PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY D-7

PO Box 751
Portland, OR 97207-0751
Tel: (503)725-3000; 800-547-8887; Admissions: (503)725-3511; Fax: (503)725-5525; E-mail: askadm@ofa.pdx.edu; Web Site: http://www.pdx.edu/

Description: State-supported, university, coed. Part of Oregon University System. Awards bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Founded 1946. Setting: 49-acre urban campus. Endowment: $17.1 million. Research spending 2002-03: $30.1 million. Educational spending 2002-03: $5737 per student. Total enrollment: 23,117. Faculty: 1,138 (652 full-time, 486 part-time). Student-undergrad faculty ratio is 20:1. 3,344 applied, 85% were admitted. Full-time: 10,401 students, 54% women, 46% men. Part-time: 6,505 students, 55% women, 45% men. Students come from 47 states and territories, 67 other countries, 13% from out-of-state, 1% Native American, 4% Hispanic, 3% black, 10% Asian American or Pacific Islander, 3% international, 38% 25 or older, 10% live on campus, 15% transferred in. Retention: 65% of 2003 full-time freshmen returned. Academic areas with the most degrees conferred: business/marketing; social sciences and history; liberal arts/general studies; psychology. Core. Academic remediation for entering students, ESL program, services for LD students, advanced placement, accelerated degree program, self-designed majors, honors program, independent study, distance learning, double major, summer session for credit, part-time degree program, adult/continuing education programs, co-op programs and internships, graduate courses open to undergrads. Off campus study at other members of the Oregon University System. Study abroad program. ROTC: Army, Air Force (c).

Entrance Requirements: Options: electronic application, early admission, deferred admission. Required: high school transcript, minimum 3.0 high school GPA, SAT I or ACT. Entrance: minimally difficult. Application deadline: Rolling. Notification: continuous.

Costs Per Year: Application fee: $50. State resident tuition: $3240 full-time, $107 per credit part-time. Nonresident tuition: $12,636 full-time, $107 per credit part-time. Mandatory fees: $1038 full-time, $17 per credit part-time, $35 per term part-time. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load. College room and board: $8175. College room only: $6075. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility.

Collegiate Environment: Orientation program. Drama-theater group, choral group, student-run newspaper, radio station. Social organizations: 148 open to all; national fraternities, national sororities, local sororities; 2% of eligible men and 2% of eligible women are members. Most popular organizations: radio station, Women's Union, Association of African Students, Queers and Allies, OSPERG. Major annual events: PSU Weekend, Association of African Students Cultural Day, International Student Cultural Night. Student services: legal services, health clinic, personal-psychological counseling, women's center. Campus security: 24-hour emergency response devices and patrols, late night transport-escort service, controlled dormitory access, self-defense education. 1,900 college housing spaces available; 1,300 were occupied in 2002-03. Freshmen given priority for college housing. Option: coed housing available. Branford P. Millar Library with 1.8 million books, 2.3 million microform titles, 8,698 serials, 91,912 audiovisual materials, an OPAC, and a Web page. Operations spending 2002-03: $9.2 million. 425 computers available on campus for general student use. A campuswide network can be accessed from student residence rooms and from off campus. Staffed computer lab on campus.

Community Environment: Portland lies along both sides of the Willamette River at its juncture with the Columbia River, where there is a splendid port deep enough for the largest ships to dock. Portland has a beautiful background of snowcapped mountain peaks to the north and east, and because of the Japanese Current, enjoys a mild and equable climate. The Columbia River Highway is a beautiful drive, particularly through the Columbia River Gorge with cliffs 2,000 feet high. The Columbia and Willamette Rivers nearby offer year-round water sports, the ocean beach is also nearby, and skiing is available at nearby Mount Hood. Part-time employment and commercial transportation are available. Some of the points of interest are the Hoyt Arboretum, Oregon Art Institute, Oregon Historical Center, Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, Crystal Spring Rhododendron Garden, Washington Park Zoo, Japanese Gardens, World Forestry Center, and the Washington Park Rose Test Gardens.