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Portland State University

Portland State University
Po Box 751
Portland, Oregon 97201

Website: Portland State University

Type of college:4-year public

Degree types offered: Bachelor's, Doctor's, Master's, Post-Masters certificate, Postbaccalaureate certificate

Degree Programs offered:

  • Accounting & Finance
  • Afro-American (Black) Studies
  • Anthropology
  • Architecture
  • Art History Criticism and Conservation
  • Art Teacher Education
  • Audiology / Hearing Sciences
  • Biochemistry
  • Biological and Physical Sciences
  • Biology General
  • Biology Teacher Education
  • Business
  • Business Administration and Management
  • Business Administration and Management
  • Business Management and Administrative
  • Business Marketing and Marketing Management
  • Business Teacher Education (Vocational)
  • Chemistry General
  • Chemistry Teacher Education
  • Chinese Language and Literature
  • City / Urban Community & Regional Planning
  • Civil Engineering General
  • Computer and Information Sciences General
  • Computer and Information Sciences Other
  • Computer Engineering
  • Counselor Education / Counseling and Guidance
  • Criminal Justice
  • Curriculum and Instruction
  • Dance
  • Drama / Theater Arts General
  • Drawing
  • Eastern European Area Studies
  • Economics General
  • Education Administration and Supervision
  • Education General
  • Education of the Blind and Visually Hand
  • Education of the Multiple Handicapped
  • Education of the Speech Impaired
  • Educational / Instructional Media Design
  • Electrical Electronics and Communication
  • Elementary Middle and Secondary Education
  • Elementary Teacher Education
  • Engineering / Industrial Management
  • English Creative Writing
  • English Language and Literature General
  • English Teacher Education
  • Environmental Science / Studies
  • Finance General
  • Fine / Studio Arts
  • Foreign Languages and Literatures General
  • Foreign Languages Teacher Education
  • French Language and Literature
  • French Language Teacher Education
  • Geography
  • Geology
  • German Language and Literature
  • Gerontology
  • Graphic Design Commercial Art and Illustration
  • Health Teacher Education
  • Higher Education Administration
  • History General
  • Hospital / Health Facilities Administration
  • Human Resources Management
  • Individual and Family Development Studie
  • Industrial / Manufacturing Engineering
  • International Business
  • International Relations and Affairs
  • Japanese Language and Literature
  • Junior High / Intermediate / Middle School Teacher
  • Latin American Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences / Liberal Studies
  • Linguistics
  • Logistics and Materials Management
  • Management Info. Systems & Business Data
  • Mathematical Statistics
  • Mathematics
  • Mathematics Teacher Education
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies Other
  • Music - General Performance
  • Music Conducting
  • Music General
  • Music Teacher Education
  • Natural Resources Management and Policy
  • Painting
  • Peace and Conflict Studies
  • Philosophy
  • Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
  • Physics General
  • Physics Teacher Education
  • Political Science and Government General
  • Pre-Elementary / Early Childhood / Kindergarten
  • Psychology General
  • Public Administration
  • Public Health Education and Promotion
  • Public Health Other
  • Reading Teacher Education
  • Russian Language and Literature
  • Science Teacher Education General
  • Sculpture
  • Secondary Teacher Education
  • Social Sciences General
  • Social Work
  • Sociology
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Spanish Language Teacher Education
  • Special Education General
  • Speech and Rhetorical Studies
  • Systems Science and Theory
  • Taxation
  • Teaching English as a Second Language
  • Urban Affairs / Studies
  • Women's Studies

Classification: Doctoral/Research Universities--Intensive: These institutions typically offer a wide range of baccalaureate programs, and they are committed to graduate education through the doctorate. They award at least ten doctoral degrees/1 per year across three or more disciplines,2 or at least 20 doctoral degrees per year overall.


2004-2007 Enrollment

Total enrollment 18,889
Undergraduate enrollment 13,625
Percent of undergraduate enrollment by gender
Men 44%
Women 56%
Percent of undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity
Non-resident alien 0%
Black non-Hispanic 3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 1%
Asian or Pacific Islander 9%
Hispanic 4%
White non-Hispanic 68%


Information provided by the National Center for Education Statistics and the Carnegie Foundation.

Portland State University Information