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Linfield College Portland Campus

Overview of Linfield College Portland Campus

Linfield is located in Portland, OR (a large city). The school is a American Baptist school. Linfield is a private, not-for-profit institution. The highest degree level offered by the school is the Bachelor's degree.

Areas of Study

Linfield has a tighter focus on specific areas of study than most colleges its size. The school is known for its programs in nursing and emergency medicine.

Linfield Selectivity

Linfield does not offer open admission.

Faculty

The school maintains a faculty/student ratio (full-time) which is better than most colleges. Linfield has a tenure system for senior faculty. The full-time faculty at the school is well-paid, which often goes with faculty quality.

Student Body

Linfield had 334 enrolled students in 2007. A very high share of students at the school are female.

Student Life

Linfield offers dorm rooms to a higher percentage of its students than do most colleges.

The school reports its educational mission is:
"The Linfield College Portland Campus advances education specifically in the health professions that ̣promotes integrity, honesty, and service to society in the context of social justice ̣honors the dignity and worth of the individual as well as the rich texture of diverse cultures and varied ways of understanding ̣promises intellectual challenge and academic excellence on a foundation of the liberal arts ̣values both theoretical and practical knowledge ̣graduates highly competent health professionals who espouse the highest degree of professionalism and commitment ̣piques curiosity for a lifetime of inquiry ̣and inspires the courage to live by moral and spiritual principle and to defend freedom of conscience."

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
http://www.linfield.edu/portland

Linfield Programs and Degrees (2007)

General CategoryDegreesMost Common Majors [see all]
Nursing And Emergency Medicine166registered nursing
Medical Support And Technology8health service and sciences

Number of programs and degrees for Linfield in 2007:

Degree LevelTotal
Awarded
Number of
Programs
Bachelor's degree1742

Linfield Student Body

In 2007, Linfield had a total enrollment of 334 students (327 full-time equivalent).

Students By Class:

GroupPercent
Undergraduate100%

Racial Diversity:
RacePercent
White78%
Black0%
Hispanic7%
Asian6%
American Indian1%
Unknown8%

Students by Age:

AgePercent
18-192%
20-2119%
22-2418%
25-2924%
30-3419%
35-398%
40-498%
50-642%

Linfield Room and Board (2007)

Linfield offers campus housing for 126 of its 327 (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 Admissions and Selectivity (2007)

Application Requirements:

ItemRequirement
Years of College Work Before Admittancerecommended

Linfield Expenses and Financial Aid (2007)

Expenses and Financial Aid:

ExpenseAmount
Room charge$ 2,738

Financial Aid:
Linfield participates in Federal Title IV financial aid programs. (The school's OPE ID is 319801)

Linfield Faculty

Linfield has a tenure system for faculty.

Tenure Status of Faculty (2007):

Full-Time Faculty LevelMenWomen
Tenured314
Non-tenured, but on tenure track15
Non-tenured and not on tenure track03

Salaries for full-time faculty:

Full-Time Faculty (2007):

Full-Time Faculty LevelContract LengthNumber MenAvg Salary MenNumber WomenAvg Salary Women
Professorcalendar year0*2*
Associate professorcalendar year0*2*
All faculty totalcalendar year0*4$76,721

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

Full-Time Faculty (2007):

Full-Time Faculty LevelContract LengthNumber MenAvg Salary MenNumber WomenAvg Salary Women
Professoracademic year1*5$72,865
Associate professoracademic year2*5$57,329
Assistant professoracademic year1*8$48,298
All faculty totalacademic year4$62,45018$57,631

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

Linfield Degree Programs (2007)

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY
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 
Female % of student body
(vs. colleges with similar degree levels)
Top 5%Linfield Female % of student body
% of degrees in nursing and emergency medicine
(vs. all colleges)
Top 8%Linfield % of degrees in nursing and emergency medicine
Degrees concentrated in limited number of degree programs
(vs. all colleges)
Top 9%Linfield Degrees concentrated in limited number of degree programs
Faculty/student ratio (full-time)
(vs. all colleges)
Top 11%Linfield Faculty/student ratio (full-time)
Dorm rooms per full-time student
(vs. all colleges)
Top 16%Linfield Dorm rooms per full-time student
Salaries of full-time faculty
(vs. colleges with similar degree levels)
Top 18%Linfield Salaries of full-time faculty
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 services
Student employment services
Remedial classes for students
Option to study abroad
Offers part-time study
Offers campus housing
Tenure system for quality teaching

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