Marylhurst University Announces Closure in 2018

The Board of Trustees for Marylhurst University announced this past week on May 17, 2018 that the institution will close.  The Marylhurst website includes links to additional information regarding the decision and a variety of resources for students, staff, or faculty.  

Marylhurst University was founded in 1859 by the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary as St. Mary's Academy in Portland, Oregon.  The institution became St. Mary's Academy and College in 1893.  The name changed to Marylhurst College in 1930 after move to Marylhurst, OR.  The name changed to Marylhurst Education Center in 1974, to Marylhurst College for Lifelong Learning in 1980, to Marylhurst College in 1992, and finally to Marylhurst University in 1998.

You can also read more about Marylhurst and the decision in an article by Sam Stites, reporter for the Lake Oswego Review, "Marylhurst University to Close."

Oregon Public Broadcasting also published an article, "Marylhurst University to Close Amid Shrinking Enrollment," with reporting by Rob Manning.

An interesting short video history of Marylhurst is available on YouTube.

If you are interested in recent trends for closures, mergers,and acquisitions access College Closures since 2009 in the index at the right of any College History Garden page.  There are separate tabs for non-profit closures, for-profit closures, and one for mergers and acquisitions.  Each tab includes basic information for the institutions, i.e., Carnegie Classification, sector, accrediting agency, and the IPEDS unitid.