Facts : PSU By the Numbers

15,426

Undergraduates

209

Degree programs

19,687

Total Enrollment

83%

Students from Oregon

42%

BIPOC students

Enrollment

Fall 2025

Undergraduate: 15,426
Graduate: 4,261
Women: 11,024
Men: 8,088
Non-Binary: 529
Unknown Gender: 46
Total enrollment: 19,687

Enrollment Breakdown

Fall 2025

Full-time: 62%
Part-time: 38%
Students from the Portland metro area: 75%
Students from Oregon: 83%
International Students: 4%
Top states represented: Washington, California, Hawaii, Colorado, and Nevada ¹
Students enrolled from 49 of the 50 states (including the District of Columbia)
US Territories represented: Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Puerto Rico, and Guam ¹
Top countries represented: India, Japan, Kuwait, Vietnam, and China
International Students were represented from 61 countries ²

First Year Snapshot

Fall 2025

First-time full-time students with a high school GPA of 3.75+: 24% ³
Average high school GPA of first-time full-time students: 3.37
Number of first-time full-time students: 1,398
Number of first-time full-time students retained from fall 2024 to fall 2025: 1,082
One-year retention rate of fall 2024 first-time full-time students: 77% ⁴

Student Diversity

Fall 2025

White: 49%
Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC): 42%
Latino: 19%
Asian: 9%
Black or African American: 5%
Multiple Race/Ethnicity: 7%
American Indian or Native American: 0.6%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: 0.6%
First-Generation Students: 48%

Full-Time Tuition and Fees

Fall 2025

$12,999 resident undergraduate (15 credits/term)
$15,582 resident graduate (9 credits/term)
$34,599 non-resident undergraduate (15 credits/term)
$22,224 non-resident graduate (9 credits/term)

For the most up-to-date tuition information, visit the Tuition & Fees website.

Top Undergraduate Majors

Fall 2025

Psychology, Computer Science, Accounting, Biology, and Pre-Clinical Health Studies

Top Masters Degree Majors

Fall 2025

Social Work, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Counseling Education, Computer Science, and Business Administration

Top Doctoral Degree Majors

Fall 2025

Computer Science, Electrical & Computer Engineering, Applied Psychology, Mathematical Sciences, and Earth, Environment and Society

Degrees Awarded

2024-2025

Bachelors: 3,287
Masters: 1,514
Doctoral: 92
Certificates: 458
Total Degrees Awarded: 5,351

Degree Programs

Fall 2025

Bachelors: 95
Masters: 90
Doctoral: 24
Total: 209

¹Percentages are based on Fall 2025 (EOT) non-Oregon-residency status (n=2,515).

²Percentages are based on Fall 2025 (EOT) international students (n=856).

³Percentage is based on first-time (freshman and advanced standing) students in the fall 2025 cohort who submitted a high school GPA.

⁴One-year retention rate of first-time (freshman and advanced standing) full-time students from the fall 2024 cohort.

Research Expenditures

$83.8 million

Research Awards

$83 million

Private Giving

$34.3 million

PSU Endowment

$98 million

Economic Impact

$1.8 billion

Annual Student Service Hours

Student Service Hours: $1 million
Value of Service Hours: $23 million

Transportation

2023

Mass transit: 32%
Walking: 14%
Driving alone: 21%
Bicycling: 7%
Carpool: 4.0%
Other: 3%
Remote Classes/Working: 19%

Community Partners

Top Partners: Intel, Oregon Health & Science University, Daimler, Apple, Google, Nike and, City of Portland
Community-based Learning Courses: 400 annually

Motto

Doctrina Urbi Serviat—"Let knowledge serve the city."

Traditions

Mascot: Victor E. Viking
Colors: Green and white

Employees

Fall 2024

Research and instructional faculty: 1,468
Academic professionals and managers: 546
Administration: 142
Classified Staff: 822
Graduate assistants: 478
Student employees: 1,433
Other: 326
Total: 5,212

Alumni

210,500+ (72% reside and work in the Portland metro area five years post-graduation)

Campus

Campus size: 50 acres
PSU buildings: 48
Residential student housing properties: 9
Cultural and Resource Centers and Services: 20
Student Clubs and Organizations: 130+
On-campus art museum: 1
On-campus art galleries: 2
On-campus movie theater: 1
First-Generation Forward Institution
Emerging Hispanic-Serving Institution
Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution
Ashoka U Changemaker Campus
Carnegie Classification for Community Engagement

Athletics

NCAA Division Teams: 15
NCAA Conference: Big Sky

Key Dates

Founded: 1946
Moved to South Park Blocks: 1952
First bachelor's degree: 1956
First master's degree: 1964
First doctoral degree: 1972

Schools and Colleges

COLLEGE OF THE ARTS

Join Portland’s largest creative community, a vibrant hub energized by innovation and bold expression in architecture, art, design, music, theater and film.

The Arts

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

Master the skills to teach and counsel others while creating a more equitable and inclusive world in Oregon’s most comprehensive school of education. Our 40+ programs provide the tools and flexible scheduling you'll need to better your community and yourself.

Education

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES

Explore important questions facing humanity and nurture your passion for research and discovery. You'll master your discipline in one of our 100+ programs, all while learning to thrive in an ever-changing world.

Liberal Arts and Sciences

COLLEGE OF URBAN AND PUBLIC AFFAIRS

Learn to be an effective leader, collaborator and problem-solver in high quality academic and professional programs that span urban planning, governance, public administration, economics and international studies.

Urban and Public Affairs

GRADUATE SCHOOL

Among the nation’s top schools for graduate studies in urban policy, public affairs, counseling, social work, healthcare management and business. Our urban campus takes you beyond the classroom with internships, research and field studies.

Graduate School

MASEEH COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE

Launch your career in engineering and computer science in collaboration with world-class professors working on real-world problems. Our ties to industry give you professional skills through internships and research.

Engineering & Computer Science

OHSU-PSU SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

Two of Oregon’s leading universities, Oregon Health & Science University and Portland State University, have joined forces to prepare you for a rewarding career in public health.

OHSU/PSU Public Health

SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK

Prepare for a career in social services or early childhood education and address the problems and issues that affect our community at its core, including homelessness, addiction, mental illness, poverty and child abuse.

Social Work

THE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS

Shaping the future of business through inclusive, transformative learning and meaningful research. With world-class faculty and deep connections with regional industry partners, you’ll join an expansive network of today’s innovators.

The School of Business

UNIVERSITY HONORS COLLEGE

Challenge yourself with an academically intense curriculum in a tight community of highly motivated students and engaged professors in a small liberal arts college atmosphere. You’ll take on the city’s most pressing issues and find solutions together.

Honors College