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    Information Summary

    Ranks 122nd for total enrollment

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    Surrounding communityLarge city (inside urban area, pop. over 250,000)
    Highest offeringDoctoral degree
    Full-time Enrollment13,281
    Total Enrollment23,929
    Calendar SystemQuarter
    Years of college work requiredN/A
    Variable TuitionYes
    Application Fee RequiredYes
    Undergraduate Application Fee$50
    Graduate Application Fee$50
    First Professional Application FeeN/A

    Demographics Main Campus and Surrounding Areas

    Reported area around or near Portland, OR

    Total Population24,960 (24,960 urban / N/A rural)
    Households13,695 (1.77 people per house)
    Families4,986 (2.57 people per family)
    Pop. — African American554
    Pop. — Asian1,925
    Pop. — Pacific Islander99
    Pop. — American Indian / Alaskan Native361
    Pop. — White (incl. Hispanic)22,347
    Pop. — Other481

    Carnegie Foundation Classification

    Doctoral/Research Universities

    UndergraduateArts & sciences plus professions, high graduate coexistence
    GraduateDoctoral, professional dominant
    Undergraduate PopulationMedium full-time four-year, selective, higher transfer-in
    EnrollmentHigh undergraduate
    Size & SettingLarge four-year, primarily nonresidential

    Student Tuition Costs and Fees

    What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending Portland State University?

    Ranks 1539th for total cost of attendance

      In District In State Out of State
    FT Undergraduate Tuition $3,930 $3,930 $16,155
    FT Undergraduate Required Fees $1,280 $1,280 $1,280
    PT Undergraduate per Credit Hour $96 $96 $359
    FT Graduate Tuition $8,568 $8,568 $14,688
    FT Graduate Required Fees $1,280 $1,280 $1,280
    PT Graduate per Credit Hour $238 $238 $408
    Total Cost of attendance — On-Campus $7,010 $7,010 $19,235
    Total Cost of attendance — Off-Campus w/out Family $20,840 $20,840 $33,065
    Total Cost of attendance — Off-Campus with Family $10,510 $10,510 $22,735

    Student Tuition Cost History and Trends

    Three year history and trends on the cost of attending

      In District In State Out of State
    Published Tuition & Fees $4,761 trend  $5,210 $4,761 trend  $5,210 $16,866 trend  $17,435
      Cost (regardless of residency)
    Books & Supplies $1,500 trend  $1,800
    On-Campus – Room & Board N/A trend  N/A
    On-Campus – Other Expenses N/A trend  N/A
    Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board $9,000 trend  $10,330
    Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses $2,700 trend  $3,500
    Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board $2,700 trend  $3,500

    Admission Details

    Applicants 4,107 (1,871 male / 2,236 female)
    Admitted 3,266 (1,487 male / 1,779 female)
    Admission rate 80%
    First-time Enrollment 1,416 (673 male / 743 female)
    FT Enrollment 1,201 (564 male / 637 female)
    PT Enrollment 215 (109 male / 106 female)

    Admission Criteria

    What criteria does Portland State University use for admissions?

    Required = Required, Recommended = Recommended, Neither required nor recommended = Neither required nor recommended
    Open AdmissionsNo
    Secondary School GPA / Rank / RecordRequired / N/A / Required
    College Prep. CompletionRequired
    RecommendationsRecommended
    Formal competency demoRecommended
    Admission test scoresRequired
    TOEFLRequired
    Other testsN/A

    Special Learning Opportunities

    Distance LearningYes
    ROTC — Army / Navy / Airforce YesYes / No / No
    Study AbroadYes
    Weekend CollegeNo
    Teacher CertificationYes

    Athletics - Association Memberships

    Sports / Athletic Conference Memberships NCAA
    NCAA / NAIA Football Conference Big Sky Conference
    NCAA / NAIA Basketball Conference Big Sky Conference
    NCAA / NAIA Baseball Conference Big Sky Conference
    NCAA / NAIA Track & Field Conference Big Sky Conference

    Admission Credits Accepted

    What types of credits does Portland State University accept?

