University of Portland Top Questions

Friendly people, small class-size, easy to connect with professors.

The classrooms contain at maximum 50 students. This allows us individuals to form relationships with our professors. This is hugely important, because they will be able to further your education. They can offer advice, give you job opportunities, help you find research, and they highly encourage you to visit office hours. They truly want to get to know each one of us. This would not be possible in a classroom of 300 students seen at many public universities.

The University of Portland has some of the most influential and inspiring people as professors. They are devoted to building relationships with their students and genuinely enjoy teaching them. They teach in an approachable manner while still maintaining respect with their students. The professors at UP make it a point to ensure that their students are getting the help they need and connect them will all possible resources. I have been given the utmost opportunity from my professors and have been pushed to my highest potential because of them.

I brag most about the location and the academic merit of the nursing school. Portland is an amazing city to live in, as there are endless opportunities and fun things to do. I like to boast about the fact the University of Portland has its own secluded campus (a beautiful campus, might I add), yet it is still a short bus ride away from downtown. The nursing program here is one of the best in the country, so it's hard not to brag about the quality of education I am receiving.

I love to tell them how genuine people are at my school. People that I don't even know go out of their way to help not only me but others in the UP community. There's an openess to other people that I don't think you always get at other schools. I am constantly meeting and learning amazing things from new people on my campus.

This school gets down to business. There is something for everybody at this school. From arts to business, to enviornment excursions. It is a very self driven place, where you can achieve exactly what you set out to do!

There is so much to do! Everywhere you look there is some sort of campus event going on! Cereal nights, pancake night, campus movie night, Foamcoming, slip-n-slides, hiking, camping, intermural sports, body painting before games with slides full of paint! The list goes on and on. The atmosphere of University of Portland was unparalleled to any other campus I visited. People genuinely care about you and want to make your day better. I absolutely love my campus; it is my home.

I brag to my friends about how much my university has to offer me, the stimulating classes, diverse clubs to choose from, and the welcoming atmosphere.

I don't really brag, but what I do greatly emphasize about my school is that the education is great. I always advise high school students to apply to the school even though it may be expenseive because the knowledge you get and the class ratio is just fantastic. Also, I would say there is a good balance of academic dedication and personal leasure the students have on campus. Basically we know when to be serious and know how to have fun. The environment caters to the blance of academics and personal leisure.

Considering that I am enrolled in the University of Portland's School of Nursing, that is one of the first things I brag about most. It has truly been a blessing to have been accepted and enrolled into the School of Nursing, and I want others around me to know how well known the program is. Another aspect that I love to brag about is the location of the school. I have totally fallen in love with the city of Portland, and being in an awesome location has contributed to my love for Portland.

Definitely the campus and its class size. The classroom environment is none like others. Teachers remember your name, they say hi to you. The campus is not scattered but in one place, which makes it convinient to get to classes. Also, the people here are all very friendly and unique. They all portray individuality and integrity. The student body is very diverse. There are people who come from all over the world, which is why everyone stick together and help each other whenever they misses home. My school is none like others, we are all family to one another.

The size is excellent. It is not too small, but it is also not a huge state school. Class sizes are very nice because of this. The size allows for more individualized study, and professors can connect and engage more with students. The professors also, due to small class size, have the capability to be easily accessible outside of class. Along with this, facilities and classrooms are well equipped with efficient, modern technology to make for productive learning. UP offers all the oppertunities and resources of a large school, with the charm and inviting personality of a small one.

I always brag about what a great community I live in! The students are all so kind, and the professors are always there to help. Many of our professors will go out of their way to meet with us if we need help with something we're struggling with--I've even had a professor offer to meet with me over break. Because we're such a close community, no face is unfamiliar by fall break!

Teachers are very invested in the students. As they are usually really excited about the material, the students become interested in the course. I feel like i have learned a lot that will actually be beneficial in the future, both in and outside of my career.

Community. UP has everyone beat. It immediatly became my own, despite the worry I had the summer after graduating that no place would replace where I grew up. The people, the school, the academics--what isn't there to brag about? I couldn't narrow it down to a thing, but I could sum it up in a word: home.

I love the size of the campus and how accessible everything is. UP can be compared to a large high school. All classes are within a 5-10 minute walking distance from almost all of the dormitories (and even some of the houses nearby off campus). It also provides a lot of space to study, whether in groups or individually. The campus provides for the social life one needs while also ensuring we're staying on top of our classes and keeping our grades up.

What is one of the best things about University of Portland is the environment. It's a small school in a large city. There is hiking and outdoor activities as well as city life available. It is the best of both worlds where there is a nice balance between the city life as well as the outdoors. There is a lot of variety and each option is just as available as the next one.

The real world experiences I'm getting.

When telling people about the school I attend I usually brag about how accessible my professors are outside of class. Being able to contact my teachers about questions or concerns outside of the classroom has majorly contributed to my learning experience. For example, I find that if there is a certain concept I do not understand that was explained in class I have the ability to meet with my teacher to gain clarity. Another part of my school that I admire is how much our campus feels like a warm community. Walking around campus there is always a friendly face.

The tight knit community at the University of Portland is hard to miss. Everyone is incredibly friendly and truly cares about eachother. This is easily seen in the small class sizes where the professors actually get to know their students and their strengths and weaknesses.