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Colleges in and near Oatfield

Lewis & Clark College is 4.5 miles from Oatfield

No college sits inside Oatfield’s boundary, but Lewis & Clark College’s campus in Portland, with 3,424 students on campus, is 4.5 miles from the center of town, and Clackamas Community College is 6.2 miles away in Oregon City. About 5% of Oatfield’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Oregon (6%).

Lewis & Clark CollegeReed College

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 Oatfield. Colleges are described, not graded.

Within 15 miles
17
50,084 students on campus
Nearest college
4.5 mi
Lewis & Clark College
Residents in college
5%
About the same as OR (6%)
Nearest community college
6.2 mi
Clackamas · $6,345 tuition
Nearest public university
7.4 mi
Oregon Health & Science University
Median household income
$103K
prices below start here

What stands out about college from Oatfield

Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.

Two colleges within 5 milesLewis & Clark College admits 78% of applicants; Reed College admits 25%. Together they have 4,882 students on campus.A community college 6.2 miles awayClackamas Community College in Oregon City: tuition and fees $6,345 a year for Oregon residents.Students are 5% of residentsAbout the same as Oregon (6%). The Census counts anyone enrolled, including part-time and online students.
Every college

Colleges within 15 miles of Oatfield

12 private colleges within 12.8 miles, two public colleges within 8.2 miles, and three community colleges.

5 mi10 mi15 miPortland StatePortlandMt HoodOatfield
University or collegeCommunity college
Lewis & Clark CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,424 on campus · 4.5 mi · Portland78%admitted$36knet price75%graduate$62kearningsReed CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 1,458 on campus · 5 mi · Portland25%admitted$33knet price71%graduate$63kearningsClackamas Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 3,748 on campus · 6.2 mi · Oregon City$8knet price23%graduate$43kearningsTuition and fees: $6,345 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Warner Pacific UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 347 on campus · 6.5 mi · Portland71%admitted$26knet price49%graduate$55kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Warner Pacific University Professional and Graduate StudiesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 163 on campus · 6.5 mi · Portland59%admitted$55kearningsEarnings are reported for all 2 campuses that file with it.Portland Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 10,453 on campus · 6.9 mi · Portland$10knet price18%graduate$45kearningsTuition and fees: $5,220 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.Western SeminaryUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 395 on campus · 6.9 mi · PortlandGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Oregon Health & Science UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 2,445 on campus · 7.4 mi · Portland$101kearningsNational University of Natural MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 343 on campus · 7.4 mi · PortlandPortland State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · 16,769 on campus · 8.2 mi · Portland91%admitted$10knet price53%graduate$58kearningsConcorde Career College-PortlandUniversity or college · For-profit · 186 on campus · 8.5 mi · PortlandUniversity of Western StatesUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 412 on campus · 8.6 mi · Portland · mostly online$27kearnings58% of its students study only online; price, graduation and earnings count them too.Graduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Oregon College of Oriental MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 133 on campus · 8.6 mi · PortlandGraduate students only; the Scorecard reports no undergraduate figures.Pacific Northwest College of ArtUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 524 on campus · 8.9 mi · Portland75%admitted$36knet price29%graduate$35kearningsSumner CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · 489 on campus · 11.3 mi · Portland89%admitted$29knet price83%graduate$47kearningsMt Hood Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · 5,352 on campus · 11.9 mi · Gresham$8knet price24%graduate$41kearningsTuition and fees: $5,247 a year. The net price counts housing and food at full cost.University of PortlandUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · 3,443 on campus · 12.8 mi · Portland89%admitted$28knet price80%graduate$83kearnings

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 Oatfield’s median household income ($103,224) falls.

Mt Hood Community College11.9 mi · Gresham · sticker $17,462 · tuition $5,247$10,697a year
Clackamas Community College6.2 mi · Oregon City · sticker $11,085 · tuition $6,345$11,085a year
Portland State University8.2 mi · Portland · sticker $21,590$12,993a year
Portland Community College6.9 mi · Portland · sticker $17,934 · tuition $5,220$14,102a year
Reed College5 mi · Portland · sticker $86,376$23,421a year
Lewis & Clark College4.5 mi · Portland · sticker $79,987$25,917a year
University of Portland12.8 mi · Portland · sticker $73,224$27,021a year
Warner Pacific University6.5 mi · Portland · sticker $38,948$30,169a year
Sumner College11.3 mi · Portland · sticker $32,497$31,635a year
Pacific Northwest College of Art8.9 mi · Portland · sticker $70,376$36,998a year

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 Oatfield: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.

$0$20k$40k$60k$80k$100k0%25%50%75%100%Graduate →Lewis & Clark CollegeClackamasPortlandPortland StateMt HoodUniversity of Portland
Portland State University53% graduate$58k earnings$20k typical debt
Portland Community College18% graduate$45k earnings$13k typical debt
Mt Hood Community College24% graduate$41k earnings$14k 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
Reed College71% graduate$63k earnings$22k typical debt
Pacific Northwest College of Art29% graduate$35k earnings$25k typical debt
Sumner College83% graduate$47k earnings$16k 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 Oatfield

Is Oatfield a college town?

No. About 5 of every 100 Oatfield residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Oregon (6). The nearest campus, Lewis & Clark College, is 4.5 miles away in Portland.

What colleges are near Oatfield?

17 colleges are within 15 miles. The largest: Portland State University (8.2 miles, 16,769 students on campus), Portland Community College (6.9 miles, 10,453) and Mt Hood Community College (11.9 miles, 5,352).

What is the closest community college to Oatfield, and what does it cost?

Clackamas Community College in Oregon City, 6.2 miles away. Tuition and fees are $6,345 a year for Oregon residents; the federal net price, $7,855, 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 Oatfield. 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 →