IX that allowed it to legally discriminate against LGBT students. University policy stated that humans should have sex only within heterosexual marriage.
=== Closure ===
According to United States Federal data for college enrollment, Multnomah's numbers had been declining since 2013. In the 2010s, enrollment was steady and between 900 and 1000 students, but in 2013, it had declined to 777 enrolled students. By fall of 2021, enrollment had decreased to 595. On November 7, 2023, the university announced it would be closing as an independent institution to become the Multnomah Campus of Jessup University. In opposition to Multnomah's enrollment decline, Jessup University in the fall of 2021 had 1,685 students and showed growth for the previous 10 years.
With its closure on May 1, 2024, students enrolled at that time were offered the option to participate in one of several teach-out programs through other universities. Those who choose that option were allowed to complete degrees with a deadline date of April …
