University of Portland Top Questions

The University of Portland offers small teacher to student ratios that give students the necessary individual attention to succeed as well as providing students with many resources that can help them prepare for thier future. Along with this everyone at the University is very friendly, faculty and students alike, people smile as you pass them or hold the door open for you, especially in the rainy weather. I love it here and the people make the school.

The professors here are so willing to help you in any way they can in order to help you succeed. They truly care about you and want to see you prosper. They are always reminding there students that they are available to meet and discuss things you might need help with. There is a Freshman Resource Center on campus that helps students create a 4 year plan and helps with other things like study habits and connecting you with people and programs on campus like the Learning Resource Center. All these things truly help make me want to succeed.

The best thing I like about my school is the faculty. The faculty members all seem to be invested and care about the academic success of the students and will often go out of their way to aid the students in their academic success.

UP provides an amazing sense of community, where you know your professors and advisors truly care about you and make a point to get to know you. They know your name - you're never just someone lost in a lecture crowd. In some cases, even the head of your department recognizes you. The school goes out of its way to take care of its students and to make them feel valued.

The beauty of the UP campus is inimtiable by any other I have ever seen. Beautiful, green landscapes with classically designed classrooms and dorms as far as the eye can see, surrounded by views of Forest Park and the Willamette; the environment at UP is incomparable and strikingly inspirational.

It offers a great Economics program which is what I am majoring in.

The best thing about my school is its focus on offering the best education. It prepares students for the real world exceptionally. The facilities are pristine. The nursing school has a simulation lab that is run just like a hospital wing. This allows the students to get real world experience while still in school. The faculty truly cares about the students and will go out of their way to help students succeed.

I think the best thing about my school is the great community we have. This loving community stretches all across campus - from dorm life, to student/faculty relationships, to just eating dinner in the commons. It's not uncommon for a familiar face or stranger to smile as you walk past, and it's almost expected by the priests on campus. University of Portland is a very welcoming school and immediately takes students under its metaphorical wing and into the Pilot community.

The community is the best part. Living on campus, there are lots of activities both within the dorms and just on campus. There is always something to do and there are lots of opportunities to meet new people.

People are so friendly at the University of Portland. I feel like I can be walking accross campus at any point in time and people will say hi or stop me to have a conversation. The openness and welcoming spirit of the people at the University ensures that I never feel alone. I love going to class just to see people I may know and have a great connection. There is an abundance of opportunities for one to make such connections outside of the classroom too. The University of Portland does things well.

The acacemics at University of Portland are so strong and rigerous. Ther is a strong amount of community. I love seeing my friends in the commons and on my way to class.

University of Portland is a small private campus, but this has given me the opportunity to gain relationships with each of my professors. I've always lived in a small town all my life and I feel comfortable knowing everyone's name in my classes. It feels like we're all one big family and I really enjoy that about University of Portland.

I think the best thing about my school is how friendly the people are and willing to except people the way they are. Portland is extremely different, the motto is to keep portland weird and I think that the overall attitude of everyone is to not judge. I also love the programs offered, we have some of the best engineering and nursing programs on the west coast. I am enrolled in the nursing program and the professors and classes offered are incredible. They truly make it their mission to make sure the students love what they are doing.

The avalability of teachers. Even if it is not their "office hours" you can still email them to set up a time and talk to them later.

The availability of staff and the small class size.

A wide variety of classes and majors offered at this junior college. Room for students to explore majors to see what fits them best, at low tution cost.

The biggest thing about my school is the Division 1 athletic teams. It's intense, people that graduated 50 years ago still come back to UP for the occasional soccer or basketball game. Even though we aren't tht good, the stadium seats are always full.

Besides the incredible amount of school spirit (Purple Pride!) I would have to say the academics. Teachers are focused on helping students succeed, and frequently have office hours at varying times throughout the week to try and get as many students to see them as possible. Our library has great resources with helpful staff, so it would be hard to not find any material for a particular research project or something. The school is centered around learning, which is exactly what a university should be.

The teacher to student ratio allows a much closer relationship with my professors and I do not have to struggle with other students to get the help I need in my classes from the professors themselves (rather than TA's, which are non-existant in most classes).

The best thing about UP is the faculty to student ratio; the faculty always have time for students and the class sizes allow people of all learning styles to learn well.