Acceptance
91%
In-State
$11,679
Grad Rate (4yr)
34%
Retention
76%
Earnings
$57,906
AI Overview
Portland State University stands out for its urban-focused mission, with students tackling real-world challenges through community-based learning projects across Portland. The downtown campus pulses with a pragmatic, civic-minded energy—think less traditional quad, more city streets as classroom. Self-directed students who want to apply their education immediately thrive here. Notably, PSU is Oregon's only university where every undergraduate completes a senior capstone project addressing actual community needs.
AI-generated interpretation, separate from the federal statistics on this page · refreshed Mar 2026
SAT Score Range
SAT data not available
ACT Score Range
In-State Tuition
$11,679
Out-of-State Tuition
$31,074
Room & Board
$13,728
Average Net Price
$9,552
Net Price by Family Income
Average annual cost after grants & scholarships
Receive Pell Grants
42%
Take Federal Loans
32%
Median Debt at Graduation
$20,500
6-Year Graduation Rate
1st Year Retention Rate
Median Earnings
10 years after enrollment
$57,906Median Debt
At graduation for completers
$20,500Top Programs by Earnings
Bachelor's degree graduatesComputer Science
160 graduates
$113,889
4 yrs after graduation
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
57 graduates
$101,905
4 yrs after graduation
Mechanical Engineering
75 graduates
$94,223
4 yrs after graduation
Physics
18 graduates
$87,488
4 yrs after graduation
Civil Engineering
50 graduates
$86,084
4 yrs after graduation
Finance and Financial Management Services
112 graduates
$79,727
4 yrs after graduation
Accounting and Related Services
153 graduates
$77,226
4 yrs after graduation
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
14 graduates
$75,765
4 yrs after graduation
Economics
35 graduates
$75,482
4 yrs after graduation
Business Administration, Management and Operations
263 graduates
$71,621
4 yrs after graduation
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard
Available Programs
117+ programsAnd 105 more programs available
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