Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Portland, OR
Population 2,200,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 135 (97% 😎)
Sunshine Hours 2,342 (18%)
Days Without Precipitation 211 (8% ☔)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 10,989
Men / Women 43% / 57%
From State 78%
From Region 14%
Athletes 4.1%

Racial/Ethnic

White 45%
Hispanic 24%
Asian 10%
Mixed 9%
Black 6%
International 3%
Native American 1%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Portland State University 3,266 41% / 59% 3% $59,698 63 91%
Civil Engineering 54 61% / 39% 19% $83,191 90 96%
Computer Engineering 27 96% / 4% 15% $120,164 99 96%
Electrical Engineering 27 89% / 11% 11% $99,480 97 95%
Engineering Science 9 89% / 11% 100%
Environmental Engineering 10 50% / 50% 10% $80,121 88
Mechanical Engineering 72 83% / 17% 11% $84,292 91 97%
Computer Science 134 80% / 20% 2% $120,035 99 98%
Computer and Information Sciences 75 +8 61% / 39% 0% $82,762 90
Data Science 27 41% / 59% 15% $85,576 92
Information Science/Studies 8 88% / 12% 100%
Chemistry 13 54% / 46% 0% $81,347 89 91%
Geosciences 22 36% / 64% 5% $55,784 54 96%
Mathematics 36 47% / 53% 0% $65,405 74 90%
Physics 8 62% / 38% 0% $80,818 89 88%
Biochemistry 19 37% / 63% 5% $70,718 80 100%
Biological and Physical Sciences 97 +27 31% / 69% 1% $62,694 69 93%
Biology 118 +1 31% / 69% 3% $50,959 40 90%
Environmental Science 37 35% / 65% 0% $45,316 23 96%
Environmental Studies 21 29% / 71% 0% $45,316 23 96%
Audiology/Audiologist 31 +1 13% / 87% 0% $58,128 59 96%
Community Health and Preventive Medicine 54 +1 17% / 83% 0% $51,557 42 92%
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 73 +2 21% / 79% 4% $55,889 54 100%
Health and Wellness 31 61% / 39% 6% $55,889 54 100%
Public Health Education and Promotion 3 33% / 67% 0% $51,557 42 92%
Accounting 113 +3 44% / 56% 5% $70,912 81 94%
Business Management and Administration 85 +37 49% / 51% 2% $72,591 82 94%
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 18 +21 44% / 56% 11% $61,127 66 87%
Economics 16 62% / 38% 0% $58,667 61 92%
Economics 4 50% / 50% 0% $58,667 61 92%
Finance 84 +14 64% / 36% 8% $76,319 85 93%
Health Administration 5 +1 20% / 80% 0% $85,253 91 91%
Health Services Administration 27 19% / 81% 0% $51,557 42 92%
Human Resources Management 59 +20 25% / 75% 2% $70,222 80 92%
Logistics 64 +4 59% / 41% 8% $72,591 82 94%
Marketing 144 +11 44% / 56% 4% $64,449 72 93%
African-American Studies +2 $53,728 48 80%
Anthropology 25 +1 32% / 68% 0% $41,381 14 92%
Arabic Language and Literature $37,036 8
Chinese 1 100% / 0% 0% $36,525 8
Community Organization and Advocacy $47,852 31 86%
Creative Writing 24 42% / 58% 0% $49,382 35 91%
English 68 +1 32% / 68% 3% $45,012 23 85%
Ethnic Studies 8 38% / 62% 0% $53,728 48 80%
French 1 100% / 0% 0% $37,462 9 88%
Geography 16 38% / 62% 0% $43,751 19 91%
German 4 25% / 75% 0% $37,041 8
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies 1 +1 0% / 100% 0%
History 43 +1 65% / 35% 0% $43,560 19 86%
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services 32 +1 9% / 91% 0% $46,934 28 93%
Intercultural and International Studies 16 19% / 81% 12% $55,334 53
International Affairs 2 0% / 100% 0% $34,484 6 88%
Japanese 14 57% / 43% 0% $37,042 8 78%
Jewish/Judaic Studies 1 100% / 0% 0% $43,645 19
Linguistics 23 17% / 83% 4% $36,832 8 76%
Native American Studies 4 50% / 50% 0% $53,728 48 80%
Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution 3 33% / 67% 0% $56,306 55 91%
Philosophy 7 71% / 29% 0% $37,266 8 88%
Political Science 45 47% / 53% 0% $48,361 32 88%
Psychology 311 +5 21% / 79% 1% $45,851 25 89%
Russian 1 +1 100% / 0% 0% $37,188 8
Social Sciences 194 +35 35% / 65% 0% $46,978 28 90%
Social Work 115 23% / 77% 0% $53,534 48 89%
Sociology 32 +2 16% / 84% 3% $43,988 20 93%
Spanish 12 +3 50% / 50% 8% $37,462 9 88%
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 55 35% / 65% 4% $52,742 45 92%
Women's Studies 1 0% / 100% 0% $53,728 48 80%
General Education 146 +39 36% / 64% 1% $40,911 13 80%
Special Education 12 33% / 67% 0% $60,336 64 91%
Architecture 36 56% / 44% 3% $57,167 57 83%
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 13 0% / 100% 0% $31,766 4 85%
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning 13 62% / 38% 0%
Film Studies 43 58% / 42% 2% $42,268 16 79%
Fine/Studio Arts 56 27% / 73% 0% $31,766 4 85%
Graphic Design 67 33% / 67% 0% $60,804 65 97%
Music Performance 8 75% / 25% 0% $19,103 1 90%
Music Technology 26 69% / 31% 4%
Music Theory and Composition 2 50% / 50% 0% $19,103 1 90%
Recording Arts Technology/Technician $49,302 35
Theater 13 38% / 62% 0% $40,276 12 100%
Urban Studies/Affairs 28 43% / 57% 7% $63,309 70 95%
Visual and Performing Arts 8 75% / 25% 0% $47,737 30 100%
Voice and Opera 1 0% / 100% 0% $19,103 1 90%
Criminal Justice 110 +1 29% / 71% 1% $52,000 43 91%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $12,270
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $33,058
Est. In-State Cost $15,872
Est. Out-of-State Cost $42,764
ROI Percentile 63th

