by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Portland State University was awarded 432 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health services administration.
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College Factual ranked Portland State University as #462 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list.
Out of the 30 colleges in Oregon, Portland State University is ranked at #7.
With an acceptance rate of 98%, Portland State University is easier to get into than many other schools. But that doesn't mean you can slack off on your application. Make sure to treat this school like any other when submitting requested materials and documents.
About 9% 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 640. Math scores were between 490 and 610.
The student to faculty ratio is often used as a measure to gauge how much access students will have to their professors - the lower the number, the better. At Portland State University, this rate is 19 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Portland State University is 54%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate of 76% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Portland State University enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 22% for first-time, full-time students at Portland State University, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 18,656 undergraduates at Portland State University with 12,752 being full-time and 5,904 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10,716 | $11,059 | $12,964 | $16,102 | $19,523 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Portland State University, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Portland State University, approximately 40% of students took out student loans averaging $5,682 a year. That adds up to $22,728 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.
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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 |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Psychology | 405 | $30,278 |
| Business Administration & Management | 393 | $46,148 |
| General Social Sciences | 256 | $31,905 |
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 232 | $31,991 |
| Marketing | 222 | $36,870 |
| Health Sciences & Services | 213 | NA |
| Computer Science | 211 | $76,452 |
| Accounting | 205 | $47,209 |
| General Biology | 191 | $30,441 |
| Biological & Physical Science | 185 | $32,021 |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 9,915 students took at least one online class at Portland State University. This is an increase from the 8,595 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 9,915 | 2,812 |
| 2019-2020 | 8,595 | 1,890 |
| 2018-2019 | 8,671 | 2,141 |
| 2017-2018 | 8,521 | 2,112 |
| 2016-2017 | 7,732 | 1,984 |
Learn more about online learning at Portland State University.
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Footnotes
*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.
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