Linfield College-Portland Campus

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Linfield College advances a vision of learning, life, and community that promotes intellectual challenge and creativity, values both theoretical and practical knowledge, engages thoughtful dialogue in a climate of mutual respect, honors the rich texture of diverse cultures and varied ways of understanding, piques curiosity for a lifetime of inquiry, and inspires the courage to live by moral and spiritual principle and to defend freedom of conscience.

Linfield College-Portland Campus

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Linfield College is a private, four-year liberal arts college located in McMinnville, Oregon, United States, with a campus in Portland, Oregon, and an adult degree program located in eight communities throughout the state. Linfield Wildcats athletics participates in the NCAA Division III Northwest Conference.

Linfield is one of the oldest colleges in the western United States. The school traces its roots to an institution established by the Baptists in 1849, before Oregon was granted statehood. The Baptist College at McMinnville was chartered in 1858 by the Oregon Territorial Legislature, and later became McMinnville College.

History

In 1922 the name was changed to Linfield College in memory of a Baptist minister, the Rev. George Fisher Linfield whose widow, Frances Ross Linfield, gave property to the college to promote Christian education and as a memorial to her husband. In his 1938 book, Bricks Without Straw: The Story of Linfield College, Professor Jonas A. "Steine" Jonasson quotes from the minutes of the college's board of trustees to explain Mrs. Linfield's motivation for her large land gift to the college: "Mrs. Linfield's dual purpose in making the gift to McMinnville College was to 'perpetuate the name, scholarly attainments and Christian influence of her late husband, Rev. George Fisher Linfield, and to promote the cause of Christian education.'

The Linfield Division of Continuing Education (Adult Degree Program) began in 1975. Today it serves eight communities in Oregon as well as online degree programs giving working adults the opportunity to complete a bachelor's degree or certificate program.

In 1982, the Linfield College-Portland Campus was established when the college entered into an affiliation with Good Samaritan Hospital and Medical Center and began offering a bachelor's degree program in nursing. The Portland Campus began offering a bachelor of science degree in health sciences is 1992.

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Quick Facts

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Location:
Northwest
Setting:
Large City Setting
Type:
Private
Affiliation:
American Baptist
Size:
Small (Under 2,000 Undergrad)
Mascot:
Wildcats

Students & Campus Life

Undergraduate Enrollment:
384
On Campus Housing:
Available
Full Time Students:
96%
Athletic Programs:
Unavailable
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Expenses

Students Receiving Aid:
100%
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Admissions

Application Fee:
$ 40
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Students

General
Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 96%
Part-Time 4%
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian 82%
Other 8%
Asian 8%
Hispanic 2%
African-American 0%
Geography
In State vs. Out-of-State
In-State 74%
Out-of-State 26%
Top States for Incoming Freshman
Oregon 74%
Washington 19%
Idaho 6%
Percent of Students International: 0%

Housing

On-Campus Housing Available: Yes
Percent of Students Living On-Campus: 33%
Freshman Students Required to Live on Campus: Yes
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Federal Grants:
$ 2,813 33%  
State and Local Grants:
$ 3,040 11%  
Institutional Grants:
$ 13,981 100%  
Student Loans:
$ 7,067 89%  
Any Aid:
  100%  

Application Requirements (Undergraduate Only)

Application Fee: $ 40.00
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