    Dual CreditYes
    Life ExperienceNo
    Advanced Placement (AP)Yes

    SAT Test Admission

    Rank 610th for 75pctl scores

    Applicants submitting SAT results 77%
    Verbal scores (25/75 %ile) 460 / 590
    Math scores (25/75 %ile) 460 / 580
    Cumulative scores (25/75 %ile) 920 / 1170

    Student Services

    Remedial ServicesYes
    Academic / Career CounselingYes
    PT Cost-defraying EmploymentYes
    Career PlacementYes
    On-Campus Day CareYes
    Library FacilityYes

    Student Living

    First-time Room / Board RequiredNo
    Dorm CapacityN/A
    Meals per WeekN/A
    Room FeeN/A
    Board FeeN/A

    Student Financial Aid Details

    How many students use Financial Aid, and how much do they use?

    Portland State University ranks 3581st for the average student loan amount.

      Average Users % of Attendees
    Federal Grant Aid $2,542 417 pie   35%
    State & Local Grant Aid $1,372 153 pie   13%
    Institutional Grant Aid $1,562 616 pie   52%
    Student Loan Aid $2,790 708 pie   60%
    Any financial aid type   853 pie   73%

    Student Enrollment Demographics

    How many students are enrolled at Portland State University?

      Men Women Total
    Non Resident Alien
    7206441,364
    Black Non-Hispanic
    352333685
    Hispanic
    4485791,027
    Asian / Pacific Islander
    9351,0972,032
    American Indian / Alaskan Native
    112189301
    White Non-Hispanic
    6,7998,84915,648
    Race Unknown
    1,3751,4972,872
    Total 10,741 13,188 23,929

    Student Completion / Graduation Demographics

    How many students complete Portland State University?

