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Portland State University

Portland State University
724 SW Harrison St.
Portland, OR 97201

Official telephone: (503) 725-3000
Fax number: (503) 725-5525
Website: https://www.pdx.edu/
Screen last updated on: October 2026
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 14,932
Full-time undergraduates: 9,778
Part-time undergraduates: 4,765
Total graduate students: 4,682
Full-time graduate students: 2,406
Part-time graduate students: 2,276
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native
10.3% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
6.0% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
21.6% Hispanic/Latino
0.7% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
45.2% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
8.1% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
2.5% Nonresident Alien
5.0% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 50 acres
Nearest major city: Portland Metropolitan Area (Po

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • special housing for disabled students
  • cooperative housing

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Other libraries on campus.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
placement service, health service, women's center
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper, radio station, television station

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA Division 1

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's basketball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's basketballyes 
Men's cross-country runningyes 
Men's cross-country running NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's footballyes 
Men's football NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's outdoor track and field NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's tennis NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Men's tennisyes 
Men's track and fieldyes 
Men's track and field NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's basketball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's bowlingyes 
Women's cross-country running NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's golf NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's outdoor track and field NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's rock climbingyes 
Women's rowingyes 
Women's skiing (cross-country)yes 
Women's skiing (downhill)yes 
Women's soccer NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's socceryes 
Women's softball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's swimming and divingyes 
Women's tennis NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's track and field NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's volleyball NCAA Division 1, NCAA Div. I
Women's water poloyes 
Intramural/Recreational sports:
basketball; cheerleading; crew; soccer; softball; ultimate Frisbee; volleyball

GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: Portland International Airport

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes

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