Portland State University
Portland, OR
School Background
2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 15,674
Graduate Enrollment: 5,105
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
Highest degree awarded:
Graduate
Asian American/Native American/Pacific Islander institution
Religious Affiliation:
None
Campus Details
Large City (>250k)
Four-year, large, primarily nonresidential
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medium full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Applicant and Admittance Traits
2022 Admission Rate: 98.43%
Male/Female: 42% / 58% (2017)
First generation college students: 39.1% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 11.2% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.7% (2017)
Test scores for admission: Considered but not required
Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 68.8% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 33.2% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 20.8% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 14.3% (2017)
Ethnicity Information
White: 49.9%
Black: 4.3%
Hispanic: 20.2%
Asian: 10.2%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 1.3%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.6%
2+ races: 7.0%
Non-resident alien: 3.2%
Unknown race: 3.3%
Black: 4.3%
Hispanic: 20.2%
Asian: 10.2%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 1.3%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.6%
2+ races: 7.0%
Non-resident alien: 3.2%
Unknown race: 3.3%
Costs & Fees
2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $21,620
In-State tuition: $10,386Out-of-State tuition: $29,286
Estimated books and supplies: $1,200 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $13,500 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $3,210 (2022)
Estimated off-campus room & board: $13,500 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $3,210 (2022)
Average Family Income: $61,825 (2017)
Median Family Income: $25,986 (2017)
Scholarships & Financial Aid
Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 39.2%Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 36.4%
Median federal loan debt at graduation: $20,500 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $217 (2021)
| Household Income | Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0-$30k | $12,067 |
| $30k-48k | $12,103 |
| $48k-75k | $13,137 |
| $75k-110k | $16,965 |
| $110k+ | $20,218 |
Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements
4-year graduation rate: 29%6-year graduation rate: 54%
1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 93.3% (2020)
Loans
Median federal debt for graduates: $20,500 (2021)Median federal debt for non-graduates: $11,000 (2021)
Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $15,870 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $17,827 (2021)
Ability to Repay Loans
| Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment (Non-delinquent/default) |
Percentage |
|---|---|
| @1 Year | 55.5% (2015) |
| @3 year | 63.3% (2017) |
| @5 year | 72.6% (2017) |
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 40.8% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 43.7% (2015)
Earnings Power
Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $37,970 (2020)Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $50,330 (2020)
Popular Majors
| Type of Degree | Major | 2022 Graduates | Median Federal Debt | Median Monthly Payment | 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) | 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's Degree | Communication and Media Studies. | 129 | $24,582 | $217 | $35,122 ($2,927) | $45,675 ($3,806) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 62 | $29,250 | $265 | $32,807 ($2,734) | $40,968 ($3,414) |
| Master's Degree | Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 7 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | 9 | ||||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Natural Resources Management and Policy. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Natural Resources Management and Policy. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Architecture. | 52 | $25,000 | $265 | $28,461 ($2,372) | $53,625 ($4,469) |
| Master's Degree | Architecture. | 14 | $49,114 ($4,093) | $66,221 ($5,518) | ||
| Master's Degree | City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning. | 29 | $446 | $50,531 ($4,211) | $71,415 ($5,951) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Environmental Design. | 2 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Architecture and Related Services, Other. | 1 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Area Studies. | 15 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | 13 | $26,500 | $260 | $39,164 ($3,264) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Engineering Technology, General. | 11 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Engineering-Related Fields. | 33 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Engineering-Related Fields. | 4 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Engineering-Related Fields. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | 28 | $29,671 | $249 | $20,588 ($1,716) | $33,752 ($2,813) |
| Bachelor's Degree | East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 21 | $25,500 | $265 | $25,937 ($2,161) | |
| Master's Degree | East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 7 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 6 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 48 | $19,416 | $207 | $36,766 ($3,064) | |
| Master's Degree | Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 3 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Turkic, Uralic-Altaic, Caucasian, and Central Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | 1 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 70 | $23,334 | $220 | $29,586 ($2,466) | $43,264 ($3,605) |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 21 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 102 | $24,546 | $207 | $26,370 ($2,198) | $37,537 ($3,128) |