      Non Resident Alien Black Non-Hispanic Hispanic Asian / Pacific Islander American Indian / Alaskan Native White Non-Hispanic Race Unknown Total
    Accounting 13 2 3 29 75 11 133
    African-American/Black Studies 2 2 4
    Anthropology 2 18 5 25
    Applied Economics 1 9 10
    Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD) 2 2 4 1 16 4 29
    Art History, Criticism and Conservation 8 3 11
    Art/Art Studies, General 3 2 6 53 9 73
    Biological and Physical Sciences 80 1 4 21 1 81 14 202
    Biology/Biological Sciences, General 1 2 9 9 1 80 8 110
    Business Administration and Management, General 8 1 1 23 109 16 158
    Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other 3 10 2 15
    Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other 1 1 2 12 2 18
    Chemistry, General 4 1 1 5 20 4 35
    Chinese Language and Literature 1 1 2
    City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning 2 2 19 4 27
    Civil Engineering, General 1 4 23 6 34
    Civil Engineering, Other 1 1 8 10
    Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric 5 8 10 6 149 16 194
    Community Health and Preventive Medicine 5 2 1 42 5 55
    Computer Engineering, General 2 1 1 3 6 13
    Computer Software Engineering 2 2
    Computer and Information Sciences, General 27 1 14 1 50 7 100
    Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services 1 4 3 1 32 3 44
    Criminal Justice/Safety Studies 2 1 5 3 4 52 3 70
    Curriculum and Instruction 7 1 93 9 110
    Dance, General 1 1
    Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 13 2 15
    Early Childhood Education and Teaching 11 1 12
    Economics, General 7 1 3 5 1 29 9 55
    Education, General 4 11 6 199 17 237
    Educational Leadership and Administration, General 3 2 3 1 62 6 77
    Educational/Instructional Media Design 4 1 5
    Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering 37 2 4 16 1 58 10 128
    Elementary Education and Teaching 10 15 10 2 286 26 349
    Engineering/Industrial Management 23 3 1 4 2 33
    English Composition 1 1 27 6 35
    English Language and Literature, General 1 3 3 5 4 107 18 141
    English/Language Arts Teacher Education 1 1
    Environmental Science 5 1 9 15
    Environmental Studies 3 14 1 18
    Finance and Financial Management Services, Other 7 1 8
    Finance, General 13 2 6 13 76 14 124
    Fine/Studio Arts, General 1 1 4 6
    Foodservice Systems Administration/Management 1 2 6 7 1 17
    Foreign Language Teacher Education 1 1
    French Language and Literature 1 11 12
    General Studies 3 5 19 6 2 135 22 192
    Geography 1 1 1 2 1 39 5 50
    Geography, Other 2 2 16 6 26
    Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences, Other 1 1
    Geology/Earth Science, General 2 14 1 17
    German Language and Literature 1 12 3 16
    Gerontology 1 2 3
    Health Teacher Education 2 2 4
    Health/Health Care Administration/Management 3 1 2 10 2 18
    Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies 2 1 3
    History, General 1 5 1 2 76 14 99
    Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services, Other 1 2 20 1 24
    Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General 1 2 1 8 34 4 50
    Hydrology and Water Resources Science 3 3
    International Business/Trade/Commerce 13 1 3 4 21 5 47
    International Relations and Affairs 3 1 3 15 5 27
    Japanese Language and Literature 1 1 6 3 11
    Junior High/Intermediate/Middle School Education and Teaching 4 32 2 38
    Latin American Studies 1 1
    Linguistics 4 2 7 2 15
    Logistics and Materials Management 2 1 2 6 19 9 39
    Management Information Systems, General 6 1 12 1 39 2 61
    Marketing/Marketing Management, General 8 3 5 15 1 86 10 128
    Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling 1 1
    Materials Engineering 2 2
    Mathematics, General 1 2 4 2 45 6 60
    Mechanical Engineering 2 1 2 1 35 4 45
    Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
    Music Performance, General 1 5 1 7
    Music, General 4 1 21 5 31
    Natural Resources Management and Policy 2 1 4 1 8
    Near and Middle Eastern Studies 2 2
    Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution 1 2 1 9 1 14
    Philosophy 1 2 1 17 4 25
    Physics, General 3 2 15 2 22
    Political Science and Government, General 1 2 4 2 1 54 9 73
    Psychology, General 7 7 11 17 2 156 24 224
    Public Administration 8 4 3 2 2 58 7 84
    Public Health Education and Promotion 2 2 1 14 1 20
    Public Health, Other 1 15 2 18
    Real Estate 17 5 22
    Russian Language and Literature 1 1
    Sculpture 11 1 12
    Secondary Education and Teaching 5 12 4 85 13 119
    Social Sciences, General 3 16 15 20 5 223 33 315
    Social Sciences, Other 1 1 2 2 14 3 23
    Social Work 2 3 10 4 1 111 12 143
    Sociology 4 6 9 65 7 91
    Spanish Language and Literature 5 1 7 25 5 43
    Special Education and Teaching, General 2 2 3 2 52 6 67
    Statistics, General 3 1 4
    Statistics, Other 1 1
    Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling 2 2
    Systems Engineering 2 4 6
    Systems Science and Theory 3 1 1 10 1 16
    Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Other 1 13 1 15
    Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor 13 2 1 30 3 49
    Transportation/Transportation Management 1 1
    Urban Studies/Affairs 2 1 6 2 11
    Women's Studies 1 1 6 1 9
    Total 360 118 244 346 43 3,616 506 5,233

    Faculty Compensation / Salaries

    Portland State University ranks 941st for the average full-time faculty salary.

    Tenure system Yes
    Average FT Salary $59,496 ($64,060 male / $52,833 female)
    Number of FT Faculty 583 (346 male / 237 female)
    Total Benefits $14,777,363

