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University of Western States

Doctor of Chiropractic program at Portland, Oregon. Every figure below is the college's own, with the document it came from and the date that document was checked.

Absence in what we checked is not absence at the college.Checked 2026-09-17: the homepage, the tuition and fees page, the Doctor of Chiropractic programme page, the licensure outcomes and completion rates page, the consumer disclosures page, the student achievement data PDF, the academic catalog page, the page and program sitemaps (105 URLs between them), and robots.txt.
How to read this page. Every field carries one of three states and they are never collapsed to two: published — the document exists and answers; not-published — the document exists and does not answer; unverified — the document exists and could not be read, or was not reached. Text inside double quotation marks is the college’s own wording, reproduced as published including any typographical error; text outside them is ours. Nothing on this page is added up. Where the college publishes components and no total, the components are listed and the missing total is stated. Nothing here compares this college with any other.

Accreditation

Institutional accreditation
published What the institution publishes about its institutional accreditation, in its own words.

https://www.uws.edu/academics/regulatory-information/accreditation/ · checked 2026-09-18

University of Western States is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.

Accreditation by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities is not partial but applies to the institution as a whole. As such, it is not a guarantee of every course or program offered, or the competence of individual graduates. Rather, it provides reasonable assurance about the quality of opportunities available to students who attend the institution.

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https://www.uws.edu/academics/regulatory-information/professional-licensure-disclosure/ · checked 2026-09-18

UWS is institutionally accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) and recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as a Title IV approved institution. Additionally, NWCCU is a recognized accreditation organization by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).

Accreditation action, as the CCE announces it
published The Council on Chiropractic Education’s announcement dated February 5, 2025 (Council meeting January 10-11, 2025) states: The following are final accreditation actions taken by the Council at its Annual Meeting: It lists University of Western States – College of Chiropractic with the action Continued Accreditation: The Council conducted deliberations and reached a consensus decision to continue accreditation for the UWS doctor of chiropractic degree program. https://www.cce-usa.org/uploads/1/0/6/5/106500339/2025-02-05_accreditation_actions_announcement.pdf · checked 2026-10-05 No later announcement listed on CCE’s news pages names this program.
What this accreditation means for licensure in the United States
published What the institution states its accreditation means for licensure in the United States.

https://www.uws.edu/academics/programs/chiropractic/doctor-of-chiropractic/ · checked 2026-09-18

The Doctor of Chiropractic program is designed to offer an education sufficient to qualify for licensure in all 50 states and in many international jurisdictions. Licensure regulations vary by state, province, or country and are subject to change.

It is your responsibility to verify the specific licensure in the jurisdiction(s) where you intend to practice, particularly regarding pre-chiropractic educational prerequisites and documentation. You should contact the appropriate chiropractic examining boards and confer with the Federation of Chiropractic Licensing Boards website for the current requirements.

https://www.uws.edu/academics/regulatory-information/professional-licensure-disclosure/ · checked 2026-09-18

The DCP is designed to meet the educational requirements for licensure in Oregon. Prospective students intending to secure licensure outside of Oregon should review their state’s licensure and pre-chiropractic education requirements prior to enrollment.

Curriculum Meets Licensure Requirements

Curriculum Does Not Meet Licensure Requirements

Please note that licensure requirements are always subject to change. Although the University of Western States will confirm the licensure requirements on a routine basis, we strongly recommend that you inquire with the state board to confirm that you understand and will meet the requirements for licensure before enrolling in your program of choice.

The licensure page for where this campus is: Portland, Oregon — Oregon licensure →. Studying in a state is not the same as intending to practice there; read the page for wherever you intend to end up, and confirm with the licensing board there. The licensure hub lists every state documented so far.

Campus

Portland, Oregon

Cost figures that differ by campus or living arrangement
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By DELIVERY MODE, not by campus or living arrangement. The cost of attendance publishes two columns, "Ground" and "Online", and the rows that differ are Housing, Travel, Personal and Food.

RECORDED WITH ITS LIMIT STATED: this is a single table shared by every UWS programme, and the D.C. programme is a ground programme. So the Online column is not a second living arrangement offered to a D.C. student; it is the budget for students in UWS's online degrees. The gap is published, it is a real published gap, and it is not a D.C. campus or living-arrangement gap. Coded published because the two columns are published and differ; the limit is stated here rather than resolved.

Annual Direct & Indirect Total Costs 2026-2027. Columns "Ground"

"Online". Tuition: Please refer to the tuition and fee tables above, organized by program. in both. Fees: the same sentence in both. Books $6,468.00

— (an em dash, published where a figure would be, and reproduced rather than read as zero). Housing $9,804.00

$12,574.00. Travel $8,251.00

$7,613.00. Personal $7,192.00

$7,363.00. Food $11,573.00

$9,310.00. Total $42,288.00

$36,860.00.