| Master's Degree | English Language and Literature, General. | 7 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | 11 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | 18 | $466 | $26,360 ($2,197) | $44,418 ($3,702) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | 128 | $16,500 | $175 | $34,528 ($2,877) | $46,317 ($3,860) |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Philosophy. | 29 | $24,072 | $200 | $23,309 ($1,942) | $33,163 ($2,764) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Religion/Religious Studies. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Chemistry. | 21 | $24,773 | $254 | $39,437 ($3,286) | $54,740 ($4,562) |
| Master's Degree | Chemistry. | 1 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Chemistry. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 28 | $24,125 | $225 | $32,262 ($2,689) | $53,307 ($4,442) |
| Master's Degree | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 6 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Physics. | 30 | $29,070 | $237 | $60,699 ($5,058) | $83,259 ($6,938) |
| Master's Degree | Physics. | 5 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Physics. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Psychology, General. | 320 | $24,499 | $208 | $30,703 ($2,559) | $40,458 ($3,372) |
| Master's Degree | Psychology, General. | 4 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | 9 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 180 | $26,641 | $240 | $40,759 ($3,397) | $46,577 ($3,881) |
| Master's Degree | Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 10 | $45,592 ($3,799) | |||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Community Organization and Advocacy. | 37 | $22,250 | $207 | $36,480 ($3,040) | $45,490 ($3,791) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Political Science and Government. | 90 | $23,818 | $202 | $30,951 ($2,579) | $44,469 ($3,706) |
| Master's Degree | Political Science and Government. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Sociology. | 77 | $25,000 | $195 | $27,844 ($2,320) | $39,581 ($3,298) |
| Master's Degree | Sociology. | 7 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Sociology. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Urban Studies/Affairs. | 6 | $36,850 | $265 | ||
| Master's Degree | Urban Studies/Affairs. | 4 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Urban Studies/Affairs. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Design and Applied Arts. | 94 | $26,995 | $245 | $32,881 ($2,740) | $54,977 ($4,581) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | 18 | $39,773 | $312 | $23,902 ($1,992) | $37,709 ($3,142) |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations. | 33 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | 67 | $25,000 | $246 | $24,909 ($2,076) | $35,966 ($2,997) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 83 | $35,125 | $279 | $23,434 ($1,953) | $28,284 ($2,357) |
| Master's Degree | Fine and Studio Arts. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Music. | 21 | $27,846 | $286 | ||
| Master's Degree | Music. | 9 | $22,443 ($1,870) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | Visual and Performing Arts, Other. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | 28 | $19,750 | $168 | $31,828 ($2,652) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | 46 | $23,907 | $228 | $25,865 ($2,155) | $52,080 ($4,340) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Finance and Financial Management Services. | 190 | $20,570 | $174 | $49,917 ($4,160) | $65,045 ($5,420) |
| Master's Degree | Finance and Financial Management Services. | 1 | $70,205 ($5,850) | $105,805 ($8,817) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Human Resources Management and Services. | 148 | $25,460 | $199 | $46,172 ($3,848) | $64,967 ($5,414) |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Human Resources Management and Services. | 6 | ||||
| Master's Degree | International Business. | 16 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | International Business. | 12 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Marketing. | 204 | $19,500 | $191 | $35,667 ($2,972) | $58,587 ($4,882) |
| Master's Degree | Real Estate. | 21 | $445 | $78,687 ($6,557) | ||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Real Estate. | 10 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Taxation. | 23 | $347 | $60,571 ($5,048) | ||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Taxation. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other. | 76 | $20,250 | $191 | $37,240 ($3,103) | $54,093 ($4,508) |
| Bachelor's Degree | History. | 54 | $31,000 | $259 | $28,182 ($2,349) | $34,635 ($2,886) |
| Master's Degree | History. | 7 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | 10 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Engineering, Other. | 4 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | 36 | $696 | $45,284 ($3,774) | $56,575 ($4,715) | |
| Master's Degree | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 26 | $461 | $41,859 ($3,488) | $55,475 ($4,623) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 369 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. | 11 | $42,226 ($3,519) | |||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language. | 10 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Civil Engineering. | 64 | $31,000 | $238 | $63,955 ($5,330) | $75,055 ($6,255) |
| Master's Degree | Civil Engineering. | 22 | $69,454 ($5,788) | $76,957 ($6,413) | ||
| Doctoral Degree | Civil Engineering. | 11 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer Engineering. | 20 | $35,166 | $265 | $79,109 ($6,592) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 65 | $29,593 | $253 | $79,628 ($6,636) | $90,398 ($7,533) |
| Master's Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 134 | $278 | $102,145 ($8,512) | $124,228 ($10,352) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | 10 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Materials Engineering | 14 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 106 | $29,113 | $244 | $70,806 ($5,901) | $82,358 ($6,863) |
| Master's Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 23 | $84,540 ($7,045) | |||
| Doctoral Degree | Mechanical Engineering. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 227 | $30,250 | $240 | $30,804 ($2,567) | $36,892 ($3,074) |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biology, General. | 168 | $25,750 | $241 | $29,907 ($2,492) | $43,525 ($3,627) |
| Master's Degree | Biology, General. | 6 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Biology, General. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | 33 | $25,000 | $236 | $34,494 ($2,875) | |
