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Linfield College - Portland Campus, Oregon

Overview of Linfield College - Portland Campus

Linfield is in a large city, in Portland, Oregon. The school has a American Baptist religious affiliation. Linfield is classified as a private, not-for-profit college. Students at the school earn degrees up to the Bachelor's degree.

Areas of Study

The most common major fields study at Linfield include nursing and emergency medicine.

Linfield Selectivity

The school does not admit all applicants.

Faculty

One indicator of school quality is the number of students per professor, and here Linfield does well in comparison to most schools. Some professors at the school are awarded tenure, allowing the school to retain good faculty members.

Student Body

Linfield, in 2005, had 394 students (382 full-time equivalent). The student body at the school is essentially female.

Student Life

Dorm living is common.

More complete details are provided below.

Contacting Linfield

Linfield College - Portland Campus
2215 NW Northrup St
Portland, OR 97210-2932
General Phone: (503) 413-8481
Admissions Phone: (503) 413-8481
Financial Aid Phone: (503) 413-8102
http://www.linfield.edu/portland

Linfield Programs and Degrees (2005)

Linfield awarded degrees in these major categories in 2005:

General CategoryDegreesMost Common Majors [see all]
Nursing And Emergency Medicine131registered nursing
Medical Assistant And Technician16health service and sciences

Number of programs and degrees for Linfield in 2005:

Degree LevelTotal
Awarded
Number of
Programs
Bachelor's degree1472

Linfield Student Body

In 2005, Linfield had a total enrollment of 394 students (382 full-time equivalent).

More details are available, using 2004 data:

Students By Class (2004):

GroupPercent
Undergraduate100%

Racial Diversity (2004):
RacePercent
White83%
Black0%
Hispanic3%
Asian8%
American Indian1%
Other Races5%
(Foreign Students)0%

Students by Age (2004):

AgePercent
Under 181%
18-1917%
20-2124%
22-2415%
25-2915%
30-3413%
35-397%
40-497%
50-642%

Incoming (Freshman) Students by Place of Residence (2004):
(From available data sampling)

ResidencePercent
Oregon74%
Washington19%
Idaho6%

Linfield Graduation, Retention, and Transfers

Retention Rates (2004):

GroupReturning From
Previous Year
Full-Time85 %

Linfield Room and Board (2005)

Linfield offers campus housing for 126 of its 382 (full-time) students.

(Please refer to our profile of Portland, Oregon for details about the area surrounding the campus. Also see our list of other Oregon Colleges).

The school does not offer students a meal plan.

Linfield Faculty

Linfield has a tenure system for faculty.

Salaries for full-time faculty:

Full-Time Faculty (2004):

Full-Time Faculty LevelContract LengthNumber MenAvg Salary MenNumber WomenAvg Salary Women
Professorcalendar year0*1*
Associate professorcalendar year0*3$56,606
Assistant professorcalendar year0*1*
All faculty totalcalendar year0*5$56,355

*: salaries are not displayed where there are fewer than 3 professors in the category.

Full-Time Faculty (2004):

Full-Time Faculty LevelContract LengthNumber MenAvg Salary MenNumber WomenAvg Salary Women
Professoracademic year1*5$61,153
Associate professoracademic year2*5$49,937
Assistant professoracademic year2*6$40,534
All faculty totalacademic year5$50,17016$49,916

*: salaries are not displayed where there are fewer than 3 professors in the category.

Linfield Degree Programs (2005)

MEDICAL ASSISTANT AND TECHNICIAN
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

Linfield Highlights

(Details are provided further down on this page.)

What Sets Linfield Apart:

CategoryTrophy 
% of degrees in nursing and emergency medicine
(vs. all colleges)
Top 8%Linfield % of degrees in nursing and emergency medicine
Female % of student body
(vs. all colleges)
Top 12%Linfield Female % of student body
Degrees concentrated in limited number of degree programs
(vs. all colleges)
Top 15%Linfield Degrees concentrated in limited number of degree programs
Faculty/student ratio (full-time)
(vs. all colleges)
Top 16%Linfield Faculty/student ratio (full-time)
% of students from other states
(vs. colleges of similar size)
Top 19%Linfield % of students from other states
Dorm rooms per full-time student
(vs. all colleges)
Top 19%Linfield Dorm rooms per full-time student
Explanation of the Highlights categories

Notable:
American Baptist affiliation
Accepts some high school credits
Offers credit for life experience
Grants credits for AP courses
Career counseling
Career placement services
Student employment services
Remedial classes for students
Option to study abroad
Offers campus housing
Offers part-time study
Offers campus housing
Tenure system for quality teaching

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