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Portland State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Location Portland, OR
Population 2,200,000
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Demographics

Total Undergraduates 13,619
Men / Women 44% / 56%
White 48%
Hispanic 21%
Asian 10%
Mixed 8%
Black 6%
International 3%
Native American 1%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 39%
Business & Economics 19%
Life & Natural Sciences 15%
Engineering, Computing & Math 13%
Arts 9%
Education 5%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $11,679
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $31,074
Est. In-State Cost $15,108
Est. Out-of-State Cost $40,197
10-Year ROI $179,000
ROI Percentile 73th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 76%
4-Year Graduation Rate 34%
6-Year Graduation Rate 53%
Transfer-Out Rate 24%

Weather

Comfortable Days 135 (97th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,342 (18th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 211 (8th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 80%
Yield (Unbound) 17%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R2
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $9M #143
Engineering, Computing & Math $11M #198
Life & Natural Sciences $19M #209
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 25 #152
Humanities & Social Sciences 43 #278
Life & Natural Sciences 24 #419

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Portland State University 3,411 42% / 58% 3% $60,497
Civil Engineering 48 79% / 21% 12% $85,741
Computer Engineering 15 100% / 0% 27%
Computer Science 127 84% / 16% 8% $120,082
Computer and Information Sciences 64 +5 56% / 44% 2%
Data Science 17 65% / 35% 18%
Electrical Engineering 33 79% / 21% 18% $110,691
Environmental Engineering 12 67% / 33% 17%
Mathematics 39 64% / 36% 0% $65,196
Mechanical Engineering 75 77% / 23% 3% $84,529
Physics 14 79% / 21% 0% $80,236
Audiology/Audiologist 33 6% / 94% 0% $62,006
Biochemistry 19 63% / 37% 0%
Biological and Physical Sciences 78 +18 35% / 65% 5% $62,637
Biology 115 +1 33% / 67% 1% $50,956
Chemistry 11 73% / 27% 0% $80,762
Community Health and Preventive Medicine 64 +2 17% / 83% 0% $62,549
Environmental Science 32 19% / 81% 0% $45,399
Environmental Studies 26 31% / 69% 0% $45,399
Geosciences 13 62% / 38% 0% $55,383
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 88 +3 26% / 74% 0%
Health and Wellness 36 +1 47% / 53% 8%
Public Health Education and Promotion 4 0% / 100% 0% $62,549
Accounting 119 +4 51% / 49% 4% $75,390
Business Management and Administration 100 +37 45% / 55% 5% $97,796
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 18 +25 50% / 50% 0% $61,243
Economics 25 64% / 36% 4% $58,700
Economics 6 83% / 17% 0% $58,700
Finance 69 +9 71% / 29% 9% $91,188
Health Administration 2 0% / 100% 0% $85,368
Health Services Administration 28 +1 21% / 79% 0% $62,549
Human Resources Management 45 +29 36% / 64% 4% $70,355
Logistics 82 +4 74% / 26% 20% $97,796
Marketing 158 +6 51% / 49% 6% $64,571
African-American/Black Studies 1 100% / 0% 0% $52,917
American Indian/Native American Studies 2 50% / 50% 0% $52,917
Anthropology 14 43% / 57% 0% $41,404
Arabic Language and Literature
Chinese
Community Organization and Advocacy 10 50% / 50% 0% $47,871
Creative Writing 25 36% / 64% 0% $49,233
Criminal Justice 123 +1 33% / 67% 1% $52,025
English 73 +1 37% / 63% 1% $44,876
Ethnic Studies 11 +1 9% / 91% 0% $52,917
French 2 +2 50% / 50% 0% $37,344
Geography 13 +1 69% / 31% 0% $55,806
German 3 +1 33% / 67% 0%
History 35 +1 57% / 43% 0% $43,430
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services 37 8% / 92% 0% $47,004
Intercultural and International Studies 20 45% / 55% 0%
International Affairs 11 +1 18% / 82% 0% $34,504
Japanese 9 67% / 33% 0%
Jewish/Judaic Studies
Linguistics 18 33% / 67% 0% $36,716
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution 2 +1 50% / 50% 0% $56,255
Philosophy 15 +1 73% / 27% 0% $36,930
Political Science 78 +1 38% / 62% 1% $48,388
Psychology 389 +2 26% / 74% 1% $45,930
Russian 7 57% / 43% 0%
Social Sciences 223 +54 31% / 69% 1% $47,005
Social Work 84 18% / 82% 0% $59,357
Sociology 42 +3 26% / 74% 0% $44,012
Spanish 16 +5 25% / 75% 0% $37,344
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 56 +1 32% / 68% 2% $52,824
Women's Studies 2 0% / 100% 0% $52,917
General Education 174 +56 30% / 70% 0% $40,980
Special Education 9 0% / 100% 0% $60,036
Architecture 39 33% / 67% 0% $60,746
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 17 24% / 76% 0% $31,829
Film Studies 45 58% / 42% 0% $42,351
Fine/Studio Arts 38 34% / 66% 3% $31,829
Graphic Design 68 21% / 79% 3% $60,924
Music Performance 9 33% / 67% 0% $19,141
Music Theory and Composition 4 50% / 50% 0% $19,141
Recording Arts Technology/Technician 21 90% / 10% 0%
Theater 7 43% / 57% 0% $40,355
Urban Studies/Affairs 24 +3 54% / 46% 0%
Visual and Performing Arts 16 +1 56% / 44% 0%
Voice and Opera 4 +1 0% / 100% 0% $19,141