*Total budgets are based on a 9-month period.

Housing is published HIGHER for Online than for Ground, and Books is published for Ground and not for Online. Both are recorded as published; no explanation is offered.

Both totals are UWS's own cells and neither is computed here.

Source: https://www.uws.edu/admissions/financing-your-future/tuition-and-fees/ · checked 2026-09-17 · form: text

What it costs, as the college publishes it

Cost of attendance

Tuition for the whole program. not-published The document checked carries no figure of this kind for this program.

Source: https://www.uws.edu/admissions/financing-your-future/tuition-and-fees/ · checked 2026-09-17 · form: text

Cost of attendance for the whole program. not-published The document checked carries no figure of this kind for this program.

Source: https://www.uws.edu/admissions/financing-your-future/tuition-and-fees/ · checked 2026-09-17 · form: text

Annual tuition. not-published The document checked carries no figure of this kind for this program.

Source: https://www.uws.edu/admissions/financing-your-future/tuition-and-fees/ · https://www.uws.edu/academics/programs/chiropractic/doctor-of-chiropractic/licensure-outcomes-and-completion-rates/ · checked 2026-09-17

How the figures are shown. published

One representative term for tuition - Program flat rate $12,632 Per term - beside an ANNUAL cost of attendance covering a 9-month period. The two are on the same page and are cut on different clocks: a term rate and a 9-month budget, with no statement of how many terms make the 9 months for a D.C. student.

The programme length is published on a DIFFERENT page: the licensure outcomes page states Normal Length of Program: 12 Quarters.

Is a prior year shown beside the current one?

No. The cost of attendance is labelled 2026-2027 and no earlier year appears beside it.

Source: https://www.uws.edu/admissions/financing-your-future/tuition-and-fees/ · https://www.uws.edu/academics/programs/chiropractic/doctor-of-chiropractic/licensure-outcomes-and-completion-rates/ · checked 2026-09-17 · form: text

Qualifier attached to the figures. not-published

No qualifier attaches to the D.C. figures. The shared annual table carries *Total budgets are based on a 9-month period, which states a SPAN rather than the status of the figure. **Other Costs are best estimates and may vary depending on location of the student sits under the Doctor of Occupational Therapy total, not the chiropractic one. Tuition and Fees subject to change is a future-change clause and is recorded in tuition_adjustment_notice.

Required costs beside tuition

Are board or licensure examination fees inside the published cost of attendance? published No. UWS publishes a cost of attendance, and it carries no board, licensure or examination row.

Mechanism recorded: none shown

The cost of attendance is published as Annual Direct & Indirect Total Costs 2026-2027, a single table shared by ALL programmes rather than written per programme. Its Tuition and Fees rows do not carry figures at all; both read Please refer to the tuition and fee tables above, organized by program. The rows that do carry figures are Books, Housing, Travel, Personal and Food, then Total.

No board or licensure row. "NBCE", National Board, Licensing Board, "board exam" and "Board exam" occur ZERO times on the page that prices the programme - tested.

The budget states its own span: *Total budgets are based on a 9-month period. So it is an annual figure, not a programme figure, and it is shared across degrees of different lengths.

Source: https://www.uws.edu/admissions/financing-your-future/tuition-and-fees/ · checked 2026-09-17 · form: text

The program’s own rate table. published Recorded as: no

Mechanism recorded for that table: none shown

Under the h2 Chiropractic Program, a four-column table - "Fee Type" / "Description" / "Amount" / "Notes". Tuition: Program flat rate $12,632 "Per term"; Per credit hour $670 In the case of nontraditional course schedules as approved. One-Time Fees: Academic program application fee $50; Course audit application fee $50. Deposit: Tuition deposit $300. Required Fees: Student services fee $632 per term. Elective course charges: Activator Methods Elective Course $420; Advanced Palpation Course $167; Minor Surgery/Proctology Lab $167, each "Per course". Then fines and replacement charges.

No board, licensure or examination row.

ONE ROW PRICES SOMETHING IT DOES NOT PRICE: Clinical education carries the Amount "As assessed" and the Note Beyond 12th Term. So a reader who continues past the 12th term is told a charge exists and not what it is. Recorded as published.

Source: https://www.uws.edu/admissions/financing-your-future/tuition-and-fees/ · checked 2026-09-17 · form: text
Tuition adjustment notice
published

Published inside a collapsed accordion labelled Tuition,[NBSP]Fees[NBSP]and Other Charges Notice - the label carries two non-breaking spaces. The clause: The Board of Trustees approves tuition rates and fees annually, and new rates and fees ordinarily become effective at the beginning of the fall term. Tuition and fees are subject to change without prior notice. The university makes every effort to keep costs to students at the lowest level consistent with its commitment to the highest quality educational preparation for professional practice.

WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE, and then a sentence of reassurance that does not qualify it. A second, shorter clause sits under the Occupational Therapy total: Tuition and Fees subject to change.

Source: https://www.uws.edu/admissions/financing-your-future/tuition-and-fees/ · checked 2026-09-17 · form: text

Program and entry

Program length and format
published Published program length and format, in every form the institution publishes it.

https://www.uws.edu/academics/programs/chiropractic/doctor-of-chiropractic/licensure-outcomes-and-completion-rates/ · checked 2026-09-18

normal program length is 12 quarters

https://www.uws.edu/academics/programs/chiropractic/doctor-of-chiropractic/ · checked 2026-09-18

Program length reflects the institution’s expected time to completion for a student progressing at a standard pace. Actual completion time may vary based on enrollment status, transfer credit, course availability, academic progression, dissertation or clinical requirements, leaves of absence, and other individual circumstances. Extended time to completion may impact financial aid eligibility, loan borrowing availability, and total program cost. Students are encouraged to consult with Admissions, Advising, and Financial Aid regarding individual academic and financial planning.

The Doctor of Chiropractic program runs for 36 months; of those, 15 months are dedicated to direct patient care experiences.

Of the 36 months of the total program, 15 months are dedicated to patient care experiences through the on-campus Connected Whole Health Clinic, community-based clinical sites, and the Community-Based Clinical Education Program. Hands-on training begins in Quarter 1.

From Memphis, Tennessee, to Anchorage, Alaska, and from Red Deer, Alberta, Canada, to Colonial Heights, Virginia, clinicians are partnering with UWS to offer wide-ranging, rigorous clinical experiences for our chiropractic students.

Off-site community clinical opportunities (optional)

Prerequisites
published What the program publishes about entry, route by route, in its own words.

Statements not tied to one route

Route 1 — Option 1:

Route 2 — Option 2:

  • Under Academic Prerequisites: Option 2: Completed 90 semester (135 quarter) undergraduate credits with a GPA of 3.0 or above https://www.uws.edu/academics/programs/chiropractic/doctor-of-chiropractic/ · checked 2026-10-03
  • Recommended Coursework (options 1 and 2) / Required Coursework (option 3) … Anatomy and Physiology: 8 quarter credits (6 semester) (above)
  • Recommended Coursework (options 1 and 2) / Required Coursework (option 3) … General Chemistry: 4 quarter credits (3 semester) (above)
  • *Applicants who are in entrance requirements 1 or 2 are highly encouraged (not required) to have completed 36 quarter credits (24 semester credits) in the Physical and Life Sciences. (above)
  • Students entering the doctor of chiropractic program are required to have 135 quarter credits / 90 semester credits of undergraduate coursework. As part of the 135 quarter credits / 90 semester credits, students are encouraged to have 36 quarter credits / 24 semester credits in the physical and life sciences if in admissions option 2 and required if admissions option 3 with at least half of the courses containing a lab component. (above)

Route 3 — Option 3:

The program also publishes, on these pages

Application route
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Application fee
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Deadlines and start terms
published
Interview
published
International and transfer applicants
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  • International applicants. In addition to meeting all general and program-specific admissions requirements, you must also submit additional documentation for consideration. https://www.uws.edu/admissions/international/ · checked 2026-10-04
  • International applicants. If English is not your primary language, you must submit proof that you are able to communicate in English at a proficient level. https://www.uws.edu/admissions/international/ · checked 2026-10-04
  • Transfer applicants. Residency requirement: If you transfer into a Doctor of Chiropractic or master’s program, you must complete the final 25% of your program credits at UWS. https://www.uws.edu/admissions/transfer-students/ · checked 2026-10-04
  • Transfer applicants. Good academic standing: You must be in good standing with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 in the program from which transfer credit is requested. https://www.uws.edu/admissions/transfer-students/ · checked 2026-10-04
Degree and licensure, as the program words it
published
NBCE pass rates
published

From the domain CCE links, https://www.uws.edu/, the link to /academics/colleges/college-of-chiropractic/, then the Doctor of Chiropractic programme page, then a link whose LABEL IS THE WORD "here", in this sentence: In accordance with CCE Policy 56, UWS student licensing outcomes are available here . It goes to /academics/programs/chiropractic/doctor-of-chiropractic/licensure-outcomes-and-completion-rates/.

THE LABEL MATTERS AND IS RECORDED: the anchor text is "here", so a reader searching the programme page for "NBCE", "licensure" or "board" finds the surrounding sentence but not a link they can recognise as the destination by its own words.

Destination form: two real HTML <table> elements on the page itself, under the h1 Licensure Outcomes and Completion Rates and the h2s Licensing Exam Performance and DC Program Completion Rates. The first is captioned University of Western States Doctor of Chiropractic Program Licensure Rates; the second carries Normal Length of Program: 12 Quarters and Columns A-E ending in Completion Rate at the 150th Percentile.

No rate is transcribed into this dataset: field 5 asks for the route.

Source: https://www.uws.edu/ · https://www.uws.edu/academics/programs/chiropractic/doctor-of-chiropractic/ · https://www.uws.edu/academics/programs/chiropractic/doctor-of-chiropractic/licensure-outcomes-and-completion-rates/ · checked 2026-09-17 · form: text
What the college states its board figure measures, in its own words
published

The table reports the number of students who graduated in each of the last four calendar years and how many passed either all parts of NBCE licensing exams or attained licensure within six months of graduation. ALL PARTS, or licensure, SIX-MONTH window.

Student organizations published
published The student organizations the institution publishes.

https://www.uws.edu/student-life/get-involved/ · checked 2026-09-18

Active Student Organizations at UWS

“Note: These groups may vary from year to year depending on student involvement.”

Meeting Frequency: at least three times per academic term

“Meeting Frequency: once per week”

“Meeting Frequency: twice per week”

“Meeting Frequency: once per week”

“All are welcome to attend our bi-weekly meetings.”

“All UWS students enrolled in a degree-seeking program, certificate, or academic credential are considered members of ASB.”

“If you’re interested in participating, please sign the”

“To join one of the listed student organizations, email”

“and we’ll connect you with the right group.”

“Start/Update Student Club”

Publishing practice
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What was reachable. reachable; 10 URLs at HTTP 200. robots.txt has a Yoast block with an empty "Disallow:" and then a WordPress block disallowing /wp-admin, /wp-login.php, /wp-includes and /wp-content/* with Allow: /wp-content/uploads/ above it; nothing fetched is under a disallowed path. The file contains a published typo of its own - Disalow: ?replytocom*, one L - which is recorded under typography. Nothing in this row is image-only.

Where the route starts. DAPIP institutions endpoint, WebAddress. Old domain as recorded from the superseded, disallowed source: https://www.uws.edu/. Permitted domain: https://www.uws.edu/. Hosts match; route stands with the permitted source cited.

Domain: https://www.uws.edu/
Articulation register published
unverified Whether the institution publishes an articulation register, and in what form. Ratified as a field on 14 September 2026 and held: the value shape is not written. Until it is, no value may be published for any institution, because a bare yes would not say whether the register is searchable or static or what an entry contains. Nothing here says this institution publishes no register.
Pre-enrollment practice contact
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  • Contact the program arranges. The Alumni Ambassador Program engages Canada-based alumni to support prospective students and strengthen connections among graduates, institutions, and professional communities. Form of contact: matched to an individual practitioner. https://www.uws.edu/admissions/international/canadian-students/ · checked 2026-10-04
  • Contact the program arranges. Complete the form below to connect with an Alumni Ambassador who can share their personal perspective, answer your questions, and provide insight into their educational and professional journey. Form of contact: matched to an individual practitioner. https://www.uws.edu/admissions/international/canadian-students/alumni-ambassadors/ · checked 2026-10-04
What the pages checked do not answer
Among the fields above, none is marked not-published.

The full cost-disclosure record

Every field above is drawn from this college’s row of the cost-disclosure dataset. The full entry for University of Western States is in the directory, beside the other eighteen accredited programs, and the dataset itself is published at the data page.

Sources. University of Western States’s own published pages and documents, each linked in the field it answers and each carrying the date it was checked: https://www.uws.edu/admissions/financing-your-future/tuition-and-fees/ · https://www.uws.edu/academics/programs/chiropractic/doctor-of-chiropractic/licensure-outcomes-and-completion-rates/ · https://www.uws.edu/ · https://www.uws.edu/academics/programs/chiropractic/doctor-of-chiropractic/. Documents were read as bytes; where a document could not be read as bytes that is recorded in the field, and the field states unverified rather than a figure. Fields marked unverified were not established in this pass and are not filled in from anywhere else. Rates are set by the college and are subject to change; check the college’s current page before budgeting, and confirm accreditation with the accrediting council and licensure requirements with the relevant state board rather than with any third party, including us.

Nothing on this page is a ranking, a recommendation, or a comparison. No school pays to appear here, to change a field, or to have a peer removed. Every program is described in the same fields, including the ones we hold no content about.

Cite this entry. University of Western States. In The Kaleidoscope. ChiroTrack. Last verified 5 October 2026. https://kaleidoscope.thechirotrack.com/school-uws.html. Accessed ________.

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