EDsmart.org, a nationally recognized publisher of college resources and rankings, has ranked Northwest Christian University seventh in the state of Oregon among fully accredited universities and colleges for 2019-2020. EDsmart rankings are based primarily on affordability, while also considering factors such as graduation and retention rates and post-graduation salaries according to NCES College Navigator reporting and post-graduation salaries according to College Scorecard. All evaluated data was gathered from IPEDs, U.S. Department of Higher Education, school websites, and other reputable sources.
NCU is ranked in the EdSmart.org’s top 10 schools in Oregon along with the University of Oregon, Portland State University, Oregon Institute of Technology, and Western Oregon University. Only 20 of Oregon’s 67 public and private universities, colleges and community colleges made the EDsmart.org rankings. See the published EDsmart rankings.