Colleges / Portland State University
College · Public · Portland, OR · City
PSU

Portland State University

Portland, OR

Hispanic-serving
Address724 SW Harrison St., Portland, OR 97201
Websitewww.pdx.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate91%
6-yr median pay$47k
Net price / yr$10k
Undergrad size13,182
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $10k/yr for a shot at a $47k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 91% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average ACT 21.

If you get in

13,182 undergrads. Medium. Clubs matter for finding your people.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $22k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $10k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$86k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$38k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$48k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback0.8x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$11.7k
Tuition · out-of-state
$31.1k
Room & board
$13.7k
Books & supplies
$732

How students pay for it.

Pell grants42%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans32%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$21k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $11k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention75%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr53%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$47k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$58k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out24%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
13,182
Location
Portland, OR
Region
Far West (AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity (R2)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily nonresidential
Undergrad program
Four-year · medium full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
Identity
Hispanic-serving
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White47%
  • Hispanic23%
  • Asian10%
  • Two or more races8%
  • Black6%
  • International3%
  • Unknown2%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1%
First-gen students39%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time24%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans1%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$26k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 72

What you can study.

Colleges / Portland State University
College · Public · Portland, OR · City
PSU

Portland State University

Portland, OR

Hispanic-serving
Address724 SW Harrison St., Portland, OR 97201
Websitewww.pdx.edu
Price calculatorRun your numbers →
Admit rate91%
6-yr median pay$47k
Net price / yr$10k
Undergrad size13,182
§ I · The real read

What it's actually like.

The bet

Net price of $10k/yr for a shot at a $47k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.

Getting in

Admit rate of 91% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid. Admitted students average ACT 21.

If you get in

13,182 undergrads. Medium. Clubs matter for finding your people.

Where you live

City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.

§ II · Cost & aid

Sticker vs. real.

Sticker cost of attendance is $22k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $10k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.

Sticker · 4 yrs$86k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$38k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$48k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback0.8x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.

Where the money goes · annual sticker.

Tuition · in-state
$11.7k
Tuition · out-of-state
$31.1k
Room & board
$13.7k
Books & supplies
$732

How students pay for it.

Pell grants42%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans32%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$21k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $11k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes

Do people finish? Do they land?

1-yr retention75%
Watch this number.
Graduation · 6 yr53%
A meaningful chunk do not finish — ask why.
6-yr median pay$47k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$58k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
Transfer out24%
Share of full-time students who transfer to another school.
§ IV · Campus & identity

Setting, size, and who this school is.

Setting
City
Control
Public
Undergrad size
13,182
Location
Portland, OR
Region
Far West (AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA)
Carnegie class
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity (R2)
Size & setting
Four-year · large · primarily nonresidential
Undergrad program
Four-year · medium full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
Accreditor
Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
Identity
Hispanic-serving
§ · Who studies here

The student body at a glance.

  • White47%
  • Hispanic23%
  • Asian10%
  • Two or more races8%
  • Black6%
  • International3%
  • Unknown2%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander1%
First-gen students39%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time24%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans1%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$26k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.
§ V · Majors offered here · 72

What you can study.