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Statement · Portland, OR

Portland State University

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $7,655 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $21,590.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $57,906 ten years after entering, the 70th percentile among public 4-years.

  3. 53% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Enrollment, 2023
26,034

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $21,590 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $7,655 and $19,112 a year depending on income at Portland State University.

Statement of cost · Portland State University

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$21,590
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$7,655
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$9,552
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$11,679

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $7,655; $30–48k: $7,752; $48–75k: $8,981; $75–110k: $12,993; over $110k: $19,112. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years, from $8,778 to $16,425; dotted line at the median, $12,780.
  • Shaded: the middle half of public 4-years (all incomes), $8,778 to $16,425. Dotted line: the median, $12,780.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$7,655
$30k–$48k$7,752
$48k–$75k$8,981
$75k–$110k$12,993
Over $110k$19,112

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $57,906; the median graduate who borrowed owes $20,500.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$46,937
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$52,927
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
70th percentile among public 4-years
$57,906
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
59th percentile among public 4-years
$20,500
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$15,457

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of public 4-years at 10 years: $42,655 to $60,720.

6 yrs after entry: $46,937; 8 yrs after entry: $52,927; 10 yrs after entry: $57,906. Median graduate debt: $20,500. Shaded band: middle half of public 4-years at 10 years, from $42,655 to $60,720; dotted line at the median, $50,178.
  • Shaded: middle half of public 4-years, 10 years out ($42,655 to $60,720); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $20,500.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$46,937
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$52,927
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$57,906
Median graduate debt$20,500

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at Portland State University
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Psychology, GeneralBachelor's Degree350$48,227$24,499
Social WorkMaster's Degree290$68,416not reported
Social Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree275$49,355$31,000
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsGraduate/Professional Certificate266not reportednot reported
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's Degree263$76,365$25,000
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree233$43,029$30,250
MarketingBachelor's Degree192$67,800$19,500
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree164not reported$19,750
Biology, GeneralBachelor's Degree161$53,504$25,750
Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree160$126,086$31,000
Electrical and Computer EngineeringMaster's Degree157not reportednot reported
Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree153$74,599$31,000
Show all 28 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Education, GeneralMaster's Degree152$61,870not reported
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree151$54,626$26,641
Biological and Physical SciencesBachelor's Degree133$65,769$27,500
Human Resources Management and ServicesBachelor's Degree122$73,873$25,460
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree121$129,008not reported
Public HealthBachelor's Degree119$54,207$27,000
Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's Degree112$80,287$20,570
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's Degree111$57,275$16,500
Computer ScienceMaster's Degree87not reportednot reported
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringMaster's Degree0$127,704not reported
Real EstateMaster's Degree26not reportednot reported
Finance and Financial Management ServicesMaster's Degree3$111,207not reported
Mechanical EngineeringMaster's Degree26not reportednot reported
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringBachelor's Degree57$104,747$29,593
Public AdministrationMaster's Degree35$94,288not reported
Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree75$88,755$29,113

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

Portland State University: 13,182 undergraduates; 42% of students receive Pell grants; 91% of applicants are admitted.

Admission rate

91%

73rd percentile among public 4-years

Undergraduates

13,182

79th percentile among public 4-years

Pell share

42%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

77th percentile among public 4-years

Completion

53%

finish within 150% of normal time

64th percentile among public 4-years

First-generation

39%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$25,986

31st percentile among public 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k33%
  • $30k–$48k17%
  • $48k–$75k18%
  • $75k–$110k15%
  • Over $110k17%
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k33%
$30k–$48k17%
$48k–$75k18%
$75k–$110k15%
Over $110k17%

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Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.