Portland State University
Portland State University admitted 91% of applicants. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $8,337 a year. Within six years, 53% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 91%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Considered if submitted
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $20,561 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $8,337 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $6,255 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $12,315 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $32,565 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 53%
- Students who return for a second year
- 76%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $62,447 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,489
Students
- Undergraduates
- 13,182
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 46%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 17 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 18%
- Social sciences
- 11%
- Psychology
- 9%
- Health professions
- 7%
- Visual and performing arts
- 7%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Boston Baptist College MA · 91% admitted
- Chamberlain University-Arizona AZ · 91% admitted
- Chamberlain University-Florida FL · 91% admitted
- Monmouth College IL · 91% admitted
- Texas A&M University-Kingsville TX · 91% admitted
- Eastern University PA · 91% admitted
More colleges in Oregon
- Oregon State University OR · 77% admitted
- University of Oregon OR · 88% admitted
- Western Oregon University OR · 98% admitted
- University of Portland OR · 89% admitted
- Oregon Institute of Technology OR · 95% admitted
- Southern Oregon University OR · 89% admitted
- George Fox University OR · 94% admitted
- Eastern Oregon University OR · 98% admitted
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.