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Portland State University
Portland, OR · Public · 13,182 students · mostly bachelor degrees
10th-cheapest of 56 Oregon colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$9,552
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$21,590
Graduation rate
53%
Admission rate
91%
Median graduate earnings
$57,906
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$20,500
Median ACT
21
Pell grant recipients
42%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
259 programsComputer Science · Master's Degree87 grads/yr$145,715Electrical and Electronics Engineering · Master's Degree0 grads/yr$139,274Business Administration and Management, General · Master's Degree121 grads/yr$123,281Real Estate · Master's Degree26 grads/yr$117,821Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree160 grads/yr$113,889Finance, General · Master's Degree3 grads/yr$113,459Mechanical Engineering · Master's Degree26 grads/yr$107,077Electrical and Electronics Engineering · Bachelor's Degree57 grads/yr$101,905Public Administration · Master's Degree35 grads/yr$99,801Mechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree75 grads/yr$94,223Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering · Master's Degree13 grads/yr$93,150Physics, General · Bachelor's Degree18 grads/yr$87,488Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering · Bachelor's Degree50 grads/yr$86,084Taxation · Master's Degree20 grads/yr$81,454City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning · Master's Degree37 grads/yr$80,453Finance, General · Bachelor's Degree112 grads/yr$79,727Accounting · Post-baccalaureate Certificate$79,598Accounting · Bachelor's Degree153 grads/yr$77,226Social Work · Master's Degree290 grads/yr$77,091Communication Disorders Sciences and Services, Other · Master's Degree47 grads/yr$76,980Curriculum and Instruction · Master's Degree42 grads/yr$76,554Biochemistry · Bachelor's Degree14 grads/yr$75,765Econometrics and Quantitative Economics · Bachelor's Degree35 grads/yr$75,482Education Policy Analysis · Master's Degree16 grads/yr$73,504Business Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree263 grads/yr$71,621
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.