 | 54.5% | $51,815 | 98.1% |
| 19 | Carrington College-Portland Portland · private | 0 | $36,595 | 50.1% | $36,625 | — |
| 20 | Columbia Gorge Community College The Dalles · community | 0 | $10,416 | 32.6% | $44,440 | — |
| 21 | Tillamook Bay Community College Tillamook · community | 0 | $5,405 | 20.4% | — | — |
| 22 | Oregon Coast Community College Newport · community | 0 | $7,666 | 34.1% | — | — |
| 23 | Klamath Community College Klamath Falls · community | 0 | $7,050 | 21.7% | $34,357 | — |
| 24 | Institute of Technology Salem · private | 0 | $37,376 | 70.3% | $37,507 | — |
| 25 | Aveda Institute-Portland Portland · private | 0 | — | 71.2% | $33,003 | — |
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Data from U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS, College Scorecard, Clery Act). Updated annually. Rankings reflect the data as reported — not editorial opinion.