Oregon Health & Science University Overview
Oregon Health & Science University is a public institution situated in Portland, Oregon. Portland is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.
What Is Oregon Health & Science University Known For?
- OHSU has an impressive student to faculty ratio of 10 to 1.
- The 1% student loan default rate at OHSU is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
- The highest award offered at OHSU is the doctor's degree.
- For the 2017-2018 academic year, 61% of the faculty were full-time.
- Students who graduate from OHSU with a bachelor's degree make about $89,000 a year. That's 118% more than those who graduate from other schools.
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Oregon Health & Science 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 OHSU.
Awards From Around the Web
The following table lists some notable awards OHSU has earned from around the web.
Rank | Ranking Name | Source |
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#23 | Best Health Care Management Schools | College Factual |
#27 | Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Schools | College Factual |
#38 | Best Allied Health Professions Schools | College Factual |
#46 | Best Registered Nursing Schools | College Factual |
#72 | Best Nursing Schools | College Factual |
#127 | Best Health Professions Schools | College Factual |
Where Is Oregon Health & Science University?

Contact details for OHSU are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 3181 Sw Sam Jackson Park Rd, Portland, OR 97239-3098 |
Phone: | 503-494-7800 |
Twitter: | https://twitter.com/OHSUNews |
Can I Afford Oregon Health & Science University?
The student loan default rate at OHSU is 1.0%. 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.
Oregon Health & Science University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are also 2,226 graduate students at the school.
Gender Diversity
Of the 329 full-time undergraduates at OHSU, 18% are male and 82% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity
The racial-ethnic breakdown of Oregon Health & Science University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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Asian | 24 |
Black or African American | 6 |
Hispanic or Latino | 58 |
White | 204 |
International Students | 3 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 34 |
Over 22 countries are represented at OHSU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Iran.
Online Learning at Oregon Health & Science University
The following chart shows how the online learning population at OHSU has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 10th most popular in Oregon for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.
Online Affordability Rankings of OHSU
The following table shows how OHSU 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 |
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Biomathematics & Bioinformatics | #10 | #7 |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences | #61 | #52 |
Online Growth Rankings of OHSU
The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Oregon Health & Science University was 2.4%. This is the #1,625 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at OHSU regardless of major.
The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of OHSU majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.
Major | 1-Year Growth Rate |
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Health Professions | 3% |
Medical Illustration & Informatics | 20% |
The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at OHSU 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 OHSU.
Major | Growth Rate Rank | |
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Biomathematics & Bioinformatics | #16 | |
Medical Illustration & Informatics | #67 | |
Biological & Biomedical Sciences | #124 | |
Public Health | #242 |
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%.
Oregon Health & Science University Undergraduate Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
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.
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- Image Credit: By M.O. Stevens under License
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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