Portland State University is 5.8 miles from Cedar Hills
No college sits inside Cedar Hills’ boundary, but Portland State University’s campus in Portland, with 16,769 students on campus, is 5.8 miles from the center of town, and Portland Community College is 5.9 miles away in Portland. About 5% of Cedar Hills’ residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Oregon (6%).
From the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard, June 2026; IPEDS fall 2023 enrollment) and the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–24. Straight-line distances from the center of Cedar Hills. Colleges are described, not graded.
Within 15 miles
17
48,156 students on campus
Nearest college
5.8 mi
Portland State
Residents in college
5%
About the same as OR (6%)
Nearest community college
5.9 mi
Portland · $5,220 tuition
Nearest public university
5.8 mi
Portland State · $11,679 in-state
Median household income
$106K
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What stands out about college from Cedar Hills
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Degree-granting colleges with 100 or more students on campus (fall 2023 enrollment, minus students who study only online). Admitted: share of applicants offered a place. Net price: the average a year after grants, for students on federal aid. Graduate: within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting.
What it costs
What would your family pay?
The average a year after grants, for families on federal aid, at the colleges within 15 miles. Pick your family’s income.
Family income
Starts at $75–110k, where Cedar Hills’ median household income ($105,850) falls.
The average a year after grants and scholarships, for first-time, full-time students on federal aid, from the College Scorecard. Your own price depends on your aid package; every college has a net price calculator. For community colleges the net price counts housing and food at full cost, so tuition is shown beside it. “—”: not reported for that income.
Outcomes
Do students finish, and does it pay?
Each dot is a college within 15 miles of Cedar Hills: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.
Portland State University53% graduate$58k earnings$20k typical debt
Portland Community College18% graduate$45k earnings$13k typical debt
Clark College39% graduate$42k earnings$11k typical debt
University of Portland80% graduate$83k earnings$21k typical debt
Lewis & Clark College75% graduate$62k earnings$20k typical debt
Warner Pacific University49% graduate$55k earnings*$25k typical debt
Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid. *Reported for all the campuses that file together: Warner Pacific University (2).
Questions about college near Cedar Hills
Is Cedar Hills a college town?
No. About 5 of every 100 Cedar Hills residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Oregon (6). The nearest campus, Portland State University, is 5.8 miles away in Portland.
What colleges are near Cedar Hills?
17 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Portland State University (5.8 miles, 16,769 students on campus), Portland Community College (5.9 miles, 10,453) and Clark College (11.8 miles, 3,971).
What is the closest community college to Cedar Hills, and what does it cost?
Portland Community College in Portland, 5.9 miles away. Tuition and fees are $5,220 a year for Oregon residents; the federal net price, $10,405, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does Portland State University cost if we live in Oregon?
Tuition and fees are $11,679 a year in-state and $31,074 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $7,655 (under $30,000 income) to $19,112 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023 enrollment). “On campus” is fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Distances are straight-line from the center of Cedar Hills. Residents in college, age, rent and poverty (including poverty without college students, table B14006): U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24. Colleges are described, not graded; the College town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents are enrolled. How TownRatings describes colleges →
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