Retention & Graduation

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

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 32.4% 1,059 30% / 70% 1% $46,853 28 89%
Business & Economics 19.0% 619 47% / 53% 5% $69,072 78 93%
Arts 9.6% 314 44% / 56% 2% $47,380 29 89%
Computer Science 7.5% 244 70% / 30% 6% $104,247 98 98%
Life & Natural Sciences 7.2% 234 32% / 68% 2% $57,428 58 92%
Engineering 6.1% 199 78% / 22% 18% $91,015 95 96%
Health Sciences 5.9% 192 25% / 75% 3% $54,964 52 97%
Education 4.8% 158 35% / 65% 1% $42,386 16 81%
Professional 3.4% 110 29% / 71% 1% $52,000 43 91%
Physical Sciences & Math 2.4% 79 47% / 53% 1% $66,910 76 91%
Agriculture & Food Science 1.8% 58 33% / 67% 0% $45,316 23 96%

Research R2

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Humanities & Social Sciences $12.5M #136 41% $0 27 #155 138 6
Life & Natural Sciences $8.2M #176 90% $0.1M 5 #177 23 2
Engineering $6.8M #204 77% $0.1M 13 #166 36 1
Agriculture & Food Science $6.5M #87 83% $0 4 #81 28 1
Physical Sciences & Math $5.3M #216 88% $0 12 #161 85 8
Education $3.6M #130 77% $0 16 #252
Computer Science $1.8M #196 93% $0.0M 5 #138 61 1
Health Sciences $1.2M #229 78% $0 10 #140 1
Business & Economics $0.6M #239 10% $0
Total $46.5M #202 72% $0.2M 92 #183 372 19

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 80%
Yield (Unbound) 17%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 80% 80% 80%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional