Portland State University Overview

Portland State University is a public institution situated in Portland, Oregon. The city atmosphere of Portland makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

What Is Portland State University Known For?

• The student loan default rate at Portland State University is 2%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
• The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Portland State University.
• In <nil>, 54% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Portland State University bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $54,567 a year. That's about 34% more than their peers at other schools.

Where Is Portland State University?

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

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?

With an acceptance rate of 98%, Portland State University is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 35% of accepted students are men and 65% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 98%, and the acceptance rate for women is 99%.

Average Test Scores

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.

Portland State University received ACT scores from 8% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 15 and 26. Math scores were between 18 and 29. Composite scores were between 17 and 24.

Can I Afford Portland State University?

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

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. 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 1.5%. 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

There are 17,753 undergraduate students at Portland State University, with 12,014 being full-time and 5,739 being part-time.

There are also 5,105 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 12,014 full-time undergraduates at Portland State University, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1,262
Black or African American	525
Hispanic or Latino	2,525
White	5,725
International Students	493
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,484

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

In 2020-2021, 9,915 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.

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 #1,663 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Portland State University regardless of major.

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%.

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 Visitor7 under License

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