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, Portland, OR 97201
Phone:	503-725-3000
Website:	www.pdx.edu

Can I Afford Portland State University?

For the <nil> academic year, part-time Portland State University students paid $200 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $620 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$8,400	$26,040
Fees	$1,806	$1,806
Books and Supplies	$888	$888
On Campus Room and Board	$14,940	$14,940
On Campus Other Expenses	$2,811	$2,811

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 40% of students took out student loans averaging $5,682 a year. That adds up to $22,728 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Portland State University is 1.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Portland State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 17,753 undergraduate students at Portland State University, with 12,014 being full-time and 5,739 being part-time.

There are also 5,105 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 12,014 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	1,262
Black or African American	525
Hispanic or Latino	2,525
White	5,725
International Students	493
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,484

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 2020-2021, 9,915 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.

Online Growth Rankings of Portland State University

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Portland State University was 1.1%. This is the #1,474 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Portland State University regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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

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