Portland Community College is 2.3 miles from Lake Oswego
No college sits inside Lake Oswego’s boundary, but Portland Community College’s campus in Portland, with 10,453 students on campus, is 2.3 miles from the center of town. About 4% of Lake Oswego’s residents are enrolled in college, below 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 Lake Oswego. Colleges are described, not graded.
Within 15 miles
17
48,481 students on campus
Nearest college
2.3 mi
Portland
Residents in college
4%
Below OR (6%)
Nearest community college
2.3 mi
Portland · $5,220 tuition
Nearest public university
5.9 mi
Oregon Health & Science University
Median household income
$142K
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What stands out about college from Lake Oswego
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 Over $110k, where Lake Oswego’s median household income ($141,549) 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 Lake Oswego: 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
George Fox University72% graduate$60k earnings$24k typical debt
Clackamas Community College23% graduate$43k earnings$12k 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 Lake Oswego
Is Lake Oswego a college town?
No. About 4 of every 100 Lake Oswego residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Oregon (6). The nearest campus, Portland Community College, is 2.3 miles away in Portland.
What colleges are near Lake Oswego?
17 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Portland State University (6.8 miles, 16,769 students on campus), Portland Community College (2.3 miles, 10,453) and George Fox University (15 miles, 3,749).
What is the closest community college to Lake Oswego, and what does it cost?
Portland Community College in Portland, 2.3 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.
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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 Lake Oswego. 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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