| Master's Degree | Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology. | 8 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Mathematics. | 70 | $26,480 | $221 | $38,233 ($3,186) | $63,659 ($5,305) |
| Master's Degree | Mathematics. | 20 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Mathematics. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Applied Mathematics. | 35 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Statistics. | 7 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Statistics. | 3 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Biological and Physical Sciences. | 150 | $27,500 | $230 | $34,633 ($2,886) | $49,200 ($4,100) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution. | 14 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution. | 13 | $42,354 ($3,530) | $49,889 ($4,157) | ||
| Master's Degree | Systems Science and Theory. | 7 | ||||
| Doctoral Degree | Systems Science and Theory. | 2 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Gerontology. | 5 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | International/Global Studies. | 10 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | International/Global Studies. | 17 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Public Administration. | 50 | $466 | $64,369 ($5,364) | $79,673 ($6,639) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Public Administration. | 5 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Public Policy Analysis. | 14 | $46,122 ($3,844) | |||
| Doctoral Degree | Public Policy Analysis. | 2 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Public Policy Analysis. | 9 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Social Work. | 72 | $25,624 | $244 | $35,123 ($2,927) | $47,055 ($3,921) |
| Master's Degree | Social Work. | 235 | $544 | $53,293 ($4,441) | $60,666 ($5,056) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Social Work. | 6 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Social Sciences, General. | 234 | $31,000 | $232 | $32,981 ($2,748) | $43,084 ($3,590) |
| Bachelor's Degree | Anthropology. | 29 | $23,500 | $190 | $30,446 ($2,537) | $35,877 ($2,990) |
| Master's Degree | Anthropology. | 4 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Demography and Population Studies. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Economics. | 46 | $24,949 | $212 | $41,648 ($3,471) | $52,205 ($4,350) |
| Master's Degree | Economics. | 12 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Economics. | 4 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Geography and Cartography. | 32 | $26,500 | $231 | $29,685 ($2,474) | $44,226 ($3,686) |
| Master's Degree | Geography and Cartography. | 16 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Geography and Cartography. | 13 | $59,056 ($4,921) | |||
| Bachelor's Degree | International Relations and National Security Studies. | 36 | $24,250 | $230 | $25,849 ($2,154) | $33,528 ($2,794) |
| Master's Degree | Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | 42 | $597 | $62,276 ($5,190) | $62,781 ($5,232) | |
| Bachelor's Degree | Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 6 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 22 | $84,480 ($7,040) | |||
| Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services. | 1 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | 1 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Public Health. | 235 | $27,000 | $228 | $33,848 ($2,821) | $45,655 ($3,805) |
| Master's Degree | Public Health. | 44 | $72,439 ($6,037) | |||
| Doctoral Degree | Public Health. | 1 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Public Health. | 4 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other. | 2 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 355 | $25,000 | $211 | $47,634 ($3,970) | $64,643 ($5,387) |
| Master's Degree | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 84 | $450 | $84,550 ($7,046) | $115,051 ($9,588) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 23 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Accounting and Related Services. | 191 | $31,000 | $244 | $52,410 ($4,368) | $65,584 ($5,465) |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Accounting and Related Services. | 57 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. | 8 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Communication and Media Studies. | 8 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Publishing. | 35 | $466 | $27,538 ($2,295) | ||
| Bachelor's Degree | Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians. | 6 | ||||
| Bachelor's Degree | Computer Science. | 146 | $31,000 | $265 | $76,722 ($6,394) | $109,690 ($9,141) |
| Master's Degree | Computer Science. | 82 | $279 | $108,321 ($9,027) | ||
| Doctoral Degree | Computer Science. | 1 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Computer Software and Media Applications. | 23 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. | 2 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other. | 1 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Education, General. | 204 | $380 | $46,607 ($3,884) | $55,482 ($4,624) | |
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Education, General. | 5 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Curriculum and Instruction. | 54 | $293 | $58,014 ($4,835) | $62,493 ($5,208) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Curriculum and Instruction. | 9 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Educational Administration and Supervision. | 73 | $351 | $45,463 ($3,789) | $53,483 ($4,457) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Educational Administration and Supervision. | 2 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Educational Administration and Supervision. | 27 | ||||
| Master's Degree | Special Education and Teaching. | 67 | $462 | $51,027 ($4,252) | $56,611 ($4,718) | |
| Doctoral Degree | Special Education and Teaching. | 1 | ||||
| Graduate/Professional Certificate | Systems Engineering. | 3 |
Campus Resources
Average faculty salary: $92,736Full time faculty: 54%
Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 19.0
School's endowment start of year: $81,551,633 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $105,614,058 (2022)