Portland State University Trade Programs

Located in Portland, Oregon, Portland State University is a public institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

Where Is Portland State University?

Contact details for Portland State University are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	724 Sw Harrison St., Portland, OR 97201
Phone:	503-725-3000
Website:	www.pdx.edu

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Can I Afford Portland State University?

In a recent term, part-time Portland State University students paid $207 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $627 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$8,694	$26,334
Fees	$1,923	$1,923
Books and Supplies	$798	$798
On Campus Room and Board	$13,728	$13,728
On Campus Other Expenses	$2,259	$2,259

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Portland State University, approximately 38% of students took out student loans averaging $5,868 a year. That adds up to $23,472 over four years for those students.

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Portland State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 18,656 undergraduate students at Portland State University, with 12,752 being full-time and 5,904 being part-time.

There are also 4,984 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 12,752 full-time undergraduates at Portland State University, 43% are male and 57% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Portland State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1,276
Black or African American	513
Hispanic or Latino	2,481
White	6,234
International Students	568
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,680

Geographic Diversity

Oregon students aren't the only ones who study at Portland State University. At this time, 40 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 96 countries are represented at Portland State University. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and Saudi Arabia.

Online Learning at Portland State University

In 2022-2023, 12,056 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Portland State University has changed over the last few years.

Portland State University Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	149	149
General Health & Wellness	41	41
Health Care Management	3	3
Lactation Consultant	0	0
TOTAL	193	193

Portland State University Trades

In a recent academic period, Portland State University awarded 386 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major	Basic Certificates	Undergrad Certificates	Associate’s	Bachelor’s
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	0	3
Health Sciences & Services	0	0	0	190
Total	0	0	0	386

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Visitor7 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.