    Portland State University Summary

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    Portland State University is a public state urban university located in downtown Portland, Oregon. Portland State is part of the Oregon University System. Portland State University’s growth for the next couple of decades was constricted under the ruling that no public university or college in Oregon could duplicate the programs offered by another, with grandfathered exclusions for the University of Oregon and Oregon State University. This program has been controversial both on and off campus, but it is one of the programs at Portland State that has garnered national attention. The racial make-up of Portland State students is over 90% white even as Portland State promotes a more racially diverse student body. In early 2005, State Representative Mitch Greenlick along with co-sponsors introduced legislation in the Oregon House of Representatives that would have merged Portland State and OHSU. In May 2006, Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer helped Portland State University celebrate the grand opening of a new engineering building, the “Northwest Center for Engineering, Science and Technology”. In March 2007, Representative Greenlick introduced HB 3034 , a proposal which would remove Portland State from the Oregon University System and merge its governance with OHSU into a Portland Metropolitan Universities Board. Portland State is currently the largest school in the Oregon University System and is its fastest growing. Portland State has progressively added more PhD programs as it evolves from its historic roots as a liberal arts undergraduate college towards a more broad based national research university. World Report currently ranks Portland State University in the fourth tier in 2007 as a national research university as it progresses from a regional to national entity. Portland State differs from the other universities in Oregon partially because as an urban institution it attracts a student body older than other rural universities. These establishments preserve downtown shops and businesses while transforming Portland State University from a “commuter campus” to a mix between a commuter and a traditional campus. Further steps toward increasing housing capacity — and university control over its own housing — are being taken with plans for further construction, and with Portland State U taking over management of the residence halls it currently owns. In March of 2007, Portland State University took over the managing of the on-campus housing at Portland State University. The student government at PSU is the Associated Students of Portland State University. The student newspaper at Portland State is the Daily Vanguard, a fully student-run newspaper established in 1946. Portland State University is served on Third, Fourth, and Broadway Avenues by TriMet bus lines, by the Portland Streetcar at three stops throughout campus, and by Oregon Health & Science University and Portland Community College Shuttles on SW Harrison Street at SW Broadway. On February 28, 2007 Portland State University hired former NFL coach Jerry Glanville as the Head Coach of the Vikings football team. In 2006, Portland State was declared to be the nation’s first Salmon Safe University by the nonprofit organization Salmon Safe.

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    Portland State University History

    Portland State University is located in Portland, Oregon. Now a member of the Oregon University System, it officially adopted the name in 1969. It was founded as an extension center in 1946 and now awards bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees. It is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities.

    Portland State University defines its mission as “to enhance the intellectual, social, cultural and economic qualities of urban life by providing access throughout the life span to quality Liberal Education for undergraduates and an appropriate array of professional and graduate programs especially relevant to metropolitan areas.”

    Portland State University Academics

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    Its primary academic programs are delivered through Portland State’s seven colleges and schools. Along with the more traditional arts and science programs, PSU is home to a school of Engineering & Computer Science and a school of Urban & Public Affairs.

    The University is composed of a number of different schools and colleges: the School of Business Administration, the Graduate School of Education, the College of Engineering & Computer science, the College of Fine & Performing Arts, the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences, the Graduate School of Social Work, and the College of Urban & Public Affairs.

    Bachelor’s degrees are awarded in a number of different disciplines, including accounting, African studies, art, child and family studies, computer engineering, European studies, health studies, information systems, Japanese, mechanical engineering, political science, sculpture, speech and hearing science, and theatre arts. Minors are offered in many of these fields and also available in several others, such as Arabic, classical studies, computer applications, environmental engineering, international economics, Native American studies, and professional writing.

    Additionally, there is an undergraduate Honors College intended for students who plan to attend graduate or professional school. Students in the honors program do not need to meet the general university requirements and instead work within the Honors College and their departmental majors.

    Master’s degrees are awarded in the liberal arts and sciences, education, business administration (MBA), studio arts, engineering, social work, and the programs in the College of Urban & Public Affairs, among others.

    The school awards twelve doctoral degrees, several with particular concentrations, in fields such as mathematics, engineering, environmental sciences, urban studies, and education, including counselor education. There are no doctoral degrees in the arts and humanities.

    Portland State University Unique Programs

    Perhaps the most innovated program at PSU is “Chiron,” named for a mythical educator. Students actually teach the courses offered through Chiron, and students may enroll in these peer-taught classes. Students also manage the program, serving as Coordinator or Assistant Coordinator, positions which are rotated every year through an application process facilitated by the Chiron Committee, also staffed by students. Obviously, Chiron instructors gain valuable experience as instructors. Students also benefit a great deal from the open exchange of ideas with their peers.

    Portland State University Financial Aid

    Portland State encourages all students, regardless of major or previous academic performance, to comple