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COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS
College of the Arts
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
College of Urban and Public Affairs
Graduate School of Education
Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science
School of Business Administration
School of Extended Studies
School of Social Work
FRESHMAN SNAPSHOT
High school GPA 3.75+: 19%
High school mean GPA: 3.4
Average class size: 24 students
Retention rate (fresh. – soph. standing): 73%
ALL STUDENT SNAPSHOT
Total: 29,524
Undergraduate: 23,397
Graduate: 6,127
Students from Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas counties: 56%
Oregon residents: 82%
Top states represented: Washington, California and Hawaii
Top nations represented: Saudi Arabia, China, India, Japan and Vietnam
STUDENT DIVERSITY
White: 65%
Latino: 8%
Asian: 7%
International: 7%
African American: 3%
Native American: 1%
Other: 9%
FULL-TIME TUITION AND FEES (ANNUAL)
$7,653 resident undergraduate
$13,395 resident graduate
$22,863 nonresident undergraduate
$20,235 nonresident graduate
FINANCIAL AID
Students receiving financial aid: 57%
Average dollar amount: $4,711
Breakdown of awards:
66% loans
24% grants and scholarships
10% other
DEGREES AWARDED IN 2012
Total: 6,039
Bachelor’s: 4,320
Master’s: 1,654
Doctoral: 65
TOP UNDERGRADUATE MAJORS
Accounting, Art, Biology, Management and Psychology
SERVICE
Community partners: 530
Top partners: Intel, OHSU, Portland Public Schools, City of Portland, Multnomah County, Portland General Electric
Community-based learning courses: 400
Student service hours: 1.54 million
Value of service hours: $29 million
TRANSIT HUB
Students using mass transit: 45%
Walking: 17%
Driving alone: 21%
Bicycling: 9%
Other/Carpooling: 9%
RESEARCH FUNDING
$67.4 million
PRIVATE GIVING
$19.7 million
ECONOMIC IMPACT
Contribution: $1.4 billion annually
Employees: 6,909
Alumni: 85,800 in the Portland metro area (132,000 total)
Declining state spending*
*As percentage of PSU’s total revenue
Scholarships can change lives. As public funding declines, students borrow more to finance their education. PSU students with loans are graduating with an average debt of $26,000. you can help ease this financial burden by supporting scholarships. For more information, contact Tanya Gross at 503-725-2678 or tanya4@pdx.edu.
