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Portland State University

Portland, ORMain CampusLarge city (population over 250,000)Visit WebsiteWikipedia

Admission Factor Importance

Academic

Academic GPAVery Important
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Non-academic

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Geographical residenceNot Considered
State residencyNot Considered
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Volunteer workNot Considered
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Cost & Tuition

In-State Tuition: $11,238

In-State Cost of Attendance: $22,449

Out-of-State Tuition: $30,138

Out-of-State Cost of Attendance: $41,349

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Scholarships & Grants

Students with need-based aid: 1,027

Average need-based scholarship/grant: $10,128

Students with non-need merit aid: 6

Average non-need merit scholarship/grant: $2,083

Student Debt

Median total debt: $15,457

Students with federal loans: 32.8%

Students with Pell grants: 39.6%

Career Outcomes

All graduates median earnings:

After 1 year: $41,313

After 5 years: $58,686

Majors(73 programs)

  1. Psychology, General.(344 graduates)
  2. Business Administration, Management and Operations.(339 graduates)
  3. Social Sciences, General.(239 graduates)
  4. Marketing.(209 graduates)
  5. Biology, General.(193 graduates)
  6. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.(186 graduates)
  7. Computer Science.(179 graduates)
  8. Finance and Financial Management Services.(163 graduates)
  9. Accounting and Related Services.(162 graduates)
  10. Biological and Physical Sciences.(159 graduates)
  11. Public Health.(156 graduates)
  12. Criminal Justice and Corrections.(143 graduates)
  13. Human Resources Management and Services.(134 graduates)
  14. Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.(132 graduates)
  15. Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.(132 graduates)
  16. Social Work.(118 graduates)
  17. English Language and Literature, General.(117 graduates)
  18. Communication and Media Studies.(116 graduates)
  19. Mechanical Engineering.(115 graduates)
  20. Political Science and Government.(101 graduates)
  21. Design and Applied Arts.(83 graduates)
  22. Mathematics.(76 graduates)
  23. Film/Video and Photographic Arts.(74 graduates)
  24. Fine and Studio Arts.(73 graduates)
  25. Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.(64 graduates)
  26. Natural Resources Conservation and Research.(58 graduates)
  27. Civil Engineering.(58 graduates)
  28. Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services.(58 graduates)
  29. Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other.(58 graduates)
  30. Economics.(55 graduates)
  31. History.(52 graduates)
  32. Sociology.(51 graduates)
  33. Architecture.(46 graduates)
  34. Community Organization and Advocacy.(46 graduates)
  35. Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(42 graduates)
  36. Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.(40 graduates)
  37. Philosophy.(35 graduates)
  38. International Relations and National Security Studies.(34 graduates)
  39. Anthropology.(31 graduates)
  40. Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services.(30 graduates)
  41. Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences.(30 graduates)
  42. Geography and Cartography.(28 graduates)
  43. Physics.(27 graduates)
  44. Chemistry.(26 graduates)
  45. Music.(24 graduates)
  46. Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies.(22 graduates)
  47. Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.(22 graduates)
  48. Computer Engineering.(20 graduates)
  49. Urban Studies/Affairs.(20 graduates)
  50. International/Global Studies.(19 graduates)
  51. East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(18 graduates)
  52. Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.(18 graduates)
  53. Visual and Performing Arts, Other.(13 graduates)
  54. Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering.(11 graduates)
  55. Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians.(10 graduates)
  56. Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.(10 graduates)
  57. Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution.(10 graduates)
  58. Health and Medical Administrative Services.(8 graduates)
  59. Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(6 graduates)
  60. Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(6 graduates)
  61. Middle/Near Eastern and Semitic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.(2 graduates)
  62. Religion/Religious Studies.(2 graduates)
  63. Area Studies.
  64. Special Education and Teaching.
  65. Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas.
  66. Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language.
  67. Turkic, Uralic-Altaic, Caucasian, and Central Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.
  68. Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services.
  69. Dance.
  70. Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations.
  71. Management Information Systems and Services.
  72. Real Estate.
  73. General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations.

Institution Details

Undergraduate Enrollment: 13,619 students

Admission Rate: 90.9%

Retention Rate: 74.7%

Graduation Rate: 53.1%

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Student Demographics

White (48.1%)
Hispanic (22.8%)
Black (5.1%)
Asian (9.6%)
Two or More (8.2%)
International (2.5%)

Gender Distribution

Men (43.5%)
Women (56.5%)

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