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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?

390 Undergraduate Awards
  • 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.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#2 Best Dietetics & Nutrition Services Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#2 Best Medical Illustration & Informatics Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#3 Best Medical Science Graduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#4 Best Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#7 Best Value Dentistry Doctor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#8 Best Value Medical Science Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#14 Best Health/Medical Admin Services Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#25 Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#40 Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#74 Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards OHSU has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#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?

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Contact details for OHSU are given below.

Contact Details
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?

1.0% Loan Default Rate

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

329 Full-Time Undergraduates
82% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 809 undergraduate students at OHSU, with 329 being full-time and 480 being part-time.

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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.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
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

322 Took All Classes Online
577 Took At Least One Class Online
2.4% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 577 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

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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
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
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
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.

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Nursing 382 5 78 41 506
Medicine 0 0 0 151 151
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 5 76 0 81
Dentistry 0 0 0 70 70
Public Health 0 3 47 3 53
Allied Health Professions 8 0 40 0 48
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics 0 9 24 3 36
Medical Science 0 11 24 0 35
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 0 10 7 0 17
Medical Illustration & Informatics 0 5 10 0 15
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 0 14 0 0 14
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 0 0 12 0 12
Neurobiology & Neurosciences 0 0 0 7 7
Biomedical Engineering 0 0 1 5 6
Computer Engineering 0 0 4 2 6
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 0 0 3 3
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 0 0 0 2 2
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 0 0 0 2 2
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 0 2 0 2
Natural Resources Conservation 0 0 1 1 2
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 0 0 1 1
Pharmacology & Toxicology 0 0 0 1 1
Genetics 0 0 0 0 0
Electrical Engineering 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 390 62 326 292 1,070

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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