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Portland State University Rankings and References
Portland State University Rankings and References

Colleges and Universities

Up-and-Coming National University      

U.S. News & World Report, 2013 America's Best Colleges

America's Best Colleges - Programs that lead to student success

  • Service Learning
  • Senior Capstone

U.S. News & World Report, 2013 America's Best Colleges

Top Ways to Cut College Costs - Early College Credit for High School Students

- U.S. News & World Report, 2013 America's Best Colleges

Best Colleges for Undergraduate Education

- The Princeton Review, 2013 The Best 377 Colleges

Best Western Colleges

- The Princeton Review, 2013 Best Colleges: Region by Region

Top-100 America's Best College Buys

- Institutional Research & Evaluation, Inc. 2012

Top-25 Online Learning College

- SuperScholar.org 2013

Top-25 Gay Friendly Schools

- Newsweek Magazine, College Rankings 2011

Top-26 LGBT Friendly Schools

- Huffington Post, 2012

America's Top-10 Hipster Schools

- The Huffington Post, 2011

Top ESL Participation Rates

     U.S. News & World Report, 10 U.S. Colleges With Highest ESL Participation Rates

 

Graduate Schools

Top-50 Graduate Programs

  • City Management and Urban Policy
  • Public Affairs
  • Rehabilitation Counseling
  • Social Work

- U.S. News & World Report, 2012 Best Graduate Schools

Top 100 part-time MBA 

U.S. News & World Report, 2014 Best Graduate Schools

Top 100 MBA Program: Ranked 14th Worldwide

- Beyond Grey Pinstripes, a survey promoting social, ethical and environmental stewardship by the Aspen Institute Center for Business Education, 2011-12

Top 15 MBA Rising Stars 2011

      - FYMBA Rising Star 2011

Top Urban Planning Graduate Program

- Planetizen, 2012 Guide to Graduate Urban Planning Programs

Best Business Schools

- The Princeton Review, 2013 The Best 296 Business Schools


Community Engagement

President's Honor Roll: Higher Education Community Services

- Learn and Serve America: A Program of the Corporation for National and Community Service, 2010

Best Neighbor Universities

- Saviors of Our Cities: A 2009 Survey of Best College and University Civic Partnerships

Fostering Civic, Intercultural, and Ethical Learning

- College Learning for a New Global Century: A report from the National Leadership Council for Liberal  Education & America's Promise

Outstanding Institutional Practice in Student Learning Outcomes

- The Council for Higher Education Accreditation, 2010

Top School for Curricular Engagement, Outreach, and Partnerships

- The Carnegie Foundations for the Advancement of Teaching

Ranked Seventh for Community Service

Washington Monthly, 2010 College Rankings: What Can Colleges Do for the Country?

Leading the Way with Volunteerism and Causes

     - LinkedIn, 2013

Sustainability

Leader in Sustainability and Climate Mitigation

- Second Nature Climate Leadership Awards 2013

Gold STARS Rating for Sustainability

- Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, Sustainability Tracking Assessment and Rating System (STARS), 2011

Nation's Top Green Schools

- The Princeton Review, 2013 Guide to 322 Green Colleges

Top Green Business School

- The Princeton Review, 2011 Business Schools Best for 'Green Business' Education

School with LEED Certified Buildings (seven buildings)

- The Princeton Review, 2012 Guide to 322 Green Schools

Top-10 Bike-Friendly Campuses Across America

        - Best Colleges Online.com, 2012

Top Bike Friendly University Gold Award

       - League of American Bicyclists 2013

Top-100 Coolest Schools

- Sierra Magazine, Sierra Club 2012 Coolest Schools rankings

Changemaker Campus for Social and Environmental Impact

- Ashoka U

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