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Located in Portland, Oregon, Portland State University is a public institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

1,258 Undergraduate Degrees
270 Graduate Degrees
$36,654 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
95% Acceptance Rate

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Portland State University Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Portland State University.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Most Popular General Sales & Marketing Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#5 Most Popular Economics Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#6 Most Popular International Business Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#8 Most Popular Other Business & Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#10 Most Popular Entrepreneurial Studies Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#11 Most Popular Human Resource Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#35 Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#39 Most Popular Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#87 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#106 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Portland State University has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#50 Best General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration Schools College Factual
#85 Best Accounting Colleges for Veterans College Factual
#89 Best Business Administration & Management Colleges for Veterans College Factual
#112 Best Business, Management & Marketing Colleges for Veterans College Factual
#192 Best General Business Administration and Management Schools College Factual
#196 Best Business Administration & Management Schools College Factual

Where Is Portland State University?

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Contact details for Portland State University are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 724 Sw Harrison, Portland, OR 97201
Phone: 503-725-3000
Website: www.pdx.edu
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/portlandstatefans
Twitter: http://twitter.com/portland_state

How Do I Get Into Portland State University?

You can apply to Portland State University online at: https://www.pdx.edu/undergraduate-admissions/freshman-how-when-to-apply

Admission Requirements for Portland State University

Submission Required?
High School GPA required
High School Rank neither required nor recommended
High School Transcript required
College Prep Program required
Recommendations recommended
SAT or ACT Scores considered but not required
TOEFL required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Portland State University?

95% Acceptance Rate
64% Of Accepted Are Women
40% Submit SAT Scores
Portland State University has the high acceptance rate of 95%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 36% of accepted students are men and 64% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 93%, and the acceptance rate for women is 96%.

Average Test Scores

About 40% of students accepted to Portland State University submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 510 and 610. Math scores were between 490 and 580.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Portland State University  ( 510 to 610 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Portland State University  ( 490 to 580 )
200
800
Portland State University received ACT scores from 31% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 16 and 24. Math scores were between 17 and 24. Composite scores were between 17 and 24.

ACT English Scores for Portland State University  ( 16 to 24 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for Portland State University  ( 17 to 24 )
1
36
ACT Composite Scores for Portland State University  ( 17 to 24 )
1
36

Can I Afford Portland State University?

$36,654 Net Price
35% Take Out Loans
4.7% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of Portland State University is $36,654. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Portland State University, approximately 35% of students took out student loans averaging $6,059 a year. That adds up to $24,236 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Portland State University is 4.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Portland State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

12,752 Full-Time Undergraduates
57% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 18,656 undergraduate students at Portland State University, with 12,752 being full-time and 5,904 being part-time.

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There are also 4,984 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 12,752 full-time undergraduates at Portland State University, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Portland State University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 1,276
Black or African American 513
Hispanic or Latino 2,481
White 6,234
International Students 568
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,680

Geographic Diversity

Oregon students aren't the only ones who study at Portland State University. At this time, 40 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 96 countries are represented at Portland State University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at Portland State University

1,890 Took All Classes Online
8,595 Took At Least One Class Online
1.1% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 8,595 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Portland State University has changed over the last few years.

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Online Affordability Rankings of Portland State University

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Portland State University was $10,112 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $29,001. The following table shows how Portland State University is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Taxation #1 #7
Taxation #1 #7
Supply Chain Management #4 #15

Online Growth Rankings of Portland State University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Portland State University was 1.1%. This is the #1,483 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Portland State University regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Portland State University ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Portland State University.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Apparel and Accessories Marketing Operations #1
Other Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations #4
Taxation #18
Taxation #18
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing #19
Other Human Resources Management and Services #22
General Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations #33
General Sales & Marketing #61
Supply Chain Management #133
Entrepreneurial Studies #169
Human Resource Management #298

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Portland State University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management 252 0 40 292
Accounting 205 36 0 241
Marketing/Marketing Management, General 222 0 0 222
Supply Chain Management 141 5 20 166
General Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration 161 0 0 161
Finance 147 0 3 150
Business Management & Marketing 66 0 0 66
General Economics 52 0 0 52
Real Estate 0 9 34 43
General Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations 0 29 0 29
Econometrics & Quantitative Economics 12 6 10 28
Taxation 0 0 23 23
International Business/Trade/Commerce 0 20 0 20
Project Management 0 14 0 14
Other Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations 0 7 0 7
Entrepreneurship 0 6 0 6
Apparel and Accessories Marketing Operations 0 4 0 4
Transportation/Mobility Management 0 2 0 2
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management 0 0 1 1
Other Human Resources Management and Services 0 1 0 1
Other Finance and Financial Management Services 0 0 0 0
General Management Information Systems 0 0 0 0
Environmental/Natural Resource Economics 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 1,258 139 131 1,528

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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