Linfield College is a private undergraduate liberal arts college with a progressive ideology. The small college offers more than 60 majors, the most popular of which are nursing, business, psychology, and education. Linfield’s core curriculum operates on four major components: an inquiry seminar, courses examining modes of inquiry, diversity studies, and a writing-intensive requirement. One hundred percent of incoming freshmen receive some form of financial assistance, including a TEACH grant of up to $4,000 for education and pre-education majors.