Portland State University

Portland State University

Portland State University (PSU) is a public state urban university located in downtown Portland, Oregon, United States. Founded in 1946, it has the largest overall enrollment of any university in the state of Oregon, including undergraduate and graduate students. It is also the only public university in the state that is located in a major metropolitan city. Portland State is part of the Oregon University System. The current President is Wim Wiewel, who began his term in August 2008. Its athletic teams are known as the Portland State Vikings with school colors of forest green and white. Teams compete at the NCAA Division I Level, primarily in the Big Sky Conference. Schools at PSU include the Portland State University School of Business Administration, Graduate School of Education, School of Fine and Performing Arts, School of Social Work, College of Urban and Public Affairs, Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science, and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Portland State is the largest and fastest growing school in the Oregon University System. The Portland State University is ranked among the “Best in the West” and as a “College With a Conscience” by the Princeton Review. In recent years, Portland State has increasingly added more doctoral programs as it has grown from its original mission as a liberal arts undergraduate college into a more broad-based research university. Recently added doctorates are Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Applied Psychology, Engineering & Technology Management, Mechanical Engineering and Sociology.
Portland State awarded a total of 4,738 degrees for the 2007-08 academic year, including 3,200 bachelor’s degrees, 1,485 master’s degrees and 53 doctoral degrees.

Portland State University Rankings

• UNDERGRADUATE BUSINESS PROGRAM
• BEST UNDERGRADUATE ENGINEERING UNIVERSITY RANKING

Portland State University Tuition and Fees

Schools and Colleges of Portland State University

• Business Administration
• Education
• Engineering & Computer Science
• Extended Studies
• Fine & Performing Arts
• Liberal Arts & Sciences
• Social Work
• Urban & Public Affairs

Portland State University News

• Don't Dismiss the Moral Power of Protest - Fri, 18 May 2012
  

  A few days ago, a video was posted online of an anti-Israel protest at Portland State University.

• Oregon's minority births on rise - Fri, 18 May 2012
  

  In Oregon, racial and ethnic minorities accounted for 38.7 percent of the children under age 1 in 2011.

• Bicyclist's death throws spotlight on 'right hook' accidents - Fri, 18 May 2012
  

  A memorial at Southwest Madison Street and Third Avenue to Kathryn Leah Rickson a 28-year-old cyclist run over and killed by tractor-trailer Wednesday evening.

• Southridge High senior Tiffany Nguyen named Gates Millennium Scholar - Thu, 17 May 2012
  

  Tiffany Nguyen, a senior at Southridge High School was recently named one of 1,000 Gates Millennium Scholars for the GMS Class of 2012.

• Fair Play - Thu, 17 May 2012
  

  Lindsay Wills channels her passion for the environment and social responsibility into Naturally Playful, an "organic" toy business, and Starting From Scratch, an allergen-free baking operation.

• Bridgewater Resident Elected to Academy of Sciences - Thu, 17 May 2012
  

  It was an honor she never expected to get, but something she is thrilled to be a part of.

• Sustainable design - Thu, 17 May 2012
  

  Green architect Hyland Fisher originally went to school in Detroit - the Motor City - to study transportation design.

• WLHS alumna with alopecia models for a cause - Thu, 17 May 2012
  

  Like most of her classmates from the West Linn High School class of 2009, Courtney Martzall is in the midst of pursuing a college degree.

• City Council adopts education urban renewal district aimed at helping PSU - Thu, 17 May 2012
  

  With Commissioner Amanda Fritz casting the sole dissenting vote, the Portland City Council approved the creation of a new Urban Renewal Area around Portland State University on Wednesday.

• Portland Community College reaches age 50 with a broader, more academic mission - Wed, 16 May 2012
  

  Portland Community College students in Kristine Shmakov's first-year Russian language class study outside this week in the good weather on the college's Sylvania campus in Southwest Portland.