unitid 209807 · Portland, OR · public 4-year · city (large)
Portland State University
- enrollment 2023
- 26,034
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
91%
73rd pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
13,182
79th pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
42%
undergrads on Pell grants
77th pctl among public 4-years
completion
53%
finish within 150% time
64th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$21,590
45th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$9,552
after aid, aided students
29th pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$57,906
after entry, Title IV students
70th pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$20,500
59th pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $7,655 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k33%
- 30-48k17%
- 48-75k18%
- 75-110k15%
- 110k+17%
- Median family income
- $25,986
- First-generation students
- 39%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $11,679
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.8× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General. | 350 | $48,227 | $24,499 |
| Social Work. | 290 | $68,416 | — |
| Social Sciences, General. | 275 | $49,355 | $31,000 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 266 | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 263 | $76,365 | $25,000 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 233 | $43,029 | $30,250 |
| Marketing. | 192 | $67,800 | $19,500 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | 164 | — | $19,750 |
| Biology, General. | 161 | $53,504 | $25,750 |
| Computer Science. | 160 | $126,086 | $31,000 |
| Electrical and Computer Engineering. | 157 | — | — |
| Accounting and Related Services. | 153 | $74,599 | $31,000 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- 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.