Portland State University

Portland State University is a part of the Oregon University System which focuses on offering higher education with focus on high quality research, teaching and outreach programs. Founded in 1946, it is a public state urban university.

Why Choose Portland State University?

There are many reasons to choose Portland State University:

• It is considered to have the largest overall enrollment in the state of Oregon which includes both undergraduate and graduate students.
• It is the only public university in the state which is located in Portland and is the largest and fastest growing school in the Oregon University System
• The various schools at PSU are 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.

Accolades for Portland State University

• For the eighth year, Portland State University has been chosen as among the best in the nation according to U.S. News & World Report. It is ranked among the top public, national institutions under the section “Choosing a School: Programs to Look For,” in the following four categories: Service-Learning, Learning Communities, First-year Experience, and Senior Capstone.
• It is ranked highly on the Washington Monthly (WM) survey of national universities.
• It has also received the 2010 MacJannet Prize for Global Citizenship.
• It has been ranked 2009 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll with Distinction
• Portland State University School of Business Administration is ranked at 22nd on a list of the Global Top 100 Schools in the 2007–2008 edition of ‘Beyond Grey Pinstripes,’ a biennial ranking of business schools conducted by the Aspen Institute Center for Business Education

Accreditation

Portland State University is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges & Universities, an institutional accrediting body recognized by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation and the Secretary of the US Department of Education, based on approved performance standards.